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‘Let’s put Cyprus on the world map”
Caroline Charalambides (source 
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Attention! Let’s put Cyprus on the world map regarding the continued occupation of our country by Turkey not just the banking crisis! Cyprus recently has featured on the world map because of our financial crisis. For many (particulary non European countries) the name Cyprus merely rang some vague distant bell and difficulties in locating it on the world map ensued. 1Since our banking crisis many … Continue reading
Posted in A, Diplomacy, Europe, Historical, Opinion, Politics
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Syrian Peace and the Bosnia Precedent
Edward P. Joseph, Elizabeth O'Bagy (source )
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In a situation as complex as Syria’s, the search for parallels is understandable. Indeed, the current effort led by Secretary of State John Kerry to reach a diplomatic settlement draws its inspiration from the Dayton Agreement, which ended another seemingly intractable civil war in Bosnia. Concerted diplomacy backed by air strikes achieved a settlement within a matter of months in Bosnia. So, could the Bosnia … Continue reading
Posted in Aggression, Agreement, Diplomacy, Europe, Global issues, Historical, Middle East, Opinion, Politics, Reconciliaiton, Security
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Turkish first lady empathizes with former US President Lincoln’s story
Editorial (source )
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Turkish first lady Hayrünnisa Gül has likened her and her husband Abdullah Gül’s life story to that of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, responding reporters’ questions at a book fair in the eastern province of Erzurum, daily Hürriyet has reported. Turkish first lady Hayrünnisa Gül speaks at Erzurum Book Fair. DHA photo She recently watched the Oscar-winning “Lincoln,” which tells the story of Abraham Lincoln … Continue reading
Posted in Arts & Culture, General, Historical, Middle East, North America, Politics, Society
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Pythagoras and his theory of reincarnation
Igor Bukker (source )
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The name of Pythagoras is known to all from school, but many people associate this name with a theorem in geometry. Meanwhile, this ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician and mystic was the first man, who coined such terms as “philosopher” and “philosophy” (in our modern sense). He was also an advocate of the doctrine of reincarnation – the transmigration of souls. In some ways, he even … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Educational, Europe, Global issues, Historical, Humanity, Philosophy
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Ancient discovery set to rewrite Australian history
AAP (source )
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Five copper coins and a nearly 70-year-old map with an ‘‘X’’ might lead to a discovery that could rewrite Australia’s history. Australian scientist Ian McIntosh, currently Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University in the US, plans an expedition in July that has stirred up the archaeological community. The scientist wants to revisit the location where five coins were found in the Northern Territory in 1944 … Continue reading
Posted in Australasia, Historical, Study
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Jorge Rafaél Videla dies in jail aged 87
Phil Gunson (source )
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Argentinian dictator infamous for torture, murder and the abduction of children of his opponents Article history Jorge Rafaél Videla in 1978, two years after he led the coup that overthrew the Perón government in Argentina. Thousands of citizens were ‘disappeared’ under his brutal regime. Photograph: Eduardo Di Baia/AP comments The former Argentinian dictator Jorge Rafaél Videla was a prominent member of the group of uniformed tyrants … Continue reading
Posted in Historical, Human rights, Obituary, South America, Torture
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China Condemns Osaka Mayor’s Comments on World War II Brothels
Editorial (source )
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China condemned comments by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto that Asian women who were forced to work as prostitutes for the Japanese Army during World War II were necessary to accommodate soldiers facing battle. Photo: AFP “We are shocked and strongly infuriated by the Japanese politician’s remarks,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters today in Beijing. “How it deals with its past will decide how … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, General, Historical, Humanity, Protest, Reconciliation, Society, Young generation
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Statement on the Ríos Montt Conviction for Genocide, War Crimes
Editorial (source )
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Guatemala City/Brussels – In a historic decision, a Guatemalan court convicted former military dictator José Efraín Ríos Montt on 10 May of genocide and crimes against humanity for the massacre, torture, rape and forced displacement of indigenous villagers during counter-insurgency campaigns in the early 1980s. The verdict is unprecedented: never before has a national court found a former head of state guilty of genocide. It … Continue reading
Holding the ANZACS to Ransom
Dean Kalimniou (source )
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Imagine, if you will, the German government, instead of abjectly apologizing for its predecessor’s role in the Holocaust, the most heinous crime of the twentieth century, turning around and denying that it ever existed. Not only that, try to imagine the German government then stating that while the Holocaust is a myth, such Jews that were killed, deserved to die because they were fifth columnists, … Continue reading
Posted in A, Australasia, Crime against humanity, Denial, Europe, Global issues, Historical, Humanity, Hypocrisy, Middle East, Opinion
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