Month: February 2018

Children are attracted by lanterns at a lantern market in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 25, 2018. People buy colorful lanterns to greet the upcoming Lantern Festival.
Children are attracted by lanterns at a lantern market in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 25, 2018. People buy colorful lanterns to greet the upcoming Lantern Festival. Source: Xinhua/Li Wenbao.
International review

Xi Jinping thought proposed to be included in Constitution

This material belongs to: Xinhua. BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) — The Communist Party of China Central Committee proposed writing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics…
экс-премьеры Таиланда, Supporters of Pheu Thai Party, holding portraits of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, left, and his sister Yingluck Shinawatra, cheer up outside Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, Aug. 5, 2011. Thai lawmakers chose U.S.-educated businesswoman Yingluck as the country's first female prime minister Friday, setting the stage for the 44-year-old political novice to take charge of a volatile nation that's been deeply divided since her brother was ousted in a 2006 coup.
Supporters of Pheu Thai Party, holding portraits of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, left, and his sister Yingluck Shinawatra, cheer up outside Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, Aug. 5, 2011. Source: AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit.
International review Investigation

Shinawatras’ press conference expected in Hong Kong

This material belongs to: The Nation. Thailand’s two fugitive prime ministers, Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra, left Japan for Hong Kong on Tuesday, Japan News reported,…
Jacob Zuma, South Africa's president, looks at a document as he attends the annual budget speech at the parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. South Africa's Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan cut his spending ceiling and stuck to deficit targets, holding his ground in a feud with Zuma for control of the nations finances.
Jacob Zuma, South Africa's president, looks at a document as he attends the annual budget speech at the parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. Source: Halden Krog/Bloomberg via Getty Images.
International review Investigation

Magashule, Duarte deliver formal recall letter to Zuma

This material belongs to: SABC. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Ace Magashule and Deputy Secretary General Jessie Duarte have arrived at President Jacob Zuma’s…
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov attends a session on the third day of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 19, 2017. A London property owned by Shuvalov could come under investigation using a new British law.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov attends a session on the third day of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 19, 2017. A London property owned by Shuvalov could come under investigation using a new British law. Source: AP.
Expert opinion International review Investigation

Britain Targets Global Corruption With Law to Seize Unexplained Wealth

This material belongs to: Voice of America. LONDON — Politicians, public figures and criminals suspected of buying property with corrupt money will be forced to explain…
Israel's Netanyahu Faces Criticism For Delayed Reaction To Charlottesville Rally because he wanted to avoid angering Trump.
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands in Jerusalem in May. Some critics say Netanyahu responded cautiously to the Charlottesville rally because he wanted to avoid angering Trump. Source: NPR.
International review Investigation

Israeli police recommend indicting Netanyahu for corruption: report

This material belongs to: The Hill. Israeli police chiefs will recommend to the country’s attorney general that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted on corruption…