News Mash-up: Japan Posted March 11, 2022 Tokyo keeps 3rd place in global city ranking Tokyo ranked third after London and New York in an annual Global Power City …
Russia, China, Britain, US and France Say No One Can Win a Nuclear War Posted February 22, 2022 China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France have agreed that a further spread of nuclear arms and a nuclear war should be avoided, according to a joint statement by the f…
News Mash-up: The UK Posted February 16, 2022 UK: Taxi explosion in Liverpool was bomb British authorities raised the country’s threat level to its se…
A difficult year, but one with plenty of successes to celebrate Posted February 15, 2022 [NOTE: This article was published in December 2021] 2021 saw the world head into the seco…
What does Interpol do? Posted February 11, 2022 Interpol made the news in late November when it elected a new president, Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi. The global police agency is a common plot device in cop shows and …
Myanmar court sentences ousted leader Suu Kyi to 4 years Posted February 9, 2022 A Myanmar court sentenced the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to four years in prison Dec. 6 after finding her guilty of incitement and violating coron…
News Mash-up: Politics Posted February 7, 2022 Interpol elects UAE official as president Global police agency Interpol elected Emirati Inspector Genera…
News Mash-up: Political Trouble Posted January 25, 2022 EU agrees to step up sanctions on Belarus The European Union agreed Nov. 15 to step up …
Removing the %&*@ in Maine will take time Posted January 4, 2022 A Maine law banning profanities from personalized license plates went into effect Oct. 18, but removing the obscenities from plates on Maine’s ro…
Puerto Rico ex-cop sentenced in historic firearms robbery Posted January 4, 2022 A former Puerto Rican police officer found guilty of masterminding the U.S. territory’s biggest firearms robbery in history has been sentenced to…