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On This Day in History, June 22: Fast & Furious release, France surrenders, Germany invades Soviet Union, Napoleon abdicates, Galileo recants, Maradona's Hand of God, G.I. Bill signed and other eventsOn This Day in History, June 22 witnessed Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, Napoleon's second abdication, Galileo's recantation befor...- Today in History: On This Day, June 20, Queen Victoria ascends, Morse patents telegraph, Jaws premieres and shipwreck revealedOn This Day in History, June 20 saw Queen Victoria ascend the British throne, Samuel Morse receive a telegraph patent, Jaws redefine Hollyw...
- Iran shows off its control over strait after collapse of peace talksIran has asserted control over the Strait of Hormuz. This follows the breakdown of peace talks. The United States has boarded another tanke...
- Netanyahu hopes strikes on Iran will lead to uprising and regime changeIsrael is targeting Iran's security forces aiming to weaken the government and spark a popular uprising. Prime Minister Netanyahu believes ...
- Nepal's vote count puts ex-rapper's party ahead in two-thirds of seatsNepali rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah's party is leading in over two-thirds of available seats in general elections, outpacing riva...
- Syrian army says it has withdrawn from Hama after insurgents broke through its defencesSyrian insurgents, including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Syrian National Army, have captured Hama, Syria's fourth-largest city, after inte...
- Bangladesh protests are not the first time student uprisings have helped bring about radical changeLong-standing student protests in Bangladesh against an unfair job quota system turned violent, forcing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to res...
- Bangladesh protests are not the first time student uprisings have helped bring about radical changeStudents or other young people have frequently played pivotal roles in popular uprisings that have brought down governments or forced them ...
- Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe declares emergency"It is expedient, so to do, in the interests of public security, the protection of public order and the maintenance of supplies and service...
- Govt calls all-party meet on Sri Lanka crisis on TuesdayDuring the Sunday meet, both DMK and AIADMK raised the Sri Lankan issue, especially the condition of the country's Tamil population.Talking...
- Sri Lankan Parliament to meet to announce president's vacancyFor the first time since 1978, Sri Lanka will elect the crisis-hit country's next president through a secret vote by the MPs and not throug...
- Sri Lanka Crisis: End of the political journey of powerful Rajapaksa dynasty?"Gotabaya Rajapaksa may have been the most powerful of the Rajapaksa brothers in terms of popular support and the constitutional capacity h...
- Jammu and Kashmir opposition disrupts House; national anthem disrespectedDay 1 of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly's budget session starts on stormy note; opposition calls summer protests a popular uprising.
- China passes bill to protect Dalai Lama's Potala PalaceThe statute has clear articles on the administration, planning and protection of the structure to preserve its integrity and surroundings o...
- Abdel Fattah al-Sisi headed for big wins in Egypt's presidential electionSisi deposed Morsi last July after mass protests against Egypt's first democratically elected president's rule that deeply polarised the co...
- Egyptian uprising leaders invite Facebook founder Mark ZuckerbergThe leaders, associated with Egypt's landmark 'January 25 revolution', have invited Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to the country after t...
- Kadhafi to make public address: TVHe also ordered the army and police to crush the popular uprising against his iron-fisted four-decade rule that has left hundreds dead.
- Will there be another Tiananmen?The Chinese authorities note the contagion in the Arab street with increasing alarm.
- Why the Berlin Wall fell twenty years laterWe are approaching the 20th anniversary of the fall of Communism. This comprehensively refuted the Communist claim to represent the people.
- After torch comes 900 minutes of propaganda DVDWith international criticism rising over the Tibetan issue and world leaders announcing plans to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijin...
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