Obama in Kenya: Out of Africa
You have to hand it to Obama for rebutting the Kenyan president's, Uhuru Kenyatta, homophobic stance and making a call for tolerance and...
Varoufakis: To speak or not to speak, that is an easy question
First it was Thomas Dylan ("Greek democracy raged against the dying of the light"), then the Eagles ("Eurozone, you can check out any...
Varoufakis: Where there's a will, there's a scrip(t)
Yanis Varoufakis, the ex Greek Finance Minister, is not known for his aloofness, reticence or modesty. On the contrary, like any other...
Erdoğan - Akıncı: All in the family but Who's the boss
Turkish president Tayyip Erdoğan paid a visit to Northern Cyprus on the occasion of the 41st anniversary of the Turkish military...
The Pope: Beware of leftists bearing gifts
It's tough being the Pope sometimes. You have to remain graceful and god-like under the most taxing of situations. Take for example Pope...
Putin: Rolling out the yoga mat
A pleasant gathering of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa) took place in Russia last week to iron out some details...
USA Foreign Policy: Viet namaste
US President Barack Obama had a pleasant chat with Vietnam's Communist Party leader, Nguyen Phu Trong, at the White House. It was the...
Greek Crisis: Last call in the debtors bar
Things are not going that well for the Guevara-inspiring Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras. After winning a nonsensical referendum he...
Fidel Castro: Big Cheese in Cuba
Refuting the rumors that have him ill, deceased or mummified, revolutionary legend Fidel Castro made a rare appearance outside Havana...
SE Asia Refugee Crisis: Beached out
What a lovely idea from the Bangladeshi government, to ship thousands of unwanted Rohingya immigrants, who have been chased out of...
