| Egypt: Commemorating the Struggle against Systematic Torture  As the world marked the International Day against Torture that falls on June 26th, eyes were on Egypt where the struggle against citizen abuse has been particularly significant. read>> |
| Video: Celebrating the Solstice
 The celebrations for Summer and Winter Solstices were full of lanterns, dances, flowers and bonfires. Lets tour around the world to check out the different celebrations: Solstice at Stonehenge, Feast of Saint John's bonfires in Spain, Inti Raymi in Peru, we tripantu in Chile and Kupala Day in Russia or Midsummer's night in Poland. read>> |
| Introducing Brunei's most popular blogger  Meet RanoAdidas, Brunei's most popular blogger. His success as a blogger was recently celebrated even by the mainstream media. He proved that blogging is not only a potential source of income but a viable platform to influence many people as well. read>> |
| Argentina: River Plate Football Club Relegated to Second Division  River Plate, one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in Argentina and in the world--founded on May 25, 1901--suffered one of its worse defeats in national football: on June 26 it tied with Belgrano Athletic Club in a match where its continuity in the first division of Argentine football was decided. On Twitter hashtags like #sebuscaclasico (in search of a classic) and the phrase 'Adios River' (Goodbye River) showed netizens' reactions. read>> |
| Macedonia: New Parliament Assembles, Cements Election Victory for "Big Fish"  The newly-elected Macedonian Parliament held its initial session on Saturday, June 25, 2011. Its composition promises "more of the same" kind of politicking from the last few years. read>> |
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