Lee: "There is a conspiracy to do us in. Why?...They see us as a threat." SINGAPORE – The former Prime Minister and the founding father of Singapore stated that the country is the target of a conspiracy by human rights groups. Singapore is continuously being criticized for its style of governance. "There is a conspiracy to do us in. Why?...They see us as a threat," The Straits Times quoted Lee Kuan Yew saying. Lee stated in a dialogue that the unprecedented economic ... Read More

Below: Jabar Yawar being interviewed The Turkish forces crossed into an area near the border with Iran, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of the city of Irbil, said Jabar Yawar, a spokesman for Kurdistan's Peshmerga security forces. Jamal Abdullah, a spokesman for the regional Kurdistan government, said about 300 Turkish troops crossed the border at 3 a.m. (0000GMT). He described the region as a deserted mountainous frontier area. Must have nice women there ;) Above: Kurdish army on the march Turkey arrests ... Read More

Above: Map of Ireland The uneasy calm in Northern Ireland began to break by the middle of the 1960's. Liberal Unionists were far from happy with Protestants remaining in power. Roman Catholics, inspired by the civil rights agitation of the Afro-Americans once more began to find their voice. In 1968 Londonderry and Belfast saw outbreaks of sporadic violence between the two sects. Above: Anti-Treaty IRA troops walking in Dublin Guerilla tactics were undertaken by a newly revived wing of the IRA ... Read More

India's role in liberation of Bangladesh {mosimage}The seeds of second armed conflict between India and Pakistan was sown on the soils of present day Bangladesh. In 1971, Awami league or the earstwhile East Pakistan won a simple majority in the general election held for the Pakistani parliament. The then President Yahya Khan & Prime Minister ZA Bhutto refused to hand over to Sheikh Mujibur Rehamn the reins and form a government. The Army General (army of Pakistan mainly had West Pakistanies ... Read More

{mosimage}After Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the decision was taken by the Japanese to surrender, the surrender came as a realization that the Allied forces and America especially were resorting to cruel bombs, which endangered the existence of their races. Empire of Japan dissolved soon after Japan accepted defeat. This period of Japan was known as Occupied Japan, American occupied this country until the 1950s. America continued to provide economic and political assistance to the Japanese. The Emperor of Japan gained the status symbol, and ... Read More