Italian-born artist Robert Bernardi’s talent for creating photorealistic pictures with oil and canvas is something that must be seen to be believed. Translucent, reflective, glossy and liquid surfaces come to life in his paintings. It is near impossible for the casual observer to see the brush strokes and craft that went into creating his pictures. […]
Read MoreFrance’s campaign to topple the Malian insurgents who have seized control of a large portion of the country has entered the ground phase of the military campaign with French troops clashing with Islamist rebels today according to Malian and French authorities. About 40 French special forces troops dropped into central Mali to provide spot guidance […]
Read MoreIndonesian authorities have lost count of the numbers of homeless people after a major flood swept through the capital, leaving nought but devastation in its wake. The Presidential Palace, as well as the city centre, are both awash in debris. The Indonesian National Disaster Management organization said that up to 350,000 people could be affected […]
Read MoreStories about North Korea often focus on the hardships endured by its people. Whether it is from famine or persecution, deprivation or political oppression, rarely does a bright light shine out of North Korea. This is perhaps because what few bright lights there are in North Korea mainly glow in Pyongyang (평양), where it seems most, if any, perks to […]
Read MoreThe United States and Japan will be conducting a thorough review of their joint security arrangements after the election of Shinzo Abe returned the US-friendly Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (自由民主党) to power in Tokyo. Amid worsening tensions with China over the Senkaku Islands(尖閣諸島)/Diaoyu Islands (釣魚台列嶼), and the spectre of a nuclear North Korea capable of […]
Read MoreSeveral bomb attacks across the nation of Iraq have claimed the lives of at least 17 Shia pilgrims, with the worst attack in the north of Baghdad in which 7 pilgrims were killed on their way to Samarra. Though no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks yet, it is believed to be the work of […]
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