30, Jan. 1948 in Delhi’s Birla House Mahatma Gandhi was assasinated by Nathuram Godse, an angry Hindu that considered Gandhi’s non-violent policies treasonous. Godse and his accomplices considered Gandhis non-violent was tresonous because they thought he was appeasing Muslims and aiding to the suffering of Hindus by doing this. In reality the times [...]
“Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.”
For the first time in nearly fifty years a Greek Prime Minister, Costas Karamanlis will make a diplomatic trip to Turkey. In the past there has been diplomatic conflict that nearly sent the two countries to war. The trip to Turkey is seen as [...]
“True humility means most strenuous and constant endeavour entirely directed to the service of humanity.”
Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Mount Everest was also probably the most famous Kiwi in the world. He is absolute proof that ordinary people can do the most extraordinary things. In 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and [...]
“Terrorism and deception are weapons not of the strong but of the weak.”
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Nation Building, DM Dassanayaka and his bodyguard were killed and ten people injured after their convoy hit a claymore, which is a type of mine that can be exploded by remote detination. This sort of mine is [...]
Greetings to all who are reading this. I hope you’ve all had a good introduction to the new year. Now it is time to start thinking about what we want to do to improve this year so that it is greater than the last. That could be a personal goal or resolution or [...]