The word hunting evokes many differing emotions from both its supporters and animal welfare campaigners. For years, these feelings have merged to create complicated, difficult and uncompromising stances on either side of the spectrum. When asking friends what they thought about the word in a general sense, I heard phrases […]

South Africans have just lost the father of their nation. Yet it is the whole world that mourns this loss.

Presidents of the Republic of Korea and Russia signed the bilateral agreement on the mutual abolition of visa requirements on 13 November 2013 in the framework of the official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Seoul. This agreement applies to people traveling for business, tourist and private purposes, as […]

On Thursday the 12th of June 2014 an event, arguably the most popular in the world, will begin once again after its four-year sabbatical. I am of course referring to the football World Cup hosted by Brazil. With under seven months to go we can expect to look forward to […]

The value that society places on youth and beauty is truly astonishing. I know I am not the first to recognize this, however I truly understood the effects that the media and society had on this on my recent holiday to Prague. Saturday in the Old Town Square in Prague, […]

Global human rights organization Amnesty International called the US authorities to investigate unlawful drone killings in Pakistan. The report, “’Will I be next?’ US drone strikes in Pakistan,” which was published on the website of the organization on October 22 and describes 45 drone strikes in northwestern Pakistan between January […]

“Children? Daddy’s going to the worst place in America,” said the man in the movie before leaving for Florida. But that’s just a little harsh. It’s not just a swamp where Mickey Mouse pops his head out whenever the hurricanes have recessed; it’s not simply an extended retirement complex with […]

A number of problems associated with the leak of radioactive water from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant continue to worry the international community and increase the number of Japanese citizens who actively advocate for the complete abandonment of nuclear energy. However, representatives of the expert community have repeatedly stated that the alternative […]