Newest Istanbul airport likely to bear Erdogan’s name The new facility, which would be Istanbul’s third and largest international airport, would not be the first named after the sitting prime minister. Haaretz Istanbul’s newest international airport will likely be named after Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the country’s prime minister and president-elect. “He has given so much […]
August 19, 2014
Scottish independence referendum: one month to go- September 18
Scottish independence referendum: one month to go- September 18 The Scotsman ONE month today voters in Scotland will go to the polls to say yes or no to independence from the United Kingdom. On Thursday September 18 the electorate will be asked to answer the single question “Should Scotland be an independent country?” It marks […]
August 19, 2014
New Orleans: Population growth continues through 2014
New Orleans: Population growth continues through 2014 The center of Hurricane Katrina passed southeast of New Orleans on August 29, 2005 Vicki Mack and Allison Plyer The Data Center (The Data Center is the new name for The Greater New Orleans Community Data Center) Released: August 6, 2014 From 2010 to 2013, increases in New […]
August 17, 2014
Indonesia’s 69th Independence Day from the Netherlands
Indonesia’s 69th Independence Day Indonesia gained independence from the Netherlands in 1945 Channel News Asia JAKARTA: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice-President Boediono led Indonesia’s 69th Independence Day celebrations in Jakarta on Sunday (Aug 17). For Dr Yudhoyono, the celebrations hold a special sentimental meaning. It was Dr Yudhoyono’s last time leading the Independence […]
August 15, 2014
London Grammar – “Sights”
London Grammar – “Sights” London Grammar are a British electronic pop trio formed by Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dominic ‘Dot’ Major. Their début EP Metal & Dust was released in February 2013 by Metal & Dust Recordings Ltd. Their debut album If You Wait was released on September 9, 2013 and set platinum certification […]
August 14, 2014
Four in 10 of the world’s people will be African by the end of this century
Four in 10 of the world’s people will be African by the end of this century UNICEF released a report August 13, 2014 where it projected the growth of Africa’s child population within the next century. UNICEF Africa, already the world’s second most populous continent with over 1 billion inhabitants, is experiencing a demographic shift […]
August 12, 2014
Angola Hosts Bureau of Ministers for Mineral Resources in Africa
Angola Hosts Bureau of Ministers for Mineral Resources in Africa Angola Press LUANDA— Angola will host the first meeting of the Bureau of Ministers Responsible for Mineral Resources in Africa scheduled for Wednesday in Luanda aimed at reviewing the institutionalization and sustainability progress of the Central African on Mining Development Process, launched in Maputo in […]
August 7, 2014
NCAA Division I board approves 5 biggest conferences’ autonomy
NCAA Division I board approves 5 biggest conferences’ autonomy By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP)- The NCAA Board of Directors overwhelmingly approved a package of historic reforms Thursday that will give the nation’s five biggest conferences the ability to unilaterally change some of the basic rules governing college sports. If the 16-2 decision […]
August 4, 2014
2014 U.S.-Africa Leadership Summit August 4-6
2014 U.S.-Africa Leadership Summit President Obama in August will welcome leaders from across the African continent to the Nation’s Capital for a three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the first such event of its kind in the United States for African leaders. This Summit, the largest event any U.S. President has held with African heads of state […]
August 1, 2014
NFL: 49ers new Levi’s Stadium opens August 2, 2014 with MLS game
NFL: 49ers new Levi’s Stadium opens August 2, 2014 with MLS game The stadium is located in the heart of Silicon Valley instead of San Francisco Politicians cut the ribbon for the grand opening of Levi’s Stadium on July 17, 2014, in Santa Clara, California. Levi’s Stadium is set to open in August 2, 2014 […]


August 20, 2014
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