President Obama Meets Laureates of Kavli Prizes
At the White House on Monday, President Barack Obama met in the Oval Office with the seven U.S. recipients of the 2010 Kavli Prizes to recognize and honor their seminal…
Portugal Hopes for Better Economy after Elections
Elections were held in Portugal today (June 5) to elect the 230 Assembly members. While the Portuguese people expect the end of persisting recessionary era in the country after the…
Hitler’s Atlantic Wall Heads to New Orleans
For The National WWII Museum, today is not only the Normandy D-Day landings anniversary, it is also the Museum’s 11th birthday. This year, the Museum is receiving a unique gift…
One-day Protest of Baba Ramdev Ends
The Indian Yoga Guru, Ramdev, who began his hunger strike Saturday against mounting corruption in India was forced by the police to end his protest. The saffron-clad sadhu, who has…
Iran at War Book by Kaveh Farrokh
Iran at War begins where Shadows in the Desert ended, with the Arab conquest of Persia and the rise of Islam in the mid-7th century. It describes the pivotal 16th…
President Obama Takes Lisa Hook in Telecoms Body
President Barack Obama has appointed Lisa Hook, president and CEO of Neustar, a leading network solutions company, to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). The NSTAC is a group…