North Korea said earlier this month that the neck of land it shares with South Korea is entering a "state of war" – a threat the White House has claimed it is taking very seriously. Whilst there’s certain apprehension over whether or not North Korea would actually escalate anything with South Korea and its allies, [...]
Actor James Franco, known for his roles in Pineapple Express, Milk, 127 Hours and most recently, Oz the Great and Powerful has expressed outrage against the Australian Classification Board for its decision to ban screenings of a gay-themed film, I Want Your Love. The Classification boards banned the film from being shown at homosexual citing [...]
News and apprehension has come in after the confirmation that on 12 February 2013, North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test. Whilst many (including ourselves) often cite these reports as excuses to secure political condemnations against North Korea, it has been verified that a tremor of up to a magnitude of 5.1 was detected. As [...]
The headlines are abuzz with concern and panic with the news that North Korea is preparing to launch a long-range rocket after its failed attempt earlier this year. The United States have called the NoKor Rocket Launch a “highly provocative act” with U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland stating that the launch threatens peace and [...]
With more than 25 million Filipinos on Facebook and close to 10 million on Twitter, Filipinos rank among the top 10 social network users in the world. So before you hit that ‘like’ button on Facebook or you re-tweet something you found amusing/passionate/interesting then realize that if you’re in the Philippines you risk conviction with [...]
Featuring Photos of the Australian Riots and the video itself. There’s a reason that I’m going to cover a story that was news a few days ago and that’s because when it comes to freedom of speech and a religion that strays from everyday standards of the country it has been brought to; you need [...]
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released an alarming new report particularizing how the Bush Administration and supplementary linked governments tortured and caged opponents of former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi. The HRW report is based on documents discovered by Human Rights Watch in the offices of Libya’s former intelligence chief, Musa Kusa, after Tripoli fell [...]
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Well we have covered Fukushima more than once and so it was brilliant to be given a collection of over 200 images of the disasters’ aftermath. The report to the left of these words was written by the US senator, addressed to the Ambassador of Japan. (click to enlarge) As reported earlier this week – [...]
I have reported on the Fukushima nuclear accident several times, however, the situation is far from over. There is still the potential for an accident that ex-Prime Minister Naoto Kan of Japan has described as “an accident that would force the evacuation of the 35 million people in Tokyo, close half of Japan and compromise [...]
The year is almost over and 2011 certainly has given us an eventful 12 months of tragedy, death and disaster – and although I hate to seem so negative, this year has been a tough beginning to another decade. So at WordswithMeaning!, We have really enjoyed providing real news and opinions and we [...]
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