Tunisia’s new president on Wednesday asked for a six-month political truce and a moratorium on strikes and protests, warning that otherwise the country would be committing “collective suicide.”
The Negritos of Philipines: An eye witness account
As for the black people of the Philippines, I have actually been to
see them. I have written about this before. They mainly live in the
central islands called Iloilo. Unfortunately, they live in extreme
poverty and suffer from racist discrimination and are largely
illiterate, those who move to the cities live in terrible slums and
often just beg as a way of living.
Preventing Kidney Damage and Sickle Cell Anemia with Carica Papaya (Paw Paw) – By Chukwuma Muanya
Unripe mature pawpaw seeds may provide a cheap and accessible treatment for kidney damage and sickle cell anaemia. CHUKWUMA MUANYA writes.
MORE Nigerians are coming down with chronic kidney disease. The cost of managing the disease, with regular dialysis, and the search for kidney donors have rendered most affected families bankrupt.
Moorish Kings of England: King James VI and I of Scotland and England 1566 – 1625 and his daughter
Keep looking at the hair!…the hair…
Check out the hair again…
James I 1616
James I (1566–1625) was the King of Great Britain from 1603 until his death in 1625. The first English ruler from the House of Stuart, he succeeded Queen Elizabeth I after her death, and was the first British monarch to rule both England and Scotland. In 1606, James authorized the Virginia Company of London to found the Jamestown colony. The English successfully settled in Virginia, planting the foundation of Great Britain’s American colonies and the future United States of America. This colonization enterprise was a moneymaking venture intended to boost the coffers of the Crown.
War Clouds Gather in the Persian Gulf
Dozens of hard-line Iranian students stormed the British embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, bringing down the Union Jack flag and throwing documents from windows in scenes reminiscent of the anger against Western powers after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
The Black kings of Scotland: King Constantine III
King Constantine III
Name: King Constantine III of Scotland
Father: Culen, King of Scotland
Mother: unknown
House of: MacAlpin
Ascended to the throne: 995
Married: unknown
Children: none
Died: 997, killed at Rathinveramon
Buried at: unknown
Succeeded by: his 4th cousin Kenneth III
The Moorish Kings of Europe: King William III of Scotland, England and Wales
King William III House of Orange King of Scotland, England, and Wales
Commissioned in 1692
Portrait of King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1692. William of Orange (1650-1702) was invited by a conspiracy of English notables to depose the Catholic James II and assume the throne in his stead. The invasion, which was virtually bloodless, was successful and became known as the ‘Glorious Revolution’. James fled to France and the Prince of Orange was crowned William III of Great Britain and Ireland on 11 April 1689. He co-ruled with his wife Mary II from 1689, continuing as sole ruler after her death in 1694..
Images of William the Conqueror – by Oguejiofo Annu
Coin with contemporary image of William the Conqueror. The image itself is the only one endorsed and favoured by William the Conqueror.
Coin image of William the Conqueror circa 1072.
Israeli/Irani War of Words Escalates
An Iranian general on Saturday threatened retaliation against Israel if any of its nuclear or security sites are attacked.
“If Israeli missiles hit one of our nuclear facilities or other vital centers, then they should know that any part of Israeli territory would be target of our missiles, including their nuclear sites,” General Yadollah Javani of the Revolutionary Guards told ISNA news agency.