By Helene Fung Julian Assange went into the Ecuadorian embassy in London back in 2012 for asylum, hoping to avoid being extradited to Sweden for sexual assault charges against him (which he denied committing). After seven years, Ecuador withdrew asylum, and Mr Assangewas arrested and removed from the embassy on Thursday 11th of April, 2019.…
By Helene Fung British politician Nigel Farage, who had a hand in forcing Britain’s 2016 referendum on EU membership, launched a new Brexit party to contest in the upcoming European Union elections to be held 23rd – 26th of May. Mr Farage said his new party would take on politicians who failed to deliver on…
By Helene Fung In a letter to the European Union President Donald Tusk, British Prime Minister Theresa May asked for an extension of the deadline by which Britain must exit the EU to the 30th of June. The EU is scheduled to meet on the 10th of April, and unless an agreement is reached by…
By Helene Fung, Photo Courtesy: Google Maps An Indonesian man, Heri Ardinsyah, made a dramatic escape from captivity at the hands of the Abu Sayyaf Islamist terrorist group and swam to safety. However two other escaping hostages weren’t so lucky. Another Indonesian man, Hariadin, drowned, while a Malaysian man, Jari Bin Abdullah, was shot at…