Armistice Day, 91st Anniversary of the end of World War I

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 7:00 pm by admin

Today, November 11, 2009, is Armistice Day. It is the 91st anniversary of the end of World War I in 1918, and the world commemorated especially the United States, United Kingdom, and France. [bbc.co.uk and www.dw-world.de]

Read the full story, Services remember world war dead, at the BBC site.
Read the full story, Merkel makes history in France on Armistice Day, at the Deutsche Welle site.

French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand paid for sex

Friday, October 9, 2009 @ 12:19 pm by admin

The French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand admitted that he paid for sex (sexual tourism) in Thailand which he mentioned in his book. The book “The Bad Life” was published in 2005 where Minister Mitterrand was not a government minister then but a television personality. [cnn.com]

Read the full story, French minister says he won’t resign over sex with ‘boys’, at the CNN site.