President Obama Calls The World A Messy Place & Blames Social Media for Making People Take Notice

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If you watch the nightly news, it feels like the world is falling apart.”</span></div> </blockquote> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The President made the remarks at a <a href="http://therightscoop.com/obama-were-just-noticing-the-world-is-messy-because-of-social-media-or-something/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold !important; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">fundraiser</a> tonight in Purchase, New York, for the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Mark Knoller from CBS News was there to relay the remarks via Twitter.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">One of the benefits of the information age is that news and information have been broken down into a way that makes it more friendly to social media.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Social media is not causing the following national and international issues, it is merely reporting on them:</span></span></div> <ul style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: square outside none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 26px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <li style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: normal;"><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/CIVPART" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold !important; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Workforce participation rates</a> at a 36-year-low, along with rising <a href="http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold !important; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">national debt</a>obligations now at $17.7 trillion, <a href="http://thefalconpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Budget-Pie-Chart.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold !important; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">primarily due</a> to social programs.</span></li> <li style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: normal;">Russia’s ongoing “incursion” into the Ukraine, which is a <em style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;">de facto</em> invasion of a sovereign country on the edge of Europe.</span></span></li> <li style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: normal;">ISIS (or ISIL/IS) terrorists taking over the state of Iraq after the United States withdrew from the territory.</span></span></li> </ul> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">This is not the first time that President Obama has blamed the media for frustrating his political agenda. For some context, the President is currently struggling with a <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/americas-fed-obama-approval-rating-hits-all-time-low-poll-n173271" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold !important; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">low approval rating</a> in the 40s and <a href="http://www.ijreview.com/2014/08/172457-president-obama-makes-startling-admission-strategy-isis/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold !important; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">bad optics</a> of late because of his perceived lack of leadership confronting ISIS.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The President has variously <a href="http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/barack-obama-blames-fox-interview/2014/02/02/id/550431/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold !important; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">blamed Fox News</a> and <a href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/01/24/obama-blames-fox-news-for-failuresagain-n1784088" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold !important; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">conservative talk radio</a> for misleading the American people and creating an unfair “caricature” of him. Obama has also <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/13/AR2009031303486.html" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold !important; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">blamed Bush</a> for the stagnant economy, as well as his<a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/11/obama-adjusts-iraq-narrative-now-blames-george-w-b/?page=all" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold !important; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">withdrawal of troops</a> from Iraq.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">On numerous occasions, the President has <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhgjKoIQS10" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold !important; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">blamed</a> the House Republicans for failing to move legislation through the Democratic-controlled Senate and the White House.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">President Obama’s solution has been to use his ‘pen and phone’ to bypass or even override the American people’s representatives in Congress, by legislating from the executive branch.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Given that the President’s hallmark pieces of legislation – from so-called “<a href="http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/12/10-broken-obamacare-promises" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold !important; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Obamacare</a>” to the exorbitant “<a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303945704579387692278347858" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s ease-in; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold !important; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">stimulus</a>” package – failed to produce the results that were promised, it is an unacceptable premise that Americans should jettison representative government.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The challenges of the presidency are both of enormous magnitude and entirely predictable. Those elected to become the leader of the free world must have extensive experience and must be fully prepared to deal with a world that is “messy.”</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; transition: all 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">President Obama’s blaming of other politicians or the media for this state of affairs just further confirms what many Americans have suspected all along: he may simply not be up to the job. 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President Obama Calls The World A Messy Place & Blames Social Media for Making People Take Notice

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float: left; font-size: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; width: 140px;"> </div> </div> <div class="columnLeft" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-right: 35px;"> <div class="relatedRail gridPanel grid2" style="display: inline; float: left; font-size: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; width: 140px;"> </div> </div> <span id="articleText"><span id="midArticle_start"></span><span id="midArticle_0"></span><span class="focusParagraph"><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> (Reuters) - When Haruna Yukawa was captured in <span class="mandelbrot_refrag"><a class="mandelbrot_refrag" data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.reuters.com/places/syria?lc=int_mb_1001" style="color: #006e97; cursor: pointer; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Syria</a></span> earlier this month, a video apparently released by his captors showed them pressing the Japanese man to answer questions friends say he had struggled with for years: Who are you? Why are you here?</div> </span><span id="midArticle_1"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">     In fact, Yukawa, 42, had first traveled to Aleppo four months earlier on what amounted to a hardship course in self-discovery, according to people who know him and his account.</div> <span id="midArticle_2"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> Changes in Yukawa's life in suburban Tokyo had been fast and disorienting. Over the past decade, he had lost his wife to lung cancer, lost a business and his house to <span class="mandelbrot_refrag"><a class="mandelbrot_refrag" data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/bankruptcy?lc=int_mb_1001" style="color: #006e97; cursor: pointer; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">bankruptcy</a></span> and been forced to live in a public park for almost a month, according to Yukawa's father and an online journal he maintained.</div> <span id="midArticle_3"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> The hard times led to soul searching. By his own account, he had changed his name to the feminine-sounding Haruna, attempted to kill himself by cutting off his genitals and came to believe he was the reincarnation of a cross-dressing Manchu princess who had spied for<span class="mandelbrot_refrag"><a class="mandelbrot_refrag" data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.reuters.com/places/japan?lc=int_mb_1001" style="color: #006e97; cursor: pointer; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Japan</a></span> in World War Two.</div> <span id="midArticle_4"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> By late 2013, Yukawa had also begun a flirtation with Japan's extreme right-wing politics and cultivated a new persona as a self-styled security consultant, according to his <span class="mandelbrot_refrag"><a class="mandelbrot_refrag" data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.reuters.com/subjects/facebook?lc=int_mb_1001" style="color: #006e97; cursor: pointer; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Facebook</a></span>page and blog posts, though he never did any work as a consultant.</div> <span id="midArticle_5"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> He borrowed money to travel to <span class="mandelbrot_refrag"><a class="mandelbrot_refrag" data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.reuters.com/places/syria?lc=int_mb_1001" style="color: #006e97; cursor: pointer; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Syria</a></span> and dreamed of providing security to big Japanese companies in conflict areas like the coast of Somalia. The Syrian civil war was a new start – and his last chance to make a success in life, he told friends and family. Later this year, he planned to head to Somalia "where the danger factor will be amped up".</div> <span id="midArticle_6"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> "He felt his life had reached its limit," said Yukawa's father, Shoichi, 74.</div> <span id="midArticle_7"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> Yukawa's capture by fighters believed to be with Islamic State has pulled <span class="mandelbrot_refrag"><a class="mandelbrot_refrag" data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.reuters.com/places/japan?lc=int_mb_1001" style="color: #006e97; cursor: pointer; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Japan</a></span> into a scramble by various governments to free dozens of foreigners held hostage in <span class="mandelbrot_refrag"><a class="mandelbrot_refrag" data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.reuters.com/places/iraq?lc=int_mb_1001" style="color: #006e97; cursor: pointer; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Iraq</a></span> and Syria. The incident marks the first hostage situation for the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe since January 2013 when 10 Japanese were killed by Islamist militants at a gas complex in Algeria.</div> <span id="midArticle_8"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> Japan's Foreign Ministry has declined to identify the captured person or to comment on reports. "We are doing our best to gather information," a spokeswoman told Reuters.</div> <span id="midArticle_9"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> The picture of Yukawa that emerges from his writing and the accounts of his father and people who had met him in Japan and in Syria is at odds with the tough image he tried to cultivate in video posts from Syria in black t-shirt and fatigues.</div> <span id="midArticle_10"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> "He was a very friendly, gentle guy. I hosted him at my house for five days," said Fadi Qarmesh, who met and spent time with Yukawa in Abril in northern <span class="mandelbrot_refrag"><a class="mandelbrot_refrag" data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.reuters.com/places/iraq?lc=int_mb_1001" style="color: #006e97; cursor: pointer; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Iraq</a></span> in June. Qarmesh showed pictures from that time of Yukawa holding a girl on his shoulders.</div> <span id="midArticle_11"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> Two months earlier, Yukawa had been in Syria and was stopped and briefly detained for questioning by fighters from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and he befriended an Asian member of the group, according to Kenji Goto, a Japanese journalist who met Yukawa then. Reuters could not verify this aspect of the account.</div> <span id="midArticle_12"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> In Syria, Yukawa said he became particularly close to a part-Korean, part-Japanese fighter who had been born in Yugoslavia. Over time, Goto said, the FSA fighters took a liking to him, sharing meals and introducing him to their families in refugee camps. He was also given an Arabic nickname.</div> <span id="midArticle_13"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> For his part, Yukawa spoke of wanting to bring badly needed medicine and shoes to Syrian hospitals and developed an interest in Islam, according to his father and Yukawa's blog.</div> <span id="midArticle_14"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> After his first visit to Syria in April, Yukawa had a short stay back in Japan before returning to the Middle East, first to Iraq with Goto in June to observe the veteran reporter and learn how to work in a conflict zone and then to Syria again in late July after traveling through<span class="mandelbrot_refrag"><a class="mandelbrot_refrag" data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.reuters.com/places/turkey?lc=int_mb_1001" style="color: #006e97; cursor: pointer; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Turkey</a></span>.</div> <span id="midArticle_15"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> </div> <span id="midArticle_0"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANY </div> <span id="midArticle_1"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">     Although he had never learned to handle a weapon and described himself as a "very gentle" person, Yukawa portrayed himself online as a soldier of fortune. A visit to the Tokyo address of his paper company, Private Military Company, revealed a building with numerous small, unmarked offices. The firm was set up for a range of businesses including handling pet goods, according to a company registry.</div> <span id="midArticle_2"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> In effect, it existed only on the Internet.</div> <span id="midArticle_3"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">     In video blogs shot from Syria and loaded to the company website, Yukawa showed himself awkwardly firing an AK-47 in Aleppo. "My bodyguards are five minutes away so I keep this for protection," he said in one posting, picking up an assault rifle to show the camera.</div> <span id="midArticle_4"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">     But it was his gentle personality that helped Yukawa win over FSA rebels, said Goto, who first met Yukawa in Aleppo in April. "Yukawa has this soft, non-threatening approach that makes people trust him and puts them at ease," said Goto. In his online journal, Yukawa talked about how he and the Asian FSA fighter talked until three in the morning.</div> <span id="midArticle_5"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> "The friendship between the two was a big factor in Yukawa forming a bond with the other soldiers," said Goto.</div> <span id="midArticle_6"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> In a blog post from October, Yukawa said his cheerfulness was something he learned from being bullied as a child. "I would pretend to be happy even if I felt lonely or in pain so that others couldn't read my mind," said Yukawa. "Hiding my true feelings became my second nature. It also came in handy in business later."</div> <span id="midArticle_7"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">     Yukawa's road to Aleppo started in a sleepy suburb of Chiba, about an hour's drive east of Tokyo. After graduating from high school, Yukawa, then still known as Masayuki, started a military surplus store selling helmets, belts and other equipment.</div> <span id="midArticle_8"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">     But Yukawa's store failed around 2005, leaving him in debt, his father said. Around 2008, Yukawa described an attempt to kill himself by cutting off his genitals, an act he likened to the ritual suicide of a samurai.</div> <span id="midArticle_9"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> "I thought if I failed I would live as a woman and leave the rest to destiny."</div> <span id="midArticle_10"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">     Yukawa was saved by the intervention of his wife who rushed him to a hospital. She died some two years later, according to Yukawa's father, who said he was forced to sell an apartment he had bought for the couple to pay off his son's debts.</div> <span id="midArticle_11"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">     Yukawa did not return to his father's house until last year. When he came home again, he looked different, his father said. With rounder cheeks and long brown hair, he told his father that he had consulted a fortune teller and decided to change his name from the masculine Masayuki to Haruna.</div> <span id="midArticle_12"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">     Over the next few months, Yukawa attended events of the Japanese nationalist group Gambare Nippon – Stand Firm, Japan, which has made several trips to the islands at the heart of a territorial dispute between <span class="mandelbrot_refrag"><a class="mandelbrot_refrag" data-ls-seen="1" href="http://www.reuters.com/places/china?lc=int_mb_1001" style="color: #006e97; cursor: pointer; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">China</a></span> and Japan. The group wants Japan to stand up to China and the United States and promotes a return to what it calls Japan's traditional values, including reverence for the Emperor.</div> <span id="midArticle_13"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> Yukawa posted photos posing with Toshio Tamogami, a former Japanese air force chief of staff sacked in 2008 for saying Japan was not the aggressor in World War Two. Yukawa also persuaded a local leader of the nationalist group, Nobuo Kimoto, 70, to become an adviser to his company, Kimoto said.</div> <span id="midArticle_14"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">     Yukawa was looking forward to his final, solo trip to Syria.</div> <span id="midArticle_15"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> "It seems like the Free Syrian Army soldiers are all waiting for me. I'm very happy and I too want to quickly meet up with them," he said in a blog post from June. "I want to devote the rest of my life to others and save many people. I want to make my mark on history one more time." </div> <span id="midArticle_0"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">     On August 14, the fighters with Yukawa were overrun by the Islamic State militant group. Amid the fighting, Yukawa suffered a leg injury and was captured, Goto said, citing information he had been given by local contacts. At the time, Goto was already back in Japan.</div> <span id="midArticle_1"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">     In a YouTube video uploaded by an unidentified person this month of an interrogation that followed Yukawa’s capture, he can be seen lying on the sand, his face bleeding as he is questioned by a group of unidentified men. Yukawa tells them his name. The men press him on why he has a gun. "You thief? Why you have gun? You kill soldier?," one of the men says. In the exchange, Yukawa tells them he is a photographer and "half doctor".</div> <span id="midArticle_2"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> "I am no soldier," Yukawa says.</div> <span id="midArticle_3"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> </div> <span id="midArticle_4"></span><div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"> (Additional reporting by Jiro Minier; Editing by <a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=us&n=kevin.krolicki&" style="color: #006e97; cursor: pointer; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Kevin Krolicki</a> and <a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=us&n=mark.bendeich&" style="color: #006e97; cursor: pointer; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Mark Bendeich</a>)</div> </span></div> </div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">By  Evelyn Usman<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Policemen attached to the Special Fraud Unit, Milverton, Ikoyi and those of  the Rivers State Police Command, are currently on the trail of a fleeing wife of the General Overseer of a popular Pentecostal Church (name withheld) in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, alleged to be operating the biggest baby factory in the southern part of the country.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The suspect identified  as Emeka Precious Chinyere, was alleged to have sold babies to desperate women between N 2.5 million and N6million. Her beneficiaries, we gathered,  come from all parts of the world.</span></div> <div class="wp-caption alignright" id="attachment_459863" style="border: 0px; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 20px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 422px;"> <a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/general-overseers-wife-baby-factory-scandal-flees-usa/emeka-precious-chinyere/" rel="attachment wp-att-459863" style="-webkit-transition: background-color 0.2s linear, border-top-color; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color 0.2s linear, border-top-color; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="Emeka Precious Chinyere" class="size-full wp-image-459863" height="250" src="http://dvsl3w2q45hb8.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Emeka-Precious-Chinyere.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: margin 0.2s linear, box-shadow; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.247059) 1px 1px 1px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: margin 0.2s linear, box-shadow;" width="412" /></span></a><div class="wp-caption-text" style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Emeka Precious Chinyere</span></div> </div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Her modus oparandi  as gathered, included giving  desperate women  concoction which would  make their stomachs to start protruding, until the day of delivery.  However, the delivery process  is said to  shrouded in mystery which the Police is trying to unravel.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It was gathered that most of the beneficiaries were women who had waited for years without bearing children. The amount paid for each pregnancy as gathered, varied according to the age of the individual and the period of waiting.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This illicit business has reportedly  been going  at  God’ s Gift Clinic and Maternity home  located at number 16 School Road ,  Elelenmo area  of  Port Harcourt , Rivers State, for years until the bubble burst, following   a petition  to the Commissioner of Police in  charge of the Police Special Fraud Unit, by the United States of America Consulate, to investigate an America based- Nigerian woman  who applied for  American passport for her little baby.  The US-based Nigerian identified as Christiana Ogeyi Omagu, with Nigerian passport number  AO49173747 and US passport 458926040   , according to the US Consulate, appeared at the consulate in pursuance of a US passport for a male child  she claimed to have delivered at God’ s Gift Clinic and Maternity , Port Harcourt , Rivers State.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">However, when a  DNA paternity and maternity test was  conducted, the   result according to the  embassy, indicated that the applicant and her  husband,  Donald Omagu , were  not the biological parents  of the baby.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In spite of the result, the embassy said Mrs Omagu  insisted   that a certain doctor she identified as  Chinyere Precious, took her delivery at God’ s Gift Clinic and Maternity in Rivers State, hence, the  petition to ascertain her claim.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">During preliminary investigation, the Police Special Fraud Unit  reportedly discovered that several embassies  had petitioned them  over similar cases, with the mention  of the General Overseer’s wife as the doctor that delivered them of their ‘miracle babies’</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It would be recalled that a similar instance was that of one  Esther Soyebo, who , two years ago, was arrested following a petition from the US embassy over same reason. During interrogation, the woman told journalists that she was introduced to Pastor Chinyere  by a friend in the  USA who claimed to have had her three children miraculously from her. The suspect also stated that she paid N2.5 million for the prepared concoction she took , after which her stomach began to bulge .  But efforts by operatives to locate the maternity home were futile as  the woman claimed not to know the exact location of the centre. She  claimed that she was taken there at night and that she left very early the next morning.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But a combined team of operatives from the Unit and those of the Rivers state Police command stormed  the maternity home recently where a near gun battle was reportedly averted, following resistance from  armed policemen from the Special Protecting Unit , who blocked access to her.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I have never witness any child delivery- Nurse</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">However, a nurse identified as Peace Effiong  and a supposed expectant mother were arrested at the maternity home in Rivers state   and brought to SFU, Lagos.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In her statement to the Police, the arrested  nurse revealed that  no child had ever been delivered  in the maternity since she was employed.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">According to   her: “ I was employed just six months ago and I have never witnessed any child birth there. Anytime a pregnant women is due for delivery,  she is usually taken to Dr Chinyere’s  home at Harvest Assembly Avenue, Stallion Road,  Elelenwo. That is all I can say “</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I paid N2.5 million for pregnancy and delivery</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">On the part of the America- based Nigerian suspect, she disclosed in her statement that she paid N 2.5 million to the  fleeing doctor  before she got pregnant..</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">She explained  that she came to Nigeria in February last year , after she was introduced to Dr Chinyere. “ One month later, the doctor said I  was pregnant and  I went back to my  base in the USA , with the hope of delivering the baby in one of the hospitals over there.  But several  medical tests  carried out in the United  States indicated that I  was not pregnant and I began to doubt. Dr Chinyere who visited America at that time, assured  I was pregnant and advised me to come  down to Nigeria to deliver the baby . By   February this year, she called and informed me  to come down to Nigeria ,  that I was due. I  was delivered of a baby boy on February 16, 2014, at the maternity home”</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But the result of the DNA test by the embassy showed that neither she nor her husband were biological parents of the supposed baby.  Asked if the delivery was a normal one  or through caesarian  , the suspect kept mute.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Another paid 2.9million</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Another pregnant woman , Victoria  Acholonu , who was arrested at the maternity home, told operatives that “ I paid N2.9 for the pregnancy. Dr. Chinyere called me on the phone to inform that my delivery was due . That was why I came to her hospital , only to be arrested. Again, when a text was conducted to ascertain her true state, the result  showed that  she was not pregnant, even with the evident bulging stomach.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sounding frustrated, Acholonu disclosed that she was not the only one that had fallen a victim. “ I know  some people who said they paid more that N2.5million. Some claimed to have even  paid</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">N6 m , depending on their condition.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Information  at the operatives  disposal  indicated that the  wife of the general overseer had fled to the United States of America.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Police sources hinted that several attempts to arrest her proved abortive as some eminent Nigerians in key positions always intervened.  Police sources said :  “ the woman is very powerful , that is why she has managed to beat police arrest. She has been very evasive to the police at PSFU despite the numerous evidences against her.  She was once arrested by the Police at Elelenwo divisional police station , after one of her victims’ husband became suspicious and invited the police , who invaded her home at the point of delivery but she escaped justice after an unidentified ‘ powerful man  from ‘ above intervened “</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">However the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State , Mr.  Tunde Ogunsakin has assured his command  would  ensure the suspect is arrested.   As first step, he said  the command would  ascertain if the woman was a medical doctor.</span></div> <div class="OUTBRAIN" data-browser="safari" data-dynload="" data-ob-mark="true" data-os="ipad" data-src="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/general-overseers-wife-baby-factory-scandal-flees-usa/" id="outbrain_widget_0" obdone="true" style="border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="ob_brnBox_cont NA" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="ob_empty" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><wbr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></wbr></span><span class="ob_org_header" style="border: 0px; float: left; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div> </div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/general-overseers-wife-baby-factory-scandal-flees-usa/#sthash.3xb2OFMu.dpuf</span></div>

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World's Biggest Aircraft

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div lang="en-US" style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 1.6em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="13 The Top 5 Largest Aircraft in the World" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1094" height="1200" src="http://afun4u.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/13.jpg" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; height: auto; margin: 5px 20px 20px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="The Top 5 Largest Aircraft in the World" width="1920" /></span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 1.6em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span lang="en-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The first prize goes fairly to Ukrainian Antonov An-225 Mriya which is acknowledged to be the world’s largest plane up to date. The plane made its first flight in 1988, on December 21. This really huge thing was built exceptionally for military purposes, in particular for carrying the Buran orbiter (Russian Space Shuttle). The developers of An-225 aircraft used a base of An-124 and increased sufficiently its engine capacity. 6 engines are used in the An-225 instead of 4 in An-124 as well as twin nail. The aircraft is the heaviest up to date: its maximum takeover weight is more than 640 tons. Today there is only one An-225 in service.</span></div> <div> <span lang="en-US" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.6em; margin-top: 1.6em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> </div> </div>

World's Biggest Aircraft

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TOP 5 SMALLEST COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Sometimes we want to see all attractions of our country, but any big country doesn’t give this opportunity. However, there are few countries in the world, which can show all their attractions in one day. So, do you know about the tiny countries? We show for your attention the Top 5 Smallest Countries of the World.</b></span><br /> <ol style="border: 0px; list-style: none outside; margin: 1.5em 2.2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <li style="border: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Vatican</span></li> </ol> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; orphans: auto; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Vatican is a town, which is the country. It was founded in 1929 by Roman Catholic Church. Its area is 44 hectares, population is 800 people and this townis located in one of Rome’s districts. The main manager of the country is Pope, he is like a president. A lot of wonderful buildings and sights are collected in Vatican.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; orphans: 4; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="orphans: auto;"> <img alt="Vatican Top 5 Smallest Countries of the World" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-49" height="366" src="http://sun2moon.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Vatican.jpg" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; height: auto; line-height: 21px; margin: 0.75em 0px 5px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Top 5 Smallest Countries of the World" width="650" /></div> <br /> <ol start="2" style="border: 0px; list-style: none outside; margin: 1.5em 2.2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <li style="border: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Monaco</span></li> </ol> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; orphans: auto; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Monaco is the second smallest country. Last twenty years the sea in this country is drained, so its area has increased. Monaco is a state with a monarchical regime board and is one of the most populous countries. Population of it is 30 thousands of people. Most of the residents earn money on tourism.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; orphans: 4; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="orphans: auto;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div> <div style="orphans: auto;"> <img alt="monaco Top 5 Smallest Countries of the World" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-45" height="967" src="http://sun2moon.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/monaco.jpg" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; height: auto; line-height: 21px; margin: 0.75em 0px 5px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Top 5 Smallest Countries of the World" width="1722" /></div> <br /> <ol start="3" style="border: 0px; list-style: none outside; margin: 1.5em 2.2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <li style="border: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Nauru</span></li> </ol> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; orphans: auto; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Location of Nauru is South Pacific in Micronesia. Nauru is the smallest island nation in the world. Area of the country is 21.3 m. kilometer. Independence came to this country in 1968, although aborigines believed that this land is their homeland during 3000 years. Nowadays population of Nauru is 9000 people.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; orphans: 4; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="orphans: auto;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div> <div style="orphans: auto;"> <img alt="nauru Top 5 Smallest Countries of the World" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-46" height="255" src="http://sun2moon.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/nauru.jpg" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; height: auto; line-height: 21px; margin: 0.75em 0px 5px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Top 5 Smallest Countries of the World" width="460" /></div> <br /> <ol start="4" style="border: 0px; list-style: none outside; margin: 1.5em 2.2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <li style="border: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tuvalu</span></li> </ol> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; orphans: auto; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tuvalu is located in South Pacific, its area is equal to 26 m. kilometers, also few coral islands are part of the country.  The island gave independence from England in 1978, before they called the Ellis islands. Population is 10.5 hundreds of people. Unfortunately, Tuvalu doesn’t have natural resources, so it lives at the expense of other countries.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; orphans: 4; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="orphans: auto;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div> <div style="orphans: auto;"> <img alt="tuvalu Top 5 Smallest Countries of the World" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-48" height="360" src="http://sun2moon.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tuvalu.jpg" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; height: auto; line-height: 21px; margin: 0.75em 0px 5px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Top 5 Smallest Countries of the World" width="640" /></div> <br /> <ol start="5" style="border: 0px; list-style: none outside; margin: 1.5em 2.2em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <li style="border: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">San Marino</span></li> </ol> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; orphans: auto; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">San Marino is located in South Europe, Italy surrounds the country on all sides. It covering an area of 61 m. kilometers and have the smallest population. San Marino is the oldest independent and the richest country.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; orphans: auto; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="San Marino Top 5 Smallest Countries of the World" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-47" height="602" src="http://sun2moon.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/San-Marino.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0.75em 0px 5px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Top 5 Smallest Countries of the World" width="899" /></span></div> </div>

TOP 5 SMALLEST COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

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Top 10 Amazing Places On Earth You Won’t Believe Are Real

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="354" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/w7AFRg7-hrA?feature=oembed" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="630"></iframe></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The world is home to some truly surreal places that we must experience first-hand to believe its authenticity. This video takes a look at the top 10 amazing places on earth you won’t believe are real!  Next time you are planning a vacation, keep some of these spots in mind.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> </div>

Top 10 Amazing Places On Earth You Won’t Believe Are Real

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Holidaying: The World's Richest Families Spends Holiday in Style and Extravagance

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2779865314720979938" itemprop="description articleBody" style="position: relative; width: 616px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2133tS7wG1Nfp17w6Yvp4lHi7qGWD4u46L-Zty_mPmMt3KuWpbNxH7Lh0i3YP2XPFpSMVGtO78m8M4lzbqTcBuRwFUaCzOyLtf6Lq45cC25IDjYn22IKdns3eM2soXIzQ5Emw49IAVE/s1600/article-2719109-2057AB6700000578-788_634x422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2133tS7wG1Nfp17w6Yvp4lHi7qGWD4u46L-Zty_mPmMt3KuWpbNxH7Lh0i3YP2XPFpSMVGtO78m8M4lzbqTcBuRwFUaCzOyLtf6Lq45cC25IDjYn22IKdns3eM2soXIzQ5Emw49IAVE/s1600/article-2719109-2057AB6700000578-788_634x422.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 0, 0); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 0px 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" /></span></a></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you have some money, you go to Paris, France for your holiday. If you're rich, you go to Ibiza, Spain for your holiday but if you're the world's richest man, you rent a $5million-a-week super yacht that cost $330million to build.<br /><br />Bill Gates, worth $76billion, his wife Melinda and their three children Rory, Jennifer and Phoebe are currently holidaying in a super luxury yacht moored off the coast of Sardinia, Italy.<br /><br />The 436ft yacht called The Serene is owned by Stolichnaya vodka magnate, Yuri Scheffler, and is the world's 9th largest yacht. It has two helicopter landing pads, 12 staterooms, which includes a master suite, one VIP stateroom, seven double cabins and three twin cabins. It has an indoor climbing wall, a dedicated children's playroom, a fully equipped spa and club, three external swimming pools and one indoors, and an underwater viewing room. 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2015 elections’ll surprise the world –Jonathan

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <header class="post-header cf" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 21px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="featured" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> I believe my President! God will use us to make it happen, to the admiration of all.</div> <div class="featured" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Goodluck-Jonathan-Nigeria-The-Trent-e1394382330663-795x5291.jpg" itemprop="image" rel="prettyPhoto" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="2015 elections’ll surprise the world –Jonathan"><img alt="Goodluck-Jonathan-Nigeria-The-Trent-e1394382330663-795x529" class="attachment-main-slider wp-post-image no-display appear" height="336" src="http://sunnewsonline.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Goodluck-Jonathan-Nigeria-The-Trent-e1394382330663-795x5291-702x336.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; opacity: 0.8; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;" title="2015 elections’ll surprise the world –Jonathan" width="702" /></a></span></div> </header><div class="post-meta" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; margin: 0px 0px 21px; overflow: hidden; padding: 10px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">BY <span class="reviewer" itemprop="author" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?author=2" rel="author" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Posts by JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja">JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, ABUJA</a></span> ON <span class="dtreviewed" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><time class="value-datetime" datetime="2014-07-26T00:00:46+00:00" itemprop="datePublished" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">JULY 26, 2014</time> </span></span></div> <div class="post-container cf" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="post-content-right" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="post-content description" itemprop="articleBody" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px -1.857em; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">P</span>resident Goodluck Jonathan has again reassured the international community that the 2015 general elections would be free, fair, transparent,  credible and peaceful to the surprise of the world.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">He gave the assurance on Thursday night at the breaking of Ramadan fast with senators and members of the diplomatic corps who joined him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“I know that one thing that is dear to your hearts is what the elections in this country will look like next year.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“But let me use this unique opportunity to reassure you and I’m conveying this to my brothers, your heads of government, that our elections next year will be free and fair.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“It will be very peaceful in nature that will even surprise the whole world.”</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Stressing the importance of Ramadan fast, President Jonathan urged Muslims to keep praying for Nigeria, noting that the fast is for peace, spiritual uplift and attainment to paradise.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">He also added that so much was happening in the world today that demanded the constant supplication of all to the creator to seek his protection and guidance.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">He regretted that some members of the society had lost their ways and allowed evil forces to take command of their faculties.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Let us take the opportunity of this season to ask Allah to forgive them and guide them back to the path of righteousness and holiness.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“I wish to call on your Excellencies and all Muslims who are praying during this period, especially during the night of Majesty, to pray for peace and security to reign. Let us also pray to Allah to guide the leaders as well as the followers and give them wisdom to work for the development of their respective countries,” he said.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jonathan also urged them to seek God’s intervention in the various challenges confronting “our nations, especially nations facing civil strife, political instability, militancy, terrorism and financial crisis.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Dean of Diplomatic Corps, Mohammed Salladeen, who is also the High Commissioner of Cameroon to Nigeria, in his remark, commended the president for his steadfastness to fast along with the Muslims since he came into power.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.857em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Speaking to State House correspondents, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, Mr. Atiku Bagudu, said that the senators pledged their support to the president at the occasion.</span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <br /> <header style="margin-bottom: 12px; position: relative; top: -16px;"><h1 class="entry-title" itemprop="name" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 10px 0px 7px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span class="td-block-author">by <a href="http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/author/geri/" itemprop="author" style="text-decoration: none !important;">Good News Network</a> - </span><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="2014-07-24T10:05:17+00:00" itemprop="dateCreated">July 24, 2014</time></span></h1> </header><br /> <div addthis:title="Inspiring Video “We Are All Connected” Made by Kids Around the World " addthis:url="http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/inspiring-video-connected-made-kids-around-world/" class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "> <a href="http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/We-are-all-connected-video-still-kids.jpg" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); outline: none; text-decoration: none !important;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="clear: both; display: block; margin: 6px auto; max-width: 100%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><b><img alt="We-are-all-connected-video-still-kids" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-29060" height="430" src="http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/We-are-all-connected-video-still-kids.jpg" style="border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 6px auto; max-width: 100%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" width="756" /></b></span></span></a></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 21px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Children on almost every continent participated in a video production to foster the importance of global oneness.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 21px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The music and dance video, launched last week by a children’s entertainment company, features kids in South Africa, Colombia, Mexico, Togo, France, Costa Rica and the United States.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 21px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Learn more about the <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/07/prweb12024621.htm" style="text-decoration: none !important;" target="_blank">initiative</a> or download the song by Les Nubians and Bentley Green, on their website: <a href="http://www.weareallconnected.us/" style="text-decoration: none !important;" target="_blank">weareallconnected.us</a></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 21px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="394" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qoYTbYs1xqA?feature=oembed" style="height: 377.4px; max-width: 100%;" width="100%"></iframe></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 21px;"> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> </div>

Inspiring Video “We Are All Connected” Made by Kids Around the World

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20 Most Peaceful Countries To Live In

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Do you know which are the most peaceful countries in the world? Since 2007 each year, the Global Peace Index has been issued by the IEP (Institute for Economics and Peace) and is a measurement of nations’ and regions’ peacefulness based on external and internal measures. Although it seems like the world is becoming more cruel, according to the <a href="http://economicsandpeace.org/research/iep-indices-data/global-peace-index" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Global Peace </a>Index there are 20 most peaceful countries in the world.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>1. Denmark</b></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Denmark" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18981" height="334" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Denmark2.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <span class="wp-pagenavi" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; clear: both; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /> <div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.235294); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.7em; margin: 0px 0px 9px; orphans: auto; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> <strong style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Denmark</strong> tops the list of the most peaceful countries on Earth since it’s really a safe place to live. Even while Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, was under occupation by the Nazis during the World War II, it still did not fight. The point is that people living in Denmark prefer to focus on economic matters, instead of involving themselves in various armed conflicts. Danish people are very friendly, open and helpful. Personally I have been to Copenhagen twice and I wish I lived in this country. I’m pretty sure that those who have been to Denmark at least once could say the same.</div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><br /></b></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>2. Norway</b></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Norway" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18982" height="311" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Norway2.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Many people do not expect <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Norway</strong> to appear in the list of the most peaceful countries in the world. Perhaps, this is because of Anders Behring Breivik, mass murderer, who hit the pride of the country hard. Sure, it was an extraordinary incident, but according to the Global Peace Index Norway is one of the world’s most peaceful countries and friendly and safe place to live. Norway is the country with the highest level of human development in the globe, plus, the government of Oslo always places peace at the forefront of the priorities of the country.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><br /></b></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>3. Singapore</b></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Singapore" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17135" height="334" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Singapore1.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As an active member of the international community and, overall, a small nation, <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Singapore</strong>can never take its right to exist and security for granted. Since achieving its independence in 1965 as a sovereign Republic, Singapore has always concentrated on being a great neighbor, through establishing social, peaceful, economic, cordial political relations with all countries.</span></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The country has worked with the United Nations and its supporting agencies on a great variety of efforts. It also participates in various global, unilateral and multilateral organizations to promote international cooperation, including WTO (World Trade Organization). Singapore is among the most peaceful countries in the world as well as one of the world’s wealthiest countries. The homicide and violent crime rates are lower than the criminal rates.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>4. Slovenia</b></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Slovenia" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17141" height="340" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Slovenia1.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A beautiful European country, <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Slovenia</strong> is also among the most peaceful countries in the world. The country got its lowest marks in funding for the United Nations peacekeeping missions, number of police and security officers, level of perceived criminality in society, number of organized internal conflicts, violent protests, and number of internal and external wars fought. I agree with the Global Peace Index and believe that Slovenia deserves its place in the list of the most peaceful countries on Earth. Moreover, with its wonderful cities like Maribor and Ljubljana teeming with unique culture, Slovenia is a fantastic travel destination.</span></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>5. Sweden</b></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Sweden" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17142" height="318" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Sweden1.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">One of the most beautiful Scandinavian countries, <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sweden</strong> is located in the far north of Europe. Although Sweden is one of the biggest weapon exporters in Europe, the country has a low level of robberies (only 9,000 a year) compared to the United States (about 350,000 a year)! According to the Global Peace Index, Sweden is one of the most peaceful countries in the world, in spite of the fact that it’s among the world’s top arms exporters. Besides, Sweden has not been to war and has not participated in any combats for the whole 2 centuries.</span></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>6. Iceland</b></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Iceland" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17143" height="334" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Iceland1.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Iceland</strong> was also ranked as one of the most peaceful countries in the world, staying out of the main conflicts in the world. Iceland seldom or never hits the headlines and despite the collapse of the Icelandic banks several years ago, the country is remained as an amazing place of spectacular natural beauty. Tourists from all parts of the world come to Iceland to view its huge glaciers and raging volcanoes, as well as numerous unique natural and cultural attractions in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>7. Belgium</b></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Belgium" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17144" height="354" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Belgium1.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">According to the Global Peace Index, <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Belgium</strong> is one of the best and most peaceful places to live in Europe and on Earth. Situated in the heart of Europe, this small country holds a special place. Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is home to the European Union and NATO. Belgium boasts medieval cities, beautiful town halls, majestic castles, and captivating natural beauty. Homicide and imprisonment rates are low in this country, even though Belgium did experience a crisis within its government over the 2008-2011 period.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <b>8. Czech Republic</b><br /> <br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Czech Republic" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17145" height="334" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Czech-Republic1.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A relatively new country, <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">the Czech Republic</strong> gained its independence from the Soviet Bloc in 1989 due to the Velvet Revolution and its subsequent split with Slovakia. After the division of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic has largely concentrated on building a strong capitalist economy and creating a stable climate for investment. In 2009, the Human Development Index (HDI) ranked the Czech Republic as a country of ‘Very High Human Development.’ Renowned mostly for its magnificent capital city Prague and breathtaking natural beauty, the Czech Republic draws tourists from all over the world.</span></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>9. Switzerland</b></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Switzerland" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17157" height="315" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Switzerland1.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">According to IEP, the Swiss maintain a well-functioning government and an open political culture. Illustrating the quality of government, <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Switzerland</strong> received the lowest score for political instability. It’s also among the world’s most peaceful countries that have low levels of violent crime. Although Switzerland is known for its neutrality in regional, international and global political issues, it maintains strong diplomatic relations with various countries around the world.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>10. Japan</b></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Japan" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17152" height="334" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Japan1.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">One of the most enchanting countries culturally, <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Japan</strong> has the third largest economy in the world. Since the World War II, Japan has been really peaceful, with little internal conflict and low crime. The country settles on an internal security force in order to maintain the peace. Japan is a peaceful as well as breathtakingly beautiful country worth visiting.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>11. Ireland</b></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Ireland" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17153" height="331" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Ireland2.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">With its rich historical sites, amazing green pastures and friendly people, it’s not surprising that<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ireland</strong> is one of the most peaceful countries on Earth! Ireland is an overall fabulous country with a plethora of reasons for tourism! Its rich literary history, castle-topped hills, spectacular coastline and legendary hospitality make Ireland a wonderful place to visit any time of the year.</span></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>12. Finland</b></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Finland" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17155" height="334" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Finland2.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Finland</strong> is considered one of the most peaceful and livable countries, which is not renowned for its combative nature. Finland is still a country that embraces mandatory civil and military service for young people, and the country’s only participation in fighting has been as a part of joint United Nations peacekeeping forces. When speaking about Finland, I want to say about its education. Finland places education at the heart of literally everything. Finland’s education system is ranked fifth best in the world.</span></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>13. New Zealand</b></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="New Zealand" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17162" height="334" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/New-Zealand1.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Each year since 2007, the Institute for Economics and Peace has ranked <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">New Zealand</strong> as one of the most peaceful countries in the world. With a small percentage of its population in prison, limited military capability, strong relations with Australia and down-to-earth hospitality, New Zealand is a wonderful country to live in. This is a country of natural beauty, diverse scenery and quirky natives. Visitors from all over the world come to New Zealand to experience rugged landscape, breathtaking alpine glaciers, awesome beaches and fantastic geothermal and volcanic activity. The country is also renowned for its fine wines and there are a great number of grape varieties planted throughout New Zealand. So if you are a great wine lover, you should definitely visit New Zealand at least once in life.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>14. Canada</b></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Canada" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17163" height="334" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Canada1.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Having one of the best standards of living in the world, <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Canada</strong> is also one of the most peaceful countries on Earth. It has a population of approximately 33 million people, yet it’s the second largest country in the world by area. With clean and safe cities, spectacular scenery and extremely friendly people, Canada is a wonderful and peaceful country to live in. The largest strike against the peace score of Canada is that it has a comparatively high military capability, though it currently is not involved in any conflict.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>15. Austria</b></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Austria" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17164" height="319" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Austria1.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Austria</strong> is a small landlocked South Central European country which gains a place on the list of the most peaceful countries in the world for its stance on international politics. Since World War I and the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and World War II, Austria has been content to embrace a life of peace and serenity. Many people claim that Austria is a great country to live in and I personally agree with them. After all, with its world-famous resorts in the breathtaking Alps, and magnificent cultural centers like Vienna, I think it’s not surprising to see Austria on this list.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>16. Bhutan</b></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Bhutan" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18978" height="335" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Bhutan.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">According to the 2013 Global Peace Index (GPI), <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bhutan</strong> is also among the 20 most peaceful countries on Earth. The point is, Bhutan has remained unchanged in international and domestic conflict in the last 6 years with a GPI score of 1.6 out of 5, 1 being really low. The report uses 22 indicators to measure internal peace, including number of police per 100,000 people, levels of perceived criminality, level of organized crime, and external peace indicators that include military expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product and nuclear and heavy weapons capabilities. I personally think Bhutanese people are peace loving and they are well cultured. Plus, Bhutan boasts plenty of spectacular attractions for everyone.</span></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>17. Australia</b></span><br /> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><br /></b></span> <br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Australia" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18979" height="334" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Australia.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Australia</strong> is a beautiful and peaceful country that offers cultural diversity, spectacular beaches, loads of breathtaking natural beauty, wonderful fauna and friendly people with an amazing sense of humor. Although Australia is a large country, approximately the same size as the USA, it has a small population of about 20 million, so there’s a lot of uninhabited space worth visiting. Australia’s low crime rate, stable political system, high standards of health care and well-maintained roads make it a safe and comparatively easy country to live in or just to explore.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> <b>18. Portugal</b><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Portugal" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18980" height="334" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Portugal.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You might be surprised to know that <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Portugal</strong> is one of the most peaceful countries in the world, but it’s true. The country has been a member of the EU for roughly 26 years and it forms a part of the European Monetary System and use the single European currency. Portugal is the world’s 43rd largest economy according to the World Bank and it has one of the highest GDP growth rates among the OECD countries. The country has the low crime rates, great standards of living and a stable government. Plus, fascinating sandy beaches, golden plains and impressive mountains, a millennial heritage and vibrant cities make Portugal one of the best places to live in.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> <b><br /></b> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>19. Qatar</b></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Qatar" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18983" height="333" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Qatar.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">According to the Global Peace Index, <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Qatar</strong> is the most peaceful country in the Middle East and one of the most peaceful countries in the world. Violent incidents are very rare in this country and the crime rates are relatively low compared to other industrialized nations. Qatar is one of the most flexible and liberal countries in the Middle East where women have many rights, including working, driving and voting rights. The country is undergoing transformation under the National Vision 2030 to achieve a diversified, sustainable and advanced economy.</span></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>20. Mauritius</b></span><br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="Mauritius" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18984" height="334" src="http://img.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Mauritius.jpg?065bca" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; outline: 0px; padding: 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500" /></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">According to the GPI Report 2013, <strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mauritius</strong> is one of the most peaceful nations on Earth and it was also ranked the most peaceful country in Africa. The strong score of this island country in the GPI highlights the relative stability of the region and thus further promotes it as a trusted platform for wealth management services and estate planning.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 9px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Read also – <a href="http://travel.amerikanki.com/tried-and-true-ways-to-save-money-for-traveling/" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">9 Tried and True Ways to Save Money for Traveling</a></strong></div> <span class="wp-pagenavi" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; clear: both; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /> <div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.235294); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.2em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.7em; margin: 0px 0px 9px; orphans: auto; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> It’s a great advantage to live in a peaceful country, and if you are lucky to live in one of the above-mentioned countries, you must be proud of it! So, what do you think of this list? What can you add to this? Please share your thoughts in the comments and thanks for reading!</div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div> </div>

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