Category: Europe Written by William Belle

The cell is 11 x 13 foot (3.3 x 3.9 meters). The luxury suite at the Sofitel hotel was apparently $3,000 a night. He wears a grey jumpsuit with slip-on shoes. He used to wear executive suits and fine leather shoes. While under the watchful eyes of the guards, he is alone. He used to hobnob with

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Category: Europe Written by William Belle

It seems reminescent of a horror story. In what appears to be a random act, a British woman was beheaded by a crazed man in a Chinese supermarket on the Spanish resort island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. A 28-year-old Bulgarian man, identified by police as Deyan Valentinov D., was tackled by

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Category: Europe Written by William Belle

Two earthquakes registering 4.4 and 5.1 killed nine people and caused extensive damage in the Murcia region of southeastern Spain.

On May 11, 2011 at 6:47pm local time, a 5.1 earthquake struck the region of Murcia in Spain. This was preceded by a lesser 4.4 quake. Nine people are confirmed dead

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Category: Europe Written by William Belle

The economy of another country collapses and the European Union steps in with a bailout package. Nothing new here. Pundits have known for a long time that Pigs don't fly. What?

PIGS

This acronym has been used for years by various people when referring to the economies of Portugal, Italy, Greece

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Category: Europe Written by William Belle

April 26 marks twenty-five years since the world saw the worst nuclear accident in our collective history. With all eyes on Fukushima at the moment, this is a telling reminder of the dangers of a technology we do not necessarily fully understand. The need for an almost inexhaustible source of

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Category: Europe Written by William Belle

 

Terje Sorgjerd is a landscape photographer and filmmaker from Norway who has created a couple of fascinating time-lapse videos.

 

 

The Aurora - March 2011
Shot in and around Kirkenes and Pas National Park bordering Russia, at 70 degree north and 30 degrees east.

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Category: Europe Written by William Belle

You get married. You go on a honeymoon. It's a dream come true; it's the start of a new life together. Right?

Stefan and Erika Svanstrom have been frequent travellers together since they met in 2007. In deciding to get married, they also decided to celebrate the occasion with a big trip. They got

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