History of the United States

Plovdiv: Infrastructure Damage from Overflowing River in Kuklen Estimated at Nearly BGN 2 Million

Kuklen. According to preliminary estimates, the damage to the infrastructure caused by the overflowing river in the Kuklen municipality amounts to between BGN 1.5 million and BGN 2 million, Mayor Maria Belcheva told Focus Radio. The municipality will seek aid from the state for reconstruction and repair, as it cannot afford to pay that amount.

Deficient education system costs Greeks 25 billion euros a year

The flawed education system was costsing Greeks an estimated 25 billion euros annually, according to data presented by university professor Theodosis Tasios during an event organised by a group called “Radical European Reform and Reconstruction” under the theme “Education as a core stake for the country’s reconstruction”.

African slaves in the Ottoman Empire

“A class of human beings that has formed an integral part of Muslim society up to the present day is that of the slaves. [the Prophet] Muhammad took over the slavery system, upon which ancient society was based, seemingly without question and regarding it as part of the natural order of the universe.

Pakistan court orders police to charge ex-CIA station chief

Islamabad's High Court on Thursday ordered police to press charges against the CIA's former station chief for murder, conspiracy and waging war against Pakistan.
      
Judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui issued the orders following a 2010 court petition by drone activist Kareem Khan, whose brother and teenage son were killed in a US drone strike in North Waziristan tribal district.