America Every year on 12 October, America commemorates Christopher Columbus’s arrival. This event, commonly known as the ‘discovery of America’, marked the beginning of the European seizure of the entire continent. As a result, the land was settled and developed over time. Different major nations have originated in the Americas since then, including the world’s leading economic and military power, …

Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Ratko Mladić was arrested in May 2011. As the main culprit, he stands accused of the Srebrenica massacre. Under his command, 8,372 Muslim men and boys, aged between 12 and 77, were brutally murdered. This marked the tragic culmination of the ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Bosnia by the Serbs. It is also a symbol of, and a …

Pakistan Until the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, few people knew about either Afghanistan or Pakistan. It was through the struggle against the Soviet Union that the West became increasingly aware of this region of the world. The Mujahideen, the heroes of the Hindu Kush who drove the communists out of the country, were admired all over the world. …

Ganze Welt Jean Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), was awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901. The ICRC has always been committed to defusing conflicts through negotiation with all parties involved. In 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize. Through this award, he became synonymous with a new …

Peru Contrary to what some people might think, the Amazon basin does not only lie in Brazil, but it also spreads over several countries, including Peru. According to the English Wikipedia, around 60% of Peru belongs to this geographical region (an area equivalent to that of Italy and Spain combined!). On 14 April 2011, Eduardo Nayap Kinin became the first …

China Since the dot-com bubble burst in 2000, bringing the world’s stock markets to collapse, neither Europe nor the US had been able to stabilise its economic situation. The stock market rebounded briefly, only to crash again soon after, unnoticed. The most recent major event was the subprime mortgage crisis. In response, virtually all the national banks of western countries …

Weltkarte mit Alaska According to an online report by BAZ, the suicide rate among Alaska Natives, who represent 18% of Alaska’s population, is 42 per 100,000 people. The overall suicide rate in Alaska is said to be 17 per 100,000 people. According to Wikipedia, the highest national suicide rate is in Belarus, at 35 per 100,000. Therefore, a rate of …