Armenian massacre • Not a spy, but a con man • Delphic Games • Plagiarism?
Armenia: One of Turkey's most famous authors is facing a trial and possible three year jail sentence for daring to say that more than a million Armenians living in Turkey were killed in massacres organised by the country's rulers ninety years ago.
Robert Hendy-Freegard: The extraordinary story of a con man, who convinced his victims he was a British spy, ruined their lives and extracted hundreds of thousands of pounds from their bank accounts over a ten year period, finally came to an end this week when he was jailed for life.
Delphic Games: The ancient Greeks celebrated the arts as well as athletics with the Delphic Games and that tradition has now been revived with hundreds of dancers, singers, painters, musicians, film makers and weavers from all around the world coming together in Kuching, Malaysia.
Plagiarism? Angela Merkel, Germany's fastest-rising political star, has allegedly committed what to many is an unpardonable sin. The closing statement of her speech in a recent televised debate bore an uncanny resemblance to the closing statement of the US President Ronald Reagan's TV debate in 1980 with Jimmy Carter.
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Robert Hendy-Freegard: The extraordinary story of a con man, who convinced his victims he was a British spy, ruined their lives and extracted hundreds of thousands of pounds from their bank accounts over a ten year period, finally came to an end this week when he was jailed for life.
Delphic Games: The ancient Greeks celebrated the arts as well as athletics with the Delphic Games and that tradition has now been revived with hundreds of dancers, singers, painters, musicians, film makers and weavers from all around the world coming together in Kuching, Malaysia.
Plagiarism? Angela Merkel, Germany's fastest-rising political star, has allegedly committed what to many is an unpardonable sin. The closing statement of her speech in a recent televised debate bore an uncanny resemblance to the closing statement of the US President Ronald Reagan's TV debate in 1980 with Jimmy Carter.