Pakistan shuns Valentine's day

Pakistan president condemns St Valentine's Day - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35570606

Is the police service too white?

Theresa May criticises police over stop and search, and race record http://gu.com/p/4dga4?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Blogger

Diversity across Africa

Why I cannot tell 'the African story' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34508552

Thimphu, Bhutan- land of- Chilli, cheese, alcohol, music, archery

Guide to the capital of Bhutan- Thimphu-



Art and religion are important- image of Buddha


fashion in Bhutan

Up coming TV you should watch year 12 and 13......

2 things you should watch....

Living with nomads- Kate Humble BBC2  Fridays at 9pm (episode1- 5/6/15 on Nepal, 12/6/15 on Nenets of Siberia and 19/6/15 on the Yak herders of Mongolia)
The tribe- Channel 4, Thurdays at 9pm- looks at life among the Hamar tribe in Ethiopia

Is Starbucks too American for Europe?

iNTERESTING ARTICLE ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF TOP GLOBAL aMERICAN BRANDS IN eUROPE (ESPECIALLY frANCE)

BRICS update

http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/series/in-the-shadow-of-the-brics
Check out this section of the Guardian lots of articles on the BRICS

Cuban fury- more and more visitors expected.....

As US Cuban relations improve the country is preparing for an influx of tourists,



1950s cars still clog roads in the Cuban capital Havana.

Canada; where Multiculturalism thrives!?

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/09/2013915111722311111.html
Excellent article about how Canada works as a multicultural nation....

Meet the Korowai

Meet the Korowai tribe of western Papua, Indonesia. They were only contacted by the 'west' in 1974, it is thought they are cannibals

The bushmen (San) of the Kalahari- just living their culture or destroying it?

Background to the Basarwa people



BBC article

facebook page 

Improving UK transport to boost the economy- what about the environment?

It looks likely that billions of pound will be spent on improving transport between major cities in the north of the UK, like Manchester and Leeds. These links would have to cross the Pennines, via a tunnel or through national park (the Peak district) these proposed changes/ improvements show a particular attitude to the environment. 




The latest plans unveiled in March 2015- indicate there are plans to build a road under the Peak district national park, however there are still the earlier plans above where people are propsing train tracks through the peak district- this will lead to conflict, regardless of the decision that is finally made- conservationists will not want the natural landscape interrupted and workers will ant the quickest route possible, tax payers will want the cheaper option. So what will be the end result?  

Impact of Soviet Union demise on wild animals there.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30886952

Brazils belo monte dam

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/16/belo-monte-brazil-tribes-living-in-shadow-megadam

North Korea

http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2015/jan/15/-sp-pyongyang-north-korea-in-pictures




http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/15/-sp-pyongyang-north-korea-kim-jong-un

videos and a good article on the capital city

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/07/north-korea-defector-jang-jin-sung-pyongyang-book-dear-leader  NK is not opening up

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/04/north-korea-fashion-heels


NK relaxes tight dress codes?

Google's market share falling.....

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/18/google-search-way-avoid-microsoft-fate



Google's market share has fallen

disappearing languages

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/enduring-voices/

The enduring voices campaign by National geographic.

https://www.youtube.com/user/EnduringVoices

Why do some people dislike hearing foreign languages

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30708247



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22607506




http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20332763

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29804445



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21242667