The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement has proven to be resilient foe. One capable of launching surprisingly sophisticated and complex attacks against protected military sites. In one case on December 25, al’Shabaab fighters raided the AMISOM Halane military base near Mogadishu International Airport, the same compound housing officials from the UN and other agencies. Fighters managed to breach […]
Maryland primary surprises
By Barry Rascovar June 26, 2014 — Statewide favorites won in Maryland’s June 24 Democratic and Republican primaries – Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D) and Larry Hogan Jr. (R) in the governor’s race and Brian Frosh (D) and unopposed Jeffrey Pritzker (R) in the attorney general contest. Most incumbents in lower-level primaries won, too. Yet […]
Phuket hotel staff surprises guests with flash mob dance
Staff of the Movenpick Hotel and Spa Karon Beach in Phuket, Thailand, surprised guests with a flash mob dance sequence to the popular song “Gangnam Style” on September 28th. Almost all of the dancers were members of the hotel staff, although the crowd did include a few professional dancers who were disguised as tourists and […]
Mukesh Ambani’s Meet with PM Surprises Media
<p>November 24th, 2011: Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of India’s largest private sector conglomerate, Reliance Industries Limited surprised the media when he stepped out of Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh’s office. His presence in the Prime Minister’s office in Parliament was not known till after the end of his meeting with Manmohan Singh. When questioned […]
First African-American president surprises US history
The most surprising thing in the American history is the election of the first-ever African-American president. The international community is not surprised at the victory of Barack Obama as an American president. What they are surprised at is the fact that the world’s democracy teacher and model the United States of America never before had […]
Sanjay Dutt surprises wife on stroke of midnight
Sanjay Dutt’s wife’s first birthday as Mrs. Dutt was brought in by way of an intimate party thrown at midnight by the Munna Bhai star. "Sanju brought in Manayata’s birthday party at midnight by throwing an intimate party for her at a local restaurant. Some of their closest friends were present. The guests included […]
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