Presidents

Arrogance on Display At G20, Bush Ignored

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:59:30 -0600

Watch this video of U.S. President George W. Bush’s reception at the G20 summit on the global economic crisis. As you will see, Bush was ignored by every other leader, including Gordon Brown (Britain) and Angela Merkel (Germany). He walked with his head down, ignoring most, no one shook his hand or welcomed him to the meeting.

Taiwan Arrests Former President Chen

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:13:21 -0600

Taiwan has arrested former president Chen Shui-bian on charges of money laundering, embezzling government funds, taking bribes and forging documents. Television coverage showed him shouting "political persecution" while being led away in handcuffs.

Pratibha Patil becomes first woman President of India

Armen Hareyan — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 07:41:13 -0500

UPA-Left nominee Pratibha Patil has won the Presidential election in India by a huge three lakh margin defeating NDA-backed independent candidate Bhairon Singh Shekhawat to become the first woman Head of State in a bitterly-contested poll that saw some cross voting from BJP.

Sharp Announces New Chairman and President

Nymphadora — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:15:01 -0600