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Renovation of Nazi ally’s Kosovo house criticized

Renovation of Nazi ally’s Kosovo house criticized

The renovation of a house in Kosovo that belonged to a minister in a pro-Nazi government during World War II prompted an outcry, with Germany warning of historical “whitewashing” and the European Union and United Nations holding the project. The three floor red brick house in Mitrovica, built in the 1930s by Austrian architects, was … Read more

‘Someone else’s festival’: No North Korea at ally’s Olympics

‘Someone else’s festival’: No North Korea at ally’s Olympics

“For North Korea, the Beijing Olympics is still someone else’s celebration, and what’s important now is promoting their own interests,” said Nam Sung-wook, a professor at Korea University in South Korea. “North Korea thinks it no longer needs to promote a peaceful image through the Olympics, as the United States will only notice them if … Read more