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Maithripala Senanayake (7 July 1916 – 12 July 1998) was a Sri Lankan politician and Governor of the North-Central province. He first studied at St. Joseph's...

Kuala Rajang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1991, from...

The Sri Mariamman Temple (Tamil: ஸ்ரீ மாரியம்மன் கோவில், romanized: Srī Māriyam'maṉ Kōvil) is Singapore's oldest Hindu temple. It is an agamic temple,...

Susil Moonesinghe (11 February 1930 – 30 November 2012) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician, diplomat and former chairman of State Trading Wholesale Company...

Cyprus–Greece relations are the bilateral relations between Cyprus and Greece. Cyprus has an embassy in Athens and a consulate-general in Thessaloniki...

Lokugamage Rupasena Karunathilake (15 March 1933 – 11 October 2011) (known as Rupa Karunathilake) was a cabinet minister and Member of Parliament representing...

Ravi Babu is an Indian actor, director, writer, and producer in the Telugu film industry. He has written and directed 15 films and starred in over 75 films...

The Krungthep Bridge (Thai: สะพานกรุงเทพ, RTGS: Saphan Krung Thep, pronounced [sā.pʰāːn krūŋ tʰêːp]) is a bascule bridge (drawbridge) spanning the Chao...

The Convention of London of 1840 was a treaty with the title of Convention for the Pacification of the Levant, signed on 15 July 1840 between the Great...

The National Guard Naval Service Corps (Russian: Морские части Войск национальной гвардии Российской Федерации, romanized: Morskiye Chasti Voysk Natsional'noy...

Mineichi Koga (古賀 峯一, Koga Mineichi, 25 September 1885 – 31 March 1944) was a Japanese Marshal Admiral and commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese...

Seskar (Russian: Сескар; Swedish: Seitskär; Finnish: Seiskari) is an island in the Gulf of Finland, part of the Leningrad Oblast of Russia. The island...

Amanullah Khan (24 August 1934 – 26 April 2016) was the founder of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), a Kashmiri militant activist group that...

Dronagiri Fort is a fort in Navi Mumbai's Raigad district, Maharashtra, India. The fort is situated on the top of the hill which is close to Uran town...

Khuzestan province is located in southwestern Iran. Its history extends from the pre-Aryan ancient Elamite civilization to the modern-day Islamic Republic...

The Chinese Golf Factory Workers Strike for Essential Rights was a strike that happened in Shenzhen, China. On July 21, 2014, approximately 300 Chinese...

Kao Yip Middle School (Chinese: 教業中學 ; Portuguese: Escola Kao Yip) is a preschool through secondary school in Sé (Cathedral Parish), Macau. It was founded...

Alexei Andreyevich Polivanov (Russian: Алексей Андреевич Поливанов); 16 March [O.S. 4 March] 1855 – 25 September 1920) was a Russian military figure, infantry...

Valabhi University was an important learning center of Buddhist learning and championed the cause of Hinayana Buddhism between 600 CE and 1400 CE. Valabhi...

Hajime Mizoguchi (溝口 肇, Mizoguchi Hajime, born April 23, 1960 in Tokyo) is a Japanese cellist and composer. Mizoguchi started playing piano at the age...