A former leader of the United Nations (UN) together with a renowned Scots singer-songwriter were among the eminent figures to be honoured by a Glasgow university last month. Nobel Laureate Kofi Annan was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by Glasgo...
Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Alan Robertson | Read more »
Alex Salmond found himself in diplomatic hot water last week when his announcement that Kofi Annan, the former United Nations Secretary-General, would visit Scotland as part of the 2009 Year of Homecoming was refuted by Mr Annan’s own representat...
Wed 11 Feb 2009 by Geneva Burleigh | Read more »
On 2 September 1945, in the calm waters of Tokyo Bay, General Yoshijiro Umezu signed the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Imperial Army General Headquarters, and insodoing officially brought to a close the Second World War. From Hirosh...
Mon 19 Nov 2007 | Read more »