Category archives: Politics

Coin toss decides election results in Philippines!

Coin toss decides election results! So what happens when two electoral candidates get exactly the same amount of votes from public? How do you decide who is the winner? Simple.[...]

Pakistan election results 2013: Return of Nawaz Sharif!

Mr Nawaz Sharif set to pull a hat-trick by becoming a three time Prime Minister! Election results from recently held elections in Pakistan are mostly out and Pakistan Muslim Le[...]

Unpredictable yet historic: Pakistan elections

It is elections season in the South Asian region. We just saw the elections in Malaysia, and now, it is voting time in Pakistan. Today, on 11th May, 2012, Pakistan goes to vote f[...]

Malaysia election results out!

Who won the Malaysia elections? Why are some people crying foul? The results are out for a hard fought election battle in Malaysia. The winners are taking it all, while many peop[...]

Malaysian parliamentary election: Voting begins for a close contest

Voting begins for Malaysia’s closest election in history! It is finally the day for Malaysians to vote for the party they want ruling Malaysia. Could the United Malays National O[...]

Cheetah attacks Botswana President!

Cheetah attacks Botswana President! We have heard stories of people planning attacks on Presidents. But have you heard an animal attacking a President? Well, this might be the fi[...]

Malaysian elections: Why should it come down to fights?

This is bad! For the last two weeks, there have been a total of 387 cases of violence related to the Malaysian elections. Why do people fight during times of elections? Well most[...]

Guess who offered help after China earthquake?

Help offer from an unlikely source for China A strong 7.0-magnitute earthquake hit Sichuan province, China earlier last week! The massive China earthquake has destroyed at l[...]

North Korea news: Is today the day when a war begins?

North Korea news: why is today important? All eyes will be on North Korea news today. Today's date is significant for North Korea and some experts think that North Korea might l[...]

Vital threat: US and South Korea on North Korea!

Is it really going to come down to an ugly war? It is expected North Korea is going to launch a nuclear weapon by April 15, the birthday of North Korea’s late founder, Kim Il-Sun[...]

Malaysia election date finally confirmed!

Malaysia election date finally confirmed! It has been confirmed! The most intense election for Malaysia's current ruling party, or even in the country's history, is set to take pl[...]

Overview of the North Korean Crisis: Are we on the brink of war?

The North Korean crisis is coming to a high. Tensions are being built up in the region, close to a date everyone thinks could mean war. Which date? Have you heard of the North Kor[...]

Childhood and key life events: Margaret Thatcher (Simple and short)

Childhood and key life events: Margaret Thatcher Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the “Iron Lady” of British politics died following a heart stroke on Monday. She was 87. [...]

Britain's Margaret Thatcher, the 'Iron Lady', dead at 87

Britain's Margaret Thatcher, the 'Iron Lady', dead at 87 Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the "Iron Lady" of British politics died following a heart stroke on Monday. She [...]

Malaysia elections: Prime Minister dissolves parliament

Malaysia elections: Close battle between parties Today, Wednesday 3rd April 2013, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced that he has dissolved parliament to prepare for th[...]

A man rides his motorbike in front of a poster of Hugo Chavez

Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela is no more (Pictures)

Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela is no more Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez passed away on March 5, 2013 in Caracas after a long fight with cancer, Venezuelan Vice President [...]

In Malaysia: is the state of Sabah under attack? (Detailed story)

In Malaysia: the state of Sabah under attack. What's happening there? KUALA LUMPUR, March 4, 2013 (AFP) - In Malaysia, the far-off state of Sabah on it's Borneo island i[...]

South Korea launches military drill. Why?

South Korea military drill at sea South Korea military drill at sea. What could be the reason? The South Korean navy started a 7 day military exercise this week. The main r[...]

Chinese newspaper 'Southern Weekly' in trouble. What happened?

Chinese newspaper 'Southern Weekly' gets into trouble with government officials because of publishing stories that government officials did not like! What happened? Read the ful[...]

Why are people upset in Egypt?

Why Are People Upset in Egypt? These days, many people in Egypt are very upset. Why? Because they just voted on a new constitution for their country, and many of them do not l[...]

Goodbye 2012!

Goodbye 2012! What will be your memories of 2012? Here are some of the major events that took place this year. Some of them were happy events, but some occasions during the year [...]

New South Korean President (Hint: It's a girl!)

Republic of Korea Elects First-Ever Woman President Ms Park Geun-hye has been elected as a the new south Korean President. Known as the “Queen of Elections”, she was elected Presi[...]

Shinzo Abe is the new Prime Minister of Japan

Shinzo Abe: Can he deliver Sumo Sized boost to Japan? The last few months have been months of major political change. We covered in detail the US presidential elections,[...]

Picture gallery: Protest rally in Egypt, People come out on the streets in Tahrir Square

Protest rally in Egypt's Tahrir Square in pictures. What happened?

Ceasefire in Gaza: A slideshow of photos

In another story, you might have read about a simple explanation of the Palestine-Israel conflict. In November 2012, there were attacks again from both sides- Israeli armed forc[...]

Whiz Video News This Week: News for kids and families 2nd Week November

The Whiz News This week video for the Second Week of November 2012. Fun and wholesome news for kids and the entire family! (All videos from YouTube on The Whiz Times are [...]

In pictures: Xi Jinping is new President of China

Pictures of Xi Jinping, the new Chinese President We've covered stories about this new leadership change in China, and if you've been following The Whiz Times, you surely know a l[...]

The Nobel Peace Prize: And the winner is...

The Nobel Peace Prize: And the winner is... Strange but true: the Nobel Peace Prize was set up by the man who invented dynamite! Alfred Nobel’s explosive invention in 1867 made[...]

President Barack Obama re-eleected!

President Barack Obama re-elected! Four more years! It’s official! U.S. President Barack Obama has won a tough political campaign to secure a second four-year term. [...]

US Presidential elections: Enough to make you cry?

Are you tired of hearing all about the Presidential elections? Are they taking up too much TV time? You probably feel just like little Abigail Evans aged four years old, who ha[...]

What is democracy? Democracy simplified through Classroom democracy

Create Your Own Classroom Democracy You’ve probably heard of a country being described as a “democracy” but what does it mean? The word democracy comes from two Greek words: de[...]

Cartoon Video: A profile snapshot and fun trivia about Mitt Romney

A profile snapshot and fun trivia about Mitt Romney You enjoy our animated videos on the top Whiz News of the Week for kids and families. You have enjoyed the cartoon video on[...]

Cartoon on Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and Halloween(Whiz Funnies)

Surely you know about the Presidential elections in the US. You must have read about it on The Whiz Times, seen many videos (Whiz News this week, a video on President Obama and [...]

Whiz News This Week: News for kids and families for 4th Week October

The Whiz News This week video for the 4th Week of October 2012. Fun and wholesome news for kids and the entire family! (All videos from YouTube on The Whiz Times are in Pri[...]

About Barack Obama: is this the most fun video you have ever seen?

A profile snapshot and fun trivia about Barack Obama You enjoy our animated videos on the top Whiz News of the Week for kids and families. And now you will also enjoy Our Whiz Fe[...]

Former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk passes away

Death of former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk His Excellency Norodom Sihanouk, the former King of Cambodia, has passed away at the age of 89 after a heart attack. In the past[...]

The story of Malala Yousufzai. A schoolgirl who stood against bullets!

Malala Yousufzai, the girl who stood up to the Taliban On 9 October 2012, a young Pakistani schoolgirl activist, named Malala Yousufzai, was shot in the head and neck by a[...]

About South Korea: Presidential election 2012 (not Gangnam Style!)

A preview of the Presidential Election in South Korea South Korea will be holding its presidential election on 19 December 2012. The current President, Lee Myung-bak, is not tak[...]

Philippines rebel group agrees to peace deal

Philippines rebel group agrees to peace deal On 7 October 2012, the President of the Philippines, S. Aquino III, announced that his government had reached a peace deal with the [...]

China and Taiwan relations: Former premier Frank Hsieh makes first visit to China

China Taiwan relations to get better? Former premier of Taiwan makes first visit to China On 4 October 2012, former Taiwanese Premier [...]

China gets ready for change in its top leadership. Who can be the new powerful leaders?

China leadership change The People’s Republic of China will have a new group of leaders in November. According to China’s national newspaper, there will be a meeting on 8 Novem[...]

Senkaku Islands: Chinese, Taiwanese or maybe Japanese?

Who claims Senkaku Islands? Japan,China and Taiwan all fighting for Senkaku Islands China and Taiwan have been arguing over the Senakaku Islands for years[...]

Libya elections held for the first time in 50 years. Why so long?

Libya had been under dictatorship rule for 50 years! 42 years were under the one man rule of Mr Moammar Gadhafi’s Libya has not held a[...]

Queen Elizabeth and a handshake with ex IRA chief. Why is it big?

UK and Republic of Ireland have a history of decades of fighting IRA was reported to be involved in the killing of Queen's Cousin and his two children [...]

What's happening Syria? World leaders meet on crisis.

What did the World leaders discuss on Syria crisis? Syria is now experiencing one of the most violent protests in the world. Foreign ministers around [...]

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Street protests the world over. A look at Spain. What happened?

It's happening in the Middle East. It is happening in Greece. It has happened in the UK and US. Why are people coming out in the streets? Street protests the world over. We are [...]

CHINA-SOUTH KOREA-JAPAN new BFFs?

China shook hands with Japan and South Korea in the month of May 2012. They were quite happy doing so- because now they will be able to trade more freely with each other! The[...]

New President for France: Sarkozy not cozy, Hollande wins grande

Nicolas Sarkozy looses French elections French people make Francois Hollande the new President of France 6th May, Paris (France) The excitement over who wou[...]

The Bo Xilai saga: Something out of a Shakespearean tragedy?

"Rock Star" City boss, powerful government official and an international figure In controversy for politics and scandals We covered this story in April (rea[...]

Hong Kong elects new chief executive

Hong Kong, 25 March, 2012: Mr. CY Leung was elected as Hong Kong's new Chief Executive Hong Kong does not have a Prime Minister or a President as a Head of State[...]

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