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New immigration plan seeks far-reaching changes
In a major move on the issue of immigration, President Donald Trump has expressed his support for legislation seeking to introduce a new points-based system for new legal permanent residents, and effectively reduce immigration by half...August 3, 2017 1235 0 -
Young people are the force behind rapid Internet expansion
Photo: Tomwsulcer/Wikimedia Commons Young people aged 15-24 are pushing the Internet use to new boundaries, constituting 71 percent of the nearly half of the world’s population connected to the digital information and connectivity highway. Of the...August 1, 2017 1482 0 -
UN Security Council condemns deadly bombing in Lahore
The United Nations Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” Monday’s deadly terrorist attack in Lahore, emphasizing that the perpetrators be held accountable. The statement came after a car bombing in the heart of Pakistan...July 25, 2017 1389 0 -
One percent of all emails in 2016 were malicious attacks
Photo : International Telecommunication Union Nearly one per cent of all emails sent in 2016 were essentially malicious attacks, the highest rate in recent years, the International Telecommunication Union reveled as threats against cyber security grow....July 23, 2017 1357 0 -
New report says record high number of civilians losing lives in Afghanistan conflict
Kabul after a massive explosion Photo: UNAMA/Jawad Jalali Calling the Afghan conflict an “ugly war, “the United Nations has said civilians lives – including those of women and children – continue to be lost at record...July 18, 2017 1553 0 -
More people globally view U.S. than China as the leading economic power
Notwithstanding fast-paced emergence of China and other major economies over the past decade, people in countries around the world continue to view the United States as the top global economic power. According to Pew Research Center,...July 17, 2017 1496 0 -
UN asks India, Pakistan to resolve Kashmir dispute through dialogue
Amid lingering South Asian tensions, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Thursday has asked India and Pakistan to settle the Kashmir problem through dialogue. “The secretary-general reiterates his call on the parties to resolve the issue through engagement...July 13, 2017 1497 0 -
Arundhati Roy speaks about Indian atrocities against Kashmiris
Photo: Vikramjit Kakati/ Wikimedia Commons The horrible plight of mothers of the disappeared youth in Indian-ruled Kashmir, the uncertainty of life and scant regard for human rights in the one of the world’s most heavily militarized...July 9, 2017 1532 0 -
Lynchings of Muslims rob India of secularism
When India’s ultra-nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi visited Washington last week, he represented a country fast severing its links to secularism and pluralism that once made it an exemplary democracy. A series of reports and articles...July 2, 2017 1173 0 -
UN terms Qatari neighbors’ demand to close Al Jazeera ‘unacceptable attack’
Al Jazeera English Newsroom Photo by Wittylama/Wikimedia Commons Voicing outrage over Persian Gulf countries’ demand to shut down Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera, the UN Human Rights chief has termed it as an “unacceptable attack” on the right to...July 1, 2017 1290 0
