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US diplomats concerned over Syria policy implications
More than 50 US diplomats signed an internal memo urging the Obama administration to approve military airstrikes against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, widely held responsible for massacre and displacement of millions of Syrians....June 17, 2016 869 0 -
Alarming rise in refugee drownings in the Mediterranean
May was one of the deadliest months for refugees and immigrants escaping Middle Eastern and African conflicts and impoverished regions to cross into Europe through risky journey on the Mediterranean Sea. The last week alone saw at...June 6, 2016 1113 0 -
Clinton: Trump “temperamentally unfit” for White House job
In a hard-hitting speech Hillary Clinton ripped apart Donald Trump’s unusual foreign policy positions with regard to American friends and foes alike, declaring him” temperamentally unfit” for the White House job. At times during her diatribe...June 3, 2016 972 0 -
Response to refugee crisis to determine world stability – Angelina Jolie
How the world responds to the current refugee crisis – compounded by festering Middle Easter conflicts – will be critical to the future of the globe for decades to come, says Angelina Jolie Pitt. The Hollywood star and UN Goodwill Ambassador reminded...May 16, 2016 987 0 -
Majority of voters want US to focus inwardly
Most Americans want to see the United States focus on its own problems rather than getting involved in global affairs, according to a new survey that also showed increasing support for hike in defense budget to...May 15, 2016 1168 0 -
Pakistan’s long-term energy solution may lie in gas import
Belgian Vessel Exquisite docked at Port Qasim near Karachi has been instrumental in re-gasification of LNG imported from Qatar since March 2015. Captain and engineers of European origin with the help of Philippines sailors carry out...May 6, 2016 3295 0 -
Syria falls back into volcano of violence
Hopes that Syria – decimated by more than five years of multilayered conflicts – could finally be put on path to rehabilitation – were dashed to pieces after a series of civilian killings from bombings of...April 30, 2016 1193 0 -
Conflicts leave millions of children defenseless against diseases
Armed conflicts around the world are taking a heavy toll on children leaving them unimmunized against infectious diseases as health facilities. Almost two-thirds of children without even basic vaccines live in countries that are either partially...April 28, 2016 832 0 -
Oil market uncertain as production accord remains elusive
The global oil market is likely to remain in yet another phase of uncertainty at least until June after geopolitical tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran prevented major oil producing countries to agree on an output...April 19, 2016 930 0 -
Ending poverty in fragile countries can prevent future refugee crisis: WB
The world powers must act to boost developing economies and alleviate poverty in the most fragile countries to prevent future refugee crises, the World Bank says. More than 244 million people, or 3.3 percent of the...April 7, 2016 822 0
