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With US abstention, UN Security Council declares Israeli settlements illegal
UN Photo/Manuel Elias With United States abstaining, the U.N. Security Council on Friday approved a resolution demanding Israel stop building settlements on occupied Palestinian territory and declaring all such constructions since the 1967 war, including in...December 24, 2016 821 0 -
Investor confidence grows as US economy continues impressive growth
Wall Street New York Photo Credit : CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=243386 Call it continuation of economic growth resulting fom President Barack Obama’s policies or ‘Trump Bump’ in the form of stock exchange upsurge from President-elect Donald...December 22, 2016 936 0 -
Russia’s growing ties with Pakistan leave India aghast
Gwadar Seaport Photo Credit: Umargondal via Wikimedia Commons Perhaps nowhere the maxim that nothing is constant in international politics rings as loudly as in Russia’s outreach to Pakistan that has left India stunned and aghast. Vladimir...December 22, 2016 1003 0 -
Pakistan plans six routes for regular traffic to check Afghan border militancy
In a bid to check movement of militants across its porous border with Afghanistan, the Pakistani government has decided to establish six controlled crossing routes in the next four years that will help monitor all transport...December 21, 2016 789 0 -
Tech entrepreneurs pledge to protect civil liberties
Downtown San Jose South Market, Photo by XAtsukex via Wikimedia Commons In the backdrop of anti-immigration rhetoric and incidents of harassment , over 100 American tech entrepreneurs have pledged to resist any erosion of civil liberties...December 16, 2016 998 0 -
Study shows Muslim, Hindu immigrants bring top talent to the United States
An Indian information technology expert, a Pakistan-origin doctor making fortunes in the United States. Sounds like a regular success story. But there is an uncommon dimension to this story. These professionals do not represent the state...December 14, 2016 1074 0 -
Before evacuation deal, Assad kills women, children in Aleppo
A child standing amid debris on a street in Aleppo. (file) Photo: OCHA/Romenzi A vague evacuation deal was reached Tuesday as killing of women and children led to international outcry and condemnations of the Bashar al...December 14, 2016 931 0 -
Trump denies Russian role in election process; Congressional leaders urge bipartisan probe
Photo: Screenshot/Donald J. Trump for President video Reacting to CIA’s assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 US election, President-elect Donald Trump has called it “ridiculous” even some top Republican senators have called for a bipartisan...December 12, 2016 991 0 -
Trump’s mixed signals on China
Photo by MikeRussia (MikeRussia) via Wikimedia Commons shows a sunset scene on the South China Sea off Mũi Né village on the south-east coast of Vietnam Days after upsetting Beijing with a telephonic conversation with Taiwanese...December 10, 2016 930 0 -
Immigrants contributed $ 2 trillion to US GDP last year : New Study
Immigrants who came from around the world contributed about $ 2 trillion to the GDP in the United States last year, making America the largest beneficiary of talented workforce in a variety of fields. McKinsey Global...December 7, 2016 2148 0
