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Why is the Security Council not ending Syrian suffering?
With another 400 Syrians killed and 2000 more injured in besieged Aleppo alone, a UN humanitarian official has appealed to the Security Council for action to stop the bloodshed in the devastated Arab country. The latest...October 27, 2016 1157 0 -
Famous Nat Geo Afghan girl with piercing green eyes arrested in Pakistan
Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed ‘Afghan girl’ globally recognized for appearance on a 1985 issue cover of National Geographic magazine, is back in news. On Wednesday, Pakistani officials confirmed that she has been arrested in Peshawar for...October 26, 2016 5877 0 -
IMF Chief favors transparency, as Pakistan braces for political fight over corruption allegations
FEATURED IMAGE above shows Constitution Ave, Islamabad, Photo: By Zacharie Grossen via Wikimedia Commons Managing Director International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde has called Panama and Bahamas Leaks a matter of honesty, transparency and accountability. On the...October 26, 2016 1089 0 -
India, Pakistan cross-border shelling kills four amid Kashmir tensions
FEATURED IMAGE above shows the floodlit border zone between India and Pakistan has a distinctly orange hue in this astronaut photograph PHOTO CREDIT: By ISS Expedition 28 crew (NASA Earth Observatory) via Wikimedia Commons Pakistan and...October 24, 2016 1044 0 -
Wonder Woman chosen UN Ambassador amid silent protests
Wonder Woman, the iconic superhero, has been made a United Nations honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls, despite a petition arguing against the decisio The controversial choice came emerged, as the UN teamed...October 23, 2016 838 0 -
‘Crimes of epic proportion’ in Aleppo as ceasefire shattered
Weeks of aerial bombings by Bashar al Assad regime and Russian forces and rebel counterattacks have heaped further misery on besieged Syrian civilians in Aleppo, who have refused to leave the shattered city during a three-day...October 23, 2016 788 0 -
Wonder Woman named UN Ambassador amid silent protests
Wonder Woman, the iconic superhero, has been made a United Nations honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls, despite a petition arguing against the decisio The controversial choice came emerged, as the UN teamed...October 23, 2016 879 0 -
World Bank predicts higher prices for oil, slightly lower for gold in 2017
The boom in oil production in recent years that helped industrial consumers and citizens save money is likely to fall back to lower levels, causing prices to soar next year. With the Organization of the Petroleum...October 23, 2016 911 0 -
Amnesty International asks India to free Kashmiri teens held under controversial law
Human Rights watchdog Amnesty International has urged New Delhi to release two teenage boys detained in Jammu and Kashmir under detention under a controversial law. Rayees Ahmad Mir and Waheed Ahmed Gojree, both 16 years old,...October 22, 2016 762 0 -
Syrian children draw realities of war but keep hopes alive – Will the world help?
A generation of Syrian children maimed, tens of thousands killed as the five-year long conflict rages on in the last remaining streets of Aleppo. Schools, hospitals, houses destroyed, leaving deep imprints of excruciating moments of loss...October 17, 2016 2680 0
