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WH report : 64 to 116 civilians killed in US drone strikes since 2009
President Barack Obama has signed an executive order intended to better prevent non-combatants from being killed in drone strikes after releasing figures Friday that between 64 and 116 civilians have been killed by drone and other...Jul 1, 2016 634 0 -
Millions of illegal immigrants face uncertainty after deadlocked plan
Millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States face uncertain future after the Supreme Court on Thursday deadlocked 4-4 on President Barack Obama’s plan that would have allowed those with no criminal record to live in...Jun 23, 2016 1017 0 -
Virginia Senator Tim Kaine said to be on Clinton’s VP shortlist
Virginia Senator Time Kaine is said to be on likely Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s shortlist for vice president pick. The two other politicians being vetted on the shortlist include Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Housing Secretary...Jun 22, 2016 1045 0 -
65 million refugees and shrinking survival islands
FEATURED IMAGE above shows a Yemeni refugee family in Darwin Camp Photo Credit: UNHCR/Yahya Arhab The number of refugees and displaced people spiraled to unprecedented 65.3 million last year, the United Nations said in another grim...Jun 21, 2016 848 0 -
With Trump inflaming intolerance, Biden warns of dangers
While Donald Trump continues to ramp up his rhetoric against Muslims and Latinos, Vice President Joseph Biden has warned that politics of fear and intolerance would have serious implications for American democracy, security and societal values....Jun 21, 2016 779 0 -
Clinton and Sanders to meet as Democrats seek Party healing
In the wake of tensely fought primary contests, Democratic Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders plan to hold talks in the nation’s capital Tuesday evening – in what is being billed as a meeting to heal the...Jun 14, 2016 838 0 -
Condemnations and shock as 50 dead in Orlando nightclub mass shooting
In the deadliest mass shooting in American history, fifty people were dead and another 53 injured, when a heavily armed man, identified in the media as 29-year-old Omar Mateen, went on a shooting rampage in a...Jun 12, 2016 763 0 -
Who could be Hillary Clinton’s VP pick?
Having virtually clinched the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton is in search of a “most qualified” vice presidential candidate in the run up to next month’s convention for November 8 election. “I’m looking at the most qualified...Jun 9, 2016 826 0 -
Afghanistan-Pakistan relations key to peace
FEATURED IMAGE above shows historic Khyber Pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan Photo Credit: By James Mollison via Wikimedia Commons Once again – after Mullah Akhtar Mansour’s assassination by the drone in Baluchistan — the question has resurfaced as...Jun 1, 2016 1246 0 -
Trump gets magic delegate count amid GOP unease
Real estate tycoon Donald Trump Thursday moved a step closer to securing the Republican presidential nomination for the November 8 election as he surpassed the magic number of 1237 delegates. The primary campaign milestone has turned...May 26, 2016 771 0