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International students in U.S. now top one million
Janss Steps, Royce Hall in background, University of California, LA, Photo by b r e n t (UCLA) via Wikimedia Commons Over one million international students are studying at U.S. colleges and universitie during the 2015-16 academic...Nov 26, 2016 1467 0 -
Obama asked Clinton to concede election : Report
Hillary Clinton delivering concession speech in NY November 9, 2016 Photo Screenshot/ABC News President Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, urged Hillary Clinton to concede to her Republican rival, Donald Trump, on the night of her...Nov 26, 2016 1084 0 -
Fundamentalism, populism pose threat to women human rights defenders – UN
Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Dubravka Simonovic, speaks to the press in Buenos Aires, November 21, 2016. Photo UNIC /Buenos Aires. Women’s rights have been set back in several places even as awareness about human...Nov 25, 2016 971 0 -
India threatens to stop river water flows into Pakistan
Featured Image shows Indus River in Kharmang District, Pakistan, Photo by Shahnawaz Zafar via Wikimedia Commons Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has threatened to stop the flow of Indus river waters into Pakistan – in contravention of...Nov 25, 2016 1122 0 -
In Thanksgiving message, Obama urges unity
President Obama and his nephews Austin and Aaron Robinson react to an unexpected commotion by Tot, the National Thanksgiving Turkey Nov. 23, 2016. National Turkey Federation Chairman John Reicks watches at left. (Official White House Photo...Nov 24, 2016 1091 0 -
Trump urges national healing in Thanksgiving message
President-elect Donald Trump has called for national healing, saying it is time people unite after a long brusing political campaign, that saw him defeat Hillary Clinton in November 8 vote. “We have just finished a long...Nov 24, 2016 1142 0 -
What will happen when Trump pulls US out of Trans-Pacific Partnership?
Featured image : AFGE activists participate in #StopFastTrack rallies in the D.C. in April, 2015, Photo by AFGE via Wikimedia Commons The shock following the election of Donald Trump as America’s 45th President has given way...Nov 24, 2016 966 0 -
Kashmir : Indian shelling kills 10 civilians, three Pakistani troops
Photo by CIA shows Kashmir region via Wikimedia Commons Nine civilians were killed and several injured as India targeted a passenger bus with heavy shelling in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in the most dangerous South Asian escalation since 2003....Nov 23, 2016 830 0 -
American interfaith, rights bodies call for abolishing registry framework
Statue of Liberty, New York Photo by Laslovarga via Wikimedia Commons Nearly 200 American rights and interfaith organizations have called for dismantling the framework behind a post-9/11 registry system, saying it targeted immigrants based on religion,...Nov 23, 2016 893 0 -
The Trump Era: American Muslims must pursue dialogue, engagement
Akbar Ahmed at River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Bethesda, Md. Sunday November 20, 2016 Photo: Views and News Muslim Americans should reach out to communities in order to foster a better understanding of Islam and...Nov 22, 2016 1420 0