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As the US election season draws a mix of reactions from candidates on the issue of immigration – from xenophobic rejection to reform and inclusivity – a new study highlights immigrants bring enormous economic benefits to...

After making it harder for U.S. companies to avoid taxes through foreign merger, the Obama administration is preparing to unveil a new plan that will expose people using cover of shell companies to hide wealth and...

FEATURED IMAGE above shows Iceland PM and a British Poster on safe havens Photo via Wikimedia Commons A mammoth data of more than 11 million documents – released from the leaked database of a Panama-based law...

A string of recent eye-opening reports have established links between inequality and turmoil at social, national and international levels. For example, a report late last year highlighted how inequality and economic frustrations led to Arab Spring...

World leaders need to blend use of force with political options and invest more in preventing crises than just in containing violent extremists to stem the current and so far the most perilous wave of militant violence,...

Breathtaking really is the word that springs to mind while describing the beauty and awe of natural scenes in Pakistan’s north. Capturing the beauty of mountains, lakes and gardens under clear blue skies or low hanging...

New Delhi’s decision to initially invest US $ 150 million for the development of Chah Bahar, an Iranian port, just 70 kilometers away from Pakistani deep-sea port of Gwadar, seems a manifestation of the decades old...

The 2016 election campaign has seen a new curve of fear-driven politics, with some Republican candidates repudiating everything that the Democratic President Barack Obama has pursued in the last seven years as inimical to American interest....

As Kabul prepares for direct talks with Taliban to establish legitimacy in the face of insurgency, rampant corruption is fast eroding average Afghanis’ trust in the state and threatening to undermine efforts for sustainable peace. Rated...

Afghan violence in 2015 claimed the highest number of civilian casualties recorded in the war-torn country, laying bare inability of the Afghan forces to stem the Taliban-led insurgency after they were handed over the combat role...