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All six 2016 American Nobel Laureates are immigrants
How critically immigrants contribute to United States’ scientific and technological superiority over other countries was evident this week after it emerged that all six American recipients of 2016 Nobel Prizes announced so far are immigrants. The...Oct 11, 2016 3049 0 -
Clinton: Muslim ban shortsighted; Trump frames it as “extreme vetting”
A barrage of attacks and counterattacks during the acrimonious and friction-filled town hall debate saw it ebb into an abrasive showdown soon after Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump attacked each other. The Democratic and Republican candidates barely...Oct 10, 2016 1474 0 -
Metro area Muslim leaders urge robust participation in election
A number of prominent American Muslims in Washington metro area, called for robust participation in November 8 election, which they said is critical to the future of the United States as a great place for diverse...Oct 10, 2016 1403 0 -
John McCain withdraws support of Trump over offensive remarks against women
Senator John McCain, a top Republican, has withdrawn his support of Donald Trump, saying the businessman’s demeaning comments about women make it impossible for him to back the candidate. McCain’s announcement is being seen as a...Oct 9, 2016 752 0 -
Pakistan has new law to punish perpetrators of “honor killings”
Pakistan’s Parliament has enacted a long-awaited bill to close loopholes that have been used to allow killers of women to go free under the pretext of defending “family honor.” Under the new legislation, murderers, usually fathers,...Oct 9, 2016 991 0 -
António Guterres set to be next UN secretary general
António Guterres, the former Portuguese prime minister, is set to be the next UN secretary general, after the Security Council agreed he should replace Ban Ki-moon of South Korea, whose term expires at the end of...Oct 6, 2016 940 0 -
Senator Mushahid Sayed explains why India should have peace with Pakistan
A top Pakistani senator, Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Wednesday outlined a range of reasons to South Asia watchers as being imperatives for New Delhi making peace with Pakistan through a fair settlement of Jammu and Kashmir dispute....Oct 5, 2016 1229 0 -
US to admit 110,000 refugees in 2017 : State Department
The United States will welcome 110,000 refugees in Fiscal Year 2017, as it works to address the gigantic refugee crisis facing the world. “This is a 57 percent increase over FY 2015 and is consistent with...Oct 5, 2016 1133 0 -
American dream should be big enough for everyone to share in its promise : Clinton
Hillary Clinton took a swipe at corporations that she said hurt Americans and offered a more inclusive approach to economic progress, stressing that American dream should be large enough to let eveyone benefit from its promise....Oct 4, 2016 1202 0 -
US for reduction in South Asian tensions; Pakistan presents dossier on Indian repression in Kashmir
Pakistan’s ambassador in Washington Jalil Abbas Jilani has handed overr a dossier to the United States on Indian human rights violations in Kashmir, as the State Department said America is continuing efforts to reduce South Asian...Oct 4, 2016 887 0