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UN urges immediate Pakistan-India deescalation; renews mediation offer
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for urgent deescalation of tensions between India and Pakistan and an end to violence in the region. The UN chief made that call during a meeting with Pakistan’s UN Ambassador...Sep 30, 2016 847 0 -
Election 2016 : Candidates social media posts quicker source of information
During the 2016 election campaign, presidential candidates’ social media posts are serving as faster sources of news and information than their websites and Emails, Pew Research reports. Around a quarter of U.S. adults (24%) turn to...Jul 21, 2016 886 0 -
Concerned over Kashmir, UN chief ready to mediate India-Pakistan peace talks
Voicing concern over the deteriorating situation in Indian-held Kashmir, a U.N. spokesman said Wednesday that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stands ready to mediate peace talks amid heightening tensions between India and Pakistan provided the two neighbors accept...Jul 13, 2016 828 0 -
John Lewis blends icon power with social media to push gun control debate
Civil rights icon has brought his star power to gun control debate, leading a rare sit-in on the floor of the House in the wake of worst shooting in the US history that claimed 49 lives...Jun 25, 2016 864 0 -
More Americans now getting news on social media
More American adults are getting news on social media than previously reported, with a jump from 49 percent four years ago to 62 percent in 2016. Of the 62 percent who see news on the social...May 30, 2016 1297 0 -
Jon Stewart faults Trump, Clinton and media coverage
In hard-hitting remarks during a podcast interview, Jon Stewart ripped apart Donald Trump’s temperament, criticized Hillary Clinton’s lack of clarity, even as he took on the media for what he termed as its focus on “wrong things.” The former host of The...May 10, 2016 1463 0 -
Miss the hug and other poems by Eva Petropoulou Lianou
A kiss to remember...Read MoreNov 2, 2024 463 0 -
Pakistani American scholar Farah Karim-Cooper named Folger Shakespeare Library director
The first non-white to head the Folger ...Read MoreMay 24, 2024 1836 0 -
An artist’s visual discourse with his mentor
A tribute to an artist's inspirational teacher...Read MoreDec 6, 2023 604 0