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With US abstention, UN Security Council declares Israeli settlements illegal
UN Photo/Manuel Elias With United States abstaining, the U.N. Security Council on Friday approved a resolution demanding Israel stop building settlements on occupied Palestinian territory and declaring all such constructions since the 1967 war, including in...Dec 24, 2016 816 0 -
Obama dismantles Muslim registry program
Statue of Liberty Photo : I, Laslovarga via Wikimedia Commons The Obama administration moved Thursday to dismantle a 9/11 era registry program known as National Security Entry-Exit Registration System, which required visitors mostly from Muslim countries...Dec 22, 2016 1222 0 -
Investor confidence grows as US economy continues impressive growth
Wall Street New York Photo Credit : CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=243386 Call it continuation of economic growth resulting fom President Barack Obama’s policies or ‘Trump Bump’ in the form of stock exchange upsurge from President-elect Donald...Dec 22, 2016 930 0 -
Russia’s growing ties with Pakistan leave India aghast
Gwadar Seaport Photo Credit: Umargondal via Wikimedia Commons Perhaps nowhere the maxim that nothing is constant in international politics rings as loudly as in Russia’s outreach to Pakistan that has left India stunned and aghast. Vladimir...Dec 22, 2016 998 0 -
Indian shelling on Kashmiri schoolchildren van another setback to peace search
Indian forces resorted to firing on a school van across the Line of Control in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Friday, killing driver of the vehicle and leaving eight children injured, officials said. The attack came as Pakistanis...Dec 16, 2016 822 0 -
Tech entrepreneurs pledge to protect civil liberties
Downtown San Jose South Market, Photo by XAtsukex via Wikimedia Commons In the backdrop of anti-immigration rhetoric and incidents of harassment , over 100 American tech entrepreneurs have pledged to resist any erosion of civil liberties...Dec 16, 2016 990 0 -
All Americans should speak out against hate crimes : Attorney General Lynch
Delivering a blistering rebuke of hate crimes against Muslims, US Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch D has said all Americans must speak out against such acts as they challenge the core of American ideals. “When one...Dec 13, 2016 1030 0 -
India threatens, Pakistan reacts as South Asia faces Kashmir standoff
South Asia’s hostility festered into another nasty round of allegations as India Monday threatened Pakistan with breaking up the country into 10 parts in a repeat of the 1971 dismemberment. Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh raked...Dec 13, 2016 904 0 -
Hillary Clinton warns against dangers of fake news
Photo: Screenshot/NBC News Returning to Washington public scene for the first time since her election loss to Donald Trump last month, Hillary Clinton warned against consequences of the “epidemic of fake news” running unbridled in several...Dec 9, 2016 1248 0 -
Keith Ellison leads race for Democratic chair amid scrutiny
Photo by Lorie Shaull via Wikimedia Commons Rep. Keith Ellison – the first Muslim American member of Congress – is now the front runner in the competition to lead the Democratic National Committee – after former...Dec 4, 2016 1083 0