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Renowned Pakistani journalist Afzal Khan passes away
Veteran Pakistani journalist and former Washington correspondent of the Associated Press of Pakistan Afzal Khan passed away in Virginia on Thursday. Khan had been unwell in the last few years with cardiac complications and was under...Dec 14, 2017 2244 3 -
Google opens Artificial Intelligence China Center
Image by Google Inc..Tene/Wikimedia Commons Google search services may not be available in China but the tech giant and the rising economic power find a common purpose with the opening of Google AI Center in Shanghai...Dec 14, 2017 1161 0 -
NY attempted terror attack: Suspect identified as Bangladeshi Akayed Ullah
Authorities in New York City have identified the suspect as a 27-year-old man, Akayed Ullah, from Bangladesh, who attempted to carry out a terror attack on New York’s Port Authority bus terminal during Monday morning rush...Dec 11, 2017 936 0 -
UN says no alternative to two-state solution of the ME conflict
Reacting to President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the United Nations has said there is no alternative to the two-state solution and that the world body would strive for the two Middle Eastern...Dec 7, 2017 1005 0 -
Trump gets first major legislative victory as Senate passes huge tax plan
With a 51-49 vote, the Senate early Saturday passed legislation to introduce a huge set of changes to the tax code, giving President Donald Trump his first major legislative victory. Trump hailed the Senate vote for...Dec 2, 2017 1110 0 -
Trump may replace Tillerson with CIA Director Pompeo as top American diplomat
Mike Pompeo, Photo: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons President Trump could oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, according to a report in The New York Times Thursday. The change in...Nov 30, 2017 1016 0 -
Small Business Saturday 2017 sees 108 million consumers spend $ 12.9 billion
An estimated 108 million consumers reported shopping or dining at local independently-owned businesses across the United States on 2017 Small Business Saturday, in a sign of encouragement for local enterprises. According to data from the 2017...Nov 30, 2017 1015 0 -
Foreign student enrollment at US institutions up by 104% since recession
Harvard Square Harvard Yard Photo: User:Chensiyuan/Wikimedia Commons The United States has long prided itself on hosting some of the world’s top institutions of higher learning that attract talent from around the world. But the 2008 year...Nov 24, 2017 1632 0 -
Crown Prince Mohammad aims to recover $100 billion from the ‘corrupt’ Saudi elite
Photo: The White House/Cropped by User:Siqbal/Wikimedia Commons Saudi Arabia’s reform-seeking Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman aims to recover around $100 billion from 200 princes and businessmen implicated in a sweeping crackdown on corruption. The majority of...Nov 24, 2017 1110 0 -
Pakistani-American scholar speaks at synagogue with call for enlightened dialogue
Photo: Author American minorities have been the target of political rhetoric and discrimination since last year’s election which saw President Donald Trump claim the White House. Anti-Semitic attacks have sharply risen this past year according to...Nov 22, 2017 6246 0