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World human rights advocates urge release of Palestinian teen facing Israeli military trial
Photo: Haim Schwarczenberg, https://schwarczenberg.com /Wikimedia Commons World human rights organizations are reacting to the Israeli military trial of Ahed Tamimi, 17-year-old Palestinian girl, with condemnation of disregard for her rights and called for her immediate release....Feb 14, 2018 1023 0 -
Trump proposes $351 million in assistance for Pakistan in the 2019 budget
Photo: HiraV/Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump has proposed $ 351 million in economic and security assistance for Pakistan in the fiscal 2019 budget, indicating the continued importance of U.S.-Pakistan cooperation to America’s South Asia policy. The...Feb 13, 2018 895 0 -
‘Cooperation, not blame game, will help resolve Afghan troubles’
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari speaks to the media in Washington D.C. Photo Credit: VOA Fighting terrorism in Afghanistan and the region requires effective cooperation among allies, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari argued here...Feb 10, 2018 1334 0 -
Winter Olympics begin with a rare display of truce
Photo: ATR1992/Wikimedia Commons shows PyeongChang Dravon Valley Ski Resort The 2018 Winter Olympics began in PyeongChang with a rare display of unity between hosts South Korea and North Korea on Friday amid festering nuclear tensions and...Feb 9, 2018 1011 0 -
Afghan instability threatens Pakistan’s gains
Pakistan’s economic and security gains were at risk from continued Afghan instability, and it is in the country’s interest to work with the United States to help bring peace to Afghanistan, a top Pakistani official said....Feb 8, 2018 1190 0 -
Eagles stun Patriots with 41-33 Super Bowl victory
Photo by Mr.schultz/Wikimedia Commons shows Nick Foles during a match vs Redskins on November 17, 2013 In the end, offense with calmness and confidence was name of the NFL Championship game that gave Philadelphia Eagles an amazing Super...Feb 5, 2018 1148 0 -
Artificial Intelligence: Are we transferring our biases to machines?
Photo: Polimerek in MIT Museum duringWikimania 2006/Wikimedia Are we transferring our biases to computers? With supervised learning, machines learn what we teach them. Just like our kids often perpetuate our belief systems, biases, and preferences, will...Feb 4, 2018 1344 0 -
Trump sticks to his call for sweeping immigration reform
President Donald Trump spoke of a “new American moment” in his State of the Union as he stuck to his call for a sweeping immigration reform with the construction of US-Mexican border wall, end to Diversity...Jan 31, 2018 1099 0 -
State of the Union: Where do Americans stand on critical issues?
As President Donald Trump addresses the nation a year after moving to the White House, Americans have mixed views on several issues from economy to taxes, democracy to foreign policy and health care to immigration. According...Jan 30, 2018 1022 0 -
Pakistan embassy launches new website to improve services
Pakistan’s embassy in Washington D.C. has launched a new website as part of the public diplomacy efforts and improve access to information through a variety of new links. Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said at the inaugural...Jan 28, 2018 1172 0
