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Photo: A 2007 Protect Your Republic Day Protest, Credit:  Selahattin Sonmez, edited by Dsmurat / Wikimedia Commons Turkey has lifted the two-year-old state of emergency under which Ankara fired thousands of people from government jobs, jailed...

Image Credit: David Monniaux007 Tanuki Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar / CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikipedia The West is associated and equated with crass materialism.  A new documentary, “Generation Wealth,” investigates this.  But is the East less infected by this virus? Excessive...

The United Nations ace human rights body is hitting back at India for its unfounded criticism of a blistering report documenting a number of incidents establishing New Delhi’s use of lethal force against Kashmiri people. Pakistan has...

The 25th Annual Parents’ Day Alliance of Virginia honored Bishop & Mrs. Tyrone & Valarie Allen (Herndon) and Mr. & Mrs. Ravi & Shashi Chopra (Fairfax Station) as “Virginia Parents’ of the Year, 2018. Mr. &...

Fishing is not just fishing when it is poor man’s business of life. It helps fight poverty, brings essential diet nutrients to the poor communities, and employs nearly 60 million people worldwide – 14 per cent...

Image: Screenshot/FIFA Channel video The image of the French team celebrating their glorious world cup victory represents the best of sporting spirit and enthusiasm for competition. But the 2018 French team is no ordinary outfit. It...

8th Ave Chinatown in Brooklyn Photo: Eric R. Bechtold/Wikimedia Commons What is the first thing that springs to mind at the mention of Asians-Americans? Chinese workers and small business owners, Korean business and tech experts, countless...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres backs human rights commission’s proposal for international investigation into atrocities being committed in Indian-controlled  Kashmir. The world’s highest diplomat is also calling upon nuclear rivals India and Pakistan to find a political...

That gender inequality is putting a high premium on development of communities, societies and countries around the world sounds like a commonplace observation. But looking at the impact of gender inequality in earnings on human development...

Photo by the Global Fund/Nana Kofi Acquah shows a  home-based caregiver in a village near Kayar, Senegal It’s not just a lack finances, but a shortage of professional skills coupled with high percentage of patients contracting infection in...