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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. &...

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...

In one of the deadliest attacks, 130 Pakistanis los their lives when a suicide bomber hit an election rally in Mastung district of Balochistan, the southwestern province struggling against militancy. The Pakistani government has announced one-day...

Benefiting from a two-year exporting program, 13 companies from across Virginia increased international sales by an average of 82 percent. The companies graduated from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s (VEDP) Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET)...

“Virginia Parents’ of the Year 2018” will be honored along with other deserving individuals who exemplify true family values in their families and community. Besides, Ambassadors for Peace awards will be presented. This year’s finalists are...

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...