By Eleanor Bradford
Category: Feature
US marks 9/11 attacks anniversary
The US is remembering the victims of the 9/11 attacks in a series of memorials marking the 12th anniversary.
Barack Obama puts Syria strike on hold
US President Barack Obama has put military action against Syria on hold and vowed to pursue diplomacy to remove the regime’s chemical weapons.
Four convicted for Delhi gang rape
Four men have been found guilty of the fatal gang rape of a student in the Indian capital Delhi last December.
Syria conflict: France to float tough UN resolution
France will put a resolution to the UN Security Council to place Syria’s chemical weapons under international control so they can be destroyed, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says. He said the resolution would threaten “extremely serious” consequences if Syria breached…
Japan and South Korea: Burying the past?
By Rajaram Panda
Cell transplants could be a novel treatment for schizophrenia
Research from the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio suggests the exciting possibility of using cell transplants to treat schizophrenia.
Putin ally Sergei Sobyanin wins Moscow mayor election
Kremlin-backed candidate Sergei Sobyanin has won the election for mayor of Moscow, Russian election officials have announced.
UN ‘should reopen inquiry into Dag Hammarskjold’s death’
A commission looking into the death of former United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold has recommended that the UN reopen its investigation.
Bashar al-Assad: US will pay price for Syria strike
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned that the US would “pay the price” for any strike against Syria.
Free surgery camp continues in Rangpur
Good Heath Hospital (GHH) has conducted free surgeries to 500 poor lips cleft and soft palate cleft babies and general patients here during the last one year under its ongoing health free services programme.
Algeria redux in Egypt
By David Porter
Gallup poll: Only 36 pc Americans support Syria attack
By Richard Silverstein
Asian defense spending surpasses Europe’s
By Felix K. Chang
Military assistance to Myanmar: Need for balance
By Christine M. Leah
The Middle East’s peace of the grave
By Alan Caruba
Yahoo’s first transparency report, US tops snooping list
Following in the footsteps of other tech giants, Yahoo has published its first ever transparency report revealing how often governments request data about its users. According to the information, the majority of requests came from the US.
Children and women for sale: Trafficking in India
By Graham Peebles
CHOGM 2013 – Commonwealth secretariat spokesman Richard Uku
By Salma Yusuf
Negotiate justice but don’t compromise it
By Salma Yusuf
WFP’s assisted project runs for undernourished mothers, children in Gaibandha
A welfare project entitled “Improving Maternal and Child Nutrition (IMCN)” launched in August, 2011 runs smoothly creating positive impacts to the undernourished mothers and children in the district.
Mideast oil loses some of its power
By Claude Salhani
US lied when it said there’s no Al-Qaida in Syria – Putin
When US Secretary of State John Kerry said during a debate in Congress that there was no al-Qaida in Syria, he was lying, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.
US Senate panel approves plan for syria strike
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a resolution giving U.S. President Barack Obama authority to take military action against Syria over its use of chemical weapons on civilians.
Tunisia: Prisoners break out of jail
By Magharebia
China-India joint military srill: Time for a review
By Jagannath P. Panda
Al-Qaeda working to defeat US drones since 2010
For the past three years, Al-Qaeda has sought to hire engineers and other experts to help the terrorist organization fend off US drone strikes that have increasingly hobbled the militant network, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden.
The three-decade delay of a nuclear waste repository
By Alan Caruba
The Arab divide on Syria
By C. Raja Mohan
The consequences of Cameron’s Syria defeat
By Deepak Tripathi