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Violence against women: Study Reveals One-third of EU women affected
A survey by the Violence against Women report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), one in three of all women in Europe have been suffering from violence in their lifetime. It says that a third of all women in the European Union have experienced either physical or sexual violence since the age […]
Amidst Anxiety Over Survival, Critiques Surge On Obama’s Interference
When he was sworn in as the first Black President of the United States, Barack Obama was celebrated as having made history and the moment was etched in the history of the United States as an erasure of the last lingering traces of racism. But the same man has recently hit the headlines for wrong […]
Syria: Latinos Rebuff US Plans
The Latin American countries unanimously opposed the US plans to launch an attack against Syria saying that this action would not only affect the Middle East but it would also be a threat to Latin America. Countries like Cuba, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil undoubtedly rejects the US strategy believing that the intervention will further […]
Obama Meets Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah
US President Barack Obama met Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on Friday with the hopes of easing the strained relations between both the countries. Obama last travelled to the country in May 2009 just before his landmark Cairo speech where he laid out his vision for US re-engagement with Muslims and Arabs. The President stopped by […]
Kuwait MP Calls for Deportation of 1.4 Million Expats
Kuwaiti MP Dr Khalil Abdullah has called for the deportation of 280,000 expatriates per year for the next five years for resolving the imbalanced demographic in the country. “There is a critical need to find solutions for the demographic situation in Kuwait. We need to have a Kuwaiti population that is at least equal to […]
Suicide Attack in Islamabad Court: Eleven Dead
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up inside a court complex in Islamabad on Monday killing eleven people and injuring dozens. The incident took place two days after the Pakistani Taliban declared unilateral ceasefire which was reciprocated by the Pakistani Government by suspending air strikes against the Taliban. An additional session Judge Rafaqat Awan was also […]
Venice Voting to Break Away From Italy
The Indipendenza Veneta Party is organizing an online poll this week on whether the region of Veneto should split from Italy and form their own state. The party authorities told AFP that the separatist movement was fuelled by the government’s apparent inability to stamp out corruption, protect its citizens from a damaging recession and plug […]
Renowned Writer Khushwant Singh Dies
Renowned writer, Novelist, journalist and India’s best known satirist, Khushwant Singh died on Thursday at his residence in Sujan Singh Park in New Delhi. He was aged ninety nine. His son and journalist Rahul Singh said he passed away very peacefully at his residence; he led a very full life, adding that he had some […]
Special Court Indicts Musharraf for Treason
A Special Court in Pakistan, on Monday, indicted former military ruler General (retd), Pervez Musharraf on the charge of high treason, a crime which could lead to a death penalty or life imprisonment. Musharraf who led Pakistan from 1999 until he was forced to resign in 2008 faced five charges during the hearing on Monday, including […]
Fear of Radicalism: UK to Probe Brotherhood
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered an investigation into activities of Muslim Brotherhood over apprehensions that the group is planning radical activities in Britain, Downing Street revealed on Tuesday. Number 10 confirmed a report in the Times newspaper that said Cameron had asked the intelligence agencies to review the “philosophy and activities” of the […]
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