Author Archive: Infoeditor
Snowden’s Revelations: U.S. Cloud Providers Face Calls to Wall off Data
In the wake of Snowden’s revelations about the stealing by NSA of the secrets of business houses, the U.S. hosting companies and cloud providers are facing pressure from international customers to keep data away from the U.S. infrastructure. The U.S. firms offering Internet-hosted services for customers in Europe and Asia are also being compelled to […]
Syria Talks: Noura al Ameer’s Tales Catch on
The ongoing Syria peace conference in Geneva focuses on ending the disputes between President Bashar al-Assad’s government and the opposition hoping that the negotiations would lead to a peaceful agreement. The rival delegations met face to face for the first time during the conference since the Syrian crisis which began in 2011. Amidst the developments, […]
In the Name of Allah, Again in Malaysia
A dispute in the name of Allah is gaining momentum in Malaysia with several churches and Christian institutions being attacked in the country following the religious tensions between the Muslims and the Christian communities. The tensions have been mounting up since last month when the High Court passed a law permitting a Roman Catholic newspaper, […]
Syria: Bashar al-Assad on agenda in Geneva talks today
As a result of the steps taken towards ensuring peace in Syria, hundreds of women and children would be allowed to leave the besieged area of Homs. The UN mediator at the Geneva peace talks, Lakhdar Brahimi said that the opposition had agreed to give the government lists of detainees held by the armed groups. […]
Cancer Cases to Rise to Twenty Two Million Every Year: Warns UN
The United Nations warned that there would be twenty two million new cases of cancer every year by 2030. The report was released on the eve of World Cancer Day and was compiled by more than 250 scientists from over forty countries. The report based on the analysis of the most deadly disease was the […]
World’s Oldest Flamingo Dies
World’s oldest flamingo, also known as “Greater” died in the Adelaide zoo in Australia. He was aged eighty three and is survived by a long term friend, a Chilean flamingo. The sex as well as the origin of the flamingo is unknown and he was brought to the zoo in 1933. Greater was almost blind […]
UN Wary of Media Clampdown in Egypt: Al Jazeera Cameraman Acquitted
The United Nations Human Rights office expressed concern over the severe clampdown on the media in Egypt highlighting the ill treatment of the reporters working for Al Jazeera television. “We are extremely concerned about the increasingly severe clampdown and physical attacks on media in Egypt, which is hampering their ability to operate freely,” said Rupert […]
Filmmaker Miklos Jancso, Dies at 92
Miklos Jancso, Hungarian film director and screen writer, died on Friday. He was aged 92. His death was announced by the Association of Hungarian Film Artists with no further details disclosed, The Associated Press reported. He directed films for more than fifty years and rose to fame with films like “The Round-Up”, “The Red and […]
Volcanic Eruption Kills At least 14 in Indonesia
At least fourteen people were killed and three injured in a disastrous volcanic eruption in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Saturday. The incident took place one day after the locals living on the three mile danger zone on Mount Sinabung, returned to their homes on its slopes with the green signal from the authorities that the volcanic […]
Bad Breakfast Habits Up Risks in Youths
Researchers from Umea University in Sweden found that adolescents who ate poor breakfast would be at greater risk of developing metabolic syndrome later in their adulthood. Metabolic syndrome refers to an increased risk of cardiovascular disorders such as heart attack, stroke and diabetes. It encompasses abdominal obesity, high levels of harmful triglycerides, low levels of […]
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