US , Allies Being to Ease Sanctions on Iran
The United States will ease the sanctions on Iran after it implemented the commitment of stopping its nuclear scheme in Tehran on Monday. The move is part of a landmark deal with the world powers P5+1 to dismiss the concerns as regards its nuclear program and to minimize the restrictions that have hindered the country’s […]
Iran and Snowden: Obama Tries but Fails to Whitewash
Barack Obama has been in news of late. Time carried him, along with Tim Cook and Malala Yusuf Sai, in its cover, which means he mattered in the year 2013. Amidst raging controversies on the feasibility of his reform moves to save the US economy, there is much talk on him in the western press […]
Indo-Pak to Resume Cross-LoC Peace Bus Service
The Indo Pak officials have decided to resume the LoC travel from next week. The meeting between the Indian and Pakistani delegates was held at the Kaman Post on the Line of Control in Uri sector on Thursday afternoon. Indian officials were confident about the meeting, in which the trade issues and release of twenty […]
Pope Now a Pop Icon
A painting has appeared in a building in Roman Street near Vatican, depicting the Argentine Pope, Francis, as a flying superhero taking off into the air. A black briefcase with name “valores” which means values in Spanish is shown in his left hand. A scarf bearing the blue and red colors of the Argentine soccer […]
Edward Snowden Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Edward Snowden, who sent shockwaves across the globe through his revelations of NSA surveillance program, has been nominated for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize by two members of the Norwegian Parliament. Socialist Left party members Bard Vegar Solhjell and Snorre Valen nominated the twenty nine year old Snowden for contributing to global stability and world […]
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 […]
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