Coalition special forces join fight against insurgents outside Kunduz
KABUL, Afghanistan — Coalition special forces exchanged fire with insurgents outside Kunduz Wednesday in aid of Afghan forces trying to hold at bay Taliban militants who seized the city and now are...
View ArticleAmerica's Trillion Dollar Houses of Cards
Houses of cards -- trillions of dollars worth of them, constructed by the U.S. and its allies over more than a decade at a huge cost in lives and treasure -- are teetering across the greater Middle...
View ArticleBlack History Month 2015: David Cameron's message (British Prime Minister's...
(Source: British Prime Minister's Office) Black History Month has proven over many years to be a unique and valuable celebration of the African-Caribbean community and their immense contribution to...
View ArticlePakistan rakes up Kashmir at UN, praises China
United Nations, Oct 1 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday raked up the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly, with its Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif proposing four "new peace initiatives" with India to...
View ArticleShia And Sunni Muslims In India Stand Shoulder To Shoulder For Joint Prayers
Shia and Sunni Muslims in Lucknow, India came together as one family to hold joint prayers for Eid Al-Adha this year. The September 25 service was a grassroots efforts by "Shoulder to Shoulder,"(S2S)...
View ArticleISIS and the Chosen Trauma Narrative
The Turkish-American Psychoanalyst Vamik Volkan used the term "chosen trauma" to describe the process of a group evoking the memory of a persecutory event and ascribing it an inordinate amount of...
View ArticleGreat British Bake Off semi-finalist Nadiya admits concerns viewers would...
Nadiya Jamir Hussain may be a strong favourite to lift the Great British Bake Off trophy this year, but the semi-finalist...
View ArticleAfghan forces still battling Taliban resistance in Kunduz
KABUL, Afghanistan — Fighting between security forces and Taliban insurgents continued for a second day Friday inside Kunduz city, as reports of possible abuses and atrocities began to trickle out. “We...
View ArticlePockets of resistance in Kunduz as reports of abuses surface
KABUL, Afghanistan — Security forces reported making progress in routing Taliban insurgents from Kunduz city Friday, although pockets of resistance remained as reports of possible abuses and atrocities...
View ArticleGovernment counterattack in Kunduz stalls amid heavy fighting
KABUL, Afghanistan — A counteroffensive by government forces trying to retake Kunduz bogged down on Wednesday amid stiff resistance from Taliban fighters, as aid organizations warned that the fighting...
View ArticleIndonesia's forgotten genocide still not dealt with 50 years on
With each passing year, the memories of violent death dim the way that old photographs lose their colour. It's now been 50 years since that night in Jakarta on September 30 when seven Indonesian army...
View ArticleIn UN Assembly speech, Pakistan’s Prime Minister proposes new peace...
Print 30 September 2015 Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif proposed today renewed peace talks with India, aimed at defining the...
View ArticleA new Afghanistan on Syrian soil
Syria has been in the throes of civil conflict for nearly five years. In this period, a quarter of a million people have lost their lives and over four million have been rendered homeless, with several...
View ArticlePM urges India to pledge not to use force under any circumstances
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urged India on Wednesday to pledge with Pakistan not to use force or the threat of force under any circumstances. The prime minister used his address to the UN...
View ArticleObama is making a habit of getting 'caught off guard'
It was left to Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Secretary of State John Kerry to face the nation in the wake of the most recent indignity at the hands of the Russians. Kerry, who appeared with his...
View ArticleA not very British coup
The Sunday Times recently reported on a potential mutiny in the ranks of the British Army, should Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn ever become prime minister. The newspaper quoted an unnamed serving...
View ArticleLithuania is safer with Nato, Mr Corbyn
Sympathy for the victims of imperialism is a noble sentiment. But I am puzzled that Labour’s new leader feels this so keenly when Asia, Africa and Latin America are concerned, but seems so unaware of...
View ArticleSTATEMENT BY PM DURING THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE SEVENTIETH SESSION OF THE UN...
(Source: Prime Minister's Office of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan) Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, We congratulate Mr. Mogens Lykketoft for his election...
View ArticleEngland’s squad for Pakistan shows why Panesar should not lose hope
The circus moves on. These days, hardly does one international series finish than another follows hard on the heels. The scheduling is unrelenting and, without even considering the white-ball cricket,...
View ArticleRed Cross: Wounded are trapped in Central African Republic capital
BANGUI, Central African Republic — Aid officials pleaded for access to the neighborhoods of Central African Republic's treacherous capital on Wednesday, saying that sectarian clashes between rivaling...
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