Ritambhara Rai Bhattarai, Correspondent (Asia: South) KATHMANDU — Twenty Bhutanese refugee families were transported back to their camps in Jhapa and Morang-Eastern Nepal, from Kathmandu after the third country resettlement programme was kept on hold by the U.S. government. Impact of the shutdown was felt even by the Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. Refugees who could not make it to the states this month had to return to their camps. To their disappointment, their dwelling […]
Tomas Kuckailis, Correspondent (Travel) Do you like partying til dawn? Or maybe your biggest desire is a perfect beach atmosphere? Interested? Then you must experience the vibe of Playa del Carmen! Situated in the south-west coast of Mexico Playa del Carmen is also a part of the state of Quintana Roo. The city is known as a small charming fishing area. It is also one of the most popular dive destinations in the world. Since […]
Vicky Thorpe, Correspondent (Film) With the excitement of The Avengers movie dying down and DC Comic’s announcement of a Superman vs. Batman movie, it had all gone a little quiet in the Marvel Comics camp. But the Guardians of the Galaxy chatter has been quietly building momentum and with the recent confirmation of Bradley Cooper as the latest A-lister to join the cast of the upcoming superhero film, all eyes are firmly back […]
Alejandro Faini, Editor (North America) WASHINGTON DC — Syria has become the main topic in the international community and hugely influential in the United States. John Kerry and the entire Obama cabinet have been pushing inside and outside of the US for an initiative to attack the Syrian army as a “punishment” for the use of Chemical Weapons, despite the different flaws and differences in the investigations lead by the US and its allies. A day […]
Alejandro Faini, Editor (North America) KABUL - The US supply base located on Torham, near the eastern border of Afghanistan came under attack by several member of the Taliban last Monday. The attack began with the detonation of explosives and suicide bomber rushing to the base; later on, the attackers began using machine guns and small arms fire to attack the base. The Nato and Afghan forces managed to successfully repel the attack in two […]
Alejandro Faini, Editor (North America) OTTAWA – Two kids were killed last week by a snake whilst sleeping in their friend’s house in the small town of Campbellton, Canada. The two brothers killed were only four and six years old, the snake; an African Rock Python was kept in the flat of their friend’s father, who owns an exotic pet store in the town. The snake weighed around 100 pound and was 4 meters […]
Emily Dutton, Correspondent (Our World) It was only four and a half years ago that Hillary Clinton famously presented her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov the gift of a ‘reset’ button (or ‘overcharged’ button as falsely translated by the Americans). It may have been a classic American public display with Clinton bursting with alacrity and enthusiasm, but it symbolised to the world that America was prepared to move on from the hostility of the past […]
Samrawit Gougsa, Correspondent (North America) FORT MEADE – Bradley Manning, the U.S. soldier who was convicted for providing over half a million classified documents to the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, took the stand on Wednesday and said he was sorry that his actions hurt the United States. “I am sorry for the unintended consequences of my actions. When I made these decisions, I believed I was going to help people, not hurt people,” explained Manning […]
Yunchiech Zou, Correspondent (Asia: Far East) TAIPEI– The President of Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou, visited allies in Central America and passed New York hoping the trip can improve diplomatic relations between countries and support of Taiwanese people. President Ma joined the inauguration ceremony of new Paraguay president, Horacio Cartes. During the ceremony, he had conversations with Spanish Prince Phillip and United States secretary of energy, Ernest Moniz, about energy issues. The new President of Paraguay […]
Vinayita Bhobe, Correspondent (Business) NEW YORK — Jeffery Bezos, the founder and chief Executive of Amazon.com has finalised the purchase of one of USA’s most reputed newspapers, The Washington Post, at $250 million from the Graham family ending their eight decade long stewardship of one of the most well known newspapers in the United States of America. Even though Jeffery Bezos is the CEO and founder of Amazon, this purchase is strictly personal and […]
