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 […]
Karan Balkar, Correspondent (Technology) If you are on a GSM carrier in the US then buying one of Sony’s two new Xperia handsets could just be an ideal choice. Recently, Sony officially announced the availability of the Xperia Z Ultra (6.4 inches) and the Xperia Z1 (5 inches) full HD display devices. The specifications of both the devices are almost the same with each getting shipped with a 2.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with […]
Virginia Bonet Morell, Editor (Europe) STOCKHOLM – On the 8th of October last year, the Nobel Foundation announced to the press and international media who the winners were for the 2013 Nobel Prizes. These international awards in recognition of cultural and scientific advances were given to influential figures in the areas of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economic sciences, from all over Europe and the United States. This year the ceremony will be […]
Alejandro Faini, Editor (North America) WASHINGTON — United States Special Forces launched two simultaneous operations in the capital of Libya, Tripoli and Baraawe, Somalia last Saturday. According to military sources both goals were accomplished and no American casualties were reported. The operation in Tripoli targeted Abu Anas al Liby, member of al-Qaeda, who has been linked by American intelligence with the attack to the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam back in […]
Cliona Elliot Editor (Food) “Beans, beans are good for your heart…” – and I’m not just talking about the ones in a can. In our marvellous world there are so many different kinds of beans, some of which you may not have even heard of. Used in international cuisine, beans are a staple food in many dishes, and are also great alternatives to meat and fish as each variety is rich in essential vitamins and […]
Kieran Davey, Correspondent (Sport) OHIO — The United States secured their fifth successive Presidents Cup victory on Sunday after beating the Internationals 18 ½-15 ½ at Muirfield Village. The hosts led the Internationals 11 ½-6 ½ going into the tournament’s final day and victory was secured after world number one Tiger Woods shrugged off back pain to beat Richard Sterne one up. This was not before a spirited fightback from captain Nick Price’s side who […]
Lais Fulgencio, Editor (South America) Two of the 30 Greenpeace activists, Brazilian biologist Ana Paula Maciel and a British cameraman, were formally charged on September 2 this week for piracy, according to Greenpeace lawyer Mikhail Kreindlin. The two activists were detained in Russia for organising a protest at a Russian oil platform in the Arctic and are the only two accused of piracy by the Russian authorities for now. If convicted, they face up to 15 […]
Chang Mei Yen, Correspondent (Asia: Middle East and Central) NEW YORK — Foreign ministers of the US, the UK, France, Russia, China and Germany will meet Iranian foreign minister Javad Zafir on Thursday, September 28 to discuss the country’s controversial nuclear programme. The preliminary meeting hopes to pave the way for more substantial negotiations of Iran’s nuclear development. The meeting, which also includes US Secretary of State John Kerry, marks the highest-level, direct contact […]
Laís Fulgencio, Editor (South America) BRASILIA — The G3, created in 2003 by Brazil, India and South Africa as a forum for direct dialogue between nations with common interests, announced on Wednesday, September 25, a joint statement condemning the actions of espionage of the United States on Brazil and supporting the Brazilian proposal for a new “global governance of the Internet” to ensure data security. For the governments of India and South Africa, access […]
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 […]
