Anissa Katti Correspondent (Politics) ISLAMABAD — It is no secret that relations between Pakistan and the US government have been tense post the 2011 raid over Pakistan in order to capture Osama Bin Laden and after Amnesty International’s accusation that the US had violated international laws by collaterally killing civilians. However, in preparation for the important meeting between the two powers in the White House, John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, and Pakistan Prime […]
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 […]
Alejandro Faini, Editor (North America) WASHINGTON — The captain of a Boeing 737 operated by United Airlines suffered a heart attack in-flight, which took his life. The plane was safely landed by the co-pilot. Flight 1603 departed from Houston, Texas with 161 passengers early in the afternoon of September 26 to Seattle in the Northern state of Washington. A few hours after departure, the co-pilot sent an emergency call to the ATC (Air Traffic Control) […]
Joanne Faulkner, Editor (Asia – Middle East and Central) DAMASCUS — The suffering in Syria is undeniable. Within two years, the death count from the bloody conflict has surpassed 1,00,000. Each day thousands of refugees flee their former homes-turned-battle ground for neighbouring countries; the populations of which swell. Lebanon, which has a population of four million, is now home to around one million Syrian refugees, who have spilled into informal ‘tent cities‘. The daily number […]
Alejandro Faini, Editor (North America) WASHINGTON- The latest alleged chemical attack in Syria has triggered the international community, especially the United States, where this week, President Barack Obama has stated his intentions to use the military power to intervene in the situation on Syria. White House’s plan might involve the use of missile and not of “boots in the ground” as stated by some inside sources. The American government has stated that it had […]
Samrawit Gougsa, Correspondent (Politics) HARARE — The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for the Western community to remove sanctions against Zimbabwe after it endorsed President Robert Mugabe’s victory in elections that took place last month. Malawi President Joyce Banda said she believes “Zimbabwe deserves better” and that the people “have suffered enough.” As the newly appointed chairwoman of SADC, her words were spoken at the end of the regional bloc’s summit in […]
Viktor Tsvetanov, Correspondent (Europe) LONDON – Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian’s reporter who revealed mass surveillance methods by the US authorities, stated he would not cease his work with Edward Snowden after the British authorities detained his partner, David Miranda at London’s Heathrow Airport, questioned him for nearly nine hours and confiscated his electronic devices last Sunday, reports Al Jazeera. Detention as threat Greenwald stated that Miranda’s detention is a “sheer violation of press freedom […]
Tahmeena Alam, Correspondent (Asia: Middle East & Central) Israel’s plans for almost 2000 new settler homes, amidst the on-going peace talks with Palestine, is in serious danger of ‘undermining’ peace efforts, said UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon. Ban Ki Moon, on a tour of the Middle East, weighed his concerns as he visited the occupied West Bank on Thursday, meeting with both Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas, on separate occasions. “I am deeply troubled […]
Tahmeena Alam, Correspondent (Africa) CAIRO — At least 25 Egyptian Soldiers were killed on Monday morning in an ambush by suspected militants in the Sinai Peninsula, the deadliest of its kind in years. Interim President Adly Mansour declared three days of national mourning for the attacks. The ambush happened as the soldiers, in their convoy of two mini buses, were driving through a village near the border town of Rafah in the unstable Sinai […]
Nelson Moura, Correspondent (Politics) LONDON — Mixmag has recently released its updated Global Drugs Survey, research conducted by the magazine in partnership with the Guardian and Gay Times about drug consumption. The research, the biggest so far by GDS, reached a record number of drug users around the world, interviewing around 22.200 of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities from Brasil to Birmingham. From clubbers to casual users, it’s an impressive display of ups and downers. […]
