Though alcohol consumption in Uganda is declining, experts note that Uganda is still the world leader at a consumption rate of 19 litres per year compared to an average of 4 litres in other African countries. The World Health Organization ranked Uganda a ...

Extremism in any form is dangerous, particularly when religion is involved, and it really matters not which faith. In fact, fundamentalists in most religions are very similar in their thought processes and actions. Ironically, ultra conservative... ...

Indian schools are all set to implement a high-tech solution that will enable the school and parents to monitor students' entry into and exit from school buses. Called RFID and GPS based tracking system; the state-of-the-art monitoring system will... ...

The British Prime Minister David Cameron's unequivocal stand that the priceless Kohinoor will not be returned to its original owner India has put paid to the hopes of more than 100 crore people of this country. 'If you say yes to one you suddenly... ...

There is a huge emphasis placed on remaining a virgin until marriage in certain religions and cultures. Although highly commendable, it's not very practical for most young people who have no control over their raging hormones, or young couple's in... ...

15 bodies were found piled up in the middle of the Matamoros -Ciudad Victoria highway in the town of St. Germain near San Fernando, Tamaulipas. Among those executed were two women who like the rest of the bodies showed signs of torture, with... ...

Information obtained under the Official Information Act (OIA) by the anonymous blogger behind 'No Right Turn' has revealed the organisations in New Zealand that are using prison labour under the Corrections Inmate Employment scheme (CIE). Some of the... ...

Sir, I have always looked upon Airtel as a benchmark of great Indian entrepreneurship. These days it’s slipping and how. Maybe Sir, you’ve added African beads to your necklace and burnt holes in trouser pockets to pay for 3 G licenses, but your.. ...

The United Arab Emirates is awash with contradictions. You can never tell what bizarre news will issue forth from this gulf country, although much of it is quite amusing. Not everything makes one laugh, like the poor people hauled to jail for an... ...

In what clearly represents surmounting a significant legal hurdle for the young state of Kosovo, the International Court of Justice has ruled that the ethnic-Albanian province’s declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008 did not violate... ...