An interesting historic in-site: “The German track and field association (DLV) has reinstated the 1.60 meter record and requested that Bergmann, 95, be installed in...

Iranian authorities have confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi’s medal.The seizure of her prize is an expression of the Iranian government’s harsh...

Rwanda is set to succeed in its bid to join the Commonwealth this week despite serious concerns over its human rights record, according to a senior source close to the...

On November 7, 2009 a few friends and I had an opportunity to take a look inside a Brazilian jail outside the city of Rio de Janeiro. We were able to take some amateur...

The government of Argentina’s capital will not appeal a court decision this week that legalizes same-sex marriage, Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri said Friday.

Even though we have celebrated over 60 independence days as a democratic nation it has become imperative to address some of the key elements of ‘Democracy’...

Also human life is short, kaleidoscope of history-in-making is so speedy changing that last seventy years accomplished events lasting centuries previously: changing...

So Mugabe is showing his true colours again… It’s almost a daily occurrence - but it doesn’t change his attitude, or his intent to sell his lies to the free...

A sit-in was held last Tuesday in Rabat for the abolition of death penalty. The rally, under the banner “the abolition of the death penalty to preserve the right...

An Iranian man and a woman made the allegations in separate interviews with CNN. Both said they fled to Turkey from Iran after claiming to have been threatened by...

It’s that time: Another facade in Tunisian government. Now, the Ben Ali regime may be more subtle this time. Instead of declaring a 99.whatever%...

It is all a sham. Israel is no real democracy. Never has been a real democracy for its Arab citizens and does not even bother with a pretense when it comes to the 4.5...

A controversial plan to make HIV testing compulsory in South Africa has been criticised by campaigners who argue it would breach patients’ human...

What about a philanthropic organization, which draws every attention? Yes, donate generously to an Orphanage, an Old Age Home and Women empowerment. “Nurture an...

Time for another installment of “Week In Review In Occupied Palestine” What is Israel up to this week? First, there is the ongoing blockade of Gaza. 1.5...

Source Hindustan Times Around 50 Kashmiri Pandits today tonsured their heads here as a mark of protest on the 20th anniversary of the first killing of a community...

U.S. troops burst into a Swedish charity-run hospital in Afghanistan and tied up patients’ relatives and staff, the charity said on Sunday, in what it called a...

UN Officials in Gaza were unilaterally deciding to eradicate any references to WWII’s Nazi Holocaust in UNRWA school curriculum.

As India kicks off its Independence Day celebrations this weekend, thousands of husbands claiming harassment and men’s rights activists will converge upon Shimla to...

Date: Wednesday August 5th, 2009 To The President Harambee House The Prime Minister Treasury House Dear His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki and Prime...