IS THIS REALLY WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE?! There are characteristics essential to being a member of the peace and social justice organization, CODEPINK. Chief among...

The Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader living in exile in India, has been nominated along with seven others for the European parliament’s Sakharov Award for...

Hydropower giant Satluj Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL) has contributed Rs.25 million to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for Bihar flood victims, an...

While sarcasm works best in appealing to the party base, it is not as effective in reaching swing voters, says a leading political expert referring to Alaska Gov. Sarah...

In a couple of years, a new kind of vessel will appear on the sea - the floating nuclear power plant (FNPP). The Academician Lomonosov, currently under construction in...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday the country has emerged as a force to ‘reckon with’ after the Caucasus crisis.’The events in South...

By Vincent Van Ross Asif Zardari romped home as the 12th President of Pakistan with a massive majority winning 281 of the 436 votes polled. The widower of the former...

Robert Mugabe has spent the last week taking two steps backwards and one step forward - and he will view this pantomime as a success. There must come a time in any...

The votes have been counted, the ‘long live Bhutto’ slogans have been chanted in the National Assembly, and images of the PPP workers celebrating have aired...

Until 2008 presidential election, there were three axioms in American politics. One was that Americans vote for the top of the ticket and not the bottom. That is to...

The term ‘free world’ here should not be confused with the Cold War-era term that applies to non-Communist nations. This free world does not have any leader unlike...

The same thing can be good for you but can be bad for me as well. If it goes in your favour it is good; it is bad otherwise. Development has two sides. Development...

Recently I read the article where my past teacher Miss Monica Bose was reminiscent about her past students, and was very generous in her praises. Indeed my Alma Marta...

Soldier suicides this year could surpass the record rate of last year, Army officials said Thursday, urging military leaders at all levels to redouble prevention...

The words that speakers used at the two political conventions show the themes that the parties have highlighted. Republican speakers have talked about reform and...

The unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August as employers trimmed jobs for the eighth straight month, the government reported Friday.

Here I am. I have been at the corner for about an hour and half. My stomach’s been grumbling since last night. It stayed quiet for a while thanks to Mrs....

In a study that at first glance seems counterintuitive, researchers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, reviewed safety studies from 17 countries...

Listen up, guys. It may be time to drop the bravado and consider these sobering statistics:

The GOP candidate for vice president, Gov. Sarah Palin, may be facing yet another ethics investigation back in her home state of Alaska. An ethics complaint obtained by...