Shaqiri treble sends Switzerland into last 16
MANAUS, Brazil: Switzerland powered into the World Cup knockout stages as Group E runners-up and will play Argentina for a quarter final berth after a superb Xherdan Shaqiri hat-trick gave […]
Gates seeks local (Saudi Arabian) ties to counter global poverty
Microsoft founder Bill Gates visited the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) on Tuesday to seek ties on ways to counter global hunger, malnutrition and water scarcity. The world-renowned technology pioneer, philanthropist and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, took part in a roundtable discussion with […]
Deportation Separated Thousands Of U.S.-Born Children From Parents In 2013
Source: The Huffington Post By Elise Foley elise@huffingtonpost.com WASHINGTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement last year carried out more than 72,000 deportations of parents who said they had U.S.-born children, according to reports to Congress obtained Wednesday by The Huffington Post. The reports were sent by ICE in April to the […]
What would the UK be called without Scotland?
Source: BBC The UK crops up on postcards, passports, in the United Nations and the Eurovision song contest. Would its name change if Scotland says “Yes” to independence, asks Esther […]
US House plans to ‘sue’ Obama over executive authority
Source: BBC The US House of Representatives will vote next month on legislation authorising a lawsuit against President Barack Obama, the speaker has said. Republican House Speaker John Boehner accused […]
US House plans to 'sue' Obama over executive authority
Source: BBC The US House of Representatives will vote next month on legislation authorising a lawsuit against President Barack Obama, the speaker has said. Republican House Speaker John Boehner accused […]