United States

Keith Ellison: The first Muslim to be elected to the US Congress

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  This article is about the Congressman. For other people named Keith Ellison, see Keith Ellison (disambiguation). Keith Ellison Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota‘s 5th district Incumbent Assumed office January 3, 2007 Preceded by Martin Olav Sabo Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 58B district […]

Japan defends easy money gamble

HONG KONG (CNNMoney) Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso defended his country’s fight against deflation this week, saying that the yen’s decline is an unintended consequence of policies designed to boost growth. Japan is using a combination of monetary policy and government spending in an effort to beat 15 years of […]

Forced disappearances key problem

Source: The Daily Star The United States has identified forced disappearances, discrimination against marginalised groups, and poor working conditions and labour rights are the significant human rights problems in Bangladesh. In its annual human rights report, the State Department criticised a host of human rights problems in Bangladesh, particularly arbitrary […]