Iran claims capture of another US drone

Source: TOI TEHRAN: Iran’s state TV said on Tuesday that the country’s Revolutionary Guard has captured a US drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf. The report quoted the Guard’s navy chief, Gen. Ali Fadavi, as saying that the Iranian forces caught the “intruding” drone, which had […]

Egypt and the Strategic Balance

Source: Stratfor: By George Friedman Immediately following the declaration of a cease-fire in Gaza, Egypt was plunged into a massive domestic crisis. Mohammed Morsi, elected in the first presidential election after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, passed a decree that would essentially neuter the independent judiciaryby placing his executive powers above the […]

Ajmer shrine’s religious head condemns temple razing in Pak

Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Rajasthan/Ajmer-shrine-s-religious-head-condemns-temple-razing-in-Pak/Article1-968063.aspx PTI Ajmer, Rajasthan, December 04, 2012 Condemning demolition of a century-old Hindu temple in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, Saiyad Zainual Abedin Ali Khan, religious head of the Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti shrine, on Monday asked the Centre to lodge protest with Islamabad over the matter. “It is highly […]

Scholarship with benefits exposed in UK

A British website offered young women ‘sponsorship’ from strangers in exchange for private encounters. Allegedly a pretty student could cover up to US$24,000 a year of tuition fees depending on ‘the level of intimacy’ she was willing to demonstrate. The dubious business was exposed by The Independent newspaper, which sent […]

Desperate Women At Risk of Exploitation

Source: Jakarta Globe Indonesia is increasingly seen as a lucrative new market for international drug cartels and smugglers. This is no surprise given that the illicit drug trade in the country is now worth more than $4 billion annually. According to the National Narcotics Agency, there are between 3.8 million […]