Recently I went to a panel discussion that’s part of a series on Revolutionary Nonviolence organized by a coalition of groups, including Quakers and representatives of Occupy Philadelphia. There were supposed to be four panelists on this particular night, but the one representing “Faith Community-Based Nonviolent Action” could not make it — […]
Nick Clegg today demands the introduction of a “tycoon tax” which will mean that wealthy Britons have to pay a minimum rate of tax on their total annual earnings of […]
Source: The Local Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle ruled out even talking about German military involvement in Syria on Friday, saying it would be “counterproductive,” during a meeting of the Council […]
Italy’s foreign minister said Friday that Rome wanted Britain to communicate further details on its failed Nigeria rescue bid “in the next hours”. Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata said after talks […]
Dr Ramgoolam exhorted the students to make a commitment to continue to work relentlessly towards an even brighter future. He recalled that the Maurice Ile Durable project was launched for the benefit of this generation and that of future generations, adding that students have a greater stake in the success […]
Source: The New York Times MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — In Silicon Valley, the line between computing and biology has begun to blur in a way that could have enormous consequences for human longevity. Bill Banyai, an optical physicist at Complete Genomics, has helped make that happen. When he began developing […]
Source: The New York Times WASHINGTON — A World Bank report shows a broad reduction in extreme poverty — and indicates that the global recession, contrary to economists’ expectations, did not increase poverty in the developing world. The report shows that for the first time the proportion of people living in extreme poverty […]
Source: Wired.com Late last year, scientists with the OPERA collaboration in Gran Sasso, Italy reported an incredible finding: neutrinos that appeared to be moving faster than the speed of light. The news spread at a barely slower pace, fascinating the public. One thing everyone knows is that a very famous […]
In yet another sign of a strengthening recovery, the United States added 227,000 net jobs in February, the third consecutive month of gains over 200,000. The unemployment rate was unchanged from 8.3 percent in January, the Labor Department reported Friday, as nearly a half million people who had been staying […]
President Hu Jintao on Friday stressed maintaining national integrity, ethnic unity and social stability in Tibet, and other Chinese leaders also joined with national legislators in panel discussions. During a panel discussion with legislators from the Tibet autonomous region at the ongoing parliamentary session, Hu urged the consolidation of foundation […]
Controversial clauses that permit detention, arrest or surveillance of suspects at specific places, without informing their families, have been partially revised in response to an outcry to curb possible abuses of public security measures, as the latest amendment to the Criminal Procedure Law is tabled for lawmakers to read. Read […]
Credit: Friday Times: Wasim Saroya of Selvenia n any society, the middle class is self consciously bound by a self-devised code of morality and has definite ideas about society and where it should be heading. Middle classes tend to be overly sensitive to how they are viewed and so their […]
(Reuters) – Banks are foreclosing on America’s churches in record numbers as lenders increasingly lose patience with religious facilities that have defaulted on their mortgages, according to new data. The […]
NY Times: Are men useless, at least when it comes to caring for a family? India’s recent draft food security bill, currently in front of Parliament, seems to suggest so. […]
Dawn.com ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday approved a formation of the Human Rights Commission, DawnNews reported. A meeting of the upper house was chaired by Farooq H. Naiq here. […]
Dawn.com: WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Shad Begum was among 10 of the world’s leading women activists the United States honoured on Thursday for their efforts to improve the lives of other women. […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: March 9, 2012 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday while adjourning the hearing till March 14, […]
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama on Thursday praised Ghana as a model for Africa in terms of democratic practices as well as economic development. “Ghana has proven, I think, […]
Staff at Tokyo Sea Life Park said they believed the penguin was alive and well and somewhere in the Japanese capital after receiving reports it had successfully fed itself. Read more
Dubai: Eleven women were honoured at the 11th International Women’s Day Excellence Awards held on Thursday. The award ceremony recognised a range of talent in the community, placing women from different cultural backgrounds in the limelight. Read more