Source: NYTimes PARIS — Former French President Jacques Chirac, 79, was convicted on Thursday of embezzlement and misuse of public funds to illegally finance his political party using fake jobs when he was mayor of Paris. Mr. Chirac, who was not present at the trial because of reported health and […]
Source: TOI. NEW YORK: Citing the “enormous maturity” shown by India in dealing with Indo-Pak issues, Pakistan has advised Afghanistan to “take a leaf out of the Indian book” and learn about building ties, instead of engaging in an “accusatory game” towards it. More:
Source: TOI WASHINGTON: Contending that US relationship with Pakistan had reached a dead end, an American lawmaker has said there was a sense among Congressmen that time had come to “side” with India to “cut off the ISI”. Senator Mark Kirk said at a discussion forum by prestigious Washington-based think […]
by H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammed of Jordan. “An outstanding work, worthy of praise and esteem for its method, its content and its language.” —H.E. Imam Prof. Dr Ahmad Muhammad al-TayyibGrand Sheikh of al-Azhar and supervisor of the thesis at al-Azhar University Kazi Publications is excited to announce that it […]
Since it implemented huge education reforms 40 years ago, Finland’s school system has consistently come at the top for the international rankings for education systems. So how do they do it? It’s simple — by going against the evaluation-driven, centralized model that much of the Western world uses. Click on […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JAKARTA: Veteran Indonesian journalist Parni Hadi urged Muslim journalists to apply principles set out by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in their work to enhance their credibility. Addressing the International Islamic Media Conference in Jakarta on Wednesday, the former chief of Antara […]
FORT Bragg, North Carolina (AFP) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday honoured America’s nearly nine years of “bleeding and building” in Iraq, hailing the “extraordinary achievement” of a war he once branded “dumb”. “Welcome home, welcome home,” Obama cried in an aircraft hangar in North Carolina, basking in the “Ooh […]
Dawn Editorial: PAKISTAN, where the regularity with which honour killing is reported is matched only by the frequency with which the perpetrators go unpunished, would do well to take a leaf out of Belgium`s book. On Monday, a court in Mons handed down lengthy sentences to the parents and siblings […]
This popular Google knol or article was first written soon after the publication of Hawking’s book, the Grand Design. Prologue First a few words about the big picture. Atheists are […]
A stand-off between villagers and the authorities is continuing in southern China’s Guangdong province. Police have blocked roads leading to the village of Wukan. Local people are trying to keep them out. The row – over village land taken by the local government – has been simmering for some time. […]
Amnesty International describing herself: Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists in more than 150 countries and territories who campaign to end […]
Courtesy: Platform Posted by: Mahin Khan December 14, 2011 This year a small delta nation, a land of fertile plains, luscious terrain and a remarkably rich history and heritage, celebrates its 40th birthday. In 1971, following an epic struggle for freedom, dignity and justice, Bangladesh was born. While the popular narrative […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Taming rapidly rising prices is so 2011. In the new year ahead, China’s top leaders will focus instead on slowly revving up the world’s second largest economy. At least, that’s the message economists glean from reading in between the lines of an official government release Wednesday. […]
Stunned motorists were forced to brake sharply to avoid the falling fruit, believed to be swept up by a vortex caused by freak weather conditions in Coventry. An avalanche of […]
Abrahamic faiths should and can be working partners in the service of God. Land buys a big Tri-Faith leap By Christopher Burbach: WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER Omaha Jewish, Muslim and Christian […]
Courtesy: BBC News By Shahzeb Jillani South Asia Editor, BBC World Service Indian army soldiers attacking Naya Chor in Sindh in support of Bengali rebels of the liberation army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 I was born in the middle of a cold winter night in December […]
Source^: NY Times: By the time he was 16, Newt Gingrich was sure of two things. He would marry his high school geometry teacher. And he would save Western civilization. Gingrich has moved on to younger wives. But he’s still obsessed with numbers and rescuing the planet. In 1994, he […]
Those who do not understand the paramount necessity of the separation of Mosque-Church and State, have not read their Bible: Samuel said to Saul, “I am the one the LORD […]
Soaurce: NYTimes: LIÈGE, Belgium — Belgian police said on Wednesday that they had discovered a woman’s body at a storage facility used by the man who lobbed hand grenades and […]
Source: Asia Times. By Nick Turse As the Arab Spring blossomed and President Barack Obama hesitated about whether to speak out in favor of protesters seeking democratic change in the Greater Middle East, the Pentagon acted decisively. It forged ever deeper ties with some of the most repressive regimes in […]