Picture of the Day
Mexico: Cast members of the show ‘Ovo’ by Canada’s Cirque Du Soleil perform during a media preview. reuters
Sarkozy, Obama and the Enlightenment
Source: Asia Times on Line Without using physical violence, can you make someone spit out the chewing gum he is so obviously enjoying? Russia has shown you can. That is how its diplomacy in the UN Security Council on Thursday over Resolution 1973 on Libya could be understood… Complete Story:
U.S. Seeks Aid From Pakistan in Peace Effort
WASHINGTON — Just a month after accusing Pakistan’s spy agency of secretly supporting the Haqqani terrorist network, which has mounted attacks on Americans, the Obama administration is now relying on the same intelligence service to help organize and kick-start reconciliation talks aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan. The revamped […]
Statement of intent: Imran Khan summons PTI ‘tsunami’
By Abdul Manan Published: October 31, 2011 LAHORE: It’s official: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has arrived. The chairman of the party, Imran Khan, addressed an enormous crowd at the Minar-e-Pakistan grounds in Lahore. Intelligence sources said that between 65,000 and 70,000 attended the rally, while PTI’s deputy information secretary claimed the figure was over […]
Japan intervenes to tame soaring yen ahead of G20
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO | Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:52am EDT (Reuters) – Japan sold the yen for the second time in less than three months after it hit another record high against the dollar Monday, saying it intervened to counter excessive speculation that was hurting the […]
Math geek becomes beauty maven with virtual makeover app
http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/article/1078393–math-geek-becomes-beauty-maven-with-virtual-makeover-app?bn=1 Inside thestar.com STEPHANIE FINDLAY/TORONTO STAR Stephanie Findlay STAFF REPORTER As a kid, Parham Arabi was a geek who loved math contests and Star Trek. Now, he’s a beauty maven. Arabi, a University of Toronto associate professor, owns ModiFace, a $30 million virtual makeover business where users try out cosmetics, […]
Muslim Heritage: Islamic treasures on display
(Source/Credit:-Monday, October 31, 2011 , by-Mariano-Andrade) Masterworks of Islamic art will once again be on view at New York’s Metropolitan Museum, which next week reopens an exhaustive installation following an eight-year renovation. New York’s biggest and most comprehensive art museum tomorrow unveils its New Galleries for the Art of the Arab […]
Bikes’ revival provokes tension in Germany
Cyclists and a pedestrian share a sidewalk in Berlin. Photo: John MacDougall/AFP Source/Credit:Monday, October 31, 2011 , by-Benoit-Toussaint,AFP Germany might still be known for its high-speed autobahns, but in cities, bicycles are now so popular that a war of words has broken out between drivers and cyclists over who rules […]
How to tackle the Domestic Violence
Source/Credit: Monday, October 31, 2011 ,Opinion-by-Renee-Laiviera Equality and fairness in society is a goal declared by the vast majority of countries on a worldwide basis. Specific international conventions have been signed and ratified by the majority of states to endorse this objective. One of these international instruments is the Convention for […]
Sign of Crisis- Higher Food Inflation-
The folks at the USDA released their projections for 2011/2012-food price inflation. The bad news is that feeding ourselves will cost ~4% more in 2011. The good news is that USDA thinks prices will rise only ~2.5% next year. Read more: http://brucekrasting.blogspot.com/2011/10/food-for-thought.html#ixzz1cMB73gOuhttp://www.businessinsider.com/food-inflation-usda-report-krasting-2011-10
Philippine mythological monsters for Halloween By: Neal H. Cruz Philippine Daily Inquirer
I don’t know what it is with humans that they want to be scared by ghosts and ghouls on Halloween, All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Thus was born a whole new genre of ghosts and horror stories in literature, movies and television. Even children are immersed early in […]
US to raise Southern Philippines strife as primary issue at OIC | Inquirer News
WASHINGTON, DC—The conflict in Southern Philippines is among the primary issues that the US government wants to take up with the 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), White House officials said on Thursday. Rashad Hassan, US special envoy to the OIC, did not disclose the extent of the planned […]
Philippines welcomes symbolic ‘7 billionth baby’
Manila: The Philippines welcomed one of the world’s symbolic “seven billionth” babies on Monday, after she arrived to a celebratory cheer at a packed government-run hospital. Weighing 2.5 kilos, Danica May Camacho was delivered just before midnight on Sunday amid an explosion of camera flashes in the delivery room at Manila’s […]
Is self-esteem the key to success?
by Etienne Strebel, swissinfo.ch The higher your self-esteem, the greater the chance of a successful relationship and improved work and health, according to scientists at Basel University. Does self-esteem increase success, are people with more of it more successful – or do the two reinforce each other? Ulrich Orth, professor […]
Why Saudi men prefer to perform Haj alone
By MUHAMMAD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: A quarter of women surveyed on the Internet by a Jeddah social center have said husbands who perform the Haj alone are being selfish. They said the men should take their wives with them. About a third of the women who answered the […]
Intimidating and malicious
The US threat to stop supporting UNESCO financially if it votes for the admission of Palestine as a full member amounts, simply, to blackmail. Washington has been taking an actively hostile position on the Palestinian quest for recognition as an independent state by international organisations; now it is UNESCO’s turn […]
Henan riot: China anger after drunk police accident
There have been violent protests in the central Chinese province of Henan after a policeman suspected of drunk driving crashed his car and killed five people. Read More…
More than 60 percent of global consumers downbeat: Nielsen
(Reuters) – Global consumer confidence remained weak in the third quarter with more than 60 percent of consumers saying it was not a good time to spend, and one-in-three North Americans saying they have no spare cash, a survey showed on Sunday. The economic outlook, followed by job security, became […]
Sachs: A nation of vidiots
Editor’s Note: Jeffrey D. Sachs is Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is also Special Adviser to United Nations Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals. For more from Sachs, visit Project Syndicate or follow it on Facebook and Twitter. By Jeffrey D. Sachs, […]