Wives attacking Husbands?
Source: Arabnews. According to the police in Jeddah, 20 percent of cases of physical abuse between married couples — 145 a month — involve wives attacking their husbands. More:
Who Needs Humans?
The IT model robot at iRobot Corp. headquarters in Bedford, Massachusetts. Source: Newsweek Amid all the job losses of the Great Recession, there is one category of worker that the economic disruption has been good for: nonhumans. From self-service checkout lines at the supermarket to industrial robots armed with saws […]
Drone War in Pakistan – Photos from the Ground Show Civilian Casualties
In the US, remote-controlled drones are considered great tools in the war on terror. For years Washington has sent these high-tech weapons into western Pakistan, lauding their precision. But a local journalist says he has photographic evidence that civilians are often the victims. Noor Behram remembers why he started on […]
My Life as the Devil’s Double
Source: Newsweek Karim Sahib / AFP-Getty Images (left); Courtesy of Karen YahiaLeft: Uday Hussein.; Right: Latif Yahia. During the late 1980s, I was working as an officer in the Iraqi Army when my commanding general received a letter that demanded I report to a palace in Baghdad within 72 hours. […]
Economy primed for next decade but poor lose out
Germany is in a better situation to cope with the next decade than any other major industrial nation, but the gap between rich and poor is increasing, according to studies published this week. More here…
Cultural conflict between Muslims and Christians in Italy
About 600,000 Muslims live in Italy legally but it is hard to estimate the large numbers of illegal aliens. Most of these Muslims come from countries in the 10/40 Window, particularly Tunisia, Libya and Albania. Many speak the Italian language well, attending schools and working in factories throughout the country […]
Xi vows to fight Dalai group’s separatist activities
LHASA – Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping on Tuesday vowed to improve people’s well-being, maintain social stability in Tibet and fight against separatist activities led by the Dalai group at a rally marking the 60th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet. Read More
Murdoch, Moody’s and Mandelbrot
CHAN AKYA Source: Asiatimes on Line. The scandal enveloping Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp echoes the evolution of the crisis in global markets, seen in the series of events that threatens to bring the United States’ credit rating down. In circumstances triggering conflict, lost credibility or a collapse in confidence, the […]
Xinjiang police attack was terrorism, China says
Chinese officials have blamed Monday’s deadly attack at a police station in Xinjiang province on “terrorists” from the ethnic Uighur minority. Read More
Born to be dead
Source:Times of India Last week — between July 8 and 10 — 24 infants died in the space of 72 hours in two government hospitals of Murshidabad in West Bengal. Ten days earlier, 18 newborns perished in Kolkata’s B C Roy Hospital, and in January, 21 babies died in yet […]
Scotland Yard to get first woman chief?
Source: Times of India. LONDON: The Scotland Yard may get its first woman Commissioner if Sara Thornton is chosen to replace Sir Paul Stephenson who resigned as Metropolitan Police chief following a phone hacking scandal in Britain, a report said. Thornton is said to be the early favourite. She is […]
Some ‘brides of the Red Sea’ beating up hubbies
By MUHAMMAD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: According to Jeddah police reports, on an average, 145 wives beat their husbands in a month, constituting 20 percent of the annual rates of such incidents. Wives only go for physical violence when they reach a state of explosion and can no longer […]
Safeguard the inheritance rights of women.
By GALAL FAKKAR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The Justice Ministry has warned those who deprive women of their right to inheritance that they could face imprisonment and other punishments. The ministry made the call Sunday while launching its special “Mawarith” (inheritance) program on its website. According to ministry sources, most […]
Qaddafi government holds talks with US officials
By ASSOCIATED PRESS – Arab News TRIPOLI, Libya: Representatives of Muammar Qaddafi’s embattled government held face-to-face talks with US officials in neighboring Tunisia over the weekend, a Libyan government official said Monday, describing the meeting as a first step in opening dialogue. A US State Department official confirmed the meeting […]
Qatar shuts its embassy in Damascus
By REUTERS – Arab News AMMAN: Diplomatic pressure mounted on Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday after Qatar, previously a major supporter, shut its embassy in Damascus and the European Union said it was considering tougher sanctions. Meanwhile, Syria saw its first outbreak of sectarian violence in four months of […]
Households headed by women rise by 3% over 10-year period
By Laila Azzeh, The Jordan Times AMMAN – The number of households in Jordan headed by women has increased from 8.8 per cent in 1979 to 11.8 per cent in 2008, according to a study released on Monday. Women used to head one in every 11 families in 1979, while […]
Bakhit says 2011 to witness ‘daring leap’ in reforms
AMMAN (Petra) – The government on Monday stressed keenness to continue dialogue with all components of the society at the current “exceptional stage”. Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit said Jordan is facing “exceptional challenges” that require this continued dialogue and partnership in order to serve “the homeland’s higher interests”. At a […]
Picture of the Day: Tsunami Strikes Phuket, Thailand
It is an older picture, not a recent development: This may not be a true picture and possibly artist’s exaggeration; viewer discretion is advised.
Ministers talk of tightening borders
Swiss Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga says illegal immigration would be easier to stop if Schengen’s external borders were better controlled. Sommaruga, who is attending an informal meeting of European Union interior ministers in Poland, told the Swiss News Agency that Switzerland supports all measures which increase the credibility and efficiency […]
Muslim-majority Malaysia and Vatican establish diplomatic relations
The Vatican and Malaysia established diplomatic relations on Monday in the wake of tensions between Muslims and religious minorities in the Southeast Asian nation. The Vatican announced the agreement after Pope Benedict XVI met with Malaysia’s prime minister, only the second meeting between a government chief from the Southeast Asian […]