An Irish bill on Israeli settlement goods could make history
Ireland may be on its way to make the purchase of goods and services from Israeli settlements illegal. by Yara Hawari The ‘Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill […]
Yes, Bush helped create ISIS — and set up the Middle East for a generation of chaos
Updated by Zack Beauchamp on June 2, 2015, 8:09 a.m. ET @zackbeauchamp zack@vox.com 392501 01: U.S. President Geroge W. Bush speaks to members of the Future Farmers of America farm youth organization July 27, 2001 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)Mark Wilson/Getty Images Remember May 2003, in the […]
Exclusive: The last Nizam of Hyderabad was so rich he had a £50m diamond paperweight..
BY JULIE MCCAFFREY This eccentric Indian ruler was the world’s richest man. 1937 Time magazine (Pic:Getty Images) This eccentric Indian ruler was the world’s richest man. He had 86 mistresses, 100 illegitimate sons and employed 38 staff to dust palace chandeliers. Yet the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Sir Osman Ali […]
Religion wasn’t behind two recent terrorist attacks
By Akbar Ahmed The Daily Star Story Summary The outrageous killings at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, and the All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, last month once again prompted legitimate questions about what can be done to stop terrorist violence. In the case of the Pakistan attacks, […]