A major earthquake shook Tajikistan on Monday. The 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck at 12:50 p.m. local time on Monday in the most sparsely populated area of Tajikistan in the Hindu Kush Mountains, the... Read more »
UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 32 ISIS fighters dead and 40 more injured in Raqqa province on Sunday At least 32 Islamic State fighters have been killed and 40 more... Read more »
Quinnipiac Poll suggests that Americans see homegrown terrorists as bigger threat than Foreign-born Terrorists Around 58 percent of American voters think homegrown terrorists are the greater threat than foreign-national extremists, according to a recent... Read more »
NEW JERSEY (United States) – Five New Jersey 5th graders, ages 10 and 11, were arrested yesterday after teachers discovered their plot to “bomb” another school’s assembly. Police say the young students at... Read more »
The question of how one man amassed such a stockpile of guns arises just as there is renewed American soul-searching over the widespread availability of firearms in the wake of a series... Read more »
Nicaragua’s Momotombo volcano has erupted for the first time in more than a century, spewing bright red lava into the night sky accompanied by large quantities of ash. The authorities said the... Read more »
A broad alliance of leaders from communities on the frontline of the climate crisis have traveled to Paris to speak out against the proposed global climate agreement, saying that it falls far short of... Read more »
In the week since the terror attacks in Paris, Europe has been coming together to pay tribute to the victims. But Scotland’s Muslims have come together to speak up about the increasing... Read more »
More than 4,000 civilians have been killed during 2014 – 2015 by “indiscriminate bombardments” targetted at ISIS (or Daesh militant group) by Iraqi, Syrian, U.S.-led and Russian military aircraft in Iraq and Syria,... Read more »
Nearly 150 world leaders are expected to descend on Paris for the start of the U.N. climate change summit that starts Monday in the French capital with the aim of reaching a... Read more »
Indigenous Muslims living in the Russian Federation — native citizens — say their families suffer sustained harassment from the authorities, who are wary of insurgents. An Associated Press report out of the... Read more »
France paid homage today to those who died in terrorist attacks in Paris two weeks ago. The names of the 130 people killed were read at a national memorial service at a... Read more »
Washington, DC — From global warming to international terrorism, we all have fears about the future of our planet. But whether you’re more faithful or more skeptical, when it comes to shaping... Read more »
Over 450 ‘orange events’ planned in more than 70 countries including lighting of the Niagara Falls, Council of Europe building, India Gate, and the ruins of Petra in Jordan Hundreds of iconic... Read more »
TORONTO (Canada) – A Toronto couple recently canceled their big wedding to use the money instead to help sponsor a Syrian refugee family’s settlement into Canada. The money that would have gone... Read more »
On Universal Children's Day, UNICEF has urged the nations of the world to pay more attention to reduce inequities in opportunity among children within a generation Read more »
London, UK – On 13 November 2015 (Press Release from HWPL); the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG) hosted the ‘IWPG Peace Forum’ to urge the implementation of the International Convention on the... Read more »
By Naseer Memon — The 7th National Finance Commission Award (NFCA) marked a major policy shift that attempted to enhance provincial share in vertical distribution and diversify the distribution criterion for horizontal... Read more »
Sydney (Press Release from Consulate Office Sydney): A Trade Delegation of 14 Women Entrepreneurs of Pakistan, duly sponsored by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), is due to visit Australia from... Read more »
At least 130 people were killed in a wave of simultaneous attacks on Friday evening in Paris, in the deadliest violence to strike France since World War II. Gunmen and bombers attacked... Read more »
Science, technology and innovation are key components of the upcoming United Nations climate change negotiations in Paris and governments should “do everything to support societies across the world, on every continent, to... Read more »
Seoul, Republic of Korea – On 5 November 2015 the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG) hosted the ‘2015 IWPG Network Peace Forum’ to urge the ‘Implementation of the International Convention on the Cessation... Read more »
Australia will provide assistance to Pacific Island countries as they strive to deal with the challenges caused by the El Niño weather pattern. Last week Australian Foreign and Immigration Minister Rimbink Pato... Read more »
Australian High Commissioner, Margaret Adamson farewelled 20 representatives selected from Business Incubation Centres (BICs) in Pakistan as they prepared to depart for a short course in Business Incubation Management in Australia. The... Read more »