Pakistan art students remember and honour Peshawar school victims

KARACHI (Pakistan) — As Pakistanis appeared to move on with their lives three months after the brutal massacre of schoolchildren in Peshawar, graphic design students of Karachi felt compelled to issue a... Read more »

Obama, Modi, Shakira among 30 most influential people on the Internet

What do JK Rowling, Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Barack Obama have in common. They are all among the 30 most influential people on the Internet by Time magazine. Narendra Modi has roughly... Read more »

Let’s drop first ‘I’ in ISIS. There’s nothing Islamic about them, says Queen Rania

LONDON (United Kingdom) – Queen Rania of Jordan said Thursday evening that there is nothing Islamic about the self-proclaimed Islamic State, or ISIS. She was speaking with Huffington Post Editor-In-Chief Arianna Huffington... Read more »

John Kerry Flies to Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran, Yemen instability

RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) – After wrapping up the latest round of Iran nuclear negotiations in Switzerland, US  Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Saudi Arabia to take on the challenge of explaining a... Read more »

The Arab Intellectual is Resting, Not Dead

By Ramzy Baroud Whenever a new poem by Mahmoud Darwish was published in al-Quds newspaper, I rushed over to Abu Aymen’s newsstand that was located in the refugee camp’s main square. It... Read more »

Pakistan PM Sharif meets Saudi King Salman, vows to strengthen ties

RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reached Riyadh on Wednesday on the invitation of King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud for a three-day visit. He was received at the... Read more »

An 81-year-old’s pain at being forced from home by conflict in Ukraine

By Don Murray  MARIUPOL, (Ukraine) – The old woman wipes away tears. “It hurts,” she says, “It hurts to be driven from your home at 81. I lived there all my life. Seven... Read more »

Around 18,000 Rapist set free by court, 90 women raped in India every day

NEW DEHLI (India) – Rejecting a request from India not to broadcast the documentary by British filmmaker Leslee Udwin on the December 2012 Delhi gang-rape, the BBC aired it in the early hours... Read more »

India’s Daughter: BBC documentary provokes outrage in India

A controversial documentary telling the harrowing story of the gang rape and murder of a woman on a Delhi bus in 2012, has been shown earlier than planned on BBC Four tonight.... Read more »

US ambassador to South Korea slashed in face in a knife attack

SEOUL (South Korea) — The United States ambassador to South Korea has been slashed in the face and arm in a vicious knife attack in Seoul. The US ambassador, Mark W. Lippert,... Read more »

Indonesian official rejects Australian death row prisoner swap proposal

Australia’s foreign minister said on Thursday she had proposed a prisoner swap to her Indonesian counterpart in an 11th hour effort to save the lives of two Australian drug smugglers expected to... Read more »

Huawei unveils its first Android Wear smartwatch

The Android Wear-powered Huawei Watch, due mid-2015, is designed to give smartwatches a more classical look. Also new: the TalkBand B2 and N1 Bluetooth fitness trackers and bigger brand ambitions for the... Read more »

Australia’s batsmen set up record win over Afghanistan

A century to David Warner, fifties from Steven Smith and Glenn Maxwell and a polished performance in the field have guided Australia to victory over Afghanistan PERTH (Australia) – Australia posted a... Read more »

Just because people stopped paying attention to Ebola doesn’t mean it’s gone

By Annalisa Merelli As many as 28 countries are at risk of for the next Ebola epidemicaccording to a new report published by Save the Children. Somalia, Chad, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Haiti, Ethiopia, Central Africa Republic,... Read more »

China defense budget increase to 10% for 2015

China’s defense budget will grow to around USD 145 billion in 2015, registering a rise of about 10 percent in comparison with 2014 The Chinese military budget for 2015 will be about... Read more »

Rural Transport should be key focus of UN post-2015 Development Framework

Rural Communities will represent 30% of the global population in 2030, and it is vital that they are not “left behind” in the new post-2015 development framework Rural Communities will represent 30%... Read more »

Australia to send 300 more Troops to Iraq

Tony Abbott, the Australian prime minister, said the troops were to be deployed following a formal request from Iraq and the US SYDNEY (Australia) — Australia on Tuesday expanded its commitment to... Read more »

Australian ‘Wellness Warrior’ dies from cancer at age 30

Jessica Ainscough, self-described “Wellness Warrior,” who attempted to battle a rare form of cancer with alternative therapies, died on Thursday the age of 30. The former Dolly magazine online editor gained thousands... Read more »

Australian Air Force Cadets receives newest glider at Avalon

Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC) have officially received the newest glider for its training programs. The presentation took place at the Avalon Airshow, when Darren Chester, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for... Read more »

DiCaprio to play multiple personalities in new Movie

Leonardo DiCaprio will be playing a man with multiple personality disorder in The Crowded Room. DiCaprio has been circling the role of Billy Milligan, the first man to use multiple personality disorder as a... Read more »

Drinking tea can help prevent diabetes, new research says

Drinking three cups of tea a day can cut the risk of diabetes, according to a growing body of scientific research. A new study from researchers in the US found that black tea... Read more »

Robear, a Japanese nursing robot with the face of a bear

Robear robot care bear designed to serve Japan’s aging population Japan has long been looking at how it might use robots to provide care for the elderly, and with a rapidly aging... Read more »

New Zealand beat Australia by 1 wicket in thrilling Cricket match

Ice-cool Williamson wins New Zealand a thriller New Zealand survived a late collapse to beat Australia by one wicket in a thrilling World Cup Pool A game. Chasing a meagre 152 to... Read more »

India raises defense budget by 11% to nearly $40 Billion

NEW DELHI (India) – India increased the amount of money it plans to spend on its military next fiscal year by 11% to nearly 2.47 trillion rupees ($40 billion) as the South... Read more »