February2016
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Knowing the Muslim Next Door: Synagogue hosts interfaith disocurse
More than 14 years after 9/11 attacks –that spotlighted U.S. relations with the Muslim world like never before – Muslims in the United States generally find little understanding about their faith, culture and traditions among fellow...February 13, 2016 2359 0 -
Nevada & South Carolina: Clinton eyes edge with African-Americans, Latinos
Democratic presidential candidates clashed in a high-stakes debate in Milwaukee to win over African Americans’ and Hispanic votes ahead of polls in southern states as Hillary Clinton hoped to re-set the nomination race after an expected...February 12, 2016 1019 0 -
Eye-opening report on human toll of hottest 2015 year
A new analysis on the year 2015 – the hottest on record – tells of eye-opening implications of climate changes, showing that weather and climate-related disasters now dominate disaster trends linked to natural hazards. The United...February 11, 2016 927 0 -
New Hampshire voters give Sanders and Trump huge wins
Voters in New Hampshire went against establishment thinking of both the Republican and the Democratic parties, handing down landslide wins to self-styled Socialist Bernie Sanders and billionaire Donald Trump in presidential primaries in the Granite state....February 10, 2016 825 0 -
Aleppo siege: 80% of 30,000 new Syrians refugees are women & children
The United Nations is reporting a new exodus of tens of thousand of civilians from Syria, with appalling proportions of women and children amidst encirclement of Aleppo and violence in other areas of the bleeding country,...February 9, 2016 1402 0 -
Taliban, Kabul May Hold “Direct Peace Talks” as challenges grow
Taliban groups may hold direct talks with the Afghan government by the end of February to find a way to bring an end to the bloody conflict that showed no signs of let up in recent...February 7, 2016 754 0 -
Obama : Attack on One Faith is Attack on All Faiths
In a strong rebuttal to ambience of hatred against Muslim Americans fueled partly by some presidential candidates, President Barack Obama has urged Americans to stay true to their core values that includes freedom of religion for...February 4, 2016 976 0 -
In Pakistan, it is potatonomic decision time
In Pakistan’s agricultural heartland, particularly between the central city of Lahore and Multan in the south, potato harvesting activity is picking up pace. In addition to mechanized digging of the earth to bring the potatoes out, thousands...February 4, 2016 1642 0 -
Why more than half the world remains offline
Nearly 3.2 billion people are now online, which comes to about 43.4 per cent of the world population, but the number still falls significantly short of reaching the anticipated goal of 60 per cent by 2020. The ramifications...February 3, 2016 2293 0 -
2016 Election Watch: How will Clinton and Cruz shape their next fights?
First-time Senator Ted Cruz defied polls to trounce Donald Trump in the Republican Iowa Caucus in the animated race for the White House, while self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders surged on the back of young voters to...February 2, 2016 897 1