August2016
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Republican experts oppose Trump; Say candidate can’t handle challenges
Issuing a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump’s positions on a range of national security and foreign policy matters, a group of former Republican officials have signed a letter, declaring the GOP candidate as unfit for the...August 8, 2016 817 0 -
UN, US condemn Quetta terror attack; White House vows help for Pakistan’s fight
Terrorism struck Pakistan after months of relative improvement in security, with a Taliban splinter group’s suicide bomber blowing up 70 people in an attack on Civil Hospital in Quetta, the capital of southwestern Balochistan province. The...August 8, 2016 916 0 -
Few Clinton or Trump backers have close friends on the other side
Shedding some light on correlation between political leanings and close friendships in a political season, a new poll has found that few supporters of both Democratic and Republican candidates have close friends in the other camp....August 8, 2016 795 0 -
Basking in the glory of summer sun after a cool swim
After a cool swim with fellow water birds, a seagull is back on the bank of the Capitol Hill reflecting pool. The fascinating colors adorning wings and body of the bird glistened under the late afternoon...August 8, 2016 1016 0 -
Angelina Jolie not joining Georgetown University as professor this fall
Hollywood star and UN Ambassador for Refugees Angelina Jolie will not be lecturing students at the Georgetown University this fall, a spokesperson said after earlier media reports suggested she was set to join the campus as...August 8, 2016 910 0 -
As Republicans’ Trump worries mount, Clinton leaps ahead in polls
Donald Trump blustered and backtracked on claim that he saw a secret video of the US making cash payment of around $ 400 million to Iran after which Tehran released captive Americans, He also backed down...August 7, 2016 904 0 -
Khizr Khan’s message for American Muslims: Participate in Political Process
Khizr Khan, father of a fallen army hero, who has flashed to national limelight after challenging Republican candidate Donald Trump, has a word of advice for American Muslims: participate in political process. “In American democracy, you...August 7, 2016 1122 0 -
Rio Olympics – A tribute to human spirit of competition
A summer of corruption scandals, economic downturn and Zika virus blues has finally given way to a much healthier warmth and heated competition of talents and skills with the start of 2016 Olympics in Rio di...August 6, 2016 934 0 -
Pakistan-India tensions cast shadow on South Asian cooperation
The latest bout of words between interior ministers of Pakistan and India at the SAARC Internal Affairs Ministers’ moot in Islamabad have further stoked tensions between the two nuclear armed South Asian rivals. In the backdrop of...August 6, 2016 997 0 -
Olympic Refugee Team – Let Sport help retrieve Peace
What will define our time in times to come? Conflicts, terror, and the great exodus of people from the Middle East and Africa, and on the positive side medical advancements and the unprecedented connectivity of human...August 5, 2016 875 0