Huma Nisar
Huma Nisar is Associate Editor at Views and News-
Education
Three new earth-sized planets discovered
(Featured Image above is artist’s impression shows an imagined view from the surface one of the three planets orbiting an ultracool dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth that were discovered using the TRAPPIST telescope at ESO’s... -
Health
Criminal charges filed against three officials over Flint water crisis
An investigation into the Flint contaminated water crisis – which prosecutors say has endangered lives of thousands of people – have led to filing of criminal charges against three officials as initial action. Michigan Attorney General Bill... -
Democracy
Diversity is one of America’s greatest strengths: Hillary Clinton
With a resounding victory in New York primary on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton advanced closer to securing Democratic nomination for presidential race and pledged to draw on America’s diversity for collective uplift of all. Her tally of 1428... -
Arts & Literature
Most Americans say libraries serve well
The number of people visiting local libraries in the United States may be declining but libraries continue to get higher levels of approval among users as they diversify means of sharing information and knowledge in step with latest... -
Health
WHO- 422 million have diabetes; healthy lifestyle best prevention
On the occasion of World Health Day 2016, United Nations health agency has revealed in a new report that the number of people with diabetes quadrupled during the last quarter of a century. The World Health... -
Immigration
American Voters : Majority says immigrants strengthen US; opposes Muslims scrutiny
A majority of American voters view immigrants and diversity as enriching the United States, says a new survey while finding fissures between and within Democratic and Republican parties in the charged political season. A Pew Research... -
Development
Where is the plan to address inequality ?
A string of recent eye-opening reports have established links between inequality and turmoil at social, national and international levels. For example, a report late last year highlighted how inequality and economic frustrations led to Arab Spring... -
Politics
Clinton, Trump win big in Arizona; Sanders takes Utah, Idaho caucuses
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump consolidated their frontrunner positions with substantial wins in Tuesday’s contests in delegate-rich Arizona, while Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders won the Utah and Idaho Democratic caucuses. With a 1,681-delegate count that includes... -
Arts & Literature
UN turns to Angry Birds’ Red to inspire a Greener Planet
In an unusual move designed to grab world attention, the United Nations has appointed Red, the leader of the “Angry Birds” mobile game characters, as an envoy to inspire climate action toward the goal of a... -
Middle East
Angelina Jolie meets Syrian refugee family; reminds world of duty
Angelina Jolie Pitt – who met a Syrian family in Lebanon’s Bekka valley, made an impassioned call on the international community to commit itself to resolution of the refugees crisis and the conflict that entered its fifth year on...