Pakistani militants and Taliban join forces against NATO Pakistani militants pledged Sunday to cease their four-year insurgency against Pakistani security forces and join the Taliban’s war against NATO troops in Afghanistan. The agreement reunited four major Pakistan-based militant factions under the flag of Mullah Mohammed Omar, the Taliban chief, an announcement by the militants said. […]
An inside report has revealed that the new North Korean commander-in-chief Kim Jong-Un had ordered his civilians to not to wear gloves during their beloved leader Kim Jong-il’s funeral in the freezing temperatures of Pyongyang last week because he himself chose to escort the hearse bare-handed. This inside information has revealed by Daily NK, […]
Will democracy ever reach Africa – Part 4 We must therefore explore the internal sources of mistrust and antagonism in the African communities to try to find a solution to the political evil in sub-Saharan Africa. Historian, Coquery Vidrovitchm, speaks as a source of ethnic antagonism African and describes that manufacturing ethnicity and intensification of ethnic […]
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Pakistan joins UN Security Council on two-year non-permanent bases Pakistan today joined the UN Security Council for a two-year term as a non-permanent member of the powerful world body, which also has India among its 15-member states. Pakistan was elected to the Security Council last October when 129 out of 193 members of the UN […]
India and Pakistan exchange nuclear sites information Pakistan and India Sunday exchanged lists of their respective nuclear installations and facilities as well as lists of prisoners in each other’s custody, as required under bilateral agreements between the two South Asian nuclear neighbours. Senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Indian High Commission exchanged […]
South Korean President Lee Myung Bak has said in New Year messages as they will focus on inter-Korean relations in order to keep them secure from North’s aggression. Those messages were enough to provoke North Korea’s new commander-in-chief Kim Jong-Un to issue a statement replying South and their President with more bitter words. […]
Another unkind year for Journalists The previous year was not a kind to those in media. A report revealed by a media outlet stated that working conditions for journalists in Pakistan are becoming more hazardous. This gets multiplies in the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in Balochistan. Pakistan is not alone in being a riskier […]
North Korea’s top policy makers have sent a new year’s message to its people to rally behind their new commander in chief Kim Jong-Un by becoming a “human shield”. A joint editorial carried by the North’s state KCNA news agency said that, “Kim Jong-un, the supreme leader of our Party and our people, is […]
Scientists speak out, as climate change worsens Scientists worldwide are concerned over the worsening climate change, as they believe that the globe will witness dramatic planetary conditions never witnessed before. The bottom line is that the climate system is telling us an internally and physically consistent story," said Benjamin Santer, an atmospheric scientist at Lawrence Livermore […]
Dec 31 2011 | Posted in
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IOM Races to Provide Shelter Aid for Displaced Families in Southern Philippines Friday, December 30, 2011: IOM is racing to provide emergency shelter for thousands of families displaced by the deadly tropical storm that hit the southern Philippines on December 17th. Tropical storm Washi, known locally as Sendong, sent torrents of water, mud and logs […]
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New supreme leader of North Korea – World News Soon after the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, his youngest son Kim Jong Un has won allegiance as the new supreme head of the country. The late Kim Jong Il ruled North Korea from 1994 to 2011. Back in the day, he succeeded […]
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The deceased North Korean supreme commander Kim Jong-il has been awarded the title of “Hero of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)”. An announcement was made on late Friday at the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly which states for their general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), chairman of the National […]