Allama Muhmmad Iqbal Words, without power, is mere philosophy.
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Arabs and Democracy – Part 1 Many suggest that the uprisings that spread through North Africa and the Middle East are not to be taken as a repetition of the past, but as original experiments that open up new political possibilities, relevant beyond the region, for freedom and democracy. In fact, it is expected that through this […]
The Western-Arab drive to adopt a UN resolution on Syria is a "path to civil war", Russian deputy foreign minister Gennady Gatilov has warned. He told Interfax news agency it would "not lead to a search for compromise". The resolution is set to be discussed at a UN Security Council meeting on the deepening Syrian […]
Police fired guns and used batons on crowds of stone-throwing opposition activists in several Bangladeshi towns Sunday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 100, a news report and doctors at two hospitals said. The opposition party said 1,200 of its activists were arrested, but the figure could not immediately be confirmed. The […]
Mitt Romney- A Blessing for the United States of America or Just another Face The American people are ready for a change and the time is ripe as well since nearly four years of unfulfilled promises have led the hard working citizens of the United States of America to their breaking point. With 2012 being […]
There was a time when just drawing the window shades ensured a private sanctuary. But the digital age is less shade and more glaring light, and it is shining brightly on personal data. “There has never been another time in history where privacy was under the kind of assault it is today,” said Rainey Reitman, […]
But its not just Google and Facebook mixing data to find trends and make decisions, it’s data collected by any technology and used by automobiles, high-tech home sensors, insurance providers, employers, retail sites and political parties. Lately, however, it is social sites, fed with user-created content, dominating the privacy news. Those sites have a thirst […]
This week, the European Commission proposed new online privacy rules that give users among other protections the right to ask for the deletion of information about them on sites such as Facebook and Google. The proposal, which if passed into law would go into effect in 2014, would have global implications. “Companies will have to […]
Simpson is working with the World Wide Web Consortium on a “do not track” standard. Giving that sense of control back to users might just be a wave that could catch on. This week in the wake of Google’s new privacy policy, an informal Washington Post survey of nearly 14,000 readers showed nearly 66% were […]
America officially acknowledges US drone strikes in Pakistan President Barack Obama offered a dynamic defense of the use of drone strikes to kill Al Qaeda operatives and other militants in Pakistan’s tribal areas, officially confessing the CIA drone program, which had not been publically acknowledged before this. Obama said he believed that they had to be judicious in how they […]
Textile industry shifts to Bangladesh to seek more profit Monday, January 30, 2012: The Textile Minister, Makhdoom Shahabuddin, has divulged that the textile industry in Pakistan is shifting to Bangladesh to seek more profit. The Minister turned down that claims that industries were reallocating themselves to Bangladesh because of the shortfall of electricity and gas […]
Sharp Escalation of Regime Violence in Syria, the world to condemn it in UN SC meeting Washington DC: (Monday, January 30, 2012) The United States has condemned in the strongest possible terms the escalation of the Syrian regime’s violent and brutal attacks on its own people. In the past few days the world has seen […]
United States and Russian Federation Conclude Joint Inspection in Antarctica Washington DC: (Monday, January 30, 2012) A joint team from the United States and the Russian Federation concluded a six-day inspection of foreign research stations, installations and equipment in Antarctica on January 28, 2012, pursuant to the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 and its Environmental Protocol. […]
