The Unrepentant Nazi And Mass Killer: German War Criminal Erich Priebke Dies In Italy
Priebke was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1998, but spent the last 15 years under house arrest in Rome.
Give Me Land, Lots Of Land: Only 5% Of Pakistanis Own Two-Thirds of Farmlands; One-Half Of Farmers Are Landless
More than 77 million people in Pakistan do not have enough food, due to the government’s archaic and unjust agricultural policies.
A Costly Kiss: Indian Court Upholds Prison Term For Young Man Who Planted Unwanted Smooch On Woman
Under the Indian Penal Code, “outraging the modesty of a woman” is considered a rather serious crime.
Rats! Bubonic Plague In The Modern World: Outbreak Feared In Madagascar
Madagascar records an average of 500 cases of The “Black Death” annually.
Lots Of Luck: Loser In Azerbaijan Presidential Race Claims Fraud, Wants Results Annulled
The official tally indicated that Aliyev won 85 percent of the vote (giving him a third straight term in office) to Hasanli’s paltry 5 percent.
Malala Yousafzai And Jon Stewart: A Culture Clash Of Epic Magnitude
What people like Stewart do not understand is that Malala largely rejects the type of lifestyle and attitudes he embodies.
Azerbaijani President Aliyev, One Of Israel’s Best Friends And Arms Buyer, 'Re-Elected' To Third Straight Term
Aliyev was so confident of victory that he had not even bothered to campaign.
Why Was Mike Ditka Visiting An Oil Company In North Dakota?
North Dakota, a state with about 700,000 people (about one-fourth of the population of Chicago), is in the middle of a huge energy boom.
A Tale Of Three Cities: Detroit, Toronto, And Pittsburgh In A Post-Industrialized World
Detroit has become the poster child for post-war American urban decay.
Japan Court Rules Against Hate Speech, But Extreme Right-Wing Groups Sprouting Across Country
Hate speech, strictly speaking, is not illegal in Japan.
How Romantic! Venice’s Famed Gondolas To Carry GPS Tracking Devices To Prevent Accidents As Tourists Choke Legendary City
The city has already installed 40 CCTV cameras along the Grand Canal to observe and identify gondolieri who violate the rules of the water.
Widows Peak? Women Without Husbands Allowed To Perform Religious Rituals At Hindu Temple In Southern India
Widows have long suffered immense hardship in India – a society where women, at least up until now, were defined completely by the men in her life.
Malala Yousafzai, Likely Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Wants Pakistan To Talk Peace With Taliban Militants Who Shot Her
Malala Yousafzai, 16, is likely to become the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize later this week.
New York City Mayoral Race: Bill de Blasio, Joseph Lhota And The End Of Two Decades Of (Mostly) Republican Rule
In the likely event Bill de Blasio enters Gracie Mansion, it will end 20 years of mostly Republican administrations.
No Dutch Treat: Old, Sick And Disabled People In Holland May Have To Work To Receive Social Services
Holland’s King Willem-Alexander announced sweeping changes in the budget and an end to the welfare state.
Britain’s Baroness Warsi Urges Pakistan To Talk Peace With Taliban, Increase Trade With UK
Warsi, formerly a co-chair of Britain’s Conservative Party, is the first female Muslim ever to serve as a U.K. cabinet minister,
Who Opposes Capital Punishment? The Pakistani Taliban!
The government of Pakistan has cancelled plans to restore the death penalty following a wave of threats of more attacks by the Taliban.
Gambia Quits Commonwealth; Its President Left Reality Long Ago
Jammeh has been criticized for various human rights violations by the British government and other western states.
Dravida Nadu: What If The South Seceded From The Republic Of India?
The southern part of India is widely regarded as the most progressive and one of the most prosperous parts of the nation.
Climate Change Blues: Kiribati Man's Asylum Bid Doubtful, But Rising Sea Levels Threaten Low-Lying Islands
Kiribati has about 103,000 residents and has been identified by scientists as highly vulnerable to climate change.
You Think US Government Temporary Shutdown Is Drastic? Ireland May Abolish Its Entire Senate
Opponents of the Senate’s very existence point to the fact that its members are not directly elected by the public.
Sartaj Khan: The Man Who Lost Fifteen Family Members In Pakistan’s Latest Bombing
It would be hard to find one person in Pakistan who has suffered more from this mindless bloodshed than 61-year-old Sartaj Khan.
Kenya Mall Attacks: Indians Living In Fear, Somalis Worry Over Backlash
The Gujarati community has lived in Kenya, and other regions of East Africa, for well over a hundred years.
Sleepless in Budapest: Hungary Again Criminalizes Homelessness; Activists Condemn New Laws
Some 10,000 people in and around Budapest (a city with a population of about 1.7 million) are homeless.
War Of Words: Did Pakistan’s Leader Nawaz Sharif Really Call His Indian Counterpart Manmohan Singh A “Village Hag”?
Pakistani diplomats (as well as Sharif’s office) denied the accusations.
No Ticket To Ride: Kolkata, India Bans Bicycles To Reduce Traffic Congestion, Terror Threats
Kolkata is already India’s most polluted city.
Pakistani Women In Politics: Slow Progress, Mighty Obstacles
The presence of women in Pakistani politics is guaranteed in the constitution by a quota system.
A New Germany: Cemile Giousouf, The First Turkish Muslim MP Of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrat Party
Turks, now numbering at least 3 million (the largest ‘foreign’ community in the country by far), have lived in Germany for 50 years.
No Blue Jeans Or Tight Dresses, Please, We’re Pakistani
The atmosphere on campus is very strict, since most of the top administrative officials are former army officers.
Blasphemous And Contrary To Islam: Pakistan Bans Nation’s First Gay Website
Homosexuality is illegal in Pakistan and those who are convicted of engaging in same-sex practices can be sent to jail for up to life.
