Palash Ghosh

The average Pakistani woman gives birth to four children in her life.

A recording by Frank Sinatra made as a favor to Ringo Starr may be the most valuable record ever made.

At least twice in the past, Biden has openly insulted Indian people by mocking the way they speak.

I am well aware this is an extremely sensitive and controversial subject and may upset and offend some readers, but here goes anyway.East Indian people are very race- and skin-color conscious. It's a trait that is permanently embedded in our ancient DNA. When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008 (and after he won the election), my Indian friends, acquaintances and relatives made some of the following comments about him: “He has light skin and fine features, he's not really black”; “He talks very well, not like most black people”; “The Democrats chose him because he's articulate, went to Harvard and seems nice and civilized”; “He probably wouldn't suffer any racial problems, nor rejection, in India”; “Why on earth did he marry her [Michelle]?”; “I wouldn't be afraid of him if I saw him walking down the street”; “If he had straight hair, he'd almost look Indian.” The list of far more inflammatory remarks goes on, but I'd be too embarrassed to repeat them here.

At least one in six British children live in poverty –- and this rate could reach one in five by the end of the decade.

The new baby (whether it is a boy or girl) will automatically become third in line to the throne, behind its grandfather, Prince Charles of Wales and its father, Prince William.

Nearly 9,000 people in the U.K. die annually from alcohol abuse.

The language issue remains central to the right-wing’s war on "protecting" and "preserving" Indian culture.

Bihar is essentially a medieval feudal society that has somehow survived into the 21st century, in defiance of the economic prosperity found in other parts of India

Mandela has already lived more than four decades longer than his fellow countrymen.

The chemicals used to make acid are typically cheap and easily available.

Adnan Rasheed, a senior member of the Pakistani Taliban, wrote the following letter to Malala Yousafzai.

Jamaican sporting authorities are forced to take stock of a changing landscape.

I generally disliked protest marches until I saw the look of fear and despair on the faces of black mothers at a rally for Trayvon Martin.

The war crimes tribunal has thus far convicted five senior Jamaat-e-Islami figures.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the UK's British National Party share more than an acronym.

Paul McCartney, who had never visited Nigeria before, envisioned a relaxing sojourn in a tranquil sun-drenched tropical retreat.

Skittles has gained prominence as a symbol of the innocence of Martin, who was only 17 when George Zimmerman killed him.

Removing an image of Hitler from a college wall will likely not eliminate what appears to be Thailand’s fascination with the Third Reich and Hitler.

Jamaat-e-Islami is demanding Ghulam Azam's release, calling the sentence politically motivated.

Costello, now 58 years old, shot to fame in the late 1970s just as the “Iron Lady” took power in Britain.

Malala Yousafzai delivered the following speech before the United Nations Youth Assembly on 'Malala Day', to celebrate her 16th birthday

Ancient blood feuds pit one tribe against another, often leading to extreme violence and the forced marriages of young girls.

As many as 500 billion hungry insects are eating their way across the island, destroying about 100,000 metric tons of vegetation daily.

Under India’s complex/ancient caste customs, the Dalits are at the very bottom of society -- so low, that they're not even considered part of the system.

Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Union’s longest-serving leader, falls suddenly in a spy scandal.

The push-and-pull between Islamic conservatism and modern social trends seems to place Indonesia in two different worlds simultaneously.

The conversion of Indians, whether they be "tribals" or others, has long been a sore point with Hindus.

More than one-half (53 percent) of Malawians live below the poverty line, while more than 90 percent of the population lives on less than $2 per day.