Palash Ghosh

Russia’s deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov indicated that Assad’s departure is imminent.

Women are still judged and evaluated primarily on their looks.

Fillon did not promote a military adventure in Syria but strongly suggested Hollande find a way to resolve the crisis by negotiating with Russia.

The posters added: “This land belongs to Allah and we will make sure that nothing against His will happens here.”

Earthquakes are a recurring phenomenon in Iran as the country is home to major fault lines, covering 90 percent of the nation.

I have no idea what “Red Hook Summer” is about -- it is about many things, or about nothing (I'm pretty sure Spike Lee doesn't know either).

Shivpal Yadav is a member of the Samajwadi Party, which swept into power in Uttar Pradesh in March with a pledge to stamp out corruption.

Campsite owners in the region have stepped up security to protect campers.

The unusual phenomenon forced a New Zealand naval vessel to shift its course.

Police are also investigating six other people, including a government official, who may have been involved in this saga as middle-men in the transaction.

Kenya (a nation of just 41 million) has produced more great runners (short- and long-distance) than just about any other nation on Earth.

Would the expressions of grief be as widespread and deep if neo-Nazi Wade Michael Page had shot up a camp filled with illegal aliens from Mexico?

The suit against him alleges that "well over 10,000 cases of torture and extra-judicial killings” took place during Badal's 1997-2002 and 2007-2012 regimes.

Prosecutors said they will commence an investigation into the ‘Nazi’ wine bottles.

Magaliesburg is a stronghold for white Afrikaners.

The Taliban's anger at Khan appears to be due to the former cricketer’s lack of religious conviction and left-wing, secular ideas.

In 2010, fifteen Nepali servants committed suicide in Lebanon due to gross abuses.

Pakistanis consume heroin valued at $1.2 billion every year.

The murder rate in South Africa – while still high – has actually been plunging over the past 15 years or so.

Amnesty International believes 1-million North Koreans have died of starvation since the 1990s, while millions more remain malnourished.

These figures also do not include the hundreds of thousands --- perhaps millions – of Indians who are seriously injured by these frequent mishaps.

China has become Uganda’s number one trade partner, replacing Britain.

The athletes’ behavior has caused embarrassment in their native country.

Despite his sterling credentials, the Vatican will not approve his appointment.

Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, the interior minister who led the Afghan police force, was also fired.

If more people followed the Sikh way of life, the United States (indeed, the whole world) would indeed be a much better place.

The success of Pizza Hut and other foreign food companies suggest that Pakistanis are moving away from traditional meals, even during the holidays.

This is one aspect of World War II that generates much discomfort and controversy in both India and in Europe.

Kiir wears the ten-gallon Stetson so often in public that it has become his trademark.