Kathmandu, Feb 27: A bomb explosion has killed 3 people and left many injured at the head office of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) Babarmahal . The explosion happened in the midday afternoon during which there was a high number of commutation of people around the area. The deceased included a woman, and a child who died […]
Jealousy at the Heart of Australian Labor Party’s Implosion
There are miles of words written these past few days about the battle royal for the Prime Ministership of Australia. Commentators from every angle are parsing every shred of the evidence they have about Kevin Rudd’s behavior and Julia Gillard’s. And in reading many of them the cynicism about politics is the dominant coloring, and […]
Jealousy at the Heart of Australian Labor Party’s Implosion
There are miles of words written these past few days about the battle royal for the Prime Ministership of Australia. Commentators from every angle are parsing every shred of the evidence they have about Kevin Rudd’s behavior and Julia Gillard’s. And in reading many of them the cynicism about politics is the dominant coloring, and […]
India Pakistan and the future of Afghanistan
Even as the so- called ` end game’ in Afghanistan approaches, in the context of the US and allied forces to withdrawing from Afghanistan by 2014, the future scenario is being contemplated in terms of the role of India and Pakistan vying for influence on Afghanistan. Afghan President Karzai visited India in October, […]
Mayzoon Zayid: Stand Up and Speak Out
Every single year I go to Palestine for Christmas. Every time, I go to Bethlehem. And every single year my best friend Tina says, “Who the hell goes to Palestine for Christmas?” And I say …”Mary and Joseph went.” – Maysoon Zayid When I first started researching this article I considered writing a tale […]
Cigarettes, Cellphones, and You
Thanks to the internet, finding a place of one’s own is easy. Claiming virtual territory is as simple as creating a username and password, and clicking Go. Cell phones allow for the portability of this virtual territory. They are pieces of property, purchased naked, until they are filled with personal data and adorned with the […]