A new poll shows that a majority of voters in 12 key U.S. swing states feel they are worse off than they were four years ago, yet still support President Barack Obama over his presumptive Republican rival, Mitt Romney. The results of the survey, conducted jointly by the USA Today newspaper and the Gallup polling [...]
US: Unhappy Swing Voters Still Back Obama – Survey
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Apple Most Valuable Public Company In History On Stock Rise
As Apple’s stock rose to new high on Monday, August 20, the technology giant set another record: It became the most valuable public company in history, CNN reports. Apple’s market value – the price of its stock multiplied by the number of outstanding shares – hit $623 billion in intraday trading. That eclipsed the previous [...]
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Remembering Legacy Of Ambassador Rodger Davies: Search For Solution In Cyprus – OpEd
By G. Lincoln McCurdy On July 10, 1974, Ambassador Rodger Davies, the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus, presented his credentials in Nicosia. He arrived on the small island at a tumultuous time with the ambitious goal of fostering a fair, long-term peace agreement between the Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots. Six weeks later, on [...]
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Syrian Rebels And Al-Qaeda Alliance Becomes Likely – OpEd
Syrian rebels on Thursday warned the U.S. and the European Unions they will turn to al-Qaeda if the West fails to provide aid — including weapons — to them, according to reports. The U.S. and other nations’ hesitancy to provide meaningful aid to the Syrian rebels battling the Assad government troops in a bloodbath within [...]
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Syria: Al-Shara In Footsteps Of Hijab And Manaf – OpEd
By Abdulrahman Al-Rashid IF Syrian Vice President Farouq Al-Shara crosses into Jordan, it would deal a new blow to the Syrian regime. Al-Shara is from Deraa, a place where the revolution kicked off against Bashar Assad following the arrest and torture of children because they wrote on the walls anti-government slogans. Deraa, which is located [...]
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Pakistan: Forces In Terror – Analysis
By Tushar Ranjan Mohanty The Minhas Air Force Base at Kamra in the Attock District of the Punjab Province, Pakistan, believed to be one of the centres where Pakistan has stockpiled its nuclear arsenal, was attacked by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in the early morning of August 16, 2012. Nine attackers dressed in military uniforms [...]
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St. Augustine Premiers On The Big Screen
“Restless Heart,” a feature film about the famous theologian St. Augustine of Hippo, is now available for sponsored theatrical screenings across the U.S. Ignatius Press, the film’s American distributor, is encouraging individuals, parishes, church groups or other organizations to bring the film to their towns. Interested groups and individuals should work with local theaters and [...]
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Burma: Student Rebels Clash With Army
By Daniel Wynn Government troops clashed with an armed student rebel group in restive Kachin state at the weekend just days before the leader of the group was due to return to Myanmar to hold talks with the government for the first time. Hla Sai, a spokesman for the All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF), [...]
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El Salvador: Dengue Fever: National Emergency Declared
Since the beginning of the year El Salvador has registered over 18,000 suspected cases of tropical dengue fever, with 4,800 confirmed, 2,300 hospitalizations and two deaths from the hemorrhagic type that can be fatal. The increasing number of cases pushed authorities to declare a national emergency, launching campaigns throughout the territory to eradicate the principal [...]
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Gilgit Baltistan: Sectarian Offensive In Pakistan – Analysis
By Ajit Kumar Singh On August 16, 2012, in a targeted attack, 25 Shias from Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) were killed at the Babusar Top, which connects GB to the rest of the country, in the Naran Valley of Mansehra District of the neighboring Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province. According to reports, around 50 assailants wearing Army uniform [...]
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France To Ease Plight Of Roma Immigrants
(RFE/RL) — The French government has revealed measures to ease Roma integration. France has faced strong international criticism for years for its expulsions and police raids on makeshift Roma camps. Many of the Roma immigrants seeking jobs in France come from Romania and Bulgaria, both newcomers to the European Union. The government said it will [...]
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North Korea At London 2012: Beyond The Glory Of Medals – Analysis
North Korea put on a good show at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 20th in the overall medal tally and breaking a world record in the process. What does participation in the world’s foremost international sporting event mean for the Hermit Kingdom? By Ong Suan Ee The 2012 London Olympics have proved to be [...]
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Embracing The Full Menu Of Human Rights – OpEd
The disproportionate focus on human rights from a negative perspective has sadly resulted in detraction from understanding the role that human rights can in fact play in a post-war setting such as ours. The time is ripe for human rights to be approached positively, recognizing its value and ability to contribute to the process of [...]
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US FDA Says Tattoo Inks Pose Health Risks
Tempted to get a tattoo? Today, people from all walks of life have tattoos, which might lead you to believe that tattoos are completely safe. But there are health risks that can result in the need for medical care. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is particularly concerned about a family of bacteria called nontuberculous [...]
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Scottish Christians Oppose Dawkins’ Book Festival Appearance
By Trevor Grundy Conservative Scottish Christians are calling for a boycott of a talk by well-known atheist Richard Dawkins, scheduled for a book festival in late October that explores belief. The Faclan Hebridean Book Festival will be held at Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis off the northwest coast of Scotland from 30 October to [...]
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Mumbai Riots: Danger Signals – Analysis
By A. K. Verma The events of August 11, 2012, when a call by Raza Academy of Mumbai for a protest against perceived mistreatment of Muslims in the far away Bodo territory of Assam, led to rioting in which thousands participated, necessitating police firing and death of two and injuries to many more including police [...]
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India-Iran Cooperation In Afghanistan: Potential And Problems – Analysis
By Aryaman Bhatnagar India and Iran have contributed substantially to the development of Afghanistan post-2001 and have committed to further increase their involvement in the country in the future. Both countries have also collaborated with each other on a number of critical projects. What accounts for the cooperation between the two countries in Afghanistan? What [...]
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Elusive Metal Discovered
Carnegie scientists are the first to discover the conditions under which nickel oxide can turn into an electricity-conducting metal. Nickel oxide is one of the first compounds to be studied for its electronic properties, but until now scientists have not been able to induce a metallic state. The compound becomes metallic at enormous pressures of [...]
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Predicting Outbreaks Of Dengue Fever According To Climate
Dengue fever, transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, affects hundreds of millions of people in around one hundred tropical countries and causes 25 000 deaths per year. In the absence of a vaccine, determining the factors that influence epidemics to predict them better is a real public health challenge. One scientific study, conducted in New Caledonia, [...]
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Pakistan: Activist Seeks Release Of Girl Jailed For Blasphemy
By Kamran Chaudry A minority rights activist said Wednesday there was growing support for the release of a young Christian girl arrested last week on charges of blasphemy and that he would seek approval to represent her in court. “Support from government officials is overwhelmingly strong. Top clerics in the country are condemning the injustice [...]
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