Japan evacuates major airport after typhoon wreaks havoc
AFP | A major airport that was cut off when a huge typhoon smashed through its sole access road was being evacuated Wednesday, as Japan...
United States a superpower or a hub of drug addicts? – Jacob G. Hornberger
Jacob G. Hornberger | After decades of warfare, the federal drug war has become a predictable cycle. Drug dealer, drug gang, or drug user busted....
Miss England contestant in hijab first
AFP | A Miss England contestant is set to wear a hijab in the finals on Tuesday, in a first for the organisation. Sara Iftekhar,...
Water scarcity making country a wasteland
News Analysis | The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said the scarcity of water is transforming the country into a desert which requires the...
Nearly 100 elephants killed for ivory in Botswana
AFP | Ninety elephant carcasses have been discovered in Botswana with their tusks hacked off, a charity said Tuesday, in figures fiercely contested by the...
Black Venus the South Korean spy who met Kim Jong Il
AFP | Before meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, Southern spy "Black Venus" was told to stay up late, shower, and dress neatly. He...
Still dying for nothing in Afghanistan – Jacob G. Hornberger
Jacob G. Hornberger | It wasn’t until history class in college that I heard of the Thirty Years War. My immediate reaction was: No way!...
1.4 billion risk disease from lack of exercise: WHO
AFP | More than 1.4 billion adults are putting themselves at heightened risk of deadly diseases by not getting enough exercise, doctors are warning, with...
Natalie Portman: US school shootings a ‘civil war’
AFP | Hollywood star Natalie Portman called school shootings America's "civil war" Tuesday, comparing the psychological torment they cause to the threat of terror attacks...
End dollar supremacy, says Turkish President
News Analysis | The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said on Sunday that the reign of the American dollar in global trade needed to...
My worst time? This is not even close, says beaten Sharapova
AFP | Maria Sharapova laughed off suggestions that losing in the US Open fourth round represented the toughest period of her life. That, she insists,...
Pakistan looks to trace back $150 billion stashed in UAE
News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan has been told on Monday that Pakistanis own around $150 billion worth of properties and assets in...