YouTube prankster who shot and killed boyfriend pleads guilty
AFP | A YouTube prankster from the US state of Minnesota has admitted fatally shooting her boyfriend in a botched video stunt she hoped would...
How Xi is ensuring that China’s economy remains strong
AFP | President Xi Jinping stamped his authority over China's economy at a major meeting ending Wednesday, which called for "reasonable" credit expansion, increased imports...
South Asian countries battle with obsession over fair skin
The Conversation | “Let’s scrub out that tan” is a common refrain in beauty parlours in India, where girls grow up with constant reminders that...
Punjab leads using Information Technology to improve services
Saud Bin Ahsan | Information and communication technology (ICT) has become an indispensable tool in improving service delivery. In this competitive era, most regions of...
Eating Fish might make you Smarter
The findings show that youngsters who eat fish once a week score at least four points higher than average in IQ tests, compared with those...
After Nepal, Maldives raises specter of waning Indian influence
News Analysis | A newspaper in Maldives has raked up a political storm after publishing an editorial that is critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendar...
Karachi in dire need of investment in power infrastructure
Ikram Sehgal | During the 1980s the shortfall between electricity generated and consumers’ demand in Karachi widened to unmanageable proportions. Rampant over-staffing compounded by excessive...
What does the killing of the ex-Yemeni president mean for the devastated region?
James M Dorsey | Based on remarks at a 19 December 2017 NUS Middle East Institute seminar The Middle East being the Middle East, everything is...
Twitter begins enforcing rules on ‘hateful, abusive’ content
AFP | Twitter said it began enforcing new rules Monday aimed at filtering out "hateful" and "abusive" content on the social network including messages which...
Pope warns Japan over ‘excessive’ competitiveness
AFP | Pope Francis warned Japan on Monday over a culture of "excessive" competitiveness in schooling and the workplace as well as an obsession with...
Turkey’s dervishes whirl for Rumi anniversary
AFP | Arms crossed over their hearts, hands resting on their shoulders, the dervishes start their dance. They turn on themselves, slowly sliding their hands...
Bitcoin | Soft and Vulnerable Underbelly
Let's count the ways Yes, it’s obvious, or should be, that simply investing in Bitcoin or its hundreds of crypto colleagues can be a wild...