Putin Snubs France and Cancels his Visit

In an interesting twist of events the Russian President, Vladimir Putin cancelled his forthcoming visit to France, which was due on the October 19th....

Nawaz, Modi, Dawn & Pakistan Army: What is happening & Why?

Pakistanis, Indians and the world at large may disagree on many many things; its almost impossible to count how many, but on one thing,...

Split Over Donald Trump Threatens to Tilt Republican States

Donald J. Trump’s intensifying battle with his own party is tearing open the nation’s political map, pulling Republicans across the country into a self-destructive...

Theresa May in ‘U-turn’ over pre-article 50 Brexit debate in parliament

Theresa May has accepted the need to have “full and transparent” parliamentary scrutiny before triggering Brexit, as Labour demanded answers to 170 questions about...

Putin cancels visit to France amid Syria tensions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has canceled a planned visit to France after Paris shortened the program for the trip. The development comes amid increased...

Greek parents padlock school against refugee children as education plan gets underway

Greek parents padlocked the gates of a school on Tuesday in protest against a controversial plan to allow refugee children access to education. The parents waved...

No 10 plays down warning of £66bn annual Brexit impact

Downing Street has warned against attempts to “reheat the arguments” of the EU referendum following claims that the Treasury has issued dire internal warnings...

Are Libyans abandoning democracy in search of stability?

It has been nearly five years since Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi was captured and killed by Libyan rebels near his hometown of Sirte...

Is Russia pulling Turkey away from the West?

A bi-national meeting was held in Moscow Oct. 2, bringing together Ahmet Tunc — an adviser of Melih Gokcek, the mayor of Ankara and a...

How Peres’ funeral highlighted rift among Israeli Arabs

The decision by Knesset members of the Joint List of predominantly Arab parties to boycott the funeral of former President Shimon Peres on Sept....

Chidambaram Interview Dropped as NDTV Censors News that ‘Compromises National Security’

“Our Army cannot be doubted or questioned or used for political gains,” channel staffers are told in an internal email.   The graphic that played out...

Rare agreement between Saudi and Iranian Islamic scholars: soccer poses a threat

Sunni scholars in Saudi Arabia and their Shiite counterparts in Iran may be at war over who is a Muslim, but there is one...