Book Review: Why Nations Fail

News Desk | Throughout the past few centuries, there have been various attempts at explaining why some countries are poor and others are rich. Some...

Kivu, the forgotten war in the heart of Africa

AFP | When asked to name a long-running war somewhere the world, many people are likely to point to notorious hotspots such as Afghanistan or...

Supreme Court authorizes in-camera briefing for Asghar Khan case

News Analysis | Pakistan’s top court on Tuesday, 25th September accepted a request by the Federal Investigation Agency for an in-camera briefing in the infamous 2012...

‘Nowhere to worship’: Crackdown bedevils China’s Catholics

AFP | A government sign outside a Catholic church in central China warns that children are not allowed to attend mass. "Illegal" churches are being...

Chagos Islands: international dispute and human drama

AFP | Fifty years ago Britain separated the Chagos Islands from its colony Mauritius, expelling the entire population to make way for the installation of...

China-Africa summit to target investment despite debt worries

AFP | African leaders will gather in Beijing Monday for a summit focused on economic ties, granting China a feel-good photo opportunity as it comes...

The superflous debate about UAE aid offer to Kerala is diverting attention from reconstruction work

M K Bhadrakumar | It was three decades ago that a senior American diplomat Robin Raphel, who had served in New Delhi in the early...

Hollywood actor Vincent Cassel ties knot with model

AFP | Hollywood actor Vincent Cassel, 51, married 21-year-old model Tina Kunakey in a low-key ceremony in his native France on Friday. The actor, who...

Kofi Annan to receive state burial in Ghana on Sept 13

AFP | Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan will receive a state funeral and burial in Ghana on September 13, the Ghanaian president said...

Sweden launches ‘feminist foreign policy’ manual

AFP | Sweden released a handbook of its "feminist foreign policy" Thursday for rights groups and foreign governments, showcasing lessons from the Scandinavian nation's flagship...

When Czechoslovaks cracked jokes in the face of Soviet tanks

AFP | Even when Soviet tanks invaded their country on August 21, 1968, to wipe out a pro-democracy movement, Czechoslovaks managed to maintain their unique...

What next in Syria’s Idlib?

AFP | Syria's northern province of Idlib is home to the last major rebel bastion in the country, and part of it could be the...
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