Australia, U.S. Discuss Defense Cooperation
The U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter welcomed Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the Pentagon for a discussion on defense cooperation between the United States and Australia. In a statement…
Are Foreign Investors Pulling Out of India?
As Narendra Modi is being pooh-poohed by every wise Indian for his repeated failures, it is believed that he is perhaps the most hated Prime Minister of India. Under Modi’s…
Will China Release Uighur Professor Ilham Tohti?
According to human rights organization Amnesty International, 400 academics from across the world have called on China’s President Xi Jinping to immediately release Uighur Professor Ilham Tohti, on the second…
Iranian Bank Removed from Sanctions List
The United Nations Security Council announced Sunday that it has removed Iranian Bank Sepah and its international subsidiary from a sanctions list. The decision follows Saturday’s announcement of a UN…
Syria: ‘Starvation as a Weapon Is a War Crime’
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the situation is “utterly unconscionable” in Syria and warned that the use of starvation as a weapon during conflict is a war crime. “Perhaps…