The United States Withdraws from UNESCO. Why?
On Thursday, October 12, 2017, the U.S. Department of State notified UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova of the U.S. decision to withdraw from the organization and to seek to establish a…
Trump Threatens to Cancel Licenses of News Networks
While Trump does not want his voters to trust the news stories about Mueller’s investigation, he is raising doubts about the sanctity of newspapers and TV networks. By Rakesh Raman…
UN Human Rights Office Opposes Death Penalty
On the World Day Against the Death Penalty (October 10), the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) repeated its call for all States to ratify the…
Global Unemployment Passes 200 Million in 2017: ILO
More than 200 million people are out of work around the world – an increase of 3.4 million since last year, the United Nations labour agency said Monday. In the…
Richard Thaler Wins Nobel Prize in Economics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2017 to Richard H. Thaler of University of…
Richard Spencer Leads White Nationalists Group in Charlottesville, Again
The Charlottesville Police Department has issued a statement saying that Richard Spencer and 40 – 50 other individuals held a tiki-torch lit rally Saturday in Emancipation Park. By Rakesh Raman…