Sonia Gandhi Attacks Modi Government
Addressing the Chief Ministers of Congress-governed states Congress President Sonia Gandhi today attacked Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and his BJP government. “There is a dangerous duplicitous game that is…
320,000 People Killed in Syrian Conflict
Humanitarian organization Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has documented death of 230,618 persons since March 18, 2011 – which witnessed the fall of the first martyr in Daraa –…
Humans, Robots Interact at Robotics Challenge
A robot from South Korea took first prize and two American robots took second and third prizes last week in the two-day robotic challenge finals held by the Defense Advanced…
U.S. Says Coalition Forces Defeating ISIS Terrorists
“Despite facing one of the most complex operational environments in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS), coalition air power has enabled nearly…
Thailand Urged to Drop Charges Against Student Activists
Thai authorities should immediately drop criminal charges against 11 student activists who peacefully expressed opposition to military rule, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 22, 2015, Thai authorities arrested…
Violence in Burundi Expected: UN Warns
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon remains concerned about the potential for escalating violence in Burundi and has reiterated his call for calm and restraint amid the African country’s simmering political…