Barrel Bombs Killing Civilians in Syria
The Syrian government has carried out new indiscriminate attacks over the past year with air-delivered munitions, including improvised weapons such…
ISIS Kidnaps Dozens of Assyrian Christians in Syria
Of late, ISIS has changed its strategy from killing one hostage at a time to mass murders. By Rakesh Raman…
Focus Must Be on the Quality of Democracy: David Campbell
Today, most democratic nations of the world are facing myriad socio-economic challenges and finding it difficult to keep the basic…
Iraqi Militia Committing Abuses on Civilians
Abuses by militia allied with Iraqi security forces in Sunni areas have escalated in recent months. Residents have been forced…
Communists Condemn the Move to Arrest Teesta Setalvad
By Rakesh Raman The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M) condemns the Gujarat Police move…
Mosque Attacked in Pakistan: 19 Killed, 60 Injured
At least 19 people were killed and over 60 injured in a major attack today on an Imambargah (a congregation…