World & Politics
Multimodal communities can be the solution to stop the cancer that is “urban crawl”
The crawl of the phenomena that is the urban sprawl seems unstoppable. However, Smart cities or multimodal communities can potentially stop this menace. Everybody agrees to the fact that they are an environmental disaster, they are horribly ugly and that they are an inconvenience and yet the “urban...
Former Yemeni President refuses to leave country
Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is believed to be currently behind the scenes of the Houthi militia uprising in the country, has announced that he has no intentions to leave his country. The announcement from the former political heavyweight comes even as the Houthi militants in...
Ministers of Four Countries Called for the EU to Solve the Problem of Africa Migrants
According to the Minister for EU Affairs of Italy, France, Germany and Slovakia death of illegal immigrants in the Mediterranean requires resolute action and a "unified and coherent migration policy." EU ministers of four countries - Italy, France, Germany and Slovakia - urged European Union...
US Cyber Forces Seek Experts to Attack Foreign Objects
US may not have the capacity and resources to protect against serious cyber attacks and full-scale electronic warfare, admitted Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security Eric Rosenbach. According to him, the Pentagon’s cyber forces have not enough specialists....
Lebanon’s creating beautiful objects out of recycled glass
Ziad Abichakar and Hussein Khalife are showing Lebanon how it can protect the environment and at the same time mint money by producing beautiful artifacts and glass bottles out of recycled glass. During the Lebanon war in 2006, Israeli airstrikes in the Bekaa Valley, destroyed the last remnants of...
Much improvement is needed to reduce India’s Cotton water footprint to meet global standards
Water challenged India needs to learn how to better reduce its cotton water footprint, in order to move ahead and meet global standards. One of India’s largest export is in fact water in the form of raw materials exports ranging from automobiles to cotton. The irony of the situation is such that in...
Private companies weave their magic and help farmers connect with their land and the market
Corporates are stepping in to finance needy farmers and are succeeding where Chartitable and governmental institutions have failed. If you are curious as to how and why, read on. Half a decade ago, farmers in Mozambique could not feed their birds for want of soy. They had to import all of their...
Geologists have found a large oil field in the vicinity of the airport of London
Not far from London Gatwick Airport (South UK) a large deposit of oil was found, reports The Guardian, citing data from research firm UK Oil & Gas (UKOG). British oil exploration company UK Oil & Gas Investments (UKOG) on Thursday announced that they have opened substantial oil reserves in...
Iran becomes founding member of AIIB
China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has accepted Iran as a founding member. The decision was made by existing members including China, Britain, France, India and Italy while adding UAE as well. Britain, Brazil and Switzerland are also among the 35 founding members of the AIIB...
Shell Sued Greenpeace to Stop the Activity on the Platform
Lawyers of the company appealed to the Federal Court of the State of Alaska with a request to remove activists from Polar Pioneer rig, said the environmental organization. Oil Company Shell has sued the organization Greenpeace, whose activists have already been for more than 40 hours on the...
