Last week, the UN High Commissioner for human rights, Louise Arbour, was on a 5-day visit to Sri Lankan in an attempt to assess the human rights situation in the country and try to temper the flow of violence that has attached itself to the country...

Jerusalem has been a bone of contention between Israel and Palestine. The holy city is often the unholy battleground for these two forces, and blood of innocents is spilled in the city frequently. Israel sees the city as its undivided capital, but...

Divorce is hardly an occasion of celebration. Only those who have to go through the trauma know the devastating impact it can have. And the former Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney, is unfortunately one of them. He filed for divorce from Heather Mills on...

Iran is struggling for friends in the international community at the moment. Its nuclear ambitions and hard-line approach towards domestic issues as well stringent international affairs have forced several nations to withdraw their support for its...

Keith Allen, now appears to go the Boris Becker way — old, abandoned children are galloping out of cupboards these days and the British celebrity is lost for words. It’s hard to ignore the gossip surrounding the father of British pop...

South Africa were hardly anticipated to reach even as far as the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup, but they have surpassed all barriers. The Springboks rallied to a 37-13 victory against Argentina in the second semi-final on Sunday to book their...

The only mantra to lasting success is democracy. That’s the cleanest and most popular choice in the world, and most of the developed and developing countries are following the golden principles of democracy. But China is one of the rapidly...

Terror attacks increase world over after 9/11 shocking incident, so does the rift between religions - Christianity and Islam. Christianity and Islam are the two most widely followed faiths and at almost every massive act of terror anywhere in the...

Retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez’s assessment of the murky situation in Iraq is hardly a novel one. His conviction that the Bush administration has been found lacking in strategic and administrative skills to combat the sensitive situation in...

The festival of Eid el-Fitr is one that is thought to usher in joy and celebration. The Muslim community across the world perceives this festival as one that aids in the consolidation of family ties and fraternity. But ask the desperate and almost...