Six days have passed since super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) hit the central part of the Philippines but relief is not yet given to many survivors. Many dead bodies are still lying in the streets, refugees are begging for food, ...
Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. “Holocaust” is a word of Greek origin meaning “sacrifice by fire...
The Pope’s visit to the Holy Land (today’s Jordan, Palestine and Israel) has been the focus of many activists hoping to get the Catholic pontiff to speak out in favor of the Palestinian cause. One such symbolic act ...
Nigerians marched through the streets on April 30, 2014 demanding accelerated government action in the release of more than 200 girls abducted by jihadist group Boko Haram. A few weeks ago, armed men abducted the girls, who a...
The world’s theocratic states might soon gain a new member as evangelical (Christian) fundamentalism threatens to devolve Brazil back to the dark ages.
Climate change and its heightening impacts have been the center of domestic and international talk for decades. Its irreversible impacts on indigenous communities have both pushed for greater attention from governments and nong...
In a series of much criticised decisions, Hungary’s governing Fidesz party embarked upon a quest to revolutionise virtually all areas of the country’s political sphere, most recently drawing international attention ...
The by-election victory of Aung San Suu Kyi last year promised much hope for Burma. Since then, and with pressure from the international community, the government of Thein Sein has been slowly forthcoming with reforms. However,...
In recognition of World Refugee Day, it is appropriate to acknowledge the trials and tribulations that internally and externally displaced people are forced to endure. Many humanitarian crises seem to stem from economic, resour...