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INTERNATIONAL Obama signs bill to suspend $ 1.1 bn aid to Pak US President Barack Obama  has signed into law a massive $1.1 billion defense spending bill that also seeks to suspend a big cut of $1.1 billion military aid to Pakistan,...

We begin today’s tales from the dark side with a contradiction from ProPublica: Judge on NSA Case Cites 9/11 Report, But It Doesn’t Actually Support His Ruling In a new decision in support of the NSA’s phone metadata surveillance...

By R. Sampanthan – R. Sampanthan This Budget has been presented by the current National Alliance Government comprising of the two main political parties in this country – the Sri Lanka Freedom Party headed by His Excellency President Maithripala Sirisena...

This article was first delivered as a speech earlier this month at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, inaugurating the Rajni Kothari Memorial Lecture Series Indian foreign policy is undergoing a paradigm shift. It has had several such shifts...

Our planet supports over 6 billion people. But how are they faring? Look closely at the face of the children—the young ones. Too often, tears are flowing. There is crying, sorrow and pain. Children are suffering terribly. Every year, nearly 1...