The foreign employment business may be seen as both positive and negative. It has many dimensions and connotations in its perception. Some consider it a major source of human smuggling; and others see it as the main backbone of a country's national economy. Some feel it...
Truth is that there are many faces to American diplomacy and foreign policy that spans the internal workings of American government among multiple departments and agencies, State, Defense, and all the rest that...
"At least six Indians and an Italian diplomat were among 16 people killed yesterday when a Taleban suicide squad stormed central Kabul."In the context of the Afghanistan war this is not a huge attack but it...
Karsai predicts 5 years Obama 2 and its the money problem that rears its ugly head, how does Afghanistan pay for it new large army. Well there is black gold and plenty of gas, dig deep and they can find gold. I...
created by Babel-Fish | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 155 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
Infidel Bloggers Alliance posted this from dissident Iranian site: Bloggers in Jail There's a video of the interview, with translation below it: " Persian section of Voice of America just had an interview with a...
The United Nations' new president, Ali Abdussalam Treki, a Libyan diplomat, recent anti-gay remarks at the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly that opened for debate at the United Nations...
I personally think it is ridiculous to prosecute someone for making nasty remarks about anyone's religion or insulting anyone or anybody for any reason as long as it doesn't contain any threatening rants. This is the beginning of the end for freedom of speech in Europe. The...
This is an interesting situation. I didn't know you could get arrested for voicing your opinions in public in Britain. "British authorities have detained a Foreign Office diplomat who allegedly uttered anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli profanities last month in anger over the...
Clinton put to rest rumors that she was bitter after her primary loss by campaigning vigorously for Obama in the month leading up to the election.She could face tough Senate confirmation hearings if Obama...
created by jjenet | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 221 views | 15 recommendations | 1 comment
Unknown gunmen kidnapped an Iranian diplomat Hashmatullah Atharzadeh after killing his guard in the restive Peshawar early today. Mr Atharzadeh was traveling towards his office from his home when his vehicle was intercepted by some unknown armed men who took him...
GHALLANAI: Unknown gunmen kidnapped Commercial Attaché of Iranian Consulate, Hashmatullah Atharzadah and killed his guard from Hayatabad on Thursday, sources said. His vehicle was intercepted by armed men when he was traveling from his house towards office. Gunmen tried to...
created by Khalid Nisar | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 63 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
There is this emerging story from Pakistan. In a clear case of compromise in the law & order in the north western province of Pakistan today Afghanistan ambassdor to Pakistan was abducted while he was travelling from his consulate to his home in Peshwar. "Afghanistan's...
created by Sanjay Jha | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 253 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Communist leadership of North Korea have denied that its leader Kim Jong is seriously ill. The news came after an intelligence official reportedly told South Korean MPs that Mr Kim had suffered a cerebral...
created by Sanjay Jha | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 211 views | 7 recommendations | 3 comments
Restive Northwestern Pakistan is always in news for violence and killing of innocent citizens. But now even diplomats have become targets. Ms. Lynne Tracey a diplomat working with US Consulate in Peshwar was fired on but she survived the gun attack. She was...
created by Sanjay Jha | 3 years ago 158 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
The top US doplomat in Pakistan narrowly escaped an ambush this morning, at the same tiem that a bomb exploded at a political rally in the Southwest of the country. Violence in Pakistan is increasing as that country looks to replace outgoing president Pervez Musharraf....
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 219 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments