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By Haider Ali. Following Israel’s constant violations of international law, the abuse of human rights and daily humiliations of the Palestinian peoples, I had the chance to interview a distinguished scholar upon the topic and often...

A magic act, made up of a father and son team from Pune, are urging the Bombay High Court to classify magic as an art form. Vijay and Jitendre Bhopale made the move after they failed...

England and Chelsea Captain John Terry is threatening to launch a law suit against the Indian government after it allowed the use of his image on an anti-smoking message without his knowledge or permission. The image,...

A university lecturer has been sentenced to six months in jail posting a Facebook status wishing for the death ofBangladesh’s Prime Minister. Ruhul Khandaker was sentenced by theBangladesh’s high court in absentia, because he is studying...

Farmers inWest Bengalhave been taking their own lives after struggling to handle rising inflation imposed by the government. Those working in agriculture have blamed the lack of storage for poor quality crops, which are later burned....

In a bid to put an end to forced marriages,Kyrgyzstanpresident Roza Otunbayeva has urged his people to stop making bride kidnapping acceptable. Ms Otunbayeva made the pledge at an event organised to mark the start of...

By Haider Ali. During the past weeks Fatah, the ostracised Hamas and an array of splinter groups that amalgamate into the key representatives of the Palestinian people struck an accord. After strenuous negotiations the two main...

93 people died during the cold wave that hit northernIndia. Many of the deaths took place in the states of Uttar Pradesh,Punjaband Haryana. Elderly people and the homeless were particularly hit. India’s Supreme Court ordered the...

Australian robber, who stabbed an Indian student to death in 2010, has been jailed for 13 years. The 17 year old, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty to killing Nitin Garg in aMelbournepark in January 2010,...

An Afghan rape victim, who was jailed for adultery after the attack, declared that she may marry her attacker if he restores the family honour. Gulnaz was freed fromKabul’s Badam Bagh jail by President Karzai after...