‘No military solution’ to Ukraine crisis, UN chief warns
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned Western powers on Tuesday “there is no military solution” to the Ukraine crisis, after the government in Kiev accused Russia of launching a “great war”. As NATO prepares to upgrade its combat readiness in eastern Europe, Ban said he was greatly... read more »
Israel should have drawn its red line with Hamas far sooner
The end of Operation Protective Edge leaves some Israelis hopeful for a long-term cease-fire and others fearful that the clock has begun ticking toward the next crisis. But when will we recognize that the next crisis has begun? What constitutes a crisis anyway? These questions are important because... read more »
US military conducts operation against al-Shabaab in Somalia
The U.S. military on Monday conducted an operation against the Islamic militant group al-Shabaab in Somalia, the Pentagon said. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby provided few details about the nature of the operation, the results of which he said were being assessed. “We are assessing the... read more »
Obama rallies Wisconsin workers at Labor Day festival
President Obama touted a rebounding economy, campaigned for a minimum wage and fired up union workers at a Labor Day festival in Milwaukee on Monday. In a campaign-style speech to a friendly union audience of about 6,000, Obama also castigated Republicans who are in “lockstep opposition to... read more »
Google is building a car without a steering wheel
Sergey Brin, co-founder of the technology titan, told a Southern California technology conference on Tuesday evening that Google will make 100 prototype cars that drive themselves and... read more »
Shiv Sena Sulk On Portfolios Over, Anant Geete To Take Charge Today
New Delhi – Anant Geete, the Shiv Sena’s lone minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet, will take charge of his office in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and... read more »
Education Minister Smriti Irani ‘Not Even Graduate!’
New Delhi – Congress leader Ajay Maken has touched off a political storm with a series of tweets deriding the new Narendra Modi cabinet. In one of them, he questioned the educational... read more »
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants more devolution in Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa hard, asking for him to deliver on his promises to devolve wide powers to the country’s Tamil-majority regions... read more »
US applauds Modi-Sharif meeting, says ‘cautiously hopeful’
The United States has applauded the meeting between the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif, as senior administration officials said they were “cautiously... read more »
