Of the world’s total 80 World Heritage Sites, 37 can be found in seven countries, while the rest are spread across thirty-five others. Here is the complete list from the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO. At the conclusion of the two-day meeting of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, held in Christchurch, New Zealand, a […]
Drive to Diamond Paradise
Once a hotbed of gold mining, Canada’s far north is now unearthing riches from a different precious commodity: diamonds. At the Diavik mine, just over 200 km (130 miles) south of the Arctic Circle, a 200 meter (650 foot) deep crater pierces a frozen-white tundra, yielding some of the purest diamond deposits known. "They’re among […]
Stop the hate against redheads or kids from various religious or ethnic groups
Can sharing food open doors? Why, just before Thanksgiving, a holiday focused around meals, and preceding the winter holidays of gift giving and food treats would middle school students single out anyone seemingly different to beat up, kick, and possibly maim for life? Do parents and teachers underestimate the impact of visual media when applied […]
Scientific report highlights Arctic oil and gas reserves
Scientific report highlights Arctic oil and gas reserves By Jo Hedesan SUNDAY MAY 31, 2009 Photographer: Central Intelligence Agency (The International) — In a report published yesterday, May 29, in the Science magazine, a group of researchers led by Donald Gautier from the U.S. Geological Survey has shown that about 30% of the undiscovered gas reserves and […]
Sri Lankan Team Attacked In Pakistan
Lankan Team Attacked In Pakistan The assailants ambushed the team’s convoy at a traffic circle close to the main sports stadium in the eastern city of Lahore ahead of a match against Pakistan’s national team, triggering a 15-minute gunbattle with police guarding the vehicles. None of the attackers were killed or captured at the scene, […]
Assyrians, the indigenous people of the Middle East, leave home
On a sizzling summer afternoon in 1974, my mother was trailing behind me, running hastily home to escape one of the stone battles that raged between neighbourhoods in Syria’s northeastern city of Qamishli. Once we crossed the sand bridge that separated the Assyrian quarter from the rest of the city, we were out of the […]