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 […]
Castle Doctrine: A Means To Make Us Safe Or Is It Vigilantism?
It was only a matter of days that the ban on handguns in Washington DC was overturned by the United States Supreme Court. This ruling has had much profound effect throughout the country. Many other cities are planning to follow suit. Similar suits have been filed in San Francisco, California, and Chicago, Illinois. The National […]
Alleged Shooters of Canadian Man Arrested by Mexican Authorities
Two men have been arrested for the murder of a Canadian resident in the Hotel Riu Santa Fe in Cabo San Lucas on May 15. Ricardo Cruz Pineda, 35, originally from Acapulco, and Frank Jule Sandoval, 48, from Los Angeles, were taken into custody Wednesday, June 18, according to the Baja, California newspaper, el Sudcaliforniano. […]
How Safe Are Vaccines?
Life, if you’re a bacterium or virus, boils down to this: finding a pristine human home to provide for your every need, from food and nutrients to shelter against biological storms. As a microbial drifter, you can literally travel the world, hopping from host to host when the opportunity presents itself or when conditions at […]
Nato jets violate Pak airspace in South Waziristan, Dozens dead as missiles hit Bajaur village
Dozens of people were feared dead or injured in yet another missile strikes reportedly carried out by two US spy planes on Damadola village in Bajaur tribal region, bordering Afghanistan on Wednesday. Unconfirmed reports put the death toll at 14 in the air attack but there were fears that the casualties might be much higher. […]
Forest Brigand Veerappan is Idolised
It happens only in a country like India. That too in Tamil Nadu. Around second century A.D, Cheran Senguttuvan built a temple for a lady known as Kannagi, known for her chastity. Likewise many temples have been built for ladies throughout India who became ‘satis’ by committing self-immolation on the funeral pyre of their husband. […]