Pakistan has sealed its fate, to the tune of millions of dollars. It finally got what it wanted, or what it said it needed. Zardari just has to deliver now. Pakistan’s proxy mission for the West: to take on the Taliban and al-Qaeda inside Pakistan in a struggle in which there are no guarantees of [...]

After the apparent failure of political negotiations and blockade of dialogue to resolve the crisis, the European Commission announced on Monday that it is freezing $90m of aid to Honduras. “Given the circumstances, I have taken the difficult decision to suspend all budgetary support payments,” said External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner. For now, the aid [...]

For the hundreds of thousands displaced by the fighting in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, there has been very little actual assistance from both international NGOs and the Pakistani government itself. The numbers are mind-boggling: 200,000 additional internally displaced persons (IDPs) pouring in everyday into refugee camps.
Pakistani military forces are deep in battle [...]

Pakistan military is finally showing its commitment to fight militancy. Pushed by US and advancing Taliban, Pakistan security forces have finally launched attacks in Mingora, the main town in Swat. More than 64 Taliban militants have been killed in the encounter.
Swat Valley had been taken over by Taliban for quite sometime but once peace talks [...]

Nations like China, Russia, and Iran have been making progress in influencing Latin American leaders, altogether producing an anti-US sentiment that was largely spurred by George W. Bush’s foreign policy that saw the US falling out with and drifting away from Latin America. This is a case of the cat being away and the mice [...]

There cannot be another befitting anti-war, anti-human rights abuse campaign than this new animation advertisement of Amnesty International, Portugal. There cannot be greater call of duty for humane souls than to stand up and help victims of war. The spot is right on dot with its message: “Everybody is Against Everybody. Somebody has to be [...]

South Ossetia was the battleground and bone of contention in the recent war between Russia and Georgia. Russia stepped in to defend this small rural land when it was attacked by Georgia in last August. South Ossetia is thankful to Russia for defending their sovereignty but after euphoria has died down they are facing long [...]

Thousands of people are staging protests all over the world against Israel’s offensive attack in Gaza. The UNSC’s initiatives have failed to stop the continued military attack by Israel. As Israel remains adamant to stamp out Hamas even at the cost of lives of hundreds of innocent civilians of Palestine, such worldwide protest and show of solidarity [...]