Dec 5 2007
Myanmar, formerly Burma, is popularly known as ‘The land of Golden Pagodas‘, a credit for the beautiful Buddhist temples in the country. Situated strategically between South and Southeast Asia, it serves as a vital trade link between two...
Dec 4 2007
The ethnic-cum-tribal conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region, sponsored by the Sudanese govt. seems to be developing a gravely violent flavor suddenly, after reports of proliferation in the number of armed militia groups. Confirming these reports are...
Dec 4 2007
The ‘Third World’ refers to that group of nations, which became independent after World War II. These countries suffer from basic issues like food and shelter shortage, poverty, illiteracy, high birth and death rates, social crimes and...
Nov 29 2007
Six years have gone by since the ‘War bells’ rang in Afghanistan. The US led attacks on the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, otherwise christened ‘The War on Terror’, has assumed various themes at different times during this period. While...
Nov 28 2007
Qatar, an Emirate on the western shores of Persian Gulf has made headlines for the wrong reasons. A study on violence against women, ’surprisingly and eventually’ the first of their kind in the Emirate ‘has made a new statement’....
Nov 24 2007
Sudan, the largest African nation, is reputed for violence and discrimination against women. Human rights violations against women have taken the driver’s seat here. Ethnic conflicts flowing from an ill-respected cultural diversity, insurgency,...
Nov 13 2007
Man has for ages waged an unsuccessful war against nature. The results are still the same, yet more crushing. Time and again, she strikes either in the form of a devastating earthquake or in the form of a wash away tsunami or a landslide and the ever...
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Nov 13 2007
Dinosaurs have been very popular since the 1993 movie ‘The Jurassic Park’. Especially children love stories on dinosaurs. One wouldn’t be surprised to see even adults hearing ‘Dino Tales’ with great interest. Dinosaurs were...
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Nov 13 2007
They call it ‘The old man’s Ooty’. It gains this reputation from the low-cost of living that it still preserves. Commercialisation has still not dawned upon this location. Urbanisation has somehow managed to refrain from making a mess....
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