AP, Moscow Russia’s civil aviation authority has issued its first report on last month’s crash of a FlyDubai plane in south-western Russia, shedding light on what caused the sudden descent that killed all 62 people on board. The Interstate Aviation Committee said Friday that a nose-down shift in the horizontal stabilizer occurred as the crew…
AP, Ankara Turkey’s Foreign Ministry says Turkish and Israeli officials have made progress on an agreement to normalize frayed ties and that a deal is expected to be reached soon. A ministry statement issued early on Friday said officials who met in London on Thursday agreed to finalize the deal during their next meeting “which…
Desk Report Islamic State militants abducted 300 cement workers and contractors on Thursday in an area northeast of Damascus, according to Syrian state TV, reports UNB. Further reports say that Thursday’s mass abduction of workers from the al-Badia Cement Company occurred in Dumeir, where miliants had launched a surprise attack against government forces earlier in…
Md. Taqi Yasir Sara El-Amine’s story is that of many Obama supporters who turned from apathetic political bystander to idealistic grassroots organizer. Eight years later, while many of them have moved on to the private sector, or to other campaigns and causes, or even to bashing the president they once adored, El-Amine who was once…
Md. Taqi Yasir If we compare women’s rights in the U.S. with women’s rights in China is an exercise in apples and oranges. China’s very first gender-injustice case has taken place, with the government settling. A little over a year later and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, a bipartisan advisory group, has found that:…
Md. Taqi Yasir There are doctors who are failing their transgender patients. In the UK, an estimation of 1 in 5 general practitioners is declining transgender people treatments such as hormone therapy, said James Barrett of the British Association of Gender Identity Specialists last week. Some are remarkably frank, and said that he was not…
Marilyn Thipthorpe If you believe in yourself and your abilities success will always be within your reach, in the same stance if you believe that you will flunk at whatever you do then yes, you will. Research at the LSU shows that people who believe in themselves tend to use their brain more in a…
Sheersho Zaman Daughter: Listening to Daughter has a rather similar effect as listening to Damien Rice does (the hug thing). Daughter’s strengths lie also in the acoustic feel in their songs, which when coupled with Elena Tonra’s strong vocals makes such beautiful music. Their most popular song “Youth” perhaps best highlights the band’s strengths as…
By Sheersho Zaman From a very early age, we are taught something very important. That is, to “not judge a book by its cover.” We are taught to never judge something or someone by an outward appearance, or simply to not be shallow. However, regardless of how much we are taught this or how young…
Marilyn Thipthorpe There seems to be no exact science behind why we like or dislike someone, some says its something about their face, some about their behavior and yet some about their personalities. This has been debunked, there actually are certain instinctive points people follow when they are attracted to someone else. * If you…