AP, Athens Greece’s government is appealing to volunteers and aid groups working with desperate refugees on the border to make sure the migrants don’t get misinformation like reports that led hundreds to leave a refugee camp on a failed, hours-long trek to try to enter Macedonia. Migration affairs spokesman Giorgos Kyritsis said Monday the government…
Desk Report U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump criticized NATO on Sunday and called for the alliance’s overhaul days before world leaders come together in Washington according to reports from Reuters. President Obama will host the Nuclear Security summit on Thursday and Friday, having 56 delegations in attendance. Trump stirred up further controversy when he…
Desk Report Iran still looks to pursue in its development of ballistic missiles despite U.S. blacklisting of more Iranian companies linked to the program, stated senior Revolutionary Guards commander on Monday according to reports from Reuters. On Thursday, two Iranian companies were cut off from international finance over their connection to the missile program as…
AP, New York Jim Harrison, the fiction writer, poet, outdoorsman and reveler who wrote with gruff affection for the country’s landscape and rural life and enjoyed mainstream success in middle age with his historical saga “Legends of the Fall,” has died at age 78. Spokeswoman Deb Seager of Grove Atlantic, Harrison’s publisher, told The Associated…
Samiul Bashar Samin Once every generation, a musician comes along, who manages to change our perception of music through their passion and creativity. The late Jeff Buckley is still considered to be one of the best singers the world has seen. Jeff Buckley was the son of the famous singer and songwriter Tim Buckley who…
Samiul Bashar Samin It would be impossible for us to even think about our lives without the convenience of fast food. I mean how life can even be conceived without the warm caress of a beautiful cheese-filled one pounder burger. Although, it is okay to sometimes treat yourself to a submarine sandwich every now and…
Samiul Bashar Samin For nocturnal people like me, it becomes very difficult to pass the nights. And it is while surfing the darkest corners of the internet that I found an amazing way to pass the time. It involves two of my favorite things in this entire world. Horror fiction and superb audio production. The…
Mezik Potetu Picking out a birthday gift can be annoying. Then when you express your annoyance to the birthday boy/girl, and they go “It’s okay as long as you’re here”, it is even more ANNOYING. However, the five-year-old’s smile on an eighteen-year-old’s face that shows up after they get the perfect gift is totally worth…
Sheersho Zaman People’s Republic of China is without a doubt a global economic leader. Many years have passed since the reign of the Mao Zedong, China’s “Great Helmsman.” Many things have changed since that time. Over the past three decades, on its way to reach the status of “global economic superpower,” it had to shake…
MarilynT. The internet with all its boons is open to all and you can never be a 100% sure what might slip through the cracks and come back to haunt you. Over the years there have been many advocates for restricting the use of the Internet as it has been suspected to promote violence or…