The rise of soccer salaries

Modern European football has become almost synonymous with precocious millionaire players who lead lavish “bling” lifestyles and attract wages that would make even Wall Street bankers blush. But there was a time when soccer was…

US, China agree to jointly protect Pandas

Panda is loved around the world, but this peaceful, bamboo-eating member of the bear family faces many threats. According to China Daily, Officials from China and the United States on Thursday signed a new agreement…

Hidden Agenda: Re-thinking roles of NGOs

As Non-governmental Organizations (NGO) become more active in global development especially in the area of humanitarian assistance,  their role in the socio-economic and political spheres in various regions of the world need to be given a closer look. A Non-governmental Organization…

US, Europe: Road to economic recovery

World economies in the past few months could be said to have reached the stage of recovery from the global recession.  But what do we really consider recovery? What criteria of a recovery from a…