NATO: a new dawn, Russia still to decide

A series of decisions arrived at, by NATO members during last month’s summit in Lisbon signaled a willingness from the organization to change some of its tactics in achieving goals that could largely be of benefit,…

Terror Alerts: False alarms?

Fears of a terrorist attack in Europe were heightened recently, after the United States, Britain and Japan issued a travel alert for Europe earlier in October, warning of a possible terrorist attacks by al-Qaida or other…

China hosts largest Asian Games, creates record

A total of 9,704 athletes from 45 countries and regions, 4,983 team officials, 4,191 technical officials and 9,939 journalists congregated in Guangzhou, China, for the largest-ever Asian Games in history. In all, 28 countries and…

Cancun Climate Summit: Uncertainties loom

World leaders, Policy makers, Non Governmental Organizations, Research institutions and businesses are meeting in Cancun, Mexico, for the annual United Nations climate change conference. An estimated 10,000 people are expected to attend the conference which…

People, places, culture: misleading assumptions

Stereotypes are generalizations about a group of people whereby we attribute a defined set of characteristics to this group. These classifications can be positive or negative, such as when various nationalities are stereotyped as friendly…

UK: a hot seat for immigrants

The United Kingdom (UK) is facing challenges in dealing with the issue of immigration – especially in relations with Muslim immigrants. Muslims think immigration policies do not favor them, while officials find it absurb for…