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16 Feb, 2013
New UN Report Says European Recession Keeping Manufacturing Rates Low
VIENNA, 15 February 2013 (UN News Centre) – The growth rate of world manufacturing output remained low in 2012 due to the prolonged recession in industrialized countries and its negative impact on developing and emerging industrial economies, according to a UN report released today. World manufacturing output grew by 2.2 per cent in 2012, significantly […]
more…16 Feb, 2013
Woman Power Highlighted at Kumbh Mela Sound & Light Show
Allahabad, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, 15-February, 2013 — As part of its innovative programming, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting through its Media Unit, Song & Drama Division, conducted a 14 day long Mega Sound & Light based on the “Jamunia” theme at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. The programme was suitably adapted to […]
more…16 Feb, 2013
UN Cites Role of Interfaith Harmony in Peaceful Settlement of Disputes
United Nations, (UN News Centre) 14 February 2013 – Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at event to mark World Interfaith Harmony Week held under the theme, “The Role of Interfaith Harmony in the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes”: I am grateful for the opportunity to celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week with you. I thank the President of the […]
more…16 Feb, 2013
Indian Vice-President Outlines Challenges Facing Higher Education
15 February 2013 – Press Information Bureau – The Vice President of India Dr. M. Hamid Ansari has said that in the 21st century, the orientation of the world economy is changing from a manufacturing dominated to a knowledge-based one. Contributions by cutting edge technology in industry and high value-added services to the national GDP […]
more…15 Feb, 2013
Australian Report Exposes Global Security Threat Posed by Israeli Dual-Passport Holders
A gutsy piece of investigative journalism by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has blown the lid on the danger posed by dual-passport holding Israelis working for the country’s spy agency, the Mossad, as well as the supporting role played by Diaspora Jews in promoting the interests of the Israeli government. In a Feb 12 report that […]
more…13 Feb, 2013
Israel’s ‘Prisoner X’ was Australian Mossad agent, documentary claims | World news | guardian.co.uk
Like the fictional Man in the Iron Mask, Israel’s infamous “Prisoner X” was allegedly held in solitary confinement in conditions of such strict secrecy that even his own jailers were told neither his name nor the crime he had allegedly committed. The man’s identity became the subject of intense speculation when he was reportedly found […]
more…13 Feb, 2013
Towards a police state in New York – Opinion – Al Jazeera English
Joseph Goldstein’s New York Times article of February 3 outlines a request from US civil rights lawyers to federal judge Charles S Haight Jr for an independent evaluation of the New York Police Department’s counterterrorism techniques. Writes Goldstein: “The lawyers said the police’s tactics have placed Muslim communities under surveillance in violation of longstanding federal […]
more…13 Feb, 2013
Valentine’s Day Survey: Work Flexibility Improves Romance and Relationships
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, FlexJobs conducted a survey regarding work/life and personal relationships, with over 1,000 respondents answering questions from their sex life to their overall health and how flexible work arrangements factor in. The results overwhelmingly showed a desire for work/life balance as the main reason why they want work flexibility (78%), […]
more…13 Feb, 2013
Buy this Book: The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI’s Manufactured War on Terror
The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI’s Manufactured War on Terror shows how the FBI has, under the guise of engaging in counterterrorism since 9/11, built a network of more than 15,000 informants whose primary purpose is to infiltrate Muslim communities to create and facilitate phony terrorist plots so that the bureau can then claim victory […]
more…13 Feb, 2013
Health and Environment in Focus at Major UN Youth Conference
Opening session on the TUNZA International Youth Conference at UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi, 11 February 2013 – Actions to cut food waste and to harness the power of social media to promote sustainable lifestyles are among the issues on the agenda at a major United Nations youth meeting on the environment which opens […]
more…13 Feb, 2013
HVS Releases 2012-2013 U.S. Hotel Development Cost Survey
February 6, 2013 – HVS has released the 2012-2013 HVS Hotel Development Cost Survey, which incorporates a range of data sources including development budgets, material and labor costs indexes, and input from industry professionals, to track hotel construction costs in the United States. According to HVS San Francisco Senior Vice President Elaine Sahlins, author of […]
more…13 Feb, 2013
U.S. Muslim Returning Home After No-Fly Denial of Boarding “Reviewed”
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 2/12/13) – On Tuesday, February 12, 2013 representatives of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will meet Mohamed Farah, a Muslim United States citizen of Somali heritage stranded abroad for a month, at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. On January 9, 2013, Farah was scheduled to board an Ethiopian […]
more…13 Feb, 2013
UN Chief Spotlights Role Of Women to Advance Inter-Faith Dialogue
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12 2013 (UN News Centre) – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today drew attention to the role of faith leaders in promoting female empowerment, noting that they can help address gender prejudices and support women’s participation in society at all levels. “People place extraordinary trust in their faith leaders, who have a far-reaching ability […]
more…13 Feb, 2013
Debate in Motion: Will Hyperinflation in the US mark the end of the dollar?
NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — With the Fed creating huge quantities of dollars in an attempt to kick-start the economy, many economists fear it could lead to spiralling inflation and the eventual collapse of the dollar. The Inflation Hub (http://www.inflationhub.com), a platform for discussions and education on inflation, has set in motion the […]
more…12 Feb, 2013
Santa Clara Univ To Hold Art Exhibit of Sacred Texts Past, Present & Future
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– February 11, 2013 — Drawings from an English-language Qur’an that seeks to illustrate and make accessible 1400-year-old Suras for Americans today. A 27-foot “prayer rope” designed to reflect society’s unatoned sins. Sections of the Torah excised letter by letter and reimagined as a Hindu text. Bibles rescued after Hurricane Katrina. These […]
more…12 Feb, 2013
Zionism neoliberal style – Opinion – Al Jazeera English
The language of benevolence and goodwill decorates Begin’s 16-page report and disguises the Plan’s actual intention of displacement as one of “development”. At least 44,000 Bedouin citizens of Israel will be displaced from their homes if the plan goes forward. Attempts to prettify Israel’s land-grabbing policies are not new, but have metamorphosed over time. Once […]
more…12 Feb, 2013
Pakistani, 98, Recognised as “Thailand’s Oldest Tourist”
BANGKOK – Pakistani national Mr Mahmood Futehally, 98, was presented with a Tourism Authority of Thailand award for being “Thailand’s Oldest Tourist.” A committed environmentalist with a passion for organic agriculture, Mr Futehally has been visiting his Thailand-resident family since 1951. He lives in Karachi. Conferring the award on 7 February 2013, TAT Governor Suraphon […]
more…11 Feb, 2013
China Focus: Western cruises entertain more Chinese
BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — Foreign cruise companies are making inroads into China’s tourism market, finding that many Chinese are eager to set sail for new destinations. Shanghai resident Ding Yun recently booked a cruise for her parents for the Spring Festival holiday. The “Legend of the Seas” cruise, provided by Royal Caribbean Cruises, will […]
more…11 Feb, 2013
Palestine Note: ‘Cultivator of community and perspectives of issues facing Palestine’ | IJNet
The world will learn and hear more about Palestine, and take note that we are a people that works hard and loves life. This is the place where people of all backgrounds including Palestinians can write, show videos, pictures, and tell stories about their lives and experiences with Palestine. If anything, I hope this site […]
more…11 Feb, 2013
Cagle Post: Beware The Consequences of Pre-Emptive War
Last year more US troops died by suicide than died in combat in Afghanistan. More than 20 percent of military personnel deployed to combat will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Some 32 percent of US soldiers reported depression after deployments. More than 20 percent of active-duty military are on potentially dangerous psychotropic drugs; many are […]
more…11 Feb, 2013
Malaysia Reports 61% Growth in Visitors from Iraq
A compilation of progressive, positive, inspiring and motivating events and developments in the world of Islam for the week ending 11 February 2013 (30 Rabee’ al-Awwal 1434). Pls click on any of the headlines below to go to the story.
more…11 Feb, 2013
Chris Hedges: The NDAA and the Death of the Democratic State
If we lose in Hedges v. Obama—and it seems certain that no matter the outcome of the appeal this case will reach the Supreme Court—electoral politics and our rights as citizens will be as empty as those of Nero’s Rome. If we lose, the power of the military to detain citizens, strip them of due […]
more…11 Feb, 2013
U.S. Political Polarisation Even Reflected in Romance, Online Dating Study Reveals
STANFORD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– February 11, 2013 — If you’ve ever used an online dating website, you’ve answered a litany of questions about yourself and your ideal match, and maybe even about your political affiliation. Although this information is sometimes hidden from view, new research shows that time and time again men and women choose to […]
more…11 Feb, 2013
A Tax to Pay for War – NYTimes.com
Military spending has been declining since 2009, easing the conflict between pursuing our national security interests and solving our fiscal crisis. But if we undertake new military interventions, that tension will come roaring back. Those who look at our military spending as a percent of gross domestic product and argue that we could spend more […]
more…11 Feb, 2013
New UN Protocol Equalises Human Rights Abuses, Gives Victims More Recourse
GENEVA (6 February 2013) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday applauded the upcoming entry into force of a key Protocol to an international treaty which will, for the first time, enable individual complaints on economic, social and cultural rights, thereby helping place all human rights on an equal footing. […]
more…10 Feb, 2013
FREE Download: Pew Research Report Shows Clear Signs of Emerging Facebook Fatigue
7 Feb 2013 – Two-thirds of online American adults (67%) are Facebook users, making Facebook the dominant social networking site in this country. And new findings from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project indicate there is considerable fluidity in the Facebook user population: 61% of current Facebook users say that at one […]
more…10 Feb, 2013
Accelerated Road Development Programme for India’s North Eastern States
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, 05-February, 2013 – On the initiatives of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken up an ambitious Special Accelerated Road Development Programme (SARDP-NE) for development of road network in the north eastern States of the Country. This programme envisages providing road connectivity to all the […]
more…10 Feb, 2013
A First Hand Account Of What Went Down At The Anti-Modi Protests
The anger and disgust against the communal politics of Modi was palpable, all of us spoke out with the accumulated rage of the victims in Gujrat. The clinched fists, raised voices and the fiery expression on the faces showed how passionately the students felt for the victims. It’s a shame for a politician who is […]
more…10 Feb, 2013
A Look at English words derived from Arabic – GulfNews.com
What do zero, a giraffe, and alcohol have in common? Not much, other than all these words originate from Arabic, and are part of the huge heritage of language and knowledge that Europe has absorbed from the Arabs over the centuries. Read the rest: ‘It’s Arabic’ | GulfNews.com.
more…10 Feb, 2013
Dear Facebook friends, we need a break
FORGET about the privacy concerns, the onslaught of ads, the annoying design of your profile page. If people are turning away from Facebook, it is not because the company has overreached or gone over to the dark side. It is because we have come to realise people are boring. Read the rest: Dear Facebook friends, […]
more…10 Feb, 2013
Spying on Law-Abiding Muslim Citizens – NYTimes.com
A motion filed in federal court last week by the lawyers in the Handschu case makes a strong case that the city has simply ignored those guidelines in its antiterrorism fight and is targeting Muslim groups because of their religious affiliation, not because they present any risk. In a particularly striking declaration, a Queens man […]
more…10 Feb, 2013
Suraj Sharma on Life after Pi – Indian Express
He says he’s determined to keep his life normal. “I get a little more attention but I still take the Metro all the time, play football and basketball at Siri Fort and hang out with friends. Fortunately, I am quite stealthy and don’t get recognised very often,” he says. His college, St Stephens, has treated […]
more…10 Feb, 2013
Ready to do anything for Hindutva: Praveen Togadia – Hindustan Times
Maharashtra Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Venkatesh Abdeo, on whose phone the call was made, threatened, “there will be severe reaction all over the country if Togadia is arrested. Togadia has not done anything wrong by speaking about Akbaruddin Owaisi.” He also dared the government to arrest Togadia “if it has guts.” via Ready to do […]
more…10 Feb, 2013
What exactly is this thing Israeli Jews call ‘Arab Mentality’? – Haaretz
The residents know they have nowhere to go, have no exit. They’re born, they study, work, marry, have children, so that they, too, will remain in villages and have children who will remain in villages. Villages? What sign of a village can you find in the Arab villages? Or in those that are called cities […]
more…10 Feb, 2013
PressTV – Int’l conference on Hollywoodism and Cinema wraps up in Tehran
The third International Conference on Hollywoodism and Cinema has wrapped up in the Iranian capital city of Tehran on the sidelines of the 31st Fajr International Film Festival.The conference came to an end on Wednesday in a ceremony in Tehran’s Azadi Hotel. Some 50 cineastes and critics from across Europe and the United States attended […]
more…8 Feb, 2013
Indian Finance Minister: All Security Threats are Now Inter-Connected
Ministry of Finance, 06-February, 2013 – The Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram delivered his address at K. Subrahmanyam Memorial Lecture in New Delhi today. The theme of the lecture was “India’s National Security – Challenges and Priorities”. Following is the text of the speech on the occasion: “I am grateful to you for inviting […]
more…8 Feb, 2013
Indian Vice-Chancellors Agree on Broad Agenda To Help Universities Go Global
Presidents Secretariat, 07-February, 2013 – A one day conference of Vice Chancellors (VCs) of Central Universities concluded on February 5, 2013 at Rashtrapati Bhavan with the VCs proposing a detailed set of recommendations on the four agenda items of the conference. Some of the recommendations were as follows: Agenda item 1 – Steps required for […]
more…8 Feb, 2013
EU Lays Out Cybersecurity Strategy
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The European Commission today set out its first comprehensive strategy to prevent and respond to cyber disruptions and attacks. The new cybersecurity strategy along with a proposal on Network and Information Security aims to prevent and fight cybercrime, strengthen the security and resilience of networks and information security systems, and helps […]
more…8 Feb, 2013
India Confers Awards for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Pledges Tourist Sites Upgrade
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, 06-February, 2013 — The President, Mr Pranab Mukherjee while presenting the National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities-2012 at a function organized by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment here today. He said that Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights & Full Participation) Act […]
more…8 Feb, 2013
European Commission Blows Whistle On How Football Earnings Make the Rich Richer
Brussels, 7 February 2013 (European Commission Press Release) – Football clubs spend around €3 billion a year on player transfers, but very little of this money trickles down to smaller clubs or the amateur game, according to a European Commission study published today. The number of transfers in European football more than tripled in the […]
more…7 Feb, 2013
11 Reasons Why I Am Giving the 2013 ITB Berlin a Miss
The ITB Berlin is the world’s largest travel trade show. I did not miss a single one between 1986-2011, a total of 25 years. It played a very important role in helping me advance my career and professional coverage of the world’s largest service industry. As of 2012, however, I stopped attending it, as well […]
more…6 Feb, 2013
Australian Tourism Pioneer Shares Historic Photographs of Post-War Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, February 5 – The Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center is to present CAMBODIA REVISITED: LIFE AFTER THE KHMER ROUGE, a photographic exhibition by Australian tourism industry director Paul Cummings. The work which is on display for the first time is a selection of approximately 25 of the 500 images which have been donated to […]
more…6 Feb, 2013
FREE Download: OECD Report Says Germany Must Boost Immigration to Meet Looming Labour Crunch
A report issued by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) has called for major improvements in processes for attracting skilled migrant workers to Germany, especially to staff the small & medium sized enterprises. It says the entire system will need to be upgraded, all the way from the visa application process to the […]
more…5 Feb, 2013
FREE Download: Threat of Financial Contagion to Emerging Asia’s Local Bond Markets
Synopsis of Asian Development Bank Report: This paper employs multivariate generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedastic (GARCH) models with a Baba–Engle–Kraft–Kroner (BEKK) specification to show significant shock and volatility spillovers from mature bond markets into select emerging Asian local currency bond markets. Results reveal that while the growth of individual bond markets in recent years has been […]
more…5 Feb, 2013
FREE Download: Hot Money Flows, Commodity Price Cycles, & Financial Repression in US and China
Synopsis of an Asian Development Bank report: Under near zero interest rates in the United States, the international dollar standard malfunctions. Emerging markets with naturally higher interest rates are swamped with hot money inflows, while central banks in the same countries intervene to prevent their currencies from rising precipitously. They subsequently lose monetary control and […]
more…5 Feb, 2013
New Study Reveals: Scorned Ex-Lovers May Share Intimate Data, Images Online
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–04 Feb 2013 — McAfee today released findings from the company’s 2013 Love, Relationships, and Technology survey which examines the pitfalls of sharing personal data in relationships and discloses how breakups can lead to privacy leaks online. The study highlights the need for consumers to take steps to protect themselves from cyber-stalking and […]
more…5 Feb, 2013
Philippines Plans Nationwide ‘Super Wi-Fi’ | The Manila Bulletin
Due to scant broadband frequencies, the government plans to harness unused Television channels – White Space (TVWS) or “Super Wi-Fi” – nationwide within 3 years to connect rural areas, schools and also for health, disaster migration, e-services and e-business. Between them, Metro Manila and Cebu have 18 unused channels, with 46 percent of spectrum wasted. […]
more…5 Feb, 2013
Tapping Vast Renewable Energy Resources | The Manila Bulletin
The Philippines is endowed with an abundance of resources that could propel it as renewable energy (RE) leader in Southeast Asia. Rice, coconut, and sugarcane crops generate volumes of residues that are utilized as fuel. Many provinces harness wind energy; the Philippines holds the largest potential for wind energy among Southeast Asian countries. The country’s […]
more…5 Feb, 2013
Betting on Macau – Counting the Cost – Al Jazeera English
Macau’s economy expanded 14 percent last year and shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, quite the opposite. If all predictions are correct, the former Portuguese colony will have the fastest growing economy in the world this year with an unemployment rate of two percent. But all this is dependent on gambling, which makes […]
more…5 Feb, 2013
China Facing a Year of Challenges
2013-02-02 – The tottering global economy and slowing growth rate at home make it important to transform (China’s) economic development model. The decision of the 2013 Central Economic Working Conference is to raise the quality of economic growth and make it more result-oriented by focusing on “six musts”. The first is expediting economic restructuring. The […]
more…5 Feb, 2013
China’s anti-food waste campaign revives frugality
BEIJING, 2013-02-03 (Xinhua) – A campaign against food waste is sweeping across China, with government officials and netizens in full swing to fight extravagance in the world’s second-largest economy, which still has 128 million people living under the poverty line. The movement echoes Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s call for frugal lifestyles, urging the fine Chinese […]
more…5 Feb, 2013
Indo-Pak travel & trade “mother of all confidence-building measures” – DAWN.COM
The clashes along the Line of Control, the first of which took place on January 6, prompted fears that tensions between Pakistan and India could escalate, but a ceasefire agreement on January 16 between commanders from both armies has held. Another attempt to ease the tensions saw trade resuming between the two countries via the […]
more…5 Feb, 2013
Sex scandals, lies mar US churches: China Daily
LOS ANGELES – Anyone who rapes teenage boys and girls is a crime, but when priests had sex with teenagers, archbishops tried to cover them up to avoid punishment. That has happened in churches in Los Angeles and other US cities. In 2007, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles paid at least $660 million to settle […]
more…5 Feb, 2013
Iran and Egypt in landmark meeting: China Daily
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Cairo this week as the first Iranian head of state to travel to Egypt since Iran’s revolution in 1979 soured ties. Officials and analysts said the visit is a significant step in restoring Teheran-Cairo ties and an attempt to bring the views of the two most populous countries in […]
more…5 Feb, 2013
Book Review: “Australian Universities. A Portrait Of Decline”
“Australian universities. A Portrait of Decline” by Donald Meyers (AUPOD), is an important and hard-hitting book by an Australian neuroscientist and environmental scientist who argues passionately, cogently and with biting irony for a return to decency of a corrupted, dumbing-down, and managerialist Australian university system. The world is running out of time to deal intelligently […]
more…5 Feb, 2013
US control is diminishing, but it still thinks it owns the world: Noam Chomsky
To everyone except a dedicated ideologue, it was pretty obvious that we invaded Iraq not because of our love of democracy but because it’s maybe the second- or third-largest source of oil in the world, and is right in the middle of the major energy-producing region. You’re not supposed to say this. It’s considered a […]
more…5 Feb, 2013
Chinese Commentary Warns U.S. Against Unilateralism, Power Politics
Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Song Tao made a significant point when he elaborated on a more active role for emerging economies in international affairs at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. Song said emerging economies have thrived within the current international system, and ensuring the smooth voyage of the boat is in the interest of all […]
more…5 Feb, 2013
India outlines sweeping measures to combat sex crimes against women
New Delhi, Cabinet Secretariat, 04-February, 2013 – The Government has initiated a time bound action plan to combat crimes against women. A number of steps have been outlined to improve and strengthen the police and administrative system to ensure that crimes against the women are prevented through quick action, a gender sensitive response mechanism and […]
more…4 Feb, 2013
Malaysia Airlines Joins oneworld, Offers DoubleBonus Mileage Until 15 April
A compilation of progressive, positive, inspiring and motivating events and developments in the world of Islam for the week ending 04 February 2013 (23 Rabee’ al-Awwal 1434). Pls click on any of the headlines below to go to the story.
more…4 Feb, 2013
Islamophobia incidents on the rise in US : GulfNews.com
In Oklahoma City, a Muslim family placed a sign on their lawn wishing “as-salaamu alaykum” or peace be upon their neighbours. On Friday night, just after 8pm, the neighbours answered. A volley of high-calibre shots ricochetted off the walls and ripped through windows, spreading fear and terror to the family inside. Luckily, no one was […]
more…4 Feb, 2013
China’s English TV news channel expands in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — CCTV America, the U.S. production arm of the Beijing based global news channel CCTV News, will expand programming on Monday February 4th. Broadcast live from Washington D.C., CCTV News launches a new two hour edition of BIZ ASIA AMERICA, 7pm to 9pm eastern standard time.In its new format, BIZ ASIA […]
more…3 Feb, 2013
Israeli Tourism Ad Seeks to Wipe Muslim Mosque Off the Map
Ramallah, 02 February 2013 (IINA) – An ad produced by the Israeli Foreign Ministry to promote tourism in occupied Jerusalem has shown Haram Al-Sharif or the “Dome of the Rock” being replaced by a Jewish temple. Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, who takes a pivotal role in the ad by explaining all aspects that […]
more…3 Feb, 2013
Good Terrorist, Bad Terrorist – Malaysian Jurist Exposes Western Double Standards
The French military operation in Mali has brought to the fore the blatant double standards in the approach of certain Western nations to the whole question of terrorism. In the case of Mali, France, with the support of Britain, Germany and the United States, has committed itself to combating diehard militants who are determined to […]
more…3 Feb, 2013
Israel, a “democracy,” no-shows at UN meeting to review its human rights record
United Nations, (UN News Centre) 29 January 2013 – The top United Nations human rights body today voiced regret at Israel’s decision not to participate in the scheduled review of its human rights record, and called on the Government to resume its cooperation with the mechanism set up for this purpose. The UN Human Rights […]
more…3 Feb, 2013
Independent UN inquiry blasts Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory
UNITED NATIONS, (UN News Centre), 31 January 2013 – An independent inquiry mandated by the United Nations has called on Israel to halt all settlement activity and to ensure accountability for the violations of the human rights of the Palestinians resulting from the settlements. The report (click here to download) of the International Fact-Finding Mission […]
more…3 Feb, 2013
FREE Download: Study Finds 58% of Organizations Lack Social Media Strategy During Crises
GLENDALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE) – January 24, 2013 – Everbridge, a provider of interactive communication and mass notification solutions, conducted a survey of over 400 organizations spanning a variety of public and private sectors to see how emergency and crisis communications planners incorporate social media as part of their communications strategy. The survey included key stakeholders such as employees, customers […]
more…3 Feb, 2013
FREE Download: Hottest U.S. Growth Industries by Decade 1890-2020
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE) – January 28, 2013 – Zurich in North America today released a new report highlighting what are anticipated to be the next decade’s Hottest Growth Industries, in collaboration with Philip Auerswald, an Associate Professor at George Mason University, adviser to the Clinton Global Initiative, and the founding president of the National Center […]
more…2 Feb, 2013
PATA Thailand Chapter Debate: Is Thai Culture Good or Bad for the Thai Tourism Industry?
Travel Impact Newswire Executive Editor Imtiaz Muqbil and Bangkok Post columnist Voranai Vanijaka participated in a no-holds-barred debate on this topic organised by the PATA Thailand Chapter Chairman Bert van Walbeek on 30 January 2013. They did not disagree on much, but the event certainly advanced a culture of debate within PATA and highlighted the […]
more…2 Feb, 2013
FREE Download: Australian report “An Innovation Agenda for the 21st Century”
Canberra, 31 Jan 2013 (Ministry for Industry and Innovation) – The Minister for Industry and Innovation, Greg Combet, has welcomed the latest GE Global Innovation Barometer, which shows Australia’s standing as an innovative economy is improving. The GE Barometer shows Australia has improved its innovation ranking from 16th place in 2012 to 13th place in […]
more…2 Feb, 2013
Most Countries Unprepared To Prevent, Manage Cancers, Says WHO Survey
1 February 2013, GENEVA/LYON (World Health Organisation) – More than half of all countries worldwide are struggling to prevent cancer and provide treatment and chronic care to cancer patients, warns a recent WHO survey for World Cancer Day (Feb 4). This means, currently many of these countries do not have a functional cancer control plan […]
more…2 Feb, 2013
U.N. Marks Annual Inter-Faith Week, Calls On All Faiths To Unite For Common Good
UNITED NATIONS, (UN News Centre), Feb 1 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the followers of all faiths to work together to achieve common goals for peace, prosperity and physical and spiritual well-being, as he kicked off an annual event known as World Interfaith Harmony Week. “We live in times of turmoil and […]
more…29 Jan, 2013
FREE Download: Ernst & Young Report on Looking Beyond Globalisation
Despite weak growth in 2012 and an uncertain economic outlook in many markets for 2013, globalization is still increasing among a majority of the world’s 60 leading economies according to the Ernst & Young’s annual globalization report, Looking beyond the obvious: globalization and new opportunities for growth. The report draws on two sources of original […]
more…29 Jan, 2013
FREE Download: KPMG Report on “Rethinking Human Resources in a Changing World”
A new study from KPMG International shows that the “war for talent” is crucial to almost every business in today’s competitive global markets. However, the Human Resources function is often viewed as being non-essential or ineffective. In the last several years, there has been a preoccupation with cost optimization, cost reduction, sustainable cost management – […]
more…29 Jan, 2013
FREE Download: McKinsey Report on The Rise of the African Consumer
The single-largest business opportunity in Africa will be its rising consumer market. A McKinsey report, one of the first of its kind, offers a detailed profile of African consumers, including their demographics, behavior, and needs. Executive summary Africa’s consumer-facing industries are expected to grow by $400 billion by 2020, representing the continent’s largest business opportunity. […]
more…28 Jan, 2013
China’s Ethnic Muslim Province of Xinjiang Enjoys Tourism Boom in 2012
A compilation of progressive, positive, inspiring and motivating events and developments in the world of Islam for the week ending 28 January 2013 (16 Rabee’ al-Awwal 1434). Pls click on any of the headlines below to go to the story.
more…28 Jan, 2013
The Indian Hotel Group Where GMs “Speak” Sign Language
When Rahul Pandit, President and Executive Director of Lemon Tree Hotels, spoke at a panel discussion organised alongside the South Asia Travel & Tourism Exhibition (SATTE) in New Delhi on January 16, the theme topic was how to forge “mutually beneficial partnerships” in the industry. However, he had a different take on the term.“We Indians […]
more…28 Jan, 2013
UK Consumers Launch Landmark Legal Case Against Alleged Google Snooping
LONDON, January 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A group of internet users has launched a landmark privacy case against Google for allegedly undermining the security settings on Apple’s Safari browser to track online usage covertly. In the first case of its kind in the UK, a number of people with concerns about Google’s alleged behaviour have […]
more…28 Jan, 2013
China Set to Grant Five-year Multiple Entry Visas
Beijing, 2013-01-16, (China Daily) – Multiple-entry visas, valid for up to five years, will soon be on offer in a bid to attract more top talent. The Exit and Entry Administration Law, which comes into effect in July, will also introduce a six-month visa for short-term hires. Zhang Jianguo, director of the State Administration of […]
more…28 Jan, 2013
Better Services Suggested To Build on China’s New 72-hour Visa-free Policy
Beijing, 2013-01-25, China Daily – The capital should study passenger flow and draw up supporting services to complement Beijing’s 72-hour visa-waiver offer, a political adviser has said. Despite the opportunities that have arisen through the visa exemption policy introduced on Jan 1 – tourists from 45 countries may stay in the capital for three days […]
more…28 Jan, 2013
China to internationalise renminbi on market-oriented basis: central bank vice governor
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — China is determined to pursue the internationalization of the renminbi on a market-oriented basis, and will closely watch the spillover effects of Japan’s ultra-loose monetary policy, Yi Gang, a vice governor of China’s central bank, told Xinhua. “It is the basic policy of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) […]
more…28 Jan, 2013
3.4 billion trips projected as Spring Festival travel rush kicks off across China
BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — Chinese authorities added extra travel contingencies to ensure the smooth kick-off on Saturday of the world’s largest annual migration that starts before the Lunar New Year. Railway authorities arranged 358 more passenger trains on Saturday to start handling the estimated 5.2 million daily trips over the next 40 days’ peak […]
more…27 Jan, 2013
Has America Become an Authoritarian State? | Alternet
This undoing of democracy to which (Arundhati) Roy refers, and the dystopian society that is being created in its place, can be grasped in the current subordination of public values to commercial values and the collapse of democracy into the logic and values of what might called a predatory casino capitalism where life is cheap […]
more…24 Jan, 2013
Indian Railways to Launch Indigenously Developed AC Double Decker Coach
New Delhi, Ministry of Railways, 24 January 2013 – Indian Railways, the prime transport organisation of the country which carries 23 million passengers and 2 million tonnes of freight every day to the nook and corner of this vast sub-continent, will be celebrating the 64th Republic Day on 26 January by presenting a tableau of […]
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CGMA Survey: U.S. Debt Debate Will Have Sweeping Effect on Global Business
NEW YORK & LONDON-January 23, 2013-(BUSINESS WIRE)–As the U.S. Congress prepares a temporary patch for the nation’s debt ceiling, the world’s CFOs, controllers and other management accountants are predicting at least some impact on their own operations and a weaker position for the U.S. in the long run. That’s according to a survey of 1,300 […]
more…24 Jan, 2013
FREE Download: Study Shows U.S Families Are Making Time to Eat Together At Home
CONCORD, Mass. – January 22, 2013 – (BUSINESS WIRE)–The new year is beginning with significant societal challenges (from the national debt crisis to the stability of the middle-class) along with concerns that continue to burden American families (from busy schedules to eating healthier). On February 12, President Obama will provide his State of the Union […]
more…24 Jan, 2013
Doha Conference Declaration Calls for Global Network for Dialogue and Debate
DOHA, Qatar – January 24, 2013 – (BUSINESS WIRE)–The 4th International Conference on Argumentation, Rhetoric, Debate and the Pedagogy of Empowerment, organized by Qatar Debate in cooperation with the Slovenian Institute for culture of dialogue, International Society for the Study of Argumentation-Netherlands, World Debate Institute, and the International Center for the Advancement of Political Communication […]
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CareerBuilder Survey Reveals What Motivates Workers to Stay With Companies
CHICAGO, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — If you could have one perk – any perk – in your workplace, what would it be? If you had the choice, would you rather have a bigger title or a bigger office? If you were thinking about leaving your company, what would make you stay? A new CareerBuilder survey explores […]
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FREE Download: American Dream 2.0 Report Declares High College Failure Rate a National Crisis
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Facing a growing national crisis in which 46 percent of those who enter a U.S. college fail to graduate within six years, a first-of-its kind coalition of national leaders issued a call to action to make the financial aid system work better for students and the country. The double jeopardy […]
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Global Warming Is a Domestic Crisis – Juan Cole’s Columns – Truthdig
As President Obama made clear in his inaugural address Monday, failing to confront the threat of climate change in his second term would be a betrayal of future generations. “Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science,” Obama said, “but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought and more […]
more…24 Jan, 2013
FREE Download: Global Corporate Ethics Report, Designed to Address the “Trust Deficit”
NEW YORK, ethisphere.com media release, 24 Jan 2013 – As public trust in government and governing officials steadily declines, so too does public confidence in the “ethical” behavior of corporations. Part reality, part perception: while the speed and transparency of the digital age contribute to this regrettable trend, there is no shortage of reported corruption […]
more…24 Jan, 2013
EU launches clean fuel strategy, plans alternative fuel stations across Europe
Brussels, 24 Jan 2013 – European Commission Press release – The European Commission today announced an ambitious package of measures to ensure the build-up of alternative fuel stations across Europe with common standards for their design and use. Policy initiatives so far have mostly addressed the actual fuels and vehicles, without considering fuels distribution. Efforts […]
more…24 Jan, 2013
Israeli-Palestinian peace process entering critical period – UN envoy
23 January 2013 – UN News Centre – The Middle East peace process is entering a critical period that requires “courageous” steps by Israelis and Palestinians to save the two-State solution, a senior United Nations envoy told the Security Council today, warning that the consequences of inaction could be dire for everyone. “No international effort […]
more…24 Jan, 2013
UK must review measures affecting right to peaceful assembly – UN expert
23 January 2013 – UN News Centre – A United Nations expert today urged the United Kingdom (UK) to revise a series of legal and policing measures that are having a negative impact on its citizens’ right of peaceful assembly and association. Measures such as the use of undercover police officers embedded in protests, containing […]
more…23 Jan, 2013
China’s First 3D Printing Museum Opens
January 19, 2013 – (China.org.cn) – China’s first 3D printing museum was opened at the Beijing DRC Industrial Design and Creative Industry Base on Jan. 15, 2013, giving visitors a chance to experience this amazing 3D technology, according to Beijing Evening News. In a bid to gain some full-on experience, visitors can have their entire […]
more…23 Jan, 2013
China: Is US A Peacemaker Or Provocateur On South China Sea Issue?
January 21, 2013 – The United States is sending a dangerous message on the territorial dispute between China and Japan, which may lead the tension in the East China Sea to spin out of control. On the one hand, after talking with visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington on Friday, US Secretary of […]
more…23 Jan, 2013
Address Causes, Not Symptoms of Global Crises: UN Chief
22 January 2013 (UN News Centre) – Stressing that now is not the time for business as usual, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for innovative action to tackle the numerous challenges facing the world and to meet shared goals such as sustainable development, disarmament and conflict resolution. “My fervent hope – and our common urgent […]
more…23 Jan, 2013
Dirty Wars: New Film Exposes Hidden Truths of Covert U.S. Warfare | Alternet
Rick Rowley: The global war on terror is the most important story of our generation, you know, and it’s a story that’s been completely not covered. It remains invisible and hidden from most Americans. I mean, this is a war—this is the longest war in American history. It’s a war in which hundreds of thousands […]
more…23 Jan, 2013
FREE Download White Paper: Hospitality Sector Offers Solutions to Youth Jobless Crisis
DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland–22 Jan 2013–(BUSINESS WIRE)–At a time when more than 75 million young people can’t find jobs, and countless more are underemployed, investing in opportunities for youth is not only a critical development issue but also a growth strategy for businesses around the world. In response to this challenge, Hilton Worldwide will announce at the […]
more…23 Jan, 2013
Xinhua Commentary: World Needs Common Development of China, India
January 19, 2013 – At the beginning of this year, China and India expressed their mutual desire to deepen bilateral cooperation, achieve common development, and create a better future. This reflects two countries’ appreciation on the importance of developing interrelations. The Times of India recently published an article saying in 2012 “China-India relations encountered a […]
more…23 Jan, 2013
US Navy fined for ‘illegal entry’ at Philippines coral reef — RT
The Philippines government has fined the US Navy for unlawfully entering and damaging a World-Heritage listed coral reef aboard the USS Guardian, even after receiving radio warnings by park rangers to avoid the reef. Penalties of unauthorized entry to the Tubbataha Reef are severe, and include a maximum penalty of one-year imprisonment and a fine […]
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