France officially blamed the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) for the carnage in Paris o Friday night.   This was announced by the French President Francois Hollande on Saturday announced this to his shell-shocked nation and termed the attack as an "act of war" committed by Isis....

Female scientists and engineers still face harassment in their work place, reveals a National Academy study. Even in the present twenty first century, women do not receive equal rights and space in the fields of science and engineering as men, reveals a study conducted by “the National Academy of...

The political party of democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi - National League for Democracy (NLD) has won a majority in Myanmar's parliament. This was announced by the election commission of the country on Friday.   The NLD has managed to get enough seats to elect its chosen candidate to the...

British and American sources confirmed that there is a “high degree of certainty” that the Islamic State extremist Mohammad Emwazi was killed in a joint airstrike by the British and US military who reportedly worked “hand in glove”.   The Isis terrorist is known as “Jihadi John” and had...

Rebutting claims by the US secretary of state, John Kerry on Wednesday, the French foreign minister said on Thursday that any global climate change deal reached in Paris next month will be legally binding and have a concrete impact.   Kerry had questioned the status of any accord that might...

The US law enforcement officials are using the technology used by sexual predators against them to curb online child sexual offences.   According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is helping to lead the charge, law enforcement officials are making more arrests and finding...

The leaders of European and African countries gathered in the Maltese capital of Valletta yesterday to participate in the EU - Africa summit. The main theme was the migration crisis. The leaders of the states - members of the European Union - are ready to offer African countries substantial...

Falling oil prices dramatically reduced budget revenues of export-dependent countries of the Persian Gulf. This caused authorities to do reduction of civil servants, many of whom are called "people on the couch." Service in state institutions and companies in the region have long been considered as...

 The International Energy Agency says that a transition of energy consumption habit is underway as renewable energy accounted for almost half of all new power plants in 2014.   Green energy is set to overtake the dirtiest fossil fuel in the early 2030s, even as it is now the...