All Entries in the "Global News" Category
CASTE-ING VOTES
By William Walker. Largest Indian district goes to the polls as candidates target religion and caste. India is a powerhouse of development. For a populous that far exceeds one billion denizens, it boasts the world’s ninth largest economy in terms of GDP and possesses an impressive bronze medal in Purchasing Power Parity. It is also [...]
Tourism rates change in Pakistan
By Iyma Atiq. The past few months have seen plenty of incidents take place in Pakistan and it seems that tourism in the country has been affected as figures show that numbers of tourists in the country has decreased. The past few months have seen the number of flight ticket purchases and tourism populations in [...]
INDIA TO BE POLIO-FREE
India is on track to become officially free of polio by the World Health Organisation. A new case of the disease has not been recorded since January last year and it is believed that if this remains for the rest of the year, the disease will be officially eliminated. In 1995, there were 32,000 cases [...]
MONKEY BUSINESS GO COCO-NUTS!
Kerala Monkeys to be trained to pick coconuts for traders Monkeys in Kerala are to be trained to pick coconuts because local palm tree climbers refuse to take the risk for low wages. The state government are considering opening a training school to train simians, who are some of the best tree climbers, to do [...]
STAR CONVERSION STAR CONVERSION
Julia Roberts: The Hindu Times the Notting Hill star became a Hindu in 2010. Many critics assumed that her role in film Eat Pray Love was what prompted the move, but the Roberts insist that her interest in the religion began before she agreed to do the film. George Harrison: Singing Om The late [...]
SET IN STONE
Oliver Stone’s Son Converts to Islam The son of award-winning Hollywood director Oliver Stone has converted to Islam in a ceremony in centralIran. According to the Fars News Agency, Sean Stone became a Shiite Muslim in the historical city ofIsfahanlast month. During his visit to the office of Shiite cleric Ayatollah Mohammed Nasseri Dowlatabadi, the [...]
CLAMP ON LAVISH WEDDINGS
India set to cut down on how much families spend on weddings India is set to clamp down on the amount poor families can spend on lavish weddings in a bid to reduce dowry-related crimes. Campaigners believe that the pressure of hosting an expensive wedding are the cause of many dowry murders of new brides, [...]
SRI LANKA COPING BEST WITH ECONOMY
Sri Lankais among the five rapidly developing economies in the world. Senior Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama said that the government’s management of the economy is at a high level. He told the country’s Parliament thatSri Lankawas able to become one of the developing countries across the globe despite the global economic crisis. Amunugama said that [...]
15 POUND BABY BREAKS CHINA RECORD
A mother in centralChinahas broken a record in the country after giving birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby. According to the Tianjin Post, the 29-year-old mother in theHenanprovince gave birth to the boy by caesarean section. The delivery of Chun Chun took 20 minutes and both mother and the boy are doing fine. [...]
TWO JAILED FOR PLANNING DANISH NEWSPAPER ATTACK
Two men, who were accused of plotting to attack a Danish newspaper for publishing cartoons of the prophet Muhammad, have been found guilty inNorway. Ringleader Mikael Davud was sentenced to seven years by theOslodistrict court, while his accomplice Shawan Sadek Saeed was jailed for three and a half years. The court also found that Davud [...]
