US Secretary of State visits Nigeria over Boko Haram
August 19, 2016. John Kerry The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, is expected in Nigeria on Aug. 23 to discuss US cooperation with Nigeria over Boko Haram, economy and human rights issues. A statement issued by the Information Office of the Embassy of the US on Friday in Abuja, said Kerry would hold meetings […]
Terrorism-related issues: speakers urge formation of global ideological alliance
Speakers at a conference have rejected each and every form of extremism and terrorism and emphasised the need to form a global ideological alliance to overcome terrorism-related issues. Chairman Pakistan Ulema Council Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi presided over the ‘National Niday-e-Ummat Conference’ and scores of ambassadors of Muslim countries, Ulemas and Mashaykh of different […]
Iran raises force to deploy in Arab states, say reports
Iran has formed what it calls the Shia Liberation Army whose units will be deployed in Arab countries, according to reports. Currently, Iran is involved in multiple conflicts where Shia and Sunni Muslims are battling for control, notably Syria and Yemen. Mohammad Ali Al Falaki, who heads the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said in an […]
Microsoft Luring People To Use Edge Browser, Bing With Vouchers, Credits
Would you be willing to use Microsoft’s Edge browser and the Redmond-headquartered company’s own search engine, Bing, if you will get paid to do so? In a desperate move to increase the number of users of its Edge browser, Microsoft launched Microsoft Rewards on Wednesday with the aim of luring more people into using Internet […]
Where Does U.S. Health Care Rank Among Major Nations?
In 2000, the World Health Organization embarked on an exhaustive mission to rank the health care systems of 191 countries, with the African nation Sierra Leone ranking dead last and the United States ranking 37th at the time. Since then, however, the WHO has declined to update its rankings. In its stead, The Commonwealth Fund has conducted its own evaluation of […]