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03Nov/17

Facebook investigating WhatsApp outage

November 3, 2017InternetBrazil, Computing, Criticism of Facebook, Facebook, Fred Katayama, Germany, India, Myanmar, Operating systems, Pakistan, Reception and criticism of WhatsApp security and privacy features, Russia, Singapore, social media, Social networking services, Software, Technology/Internet, Tor hidden services, Twitter, United Kingdom, Universal Windows Platform apps, Vietnam, WhatsApp, World Wide Websmbale

Facebook’s WhatsApp messenger suffered a temporary outage in India and many other countries, according to reports from multiple users on Facebook and Twitter on Friday. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

14Aug/17

70 years later, a survivor tells tales of India-Pakistan split

August 14, 2017ImmigrationAmritsar, British Empire, Demography, Divided regions, Forced migration, Human geography, Human migration, India, Lahore, Ludhiana, Mass migration, Pakistan, Pakistan Movement, Partition, Partition of India, Political geography, Province/State: Punjab, Punjab, Punjab India, Regions, Sialkot, Sikh, Sudheer Singh Kukreja, War/Conflictsmbale

AMRITSAR, PUNJAB, INDIA (REUTERS)- The partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 led to one of the largest known mass migrations in the human history with millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims displaced from their homelands. Continue reading →

28Jul/17

Pakistan PM resigns after court order to disqualify him: statement

July 28, 2017PoliticsAsian people, Country: Pakistan, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, Kashmiri people, London, Maryam Nawaz, Muhajir people, Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Pakistani coup d'état, Pakistani people, Pakistani politicians, Panama Papers case, Politics, Prime Minister, Prime Ministers of Pakistan, Punjabi people, Ryan Brooks, Sharif family, Supreme Court of Pakistansmbale

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns from his post hours after the country’s Supreme Court disqualified him over corruption claims against his family. Ryan Brooks reports. Continue reading →

08Jul/17

Facebook meets Pakistan government after blasphemy death sentence

July 8, 2017InternetAli Khan, Articles, Asia, Blasphemy, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Company: Facebook, Country: Pakistan, Facebook, Human activities, Internet censorship in Pakistan, Islam and blasphemy, Islamabad, Islamic jurisprudence, Joel Kaplan, Karachi, Lahore, Nisar, Pakistan, Politics, Religionsmbale

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (JULY 7, 2017) (INTERIOR MINISTRY HANDOUT) – A senior Facebook official met with Pakistan’s interior minister on Friday (July 7) to discuss a demand that the company prevent blasphemous content or be blocked.
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15May/17

China’s new ‘Silk Road’: big plan, big challenges?

May 15, 2017EconomyBeijing, Business/Finance, China, China–Panama relations, City: Beijing, Communist Party of China, Countries, Country: China, Crown Prince Party, David Pollard, Foreign relations of China, Foreign relations of India, Forms of government, Geography of Asia, India, JYRKI KATAINEN, Pakistan, Politics of China, Putin, Richard Hunter, Russia, United Kingdom, United States, Wilson King Investment Management, Xi Jinpingsmbale

Chinese President Xi Jinping urges backing for his new Silk Road Initiative while addressing world leaders at a summit in Beijing, stressing the importance of rejecting protectionism in seeking global economic growth. As David Pollard reports, China has pledged $124 billion to make the plan a reality. Continue reading →

14Apr/17

U.S. releases video of ‘mother of all bombs’ strike in Afghanistan

April 14, 2017WarAchin District, Afghanistan, Afghanistan conflict, Bomb, Country: Afghanistan, Country: United States, Decades, Donald Trump, GBU-43/B MOAB, Improvised explosive device, In Afghanistan, Institute for Science and International Security, International relations, International security, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Kabul, Military history by country, Military intervention against ISIL, Nangarhar Province, Nuclear warfare, Nuclear weapons, Operation Inherent Resolve, Pakistan, Politics, Strategic bombing, United States, War, War in Afghanistan, War on Terror, War/Conflict, Washingtonsmbale

The U.S. military releases video of the ‘mother of all bombs’ strike used in Afghanistan on ISIS targets, one of the largest non-nuclear devices ever unleashed in combat.

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14Apr/17

U.S. drops ‘mother of all bombs’ in Afghanistan

April 14, 2017WarAerial bombing, Afghanistan, Afghanistan conflict, Ammunition, Bomb, GBU, GBU-10 Paveway II, GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, GBU-43/B MOAB, General-purpose bomb, In Afghanistan, Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Military history by country, Military technology, Mosul, Nangarhar airstrike, Nangarhar Province, Pakistan, Politics, Sean Spicer, Strategic bombing, Syria, Texas Instruments, United States, War on Terror, War/Conflict, Washington, Weaponssmbale

The United States dropped a massive GBU-43 bomb, also known as the “mother of all bombs,” in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday against a series of caves used by Islamic State militants. Havovi Cooper reports. Continue reading →

10Apr/17

U.S. drops out of top five in global death penalty report

April 10, 2017CrimeAmnesty International, Amnesty International USA, Capital punishment, China, Criminal law, Criticism of Amnesty International, Iran, Iraq, James Lynch, Organizations, Pakistan, Punishments, Saudi Arabia, United States, William Neesmbale

Amnesty International calls for more transparency from China, still the top global executioner in the rights group’s annual death penalty report, while the U.S. drops out of the top five.
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10Apr/17

Malala receives highest U.N. honor to promote girls education

April 10, 2017EducationActivism, Activists, Antonio Guterres, Burundi, Charlize Theron, Islamabad, Kenya, Leonardo di Caprio, Malala Yousafzai, Malala's Magic Pencil, Michael Douglas, Muzoon Almellehan, Nationality, Pakistan, Pakistani people, Pakistani refugees, Pashtun people, Rwanda, Social Issues, Somalia, Swat District, United Kingdom, Violence against women in Pakistan, We Are Displaced, Women, Women and education, Ziauddin Yousafzaismbale

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is appointed a U.N. Messenger of Peace to promote girls education.
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28Jan/17

U.S. Representatives Nadler and Velazquez protest at JFK

January 28, 2017ImmigrationAfghanistan, American people of German descent, Business, Climate change skepticism and denial, Country: United States, Donald Trump, Executive Order 13769, Federal government of the United States, Foreign relations of the United States, France, Germany, Gillian Christensen, Hameed Khalid Darweesh, Immigration policy of Donald Trump, Iran, Iran–United States relations, Iraq, Iraq–United States relations, Jerry Nadler, Libya, Libya–United States relations, Malaysia, New York, Nydia, Nydia Velázquez, Oman, Pakistan, Politics, Politics by country, Politics of the United States, Social Issues, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, The Apprentice, Tunisia, Turkey, U.S. Representatives Nadler, U.S. Western, United States, Velazquez, Visa policy of the United States, Washington, WWE Hall of Fame, Yemensmbale

U.S. Representatives Nadler and Velazquez join protesters at JFK airport to show their opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders regarding immigration.
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