Climatologist sees disastrous weather in future
"The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes From a Climate-Changed Planet" (Harper, $25.99), by Heidi Cullen: Climatologist Heidi Cullen was taken aback at her lecture…
Indonesia to crack down on porn over Ramadan
Indonesia, gripped in recent months by a sex scandal involving local celebrities, will mark the start of Ramadan Wednesday with a campaign against pornography. Communications Minister Tifatul Sembiring, a member…
Dubai ‘hot spots’ freeze over as Ramadan nears
The music has been cut and the dancing has stopped — Dubai's usually boisterous nightclubs are falling silent as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan approaches. Many of the city's…
Wall of fear is cracking, says Saad Eddin Ibrahim
CAIRO: Egyptian-American dissident Saad Eddin Ibrahim, urged Tuesday the middle class and political parties to take responsibility for making change in Egypt, hailing US demands for democracy in the Middle…
A Christian response to the Islamic community center near Ground Zero
AUSTIN, Texas: Last week New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg stood with representatives of local faith groups and declared that “there is no neighborhood in this city that is off-limits…
Marriage counseling for the G-20 and the IMF
BERKELEY: The relationship between the International Monetary Fund and the G-20 is symbiotic but conflicted. Like a long-married couple who habitually bicker and fight, the two can’t seem to live…
Argentina’s warning to would-be Euro deserters
BUENOS AIRES: The tensions between the eurozone’s north and south, and the complex and politically costly transfers of money required to dampen the euro crisis, have led many people to…
Pakistan’s cruel summer
LAHORE: July was one of the roughest months in Pakistan’s history. The country’s establishment was blamed for duplicity in the American war effort in Afghanistan, backing both sides — the…
Study calls for enhancing political participation of people with disabilities
CAIRO: The Egyptian Coalition to Support the Rights of People with Disabilities launched a campaign to enhance the political participation of the disabled after a report revealed a staggering lack…
HRW calls on world to up pressure on Israel, Hamas to investigate Gaza war crimes
CAIRO: Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on governments and the United Nations to put more pressure on Israel and Hamas to conduct genuine and independent investigations into war crimes committed…