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Botswana votes in tight election testing its stable democracy

23 Oct 2019

Botswana goes to the polls on Wednesday in a hotly contested general election that could test the country’s traditionally stable politics, as the ruling party faces its toughest challenge yet....

Preparations on for a farcical poll in Kashmir

21 Oct 2019

This week Jammu and Kashmir marks the 72nd anniversary of its accession to India. It was on October 26, 1947 that Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession, abandoning...

Shamsie paying the price for backing Palestinians

26 Sep 2019

Anglo-Pakistani author Kamila Shamsie staunchly supports the “Boycott, Divest and Sanction” (BDS) movement designed to put pressure on Israel over its brutal treatment of the Palestinians, although her stand has...

Thunberg’s passion is being exploited by childish adults

26 Sep 2019

Greta Thunberg is a force to be reckoned with. Her global campaigning efforts, candid talks with photo-hungry politicians and her ability to hold powerful world leaders triple her age to...

The psychology behind Epstein’s money

19 Sep 2019

Nina Strohminger, Tribune News Service Why do good people take bad money? And what are the insidious effects of doing so? These are puzzles surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex...

Video: With over half Tunisian votes counted, law professor leads

16 Sep 2019

Political outsider Kais Saied was leading Tunisia's elections with just over a quarter of votes counted, the electoral commission said on Monday, in the country's second free presidential vote since...

The US is eliminating poverty by sending the poor packing

12 Sep 2019

On the first day of September, a diverse flock of worshippers shared their hardships and successes at the Sunday morning bilingual service at Trinity Las Americas church in Des Moines....

Learning a tough lesson in meritocracy

12 Sep 2019

Isn’t it wrong how the act of receiving an education is so fraught with bias? As a school pupil in England I saw how the latest buzzword ‘meritocracy’ was at...

Pompeo is 'last man standing' after Bolton departure

11 Sep 2019

Nick Wadhams, Tribune News Service The end of John Bolton’s fractious tenure as national security adviser leaves one man at the helm of the Trump administration’s foreign policy as it...

Hong Kong students plan second day of pro-democracy rallies

03 Sep 2019

Hong Kong school and university students on Tuesday are due to boycott classes and hold pro-democracy rallies for the second straight day, further fuelling the political crisis in the Chinese-ruled...

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