NEW DELHI, Feb 3: India’s president on Sunday approved harsher punishments for rapists, including the death penalty, after a brutal gang-rape in New Delhi sparked national outrage and triggered demands for tougher laws. [caption id=\"attachment_7512\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"] Pranab Mukherjee[/caption] President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the new rape law two days after cabinet ministers […]
Vegetarians are one-third less likely to be hospitalized or die from heart disease than meat and fish eaters, according to a new U.K. study. Earlier research has also suggested that non-meat eaters have fewer heart problems, researchers said, but it wasn’t clear if other lifestyle differences, including exercise and smoking habits, might also play into
By Luke Rehmat The Ka’l’s’a (Kalash or Kalasha) are a small ethnic and religious community living near the western borders of Chitral, close to the Afghan province of Nuristan (Nooristan). Shrouded in mystery, there are different claims about the history and origin of the Kalasha people. A majority of writers, scholars, anthropologists and linguists point
WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (AFP): American foreign policy is more than just drones and troops, Senator John Kerry pledged on Thursday, as he outlined to US lawmakers his priorities if they back him as the next secretary of state. [caption id=\"attachment_7280\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"670\"] John Kerry[/caption] “American foreign policy is not defined by drones and deployments alone,”
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WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters): President Barack Obama will nominate former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel to be his defense secretary, and an announcement could come on Monday, a congressional Democratic aide said on Sunday. [caption id=\"attachment_6896\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\" caption=\"Chuck Hagel\"][/caption] The choice will likely set up a confirmation battle in the Senate over whether the former
