Islamic extremists have infiltrated and attacked the city of Gao in northern Mali, the mayor and residents said. It was the third major attack on the town since it was liberated by French forces in January. The assault indicates the radical Islamists remain entrenched and able to attack despite the thousands of French troops who […]
According to linguistic experts, 6,000 languages in the world will reduce to half in the middle of this century if language shifting continued in the same rate as it is now. Speakers of a minority language shift to a majority language due to many reasons. In our county, a number of languages are endangered. Kalasha
NEW DELHI, Marc 22 (AFP): Two Italian marines flew back to India on Friday to face murder charges, after Rome dramatically reversed a decision that they would not return which had triggered a diplomatic firestorm. The Indian government hailed Italy’s U-turn as a success for diplomacy after being earlier accused of violating international laws on
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UNITED NATIONS, March 19: Violence linked to culture was the main reason for a 20 per cent rise in deaths and injuries of females in Afghanistan last year, UN special envoy to Afghanistan Jan Kubis said on Monday. Despite an overall fall in annual civilian casualties in Afghanistan for the first time in several years,
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A new study published in Nature Geoscience journal has shown that earthquakes can turn water into gold when there is intense pressure that vaporizes the water. This process leaves gold behind, attached to deposites of the mineral quartz, reported Isciencetimes.com. \”Researchers used a thermo-mechanical piston model to simulate the effects of earthquakes, where fluid-filled cavities
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