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Police officers stand next to the van involved on an attack in Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Barcelona to Virgina, extremism holds sway

At the most basic level, such tendencies derive from a refusal to recognise the common humanity we all share.

24 Aug 2017 3:11 AM IST

A image of late Venezuelas President Hugo Chavez is raised by a supporters of Venezuelas President Nicolas Maduro as they prepare for a march to the National Assembly for the swearing in ceremony of the Constituent Assembly in Caracas. (Photo: AP)

The crisis in Venezuela: Will Chavez's reforms last?

One of his first steps was to bring in a new constitution, which won approval in a popular vote.

17 Aug 2017 12:36 AM IST

India and Pakistan flag

70-year itch as 2 nations look back to 1947

As soon as he discovered I was a native of Lahore, he embraced me as a long-lost brother.

10 Aug 2017 12:50 AM IST

White House chief of staff Reince Priebus hit the Sunday television talk shows to push back at reports of disarray at the National Security Council. (Photo: AP)

West Wing nuts in the White House

Not surprisingly, American TV talk-show hosts are looking a bit distraught these days.

3 Aug 2017 12:52 AM IST

Rabindranath Tagore

Curse of nationalism

A mind as great as Tagore's long ago designated nationalism as an infantile disease the measles of mankind .

27 July 2017 12:21 AM IST

Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the worlds top oil exporter expects state oil company Saudi Aramco to be valued at more than $2 trillion. (Photo: AFP)

There's hope the Crown Prince can remould Saudi

The idea of trimming state salaries as a part of a leaner economy has required reappraisal.

21 July 2017 12:45 AM IST

The image of Trump and his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un as recalcitrant toddlers with eccentric hairstyles, twiddling with lethal knobs while competing for title of chief playground bully, is hard to dismiss.

Grown-ups' of the world must rein in the bullies

Back in 1962, John F. Kennedy held back his belligerent generals from attacking Cuba.

13 July 2017 2:19 AM IST

Former Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq and former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

How the 1977 Zia takeover sealed fate of Pakistan

It would probably be fair to say that the military takeover in the early hours of July 5, 1977, sealed Pakistan's fate.

6 July 2017 2:31 AM IST

British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn walks with supporters as he arrives for a press conference to launch his bid to retain the leadership of the party in London. (Photo: AP)

2nd election may become inevitable in UK in a year

Tim Farron, felt obliged to resign after the party's insufficient gains.

22 Jun 2017 1:55 AM IST

Police officers arrive to lay flowers at the scene of Saturdays attack in the London Bridge area in London. (Photo: AP)

It's tough for May, but Corbyn win will be miracle

The repercussions of Saturday's attack in London had not been calculated in electoral terms at the time of writing.

8 Jun 2017 1:06 AM IST

Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sgt Pepper at 50: Alive and kicking!

Martin deserves the accolade of being the Fifth Beatle.

1 Jun 2017 4:05 AM IST

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visit an art exhibit with Saudi King Salam at the Royal Court Palace in Riyadh. (Photo: AP)

Trump's duplicity in Mideast will be costly

As a sponsor of instability in the region, Riyadh deserves considerably more credit than Tehran.

25 May 2017 2:02 AM IST