World Affairs

6/recent/ticker-posts
Showing posts with the label Amnesty InternationalShow all
Opening Ceremony of the European Games Vienna

Opening Ceremony of the European Games

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Saturday, June 13, 2015

Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony of the 1st European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan,

Read more
Polio campaign in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Women's rights

Polio campaign in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan.

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Tuesday, April 07, 2015

An Afghan health worker gives a vaccination to a child during a polio campaign in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan.

Read more
World Top 5 Arms Exporters World Top 5 Arms Exporters

World Top 5 Arms Exporters

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Wednesday, December 24, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC shows the world's Top 5 arms exporters, with the United States and Russia accounting for more than half. It also shows which…

Read more
"Will I Be Next?" US Drone Strikes in Pakistan USA

"Will I Be Next?" US Drone Strikes in Pakistan

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Tuesday, October 22, 2013

I wasn't scared of drones before, but now when they fly overhead I wonder, will I be next? - Nabeela, eight-year-old granddaughter of US dr…

Read more
What Is Really Happening In Turkey? Turkey

What Is Really Happening In Turkey?

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Sunday, June 09, 2013

Before I begin with what is actually happening in Turkey, there are some facts which need to be cleared first to gain an in ... sight into…

Read more
America’s drone attacks Stanford University

America’s drone attacks

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Sunday, March 31, 2013

A recent report published by Stanford University and New York University warns that the CIA's drone campaign killed very few key targets bu…

Read more