Football is the great global game: the closest thing we have to a connective cultural tissue that binds our species across national and cultural borders. But only in a world so upside down could "the Beautiful Game" be run by an organisation as corrupt as FIFA and by a man as rotten to the core as FIFA President Sepp Blatter. …

The Bangaladesh International School in Muscut, Sultanate of Oman  has vacancies for teaching MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY and ECONOMICS for A/L students. (B.desh follows the same British system of Ed. as Sri Lanka) Requirements: Qualification: A degree in relevant subject Experience  : More than three years teaching experience Language    : Excellent ability in reading writing and speech in English.  Skills          : …

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 9, 2011 (IPS) – A resolution inspired by Western nations critical of civilian killings in politically-beleaguered Syria is facing threats from two veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council: Russia and China. If and when the resolution is adopted by the 15-member Council, perhaps next week, it will be diluted to avoid the customary call for economic …

Balancing worldly ambitions and religious obligations has never been an issue for Isa Hassen, a high school student preparing to embark on his university career next September at the University of Toronto.  At 17, he has already accomplished some extraordinary feats and with an always humble demeanour, he has quietly become a unique talent; with a knowledge and skill set …

We have an obligation to every last victim of this illegal aggression because all of this carnage has been done in our name. Since World War II, 90% of the casualties of war are unarmed civilians. 1/3 of them children. Our victims have done nothing to us. From Palestine to Afghanistan to Iraq to Somalia to wherever our next target …