Phnom Penh is a city on the move where business is thriving and tourists are beginning to return after a turbulent past. From palaces and temples to the cool riverfront, Cambodia’s capital is full of attractions, tucked in the lanes or gleaming on tree-lined boulevards. Top end accommodation comes at […]

One more cut is on card. China may soon reduce average tariff rate on imports from most of its partners. The earlier slash down was in July when about 1,500 consumer products became cheaper. The new move is in line with the pledge of Beijing which revealed China would open […]

Unlike the trend observed in the rest of Africa during Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle, the white minority regime in South Africa struggled to frustrate the ambitions of black nationalists in Rhodesia. South Africa’s support for Ian Smith’s unilateral government was founded on the principle of apartheid which characterized both regimes. From […]

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was on a five-day parole for the funeral of wife Begum Kulsoom, who breathed last a week ago in London suffering from cancer. His parole is not extended and is set to return to jail. Sharif’s daughter Maryam and son-in-law Capt (retd) M Safdar […]

It is now confirmed once again Pakistan will not allow its territory in the India-Afghanistan trade route. The country has denied all such media reports and the leaders have not expressed readiness to talk on it. According to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Pakistan has not approached US Ambassador to […]

While Seattle has plenty of big-city attractions and unique destinations, the Puget Sound islands offer a different, but equally enticing, view of the northwest corner of the U.S. Slow Down and Enjoy the Scenery — Whidbey Island’s Natural Charm An interesting mix of cultures creates a quietly fascinating destination, where […]