Posted By Zaheerul Hassan Israel's army said that three Israeli soldiers were wounded Tuesday morning when an explosive device planted by the border fence in the southern Gaza Strip close to the town of Khan Younis detonated near their vehicle. One soldier suffered a moderate limb injury and was evacuated by helicopter to the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. Two other were lightly wounded in the blast an ...

By THOMAS FULLER BANGKOK — Radical Buddhist groups are preventing doctors from delivering assistance to areas of western Myanmar affected by intense sectarian violence, an international medical charity said Monday. The group, Doctors Without Borders, reported that many of its local staff members were afraid to work at refugee camps and medical centers in Rakhine State, where people wounded in clashes need t ...

By JODI RUDOREN JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday reiterated his willingness to attack the Iranian nuclear program without support from Washington or the world, returning to an aggressive posture that he had largely abandoned since his United Nations speech in September. “When David Ben-Gurion declared the foundation of the state of Israel, was it done with American approval?” Mr. Neta ...

A day ahead of the vote, U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican Party challenger Mitt Romney are locked in a tight race, with polls showing Obama ahead slightly in several swing states that will decide who claims the White House. Ohio, and its 18 electoral votes, are seen by analysts as a possible key to election success for the candidates. Both Obama and Romney campaigned in the Midwest state on No ...

CHHIPA WELFARE ASSOCIATION (Regd.) Chhipa Head Office Opp:FTCBridge, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi-74400Pakistan. Phone : 0092-21-111-111-134   Fax : 0092-21-111-111-136 Website : www.chhipa.org     E-mail : info@chhipa.org Ref: CWA/HO-282                                  Date: 04-11-2012 Karachi: November 04.  Eminent human rights activist and Patron-in-Chief of the Chhipa Welfare Association (CWA) Ramzan Chhi ...

 By Zaheerul Hassan An Australian lawmaker has tabled in Parliament a petition seeking that the horrific violence that took place in November 1984 in India following the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi be recognised as genocide against the Sikh community. At least 3,000 Sikhs were killed in three days in the Indian capital New Delhi following the killing of Indira Gandhi on Oct 31, 1984 by her ...

By Anna Louie Sussman and Michael Erman [caption id="attachment_3445" align="alignright" width="450"] Hurricane destroyed U.S.[/caption] NEW YORK | Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:47am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millions of people across the eastern United States awoke on Tuesday to scenes of destruction wrought by monster storm Sandy, which knocked out power to huge swathes of the nation's most densely populated region, ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan [caption id="attachment_3424" align="alignright" width="265"] Sikhs Gathering[/caption] Los Angeles, USA: Reverend Jesse Jackson from the Rainbow PUSH coalition recognizes UNITED SIKHS with a Humanitarian Award for its remarkable work in the field of Advocacy and Humanitarian Aid. The event marked the birthday celebration for Jesse Jackson at Ritz Carlton in Los Angeles, CA on Sund ...