According to the article 5 of the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. But in Iran this rule is not being followed by the government. Sakineh Mohammadie Ashtiani who was a mother of two children at that time could [...]

Recently, YouTube has launched a new feature on Wednesday which is called Leanback and the aim of the feature is to compete with the website’s supreme opponent — television. The feature gives users the chance to watch HD videos in full screen, continuously one after the other, with minimal clicking. Leanback automatically creates a playlist [...]

A huge deposit of minerals has been found in Afghanistan by U.S. geologists. The mineral wealth is enough to turn the tides around in this impoverished country and turn it into worthwhile mining centers. Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the United States Central Command, told reporters, “There is stunning potential here. There are a [...]

After a four year probe on the Southern California football and men’s basketball programs, the NCAA reveal their surprising findings last Thursday. The Trojan football program have received two-year bowl ban and reducing of their scholarships in the next three years. This would definitely cripple the team that was dominating the last decade. They also [...]

The rig explosion in April 20 has caused BP’s shares to fall sharply and reach its lowest drop in 13 years, down to 12 percent according to Thursday’s morning data. This company, Beyond Petroleum, is based in London and is one of the oil giants of the United Kingdom, with its desire to create environment [...]

The price of gold reduced to $1,225 per ounce last Thursday in Europe. This is largely due to the rise of Euro against the dollar, implying that many consider that it’s highly risky to have a strong appetite for assets at the expense of bullion. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE, located in [...]

Zynga has become famous for its various Facebook games. FarmVille, in particular, is one of its biggest hits. Now, another idea has crossed their mind. Instead of farms with pigs, chickens, maple trees and such, they now want to bring social gamers a new perspective. They want to bring the players west and this is [...]

Guest analyst Mike Dunleavy is the former coach of four NBA teams namely Clippers, Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks and Portland Trail Blazers. He said that Lakes bag game 2 because of Defense and Derek Fisher. The last quarter of the game was when Fisher was so impressive. Fisher made three big ones at the final stretch [...]

The 2010 GPI, otherwise known as Global Peace Index, has honored New Zealand as the world’s most peaceful nation. This is the same index that has awarded Iraq as the most violent country last year. The criteria for judging a nation is the crime rate, respect for human rights and budget allocation for defense or [...]

Spain has always been near the top when it comes to soccer. This year, though, a lot are revering them as a match or even better than the Brazilians. Spain is famous for underachieving in the World Cup despite their elite lineups. They have only been in the top four once and that was way [...]