While most of the world has already ratified the U N 39 s Ottawa Convention banning the use of land mines the United States stands among the hold-outs with Russia Iran China Israel Vietnam Egypt and a collection of other mostly Arab and Middle and South East Asian states A decision may fina

On January 28 President Barack Obama delivered his fifth State of the Union address in which he outlined a progressive agenda for the year to come The president spoke on the need for immigration reform educational advancement furthering services to our armed forces and injured veterans providin

ldquo Oh brothers They love to see a big man fall rdquo The voice is that of our novice master at St Andrew on Hudson in 1956 not referring to any particular politician but rather to the president of a Jesuit University who as a result of some internal upheaval had resigned Father Master r

Rarely has a film haunted me as much as Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's French language film, "The Past." It is a story about dysfunctional families and their miscommunications, secrets and lies.

Pune India I am at the end of more than two weeks here in Pune I resided during my stay at the Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth something like ldquo The School of Wisdom Light of Knowledge rdquo home to the Jesuit de Nobili College and Papal Seminary moved here from Kandy Srilanka soon after Indi

On February 7 nbsp President Barack Obama signed the Agricultural Act of 2014 into law The Act is being hailed as a seminal bipartisan piece of legislation with a heavy focus on helping farmers Mr Obama emphasized the fact that the bill would help rural communities in regards to economic develop