Source: The Guardian Mes Aynak, a magnificent Buddhist city, is the most important archaeological discovery in a generation. But it is sitting on a vast copper deposit and is about to be destroyed William Dalrymple The Guardian, Friday 31 May 2013 22.00 BST In the spring of 1963, a French geologist set out from Kabul to carry out… Continue reading Mes Aynak: Afghanistan’s Buddhist buried treasure faces destruction
Month: May 2013
Sham L. Bhatija – UNIDO Video Message
About this video: “Sham L. Bathija (Afghanistan) UNIDO video message” is the 4-minute 47-second video message of Sham L. Bathija, Afghanistan’s candidate for Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). He was one of seven candidates nominated by their governments to succeed Kandeh K. Yumkella, ahead of the Industrial Development Board’s secret… Continue reading Sham L. Bhatija – UNIDO Video Message
May Day rally highlights plight of Stockholm’s ‘paperless’
IANS | Stockholm May 2, 2013 Last Updated at 14:23 IST Source – Business Standard Swaying, trancing, dervishing to the mantras beat on several score drums, thousands of demonstrators snaked through the wide arteries of the Swedish capital on May Day with one single demand: Let Stockholm be free of discrimination! An estimated 15,000 to 20,000 of these… Continue reading May Day rally highlights plight of Stockholm’s ‘paperless’