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Cuban Fidel Castro made a suggestion for American people: vote for a robot this November. Former Cuban President, in his latest op-ed, stated that "90 percent of voting Americans, especially Hispanics, blacks and the growing number of the impoverished middle class, would vote for the robot." While the current US political scene stands divided between Obama and yet unknown definite Republican candidate, a robot would certainly be a novelty. Now, if we are to consider HAL9000 (Artificial Intelligence from 2001:A Space Odyssey) as a serious candidate, we should compare him to the current White House incumbent in a imagined debate.

Not even one in five people living with HIV in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and in need of treatment is actually receiving it. the number of people living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the Region has increased over the past five years. However, the number of new infections is increasing at a faster pace.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin warned that Ukraine is on the verge of civil war, the Kremlin said Wednesday, after the Kiev government sent in troops against pro-Moscow separatists in the east of the country.

Of late, some influential people are trying to legalize Marijuana in California. If you feel that the purpose behind such an impending act is to allow people of the entire state to get a high, you are absolutely wrong. the objective behind this move is to address the budget woes of the State of California.

According to a recent poll conducted by the DailyKos, Attorney General Jerry Brown, leads 29% to 20% over his closest Democratic competitor, Gavin Newsom, the Mayor of San Francisco. Although this will be Brown's second run at the California governorship, many still place him as the front runner.

Ukrainian authorities should initiate substantial talks on the country's federalization and come to terms with the authorities of the self-proclaimed republics in the southeast of the country, Austrian President Heinz Fischer said.

The Central Spiritual Board of Muslims of Russia is outraged by shameless lies and double standards of politicians over developments in Ukraine, The head of The board, The country's Supreme Mufti Talgat Tadzhuddin said in a sermon marking The holiday of Eid al-Fitr on Monday.

Explosions and gunfire rang out as the Taliban attacked Kabul airport Thursday in the militants' latest attempt to steal the initiative with the country in the grip of a presidential power struggle.

(CNSNews.com) - Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said she backs President Obama's diplomacy with Iran as the best deal that's going to get done; she believes the Iranians are "sincere" in wanting a deal; and she disagrees that the broad outlines of the deal threaten the survival of Israel.

Tariq Anwar, who quit the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), last month joined Congress on Saturday. Anwar met Congress President Rahul Gandhi at the latter's Tughlaq Lane residence and joined the party. He is expected to make a formal announcement about the same, later in the day.

Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje resigned after the BJP's defeat in the Rajasthan assembly elections. Vasundhara Raje handed over his resignation to Governor Kalyan Singh on Tuesday evening. After handing over the resignation, Vasundhara Raje congratulated Congress on winning the Press Conference. Vasundhara Raje said that her government has done many development works in these five years, and I hope the next government will go ahead with our work - BTSNews

JK Technosoft Ltd has appointed Aloke Paskar as the President and Chief Executive officer of the company. He will be responsible for the overall functioning of the company and will report to the Board of Directors.

Myanmar is the largest country in mainland South-east Asia, sharing borders with around 40% of the world's population. the country is connected to the world through at least three international airports, border roads and waterways, and efforts are on to improve the infrastructure further as more and more tourists are visiting this fascinating country with every passing year.

Foreign Direct Investment in Myanmar has increased manifold since the government adopted a series of political, economic, and administrative reforms in 2011. Today, many countries around the world are firming up their presence in Myanmar to benefit from the business-friendly policies that have been put in place to exploit the immense wealth of human and natural resources the country is trying to tap to drive its growth

A Democratic-led House select committee says it has uncovered evidence of political interference by the Trump administration into the federal government's coronavirus response last year, including attempts to alter or block data reports from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detailing the dire effects of the virus

With the clock quickly ticking towards the 2010 California Gubernatorial Election, third party candidates are feverishly campaigning to put across the message of change they intend to bring to the sta

The shocking extent of America's failure to build a safe and secure Afghanistan is laid bare in a newly published report. It spells out in explicit detail The mind-boggling corruption and incompetence that doomed The mission. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has issued a wiThering review of American reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, outlining several "lessons learned" from The calamity

Following the announcement from the New York governor that he will be leaving his post, and the revelations that Time's Up has been running cover for him, I'm left wondering why the same fate has not yet befallen the president. I was on a call with a reporter asking me for a comment on Cuomo as he resigned as New York governor. After I hung up

A STATEMENT by WORKERS' VOICE In the early hours of July 29, federal agencies staged raids on offices and homes associated with the African People's Socialist Party (APSP) and allied organizations. the raids also targeted the People's Democratic Uhuru Movement (Uhuru) and African Peoples Solidarity Committee offices in St. Louis and in St. Petersburg, Fla.…

Green economy jobs provide a new hope to rebuild and shape the economy while bettering the planet. California is gearing up to be the nation's clean technology leader and innovation center. Over the past three years, California has been the leading state in various green initiatives ranging from energy efficiency to clean technology venture capital investment.