At a time when borders are massively closed, Gated Communities become steadily common in several Northern American cities. Although the concept of Gated Communities is not new, it is currently soaring in the United States. Analysis of a phenomenon which is not common in Europe. Green lawns are perfectly mowed, dazzling sedans are driving on smooth asphalt driveways, and neighbors with perfect hair are smiling while removing their cake from their oven, smelling like vanilla. You can imagine this...

In Iran, a 37-year-old man, despite being hanged for 12 minutes, got a fresh lease of life in the morgue the following day. Alireza was an inmate in Bojnurd prison and was sentenced to death on charges of possessing drugs.

Edward de Valera was born in New York in 1882. He arrived in Ireland at an early age after the death of his father and became professor of mathematics. Within a few years, he became an ardent revolutionary under the Gaelic name of Éamon de Valera, and a pragmatic statesman who still embodies a certain idea of Ireland.

“My philosophy is that you sell things for more than you bought them” - Sophia Amoruso, the Nasty Gal CEO reveals the secret standing behind the success of her e-commerce site worth $ 240 million. Probably the most amazing thing of it all is that Amoruso had never worked in fashion before Nasty Gal.

The Burkina Faso-Algeria 2014 World Cup qualifier game was broadcasted by the Algerian State TV channel (ENTV) without the broadcasting rights unleashing the wrath of broadcasting rights owner Al-Jazeera and triggering a scandal in Algeria.

Borrowing a leaf from the books of western nations such as France and United States, the Supreme Court of India ordered the Election Commission to provide voters, the right to cast negative vote. This order came while hearing a petition by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties.

From October 4 to October 27, European Alternatives organises the Transeuropa Festival, a cultural Festival organised simultaneously in 13 European cities to celebrate Europe, its citizens and promote new alternatives to the current European construction process.

Beijing is diverse metropolis full of contradictions. Against the backdrop of a widening rich-poor gap, high levels of environmental pollution and Chinglish mishaps, the ‘Northern capital’ (北京) continues to surprise and appal. Ten impressions.

After months of hostility within BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) party camps, the situation gained clarity with the party announcing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate for the Lok Sabha (House of People) elections in 2014.

On 22 September, Germans will vote on the constituency of the Bundestag (the lower house), which will then go on to vote on a (new) German chancellor. Yet, against the backdrop of falling voters’ participation and the emergence of new ‘rightist’ parties: whom to vote for and for what reasons? Analysis.