Event: 27th Summer Universiade is held in Russia from 6 to 17 of July 2013. Kazan has become the capital city of world student and youth sporting contests. This Universiade will be the greatest in the history of such events. Athletes from more than 170 countries will compete for more than 350 sets of medals in 27 sports. Comment: For the first time the Russian government has decided to hold…

News: (CNN) -- Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who spilled U.S. surveillance secrets to the world, is a "free man" biding his time in a Moscow airport. Snowden is wanted by U.S. officials on espionage charges for disclosing classified details of U.S. surveillance programs. Comment: 1. Spying activities for the U.S. National Security (NSA) adds more than 100 million documents each year and disposes 40 tons per…

Event: Today's article in the Guardian Newspaper, 25th June, 2013, entitled: "Force-feeding Guantánamo detainees is unethical and inhumane" is one of a string of recent reports and commentaries about the brutal mistreatment and torture of Muslim prisoners in the notorious Guantánamo prison camp. The majority of the prison population are on hunger strike, 104 out of 166 prisoners as of Monday 24th June, according to an article by Charlie Savage…

Headlines: Same-Sex Marriage: US Supreme Court Gives Gay Marriage Historic Boost Activists say Syrian Death Toll Tops 100,000 Afghan Revelations: Pakistan-US Secret Diplomacy Created Doha Roadmap Myanmar Gives Official Blessing to Anti-Muslim Monks Details: Same-Sex Marriage: US Supreme Court Gives Gay Marriage Historic Boost: For gay rights, the Supreme Court gave the nation's legally married gay couples equal federal footing with all other married Americans on Wednesday and also cleared…