That thing in your hand, that glittering screen. It’s dangerous, and you know it. You feel what it has done to you and what it will; you feel bound, less human.

Imran Khan is at it again, with or without allies. The chairman of the opposition Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) has unwittingly painted himself into a corner, again. Or is there a method to the madness?

Development experts and policymakers understandably focus on migration to urban areas and the need for sustainable urbanisation. But they should not lose sight of the dramatic changes happening in rural areas, which are too often ignored.

With 14.7% of the Earth’s land and 12% of its territorial waters under protection, the world is on track to meet a major global conservation target according to UN Environment and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

September 11 marked the beginning of an important yet troublesome period. To date, thousands of analyses have been written on how September 11 was a turning point in the fight against terror.

We are so far removed from 9/11 that it takes a memory prompt to remember that sense of national unity that must have prevailed in the weeks and months after, as we tried to understand the worst terrorist attack on US soil.

In his recent tour of China and Laos, President Obama tried to sell the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement, but with his time in office running out he may have to push hard on the US Congress to get the TPP ratified.

In our everyday interactions, we all hit what I like to call relationship speed bumps, which make us slow down and may jostle us a bit but also provide an opportunity to learn a little more about life and love.

Dear Sir, This is in reference to the report “Concern on mislabelling weight of products” (Gulf Times, September 10).

The United Kingdom’s vote to “Brexit” the European Union is on course to become the year’s biggest non-event. Beyond a weaker pound and lower UK interest rates,

QUESTION: I have issued a postdated bearer cheque to someone who later reported that he had lost it. What are the procedural formalities to cancel the cheque? XD, Doha

Nowadays, the inequality debate often focuses on the disproportionate accumulation of income and wealth by a very small share of households in the United States and other advanced economies.