Russia Today: Record-breaking numbers of Americans have lost support for Congress, according to a survey. Eighty-three per cent of respondents said they disapprove of the job its doing, while 57 per cent said they would replace every member of Congress if they could. The poll (link to poll), conducted jointly […]
Huff Post: LITTLE FALLS — An Islamic civil rights group is calling for the Little Falls school district to not host a speaking event with a woman who they call an anti-Muslim speaker. Brigitte Gabriel is scheduled to speak Monday at Little Falls Community High School at a Central Minnesota […]
Salon.com: Excitement reached a fever pitch Monday as one of the most anticipated babies of modern times made his debut as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. However, the […]
Huff Post: Burka Avenger: Pakistan’s Female ‘Superhero’ Fights For Education And Justice Armed with pens and books and draped in a flowing black burka, this is Pakistan’s first female superhero. The Burka […]
Guardian: The archbishop of Canterbury has told Wonga that the Church of England wants to “compete” it out of existence as part of its plans to expand credit unions as an alternative […]
July 24, 2013 12:28 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Story Summary The most significant development on the Arab-Israeli scene last week was not U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s announcement of a vague agreement by Palestinian and Israeli leaders to resume negotiations for a peace agreement. It […]
Source: ET ST LUCIA: Pakistan beat West Indies by four wickets in the fifth and final One Day International to clinch the five match series by 3-1. Pakistan captain Misbahul Haq played a responsible innings steered Pakistan to within a run of victory. Facing Holder in the final over as his […]
Source: The Spiegel: The great awakening begins at 7 a.m. every morning in the Vatican, when Pope Francis stands before 80 or 90 employees in the austere, modern chapel of the Santa Maria guesthouse and reads the first mass of the day. He speaks Italian with a soft Spanish intonation, […]
Source: mercurynews.com More than 300 guests gathered during an annual Ramadhan celebration dinner Saturday evening at Baitul Baseer Mosque, under the rolling hills in Milpitas, hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community […]
Source: Asia Times: Early on, al-Qaeda was a close-knit band of extremists with common cause, with a centralized leadership, and a base from which to launch global operations. With the death of Osama bin Laden, the loss of a host of top commanders, and its retreat from Afghanistan, al-Qaeda has […]
Source: CNN The world finally knows how to address the latest addition to the British royal family: HRH Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge. The baby boy is third in line to the throne, after grandfather Prince Charles and father Prince William. Here’s some of the history behind the young […]