Defiant Putin accuses West of provoking Ukraine crisis
Market watch: MOSCOW — Striking a defiant tone, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the West of provoking a crisis in Ukraine and using sanctions to try to constrain […]
“This Is Not a Protest—It Is an Uprising”
The Nation: by Zoe Carpenter — Shortly before 2 in the afternoon on Sunday, more than a dozen people walked onto an interstate near the Capitol in Washington and formed a human chain. Eight lanes of traffic came to halt. During rush hour the next morning, protestors closed down the […]
9 global charities that probably won’t waste your money on #GivingTuesday
Global Post: It’s been a long year for humanity. There’s been Ebola, the ongoing Syrian civil war, the crisis in eastern Ukraine, the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the Gaza war, Boko Haram, the disappearance and probable murder of 43 students in Mexico, and more. We […]
Indian PM Modi refuses to fire minister for attack on non-Hindus AFP
Dawn: NEW DELHI: India’s Hindu nationalist premier Narendra Modi on Thursday rejected angry calls to dismiss a government minister whose derogatory comment about religious minorities has caused uproar in parliament. India’s upper house has been paralysed by opposition protests since Niranjan Jyoti told a crowd at a campaign rally on […]
Does Religion promote love or hatred?
Source: staffordcountysun.com There is an ever increasing need for world religions to become leading sources of interfaith tolerance and world peace. After all, one of the basic goals of any religion […]