UN Wednesday 19th October, 2016 18 October 2016 — United Nations humanitarian agencies operating in Iraq are bracing for what could be a displacement catastrophe requiring the largest and most complex global response in 2016, in the wake of the military offensive under way to oust terrorists from Mosul, the […]
By David Patrikarakos Wed October 19, 2016 Mosul timeline: When can it be recaptured from ISIS? 03:05 Story highlights David Patrikarakos: Defeating ISIS means, above all, winning the narrative war The ability to stream events in real time on platforms such as Facebook is vital, he says David Patrikarakos is […]
Source: The Local Published: 19 Oct 2016 UPDATE: One of the police officers shot by a self-declared “Reichsbürger” extremist on Wednesday has since died due to his injuries, Bavarian officials […]
Source: Yahoo News A Bangladeshi Islamist party allied to the opposition has elected a new chief untainted by war crime allegations, seeking to turn the page after the execution of […]
Across 18 countries, at least 2,800 Britons applied for citizenship in first eight months of 2016, with Denmark seeing biggest rise British expats in Berlin hold up signs calling for the UK to remain in the EU after the Brexit vote. Photograph: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images Sophia Schirmer Wednesday 19 October […]
Source: The Daily Beast By Emily Feldman Can women-run Islamic courts bring gender justice to India’s Muslims? One group that is training India’s first class of female ‘qazis,’ or Islamic […]
Source: CNN (CNN)Muslim Americans describe the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as a seminal moment that painfully altered their place in American society. But when CNN interviewed American Muslims about the presidential election, we heard a startling message: 2016 is worse. CNN traveled last month to three growing Muslim communities […]
Source: the Guardian By Ashifa Kassam in Toronto A bitter debate over identity, religion and tolerance has resumed in the Canadian province of Quebec, as parliamentary hearings begin on proposed legislation […]
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan An onlooker managed to capture the entire scene on video A group of good Samaritans were caught on videoforming a human chain to save a man from a burning car after a crash. A car reportedly was driven into an embankment in Florida after its driver […]
Source: The Daily Beast A Saudi prince was executed Tuesday after he was convicted of shooting another man dead during a brawl. The execution marks the first time a member of the royal family was executed in 40 years. The Saudi state news service said the prince, Prince Turki bin […]
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan President Obama delivered a series of subdued attacks against Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump, who he told to “stop whining” about the unsubstantiated claims that the election will be rigged in a press conference Tuesday. “I’d advise Mr. Trump to stop whining and try to make […]
Source: Money By Kerry Close But you need flexibility and autonomy. Good news: Your high-pressure job may actually be improving your health. A new study from Indiana University has found that […]
Source: The Daily Beast President Obama’s half-brother Malik will attend Wednesday evening’s presidential debate as a guest of Republican nominee Donald Trump, the New York Post reported Tuesday. “I’m excited to be at the debate,” Malik confirmed to the Post. “Trump can make America great again.” Trump himself added: “I look […]
Source: The Daily Beast Nearly 1,000 civilians have fled the besieged city of Mosul, crossing the border into Syria, in the first known large group that’s been able to escape since Iraq began trying to liberate its second-largest metro area from control by the Islamic State terror group. More than […]
Source: BBC Thousands of people have fled the Mosul area and more are expected as Iraqi troops move on the city to liberate it from the so-called Islamic State (IS). […]
Source: Asia Times: While it is understandable that the Philippines needs to be less dependent on its American ally and to revive its frayed ties with China, its neighboring superpower, from a Vietnamese, and even regional, perspective Duterte’s volte-face shift from Washington to Beijing is unusual, if not incomprehensible, for a […]
Source: Time By Alex Altman / Las Vegas This is it for Donald Trump. The final presidential debate, scheduled for Wednesday night in Las Vegas, is the last big set piece of the 2016 election, and perhaps the last chance for the Republican nominee to muscle his way back into an […]
Source: BBC By James Reynolds “That is a possessed woman there,” says Fr Vincenzo Taraborelli as he points up to an 18th Century fresco in his Roman church. “They’re holding […]
Source: Motto By Alexandra Sifferlin The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have some of the most restrictive laws surrounding abortion in the world. The procedure is illegal in both […]
Source: The Local Late on Sunday, three masked men – two of whom were wearing clown masks – raided a pizza shop in Potsdam, according to a police report.One worker was tasered during the violent robbery, and had to be treated at the scene by emergency services. The men threatened other […]