Trump travel ban: US judge blocks new executive order
Source: BBC A Federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump’s new travel ban, hours before it was due to begin at midnight on Thursday. The ruling by US […]
30 Books You Should Read Before You’re 30
Source: Time By Sarah Begley Mar 03, 2017 Ideas Sarah Begley is a staff writer for TIME. Great literature grows out of periods of change, and there are few transitions more […]
7 Signs of a Nervous Breakdown
Source: Time Rosie McCall / Health.com Mar 14, 2017 I’m having a nervous breakdown. You may say this (or at least think it) when you’re overwrought and ready to snap. […]
Ben Affleck reveals alcohol treatment
Source: BBC Ben Affleck has said he has completed treatment for alcohol addiction. In a Facebook post, the Batman and Argo actor admitted that alcoholism was “something I’ve dealt with […]
Yemen’s children facing starvation amid conflict
Source: BBC Yemen spiralled into conflict in 2014 and, despite peace initiatives, fighting continues. Food security in the country is a major issue, with an estimated two million children starving […]
Dutch election: Voters go to the polls in key test for populists
Source: BBC Voters are going to the polls in the Netherlands in the first of three crucial eurozone elections this year. The race is dominated by Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s […]
Donald Trump’s 2005 tax return leak reveals $38m bill
Source: BBC US President Donald Trump paid $38m (£31m) in tax on more than $150m (£123m) income in 2005, a leaked partial tax return shows. The two pages of tax […]
NASA Is Letting You Download Its Software For Free
Source: Huffington Post BY Adriana A. Retif Science and Space Journalist Adriana Retif is a contributor at The Huffington Post, where she covers Science, Space and other issues related to […]
President Erdogan makes Nazi Germany taunt
Source: BBC By David Molloy BBC News 14 March 2017 From the sectionWorld Image copyrightTWITTER / TGRTHABERTVImage captionAssociating someone with Nazis – as in this Turkish TV broadcast – is […]
Rapporteur ‘disappointed’ UN rights panel divided on Myanmar
Source: Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. expert on Myanmar says she’s “disappointed” at the lack of “appetite” at the Human Rights Council to back her call for the […]
EU headscarf ban ruling sparks faith group backlash
Source: Reuters By Alastair Macdonald | BRUSSELS Companies may ban staff from wearing Islamic headscarves and other visible religious symbols under certain conditions, the European Union’s top court ruled on […]
Married Catholic priests? There are perhaps 120 in the U.S. already. Here’s how
Source: Los Angeles BY Alene Tchekmedyian Contact Reporter Pope Francis made headlines across the globe when he suggested he was open to the idea of ordaining married men as a way […]
Bomb threats again rattle Jewish centers
Source: USA Today BY John Bacon , USA TODAY Another wave of bomb threats swept through Jewish community centers across the nation Tuesday. Centers from Albany, N.Y., to Boulder, Colo., to White Fish […]
Small drone ‘shot with Patriot missile’
Source: BBC A Patriot missile – usually priced at about $3m (£2.5m) – was used to shoot down a small quadcopter drone, according to a US general. The strike was made by a US ally, Gen David Perkins told a military symposium. “That quadcopter that cost 200 bucks from Amazon.com […]
Mid-flight slumber cut short by exploding headphones
Source: BBC Australian authorities have warned about the dangers of using battery-powered devices on flights after a woman’s headphones caught fire. The woman was dozing on a flight from Beijing to Melbourne when she was woken by the sound of an explosion while she listened to music. She tore the […]
Populism on the rise
Source: CNN Voters in the Netherlands head to the polls Wednesday in an election widely seen as an indicator of populist sentiment across Europe. With the first round of the French presidential election just over a month away and Germany headed to the ballot box later this year, the Dutch […]
Suicide bombing at Damascus courthouse kills 25
Source: CNN A suicide bombing killed at least 25 people Wednesday in the Palace of Justice, the main courthouse in Damascus, Syrian state TV reports, citing police. A number of people were wounded in the attack, which occurred during work hours. The Syrian prosecutor general said the strike was timed to […]
Ahmadiyya/Humanity First extends help for Medical Camp in Croatia
By: Zubair Khan On 12.03.2017, this time it was village Kashina in outskirts of Zagreb where medical camp was organized with cooperation between Ahmadiyya/Humanity First and Social democrats of Croatia. Blood sugar, cholesterol and related tests were carried out for needy and elderly people of the area. Money for the […]
Video: Richard Dawkins on How Humans Face Death
Clinton Richard Dawkins FRS FRSL (born 26 March 1941) is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University […]
Germany threatens to ban Turkish politicians from entering country
Source: The Local Angela Merkel’s chief of staff warned Turkey on Wednesday that Germany is prepared to stop Turkish politicians from entering the country, in light of provocative rhetoric from Ankara. Chief of staff Peter Altmaier told the Funke Mediengruppe that Germany had the legal possibility of banning foreign politicians […]