Iraq’s Shiite-Sunni Divide Eases
Source: Wall Street Journal By Isabel Coles and Ali Nabhan FALLUJAH—The highway to this western Iraqi city, long synonymous with Sunni resistance against Iraq’s Shiite-led government, now showcases signs the […]
In Japan, Old Robot Dogs Get A Buddhist Send-Off
Source: NPR BY SCOTT NEUMAN Anyone who has ever owned a dog – or any pet, for that matter – can tell you how difficult that last day is. And so […]
Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City ‘under threat’ from settlers
Source: The Guardian Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem Church leaders claim priests are being verbally abused and spat at while property is being vandalised in ancient walled city The Greek Orthodox […]
Vatican to discuss if non-Catholics can take Holy Communion
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Officials from the Vatican’s doctrinal watchdog and leading German churchmen will meet this week to discuss if non-Catholic spouses can receive Holy Communion, […]
Top-level UN team meets Myanmar leader in Rohingya probe
Source: Associated Press NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Ambassadors from the U.N. Security Council probing Myanmar’s crisis over its ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority met Monday with the country’s leader and military […]
Tunisian Islamist party endorses Jewish candidate
Source: AFP Decked out in a striking blue suit and white shirt, matching his political allegiance, Simon Slama rubs shoulders with fellow candidates ahead of Tunisia’s municipal elections. Nothing unusual […]
Gay marriage cake row reaches UK’s supreme court in Belfast
Source: The Guardian BY Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent Ashers bakery to challenge ruling that its refusal to bake cake was discriminatory Ashers Baking Company has twice been found to have discriminated […]
Australian cardinal to face trial on sexual abuse charges
Source: Associated Press BY ROD McGUIRK MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, on […]
Fact Checker: President Trump has made 3,001 false or misleading claims so far
Source: MSN News BY Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo, Kelly Meg In the 466 days since he took the oath of office, President Trump has made 3,001 false or misleading claims, according to The Fact Checker’s database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect statement uttered by the president. That’s an […]
A scientist just turned 104. His birthday wish is to die.
Source: MSN News ByLindsey Bever © Provided by WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington PostChampagne bubbles danced in fancy glasses and birthday candles burned atop a cheesecake marking 104 years of a […]
Cardinal George Pell’s Hometown Breaks Its Silence About Grim Past of Sexual Abuse
Source: The New York Times By JACQUELINE WILLIAMS The ribbons tied to a fence outside St. Patrick’s cathedral in Ballarat, Australia, are in support of victims of child sexual abuse at […]
After a refugee influx, does Germany have an imported anti-Semitism problem?
Source: The Washington Post By Griff Witte and Luisa Beck April 28 Email the author BERLIN — Bullied students. Crude rap lyrics. An ugly confrontation on an upmarket city street. In another country — one less attuned to the horrors wrought by anti-Semitism — evidence that the scourge is once again growing might have been ignored. […]
Pope Francis in the Wilderness
Source: The New York Times By JASON HOROWITZ VATICAN CITY — Five years ago, Pope Francis was elected to be an agent of change within a church shaken by scandals and […]
As Alfie Evans dies, calls grow for better ways to support grieving parents
Source: The Guardian BY Mark Townsend and Alastair Thomas Leading consultant says new approach needed to end disputes between parents and hospitals Flowers, candles and toys left outside Alder Hey hospital in […]
Twin blasts in Afghan capital kill at least 26, including nine journalists
Source: Reuters BY James Mackenzie, Rupam Jain KABUL (Reuters) – Explosions in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 26 people on Monday, including nine journalists who had arrived to report […]
Eurasia torn between war and peace
Source: AT And faithful to the slowly evolving Eurasia integration roadmap, Russia and China are at the forefront of supporting Iran. China is Iran’s top trading partner – especially because of its energy imports. Iran for its part is a major food importer. Russia aims to cover this front.Chinese companies […]
Why a bombshell and an overnight airstrike didn’t move the oil price
Source: AT Whatever one thinks about Israel, Iran, or the Trump Administration, we can draw a number of inferences from the Israeli leader’s display of dozens of file folders and compact disks. The first is that the Israelis would not have offered the revelation unless they knew in advance that […]
Trump won’t apologize for harsh rhetoric aimed at Muslims By Bob Fredericks
By Bob Fredericks April 30, 2018 | Modal Trigger Getty Images President Trump on Monday declined to apologize for his incendiary comments about Muslims and calls for a Muslim immigration […]
Discrimination, intolerance against Muslims on the decline but general situation worrisome: OIC report
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Reuters File Photo For quite some time, Islamophobia has been growing strongly in the West and has continued to take root through intensive campaigns and public discourses […]
Similar financing methods for different terrorist groups
BERIL DEDEOĞLU Scholarly articles on the fight against terrorism emphasize the economic aspect of the issue more and more. The financing of terrorism is indeed a critical subject and should be thoroughly discussed in the context of the fight against terrorism. According to a news report I saw on […]