Syria war: Thousands flee offensives in Afrin and Ghouta
Source: BBC News More than 60,000 people have fled two separate offensives in Syria in recent days, the UN says. Up to 16,000 people have fled Eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, […]
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Spy poisoning: Putin most likely behind attack – Johnson
Source: BBC News Russian President Vladimir Putin is “overwhelmingly likely” to have ordered the nerve agent attack on an ex-spy and his daughter, Boris Johnson has said. The foreign […]
‘You never get used to living like this’
Source: BBC News Seven-year-old Rouaa has lived most of her life in a refugee camp and dreams of a better life. The BBC’s Caroline Hawley has been following her story. […]
Florida bridge collapse: 6 killed; rescue shifts to recovery
Source: MSN News By Madison Park, Joe Sutton and Jason Hanna, CNN The pedestrian bridge under construction near Florida International University was supposed to enhance safety — letting walkers and […]
‘Love A Muslim’ Day Letter Is A Poignant Answer To Hate Threats
Source: Huffington Post A letter campaign is encouraging violence against British Muslims. An activist wants to counter that hate with love, coffee and cake. By Carol Kuruvilla View image on […]
Law Student Asked To Leave Bar For Wearing Turban: ‘It Broke My Heart’
Source: Huffington Post BY Cindy Arboleda Yahoo Lifestyle PHOTO: AMRIK SINGH VIA FACEBOOK 4.5k A law student was told to remove his turban at a bar by staff claiming the establishment […]
Amber Tamblyn Criticized For Complaint About Hasidic Jews
Source: Huffington Post By Ron Dicker Actress Amber Tamblyn faces backlash after Tweeting that Hasidic Jews in New York City are targeting her. The former “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” […]
Democrats’ Surrender On Torture Is Nearly Complete
Source: Huffington Post By Marcy Wheeler Guest Writer REUTERS/YURI GRIPAS/JOSHUA ROBERTS Former CIA Director John Brennan, Senator Dianne Feinstein, CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel and President Barack Obama. In […]
Staging Muslims: Identity Angst In American Theater
Source: NPR BY BILAL QURESHI In the great cultural ‘awokening‘ that has followed the rise of Donald Trump, the stories of Muslim-Americans wrestling with questions of selfhood, belonging, and bigotry have […]
Top Court Starts Hearings on India’s Contentious Ayodhya Dispute
Source: Bloomberg By Archana Chaudhary and Upmanyu Trivedi India’s Supreme Court today started hearing final arguments by religious groups over ownership of land in the northern […]
Father testifies in Australian court cardinal abused son
Source: Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A father testified in an Australian court Thursday that his son said he was sexually abused by Vatican Cardinal George Pell during a […]
China tells Vatican it’s fighting illegal organ transplants
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — Chinese health authorities told a Vatican trafficking conference that Beijing’s efforts to crack down on illegal “underground” organ transplants have resulted […]
Williams: church’s old views on gay clergy led to desire not to judge sexual activities
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Former archbishop tells child sexual abuse inquiry ‘there was perhaps overcompensation’ for repressive views Rowan Williams: ‘I think there has been a sea change […]
Rwanda bans Kigali mosques from using loudspeakers
Source: BBC News Rwanda has banned mosques in the capital, Kigali, from using loudspeakers during the call to prayer. They say the calls, made five times a day, have been […]
Jagmeet Singh attended 2016 seminar with Sikh youth leader who advocated political violence
Source: The Globe and Mail NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh participated in a pro-sovereignty seminar in 2016 with the co-founder of the British-based National Sikh Youth Federation who endorsed the use […]
Sri Lanka lifts Facebook ban after anti-Muslim violence ends
Source: Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government on Thursday ended a weeklong ban on social media that was imposed because of concerns that it was being […]
Microplastic Contamination Is Found in Most Bottled Water, a New Study Says
Source: Time By LAIGNEE BARRON 12:31 AM EDT Drinking from a plastic water bottle likely means ingesting microplastic particles, a new study claims, prompting fresh concerns — and calls for scientific […]
Russian spy: Moscow vows swift response on expulsions
Source: BBC News Moscow has vowed there will be a swift response to the expulsion of 23 of its diplomats by Britain. President Vladimir Putin would make a final decision […]
NHS homeopathy ending in London
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent, BBC News A major centre of homeopathy will no longer be able to spend NHS money on the controversial practice. The […]
Burma is pumping millions into rebuilding Rakhine. But is it for the Rohingya?
Source: The Washington Post By Timothy McLaughlin March 13 This combination of satellite images shows the village of Zone Kar Yar on Dec. 20, 2017, left, and Feb. 13, 2018, right. Predominantly […]