Americas

Palestine’s false friends

April 05, 2014 12:09 AM The Daily Star U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens during a news conference with Moroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar following a bilateral strategic dialogue at the Foreign Ministry in Rabat, April 4, 2014. (REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool) As the Middle East peace process again appears in […]

Interfaith symposium shares faith in the city

meridian booster.com: by Jeff Peters — Topics of religion can often be touchy, however with their latest Symposium, hosted at the Vic Juba Theatre, the Ahmadiyya Muslims of Lloydminster are challenging that assumption. The group, which in the past has hosted a number of inter-faith symposiums brought, a challenging yet […]

No Women Allowed

Huff Post: by Jennifer Dobner — SALT LAKE CITY, April 5 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Mormon women who want ecclesiastical equality were denied admittance to a male-only session of their faith’s spring conference on Saturday, in their bid to promote the ordination of women into the lay priesthood. Adorned in […]

Rice leads call to scale down U.S. role in Mideast Administration frustrated with stance of both Israel and Palestinians, but privately mostly blames Israel.

  Kerry: US Reconsiders Role in Mideast Peace Talks   CASABLANCA, Morocco April 4, 2014 (AP) By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer   The Obama administration will reevaluate its role in foundering Middle East peace talks following actions by both Israel and the Palestinians that have brought the negotiations to […]