Americas

Flooding in western Canada

Source: CNN (CNN) — A third person has died in the extensive flooding that has deluged entire towns and threatens even more communities in southern Alberta, Canada, authorities announced Saturday. The three victims, two females and a male, were all found in the Highwood River that runs through the town of […]

Shameful

Huff Post: by Tracey Simmons. “To my knowledge, Muslims, especially unknowingly, would not be banned from heaven for eating or getting hit by pork,” she said. “There are some interpreters who suggest that Muslims should eat pork rather than starve, if faced with that alternative.” SPOKANE, Wash. (RNS) Still angry […]

Kerry: Both sides should come to the table

Speaking at the ‘Friends of Syria’ meeting in Doha, US Foreign Minister John Kerry signaled the need for talks between the regime and the opposition. “Both sides should be able to compromise. Both sides should come to the table,” he said. Kerry also said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “internationalized […]

Taliban hints at Afghan power-sharing

Source: Asia Times By Abubakar Siddique The Taliban have expressed their readiness to share power in Afghanistan a day after the hardline Islamic group opened a political office in Qatar. Mohammad Naeem, the spokesman for the Qatar office, told RFE/RL that the Taliban want to have an inclusive Afghan government. […]

Superman vs. Jesus

Huff Post: Superman is Jesus. More precisely, in the new movie, Superman: Man of Steel, we are meant to draw very distinct parallels between Superman and Jesus. Arguably, the movie goes a step further making Superman the modern-day, Americanized Jesus. [If you have not seen the movie and do not want […]