Credit: ET Urges Pakistani government to protect religious minorities, women and girls. PHOTO: AFP/FILE WASHINGTION: US State Department says the case of an 11-year-old girl arrested in Pakistan on charges of blasphemy is “deeply disturbing.” According to a transcript of the press briefing, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said that they […]
Source: Asia Times. So heated and so public has become the debate over whether Israel would and should attack Iran in the fall that the editor-in-chief of the Israeli daily Ha’aretz remarked sarcastically in an editorial: “[Israeli Prime Minister] Benjamin Netanyahu and [Defense Minister] Ehud Barak deserve a medal for […]
A public school teacher was arrested today at John F. Kennedy International airport as she attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a compass, a slide-rule and a calculator. Attorney General Eric Holder said he believes she is a member of the notorious Al-Gebra […]
Source: Business Insider Evidence that male circumcision has health benefits is growing, even as the quick but often-controversial surgery becomes less common in the United States, say medical experts making […]
RT: US President Barack Obama has a stern warning for the country of Syria. In an address made early Monday, the commander-in-chief confirmed that he has not ruled out an offensive strike on Bashar al-Assad and his regime. Speaking from the White House, President Obama said that if Syria is […]
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUGUST 19, 2012 CALGARY HERALD MERIDEN, Conn. – A Marine who was convicted in the 2005 killings of unarmed Iraqis returned home this weekend to Connecticut […]
With all the reports on Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise’s divorce taking over every gossip headline, there is one theme that seems present in every article, Scientology. Tom has been […]
NY Times: I BELIEVE that in 1978 God changed his mind about black people,” sings Elder Kevin Price in the Broadway musical “The Book of Mormon.” The line is meant to be […]
Source: The Edmonton Journal By Humda Malik, Edmonton Journal August 13, 2012 This is my country!” the man blurted as he butted ahead of me in line while I waited to pay for groceries. Let me set the scene. I was in Walmart with my screaming toddler and my insistent […]
By Brittney R. Villalva , Christian Post Reporter The Christian Post Bret Michaels has called off his engagement to Kristi Gibson after an 18-year relationship. Poison front man and reality star Bret Michaels has called off his engagement from Kristi Gibson after proposing to her nearly two years ago in […]
Today is the first day of Eid Al-Fitr—a three-day celebration that follows the month of Ramadan during which Muslims fast during the day. Recently several factors made American Muslims nervous and fearful. Eid is a good time for the society to make Muslims feel at home in America. In Western […]
Source: CNN Author: Eboo Patel Paul Ryan has set off joyous cheers in the land of conservatives largely because of his fiscal views but also because of his Catholic faith. He is just the most recent member of his church – think House Speaker John Boehner, […]
by Patricia Islas Züttel, swissinfo.ch Sara* wandered around Zurich airport transit area for two hours looking for the restaurant to hand over her goods. “I got lost. That’s when I […]
RT: The US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Americans have no reasonable expectation of privacy when carrying cell phones, allowing police to track GPS signals without a warrant or probable cause. The decision came the court ruled in United States v. Skinner that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) abided by the […]
PNN Palestine News Network Canada’s largest Protestant church looks set to vote today, Friday 17th August, to approve a boycott of products made in Israeli settlements. On Wednesday, the United Church of Canada’s General Council supported a resolution to boycott Israeli goods produced in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, […]
Source: The Huffington Post | By Jahnabi Barooah One of the most joyous days in the Islamic calendar, Eid al-Fitr, also known as Eid ul-Fitr or Eid, is a celebration that marks the end […]
Source: National Post Author: Chris Selley Canadian journalist Doug Saunders’ new book, The Myth of the Muslim Tide (Knopf), promises and delivers an impartial examination of the notion that Muslim immigration […]
Credit:TOI WASHINGTON: Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan has accused President Barack Obama of allowing China to treat him like a “doormat” and failing to stop its economic cheating. “They (China) steal our intellectual property rights. They block access to their markets. They manipulate their currency. President Obama promised he would […]
The debate in the US Congress last winter over whether potatoes should be curbed in school lunches is emblematic of the modern-day crisis in US governance. Lobbyists and other powerful interest groups dominate the tenor of the debate. Unsurprisingly, most Americans have lost confidence in their leaders. More:
Rueters: Time magazine and CNN said on Thursday they were reinstating journalist Fareed Zakaria after suspending him last week for plagiarism. Time said in a statement that it believed Zakaria […]