The five biggest threats to human existence
Global Post: In the daily hubbub of current “crises” facing humanity, we forget about the many generations we hope are yet to come. Not those who will live 200 years […]
Urgent need of flood affectees in one village of Croatia partly met by Humanity First and Ahmadiyya
By Zubair Khan While providing the relief items to the flood affected people of village Racinovci in Eastern Croatia, the residents expressed the dire need for generators and driers. Reacting to this urgent demand, the Humanity First Germany provided the financial support to buy 14 sets (generator and drier). With kind […]
Narendra Modi and Pakistan
southasianvoices.org: By: Tridivesh Singh Maini and Yasser Latif Hamdani With the BJP-led NDA Coalition being the frontrunner in the Indian Parliamentary elections, according to all surveys and opinion polls, all eyes are on Narendra Modi, the BJP’s PM Candidate and Chief Minister of Gujarat. Modi, who means different things to different people, […]
If judged by the numbers, Ukraine’s military loses war with Russia
Source: CNN (CNN) — If a full-fledged war erupts, Ukraine’s military would be dwarfed by its neighbor to the north. In 2012, Russian active armed forces numbered 845,000 versus 130,000 for Ukraine, according to Europa World, an online reference source. And Russia’s defense budget — $78 billion in 2012 — […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered surprise military exercises Wednesday
Source: CNN But with tensions in the region high, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered surprise military exercises Wednesday, state media reported. The exercises are “to check combat readiness of armed forces in western and central military districts as well as several branches of the armed forces,” Russian Defense Minister Sergey […]
If leaders fail, people will lead: Kofi Annan
The Times of India: by Subhabrata Guha — When leaders fail to lead, people take charge and leaders then have to follow, says Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General and Nobel laureate. In an exclusive interview to TOI, Annan expresses optimism that slowly and steadily, the world is gearing up to […]
Isreal must adopt a new approach: Washington Post
By Walter Pincus, Washington Post, Published: October 2 http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fineprint-a-new-approach-for-israel/2013/10/02/4cecf606-2ac9-11e3-b139-029811dbb57f_story.html It’s time for Israel to stop making military threats and to propose an imaginative diplomatic move — risky as it may seem — to help ease nuclear tensions in the Middle East. It can start by acknowledging its own nuclear weapons program. It has accused […]
Video: The Worldwide Leader of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on World War III and Homeopathy for Atomic Warfare
Promoted post: Video: Is this dream of Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad applicable to Russia Ukraine war now? The video about homeopathy is in Urdu from 2013: In the question at time […]
In Israel, doctors quietly treat injured Syrians
Source: Conservative Papers. Israel, which has never been reticent about publicizing its rescue missions when disaster strikes in far-flung corners of the globe, is being unusually discreet about its aid to victims of the fighting in neighboring Syria. Israeli flag For the past four months, doctors in the Jewish […]
Crisis and Faith: How Losing Almost Everything Can Help You See What Matters
Huff Post: Martin Spinelli. Three hours later I was by Lio’s side in pediatric intensive care. The space was dark and windowless, lit mostly by the small red LEDs of medical equipment. There, surrounded by a halo of computer screens, I found my only child with a fractured skull, severe […]
Bomb from Brussel.
Source: Spiegel. Should the Cypriot bailout become a model for the future? The mere suggestion sent markets tumbling last week. But increasing numbers of European politicians would like to see bank shareholders and investors bear a greater share of crisis risk. The EU may be changing its strategy. By SPIEGEL […]
‘BRICS Development Bank would shift the tectonic plates of geopolitics and geo-economics’
Russian TV: The BRICS Development Bank is the beginning of the end of the existing monetary management system, Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar told RT. RT: There’s no doubt about it, […]
Cyprus bailout deadline set for Monday
Source: Washington Post: Petros Giannakouris/AP – Women pass a Russian commercial bank in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The European Central Bank says it will keep emergency aid for Cyprus’ troubled banks in place until Monday but will cut it off after that unless a suitable rescue program has […]
New deadly SARS-like virus has potential to transfer from human to human
Russian TV: British health officials warn a new deadly virus, similar to SARS, could spread from person to person. WHO officials are encouraging countries to be on the lookout for […]
The Vatican’s woes God’s bankers A beleaguered papacy is embroiled in intrigue. Some scent a succession struggle
Source: The Economist: God’s bankers FEW things annoy Vatican officials more than lurid novels that depict the papacy as the secretive heart of a global conspiracy. Pope Benedict XVI’s most senior official, his secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, this month accused journalists of trying to imitate the American […]
Profaning the Sacred and Sacralising the Profane: Capitalism and Faith
Huff Post:Just Economics: By Ron Nikkel: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me… He has sent me to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the prisoners […]
One country, a million societies: Facebook, broadband create social upheaval in UK
Russian TV: Communication technology is leading to a radical reorganization of UK society, says a major study. Traditional communities will become “less cohesive”, as virtual ones form in their place, […]
Banks Settle Foreclosure Charges for $8.5 Billion: New American Media Reports
Banks Settle Foreclosure Charges for $8.5 Billion Story tools New America Media, News Report, Ngoc Nguyen and SuZanne Manneh, Posted: Jan 10, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO – In light of a recent $8.5 billion settlement between federal bank regulators and 10 big banks, 3.8 million homeowners can expect to get a check in the mail.The agreement, […]
GEORGE H.W. BUSH IN INTENSIVE CARE: NY TIMES
Ex-President George H.W. Bush in intensive care From ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush is being treated in the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital after suffering “a series of setbacks,” including a stubborn fever, his spokesman said. In a brief email Wednesday, Jim McGrath, Bush’s […]
The Unequal State of America: a Reuters series
By KRISTINA COOKE, DAVID ROHDE AND RYAN MCNEILL INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, DECEMBER 20, 2012 The U.S. federal government spends hundreds of billions of dollars a year on aid to the poor. There isn’t enough to go around for Shaun Case. The 34-year-old Indiana native has learning disabilities and endured a childhood […]