Source: ET PHOTO: REUTERS BERLIN: Germany’s right-wing populist AfD plans to adopt an anti-Islamic manifesto at a weekend party congress, emboldened by the rise of European anti-migrant groups like Austria’s Freedom Party. The Alternative for Germany — a young protest party now polling around 14 percent — is eyeing entry into […]
Source:Newsweek. A convenience store owner in Glasgow, posted a status update to his Facebook page: “Good Friday and very happy Easter especially to my beloved Christian nation.” Asad Shah continued, “Let’s follow the real footstep of beloved holy Jesus [Christ]…and get the real success in both worlds.” To Shah’s Facebook […]
ALPINE RESEARCH Iron Age man was a fan of Swiss cheese APR 26, 2016 – 19:25 Dominique Yersin produces Etivaz cheese on the Le Grin alpine pasture at Chateau d’Oex […]
Reuters International APR 27, 2016 – 19:26 VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s parliament on Wednesday passed tough new asylum measures, including a process under which migrants could be turned away at the border within an hour, which could be activated if lawmakers decree public order is threatened. Austria has mostly served […]
Apr 26,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH The French government’s repeated attempts to thaw the frozen Palestinian-Israeli peace process do not seem to have ceased despite lack of enthusiasm for the endeavour from almost all those supposedly concerned. Apart form the Palestinian Authority, the two other key partners, […]
Source: BBC Austria has passed a controversial new law that restricts the right of asylum and allows most claimants to be rejected directly at the border. Rights groups say the […]
Source: BBC Turkey’s PM Ahmet Davutoglu has said the country’s new constitution will feature the principle of secularism. He said Turkey’s secular and democratic character was “not up for debate”. […]
Source. Balkan Insight Cracks between the Patriotic Coalition and the Bridge of Independent Lists, MOST, which make up Croatia’s ruling coalition, are deepening and jeopardizing the government’s very survival. More.
Source: BBC By Inka Piegsa-Quischotte 27 April 2016 How does a tiny Spanish village of just 62 souls come to be excommunicated in its entirety and cursed with a spell […]
Source: Associated Press By KARL RITTER STOCKHOLM (AP) — One refused to shake hands with a female journalist. Another compared Israel to Nazi Germany. A third was seen doing hand […]
Families were preferred, as were those whose homes had been destroyed in Syria, and all had to have proper documents Image Credit: Reuters Syrian couple Rami, 51, and Suhila, 50, walk with their sons Abdul Majid (right), 15, and Rashid, 18, at the Sant’Egidio community in Rome. Published: 18:56 April […]
Mission would be part of a broader Italian plan to close the Western Mediterranean route into the European Union Published: 16:29 April 25, 2016 AFP Rome: Nato is three months away from launching patrols off Libya as part of a plan to stop refugees arriving in Italy, Italian Defence […]
By JT – Apr 25,2016 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Her Majesty Queen Rania on Monday called for a collective global response to the growing refugee crisis, explaining that its impact is much greater than any one country or any one region’s capacity to cope. The Queen made these statements […]
Source: The New York Times By ERIC SCHMITT and ALISSA J. RUBIN WASHINGTON — The Islamic State is operating clandestine terrorist cells in Britain, Germany and Italy, similar to the […]
theguardian: by Mark Townsend — Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe visits mosque in support of 30,000-strong Ahmadiyya community following the killing of shopkeeper Asad Shah last month The head of Scotland Yard has warned British Muslims that attacks on a minority Islamic sect will not be tolerated amid concern over the […]
Source: ALjazeera BY Yermi Brenner Berlin, Germany – When Sophia Deeg, a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, was protesting on the streets of Berlin in support of the Palestinian cause, one passer-by spat in her face. Others shouted,”How can you do this?” and accused her of being […]
Source: BBC Get an insight into the mind of leading scientist Andre Geim, in this interview covering the beauty of complexity, what makes humans unique, and more. Nobel prize-winner Andre Geim at the University of Manchester is known for creating one of the most promising new materials of the 21st […]
Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP Published: 25 Apr 2016 12:33 GMT+02:00 Solar Impulse 2, the Swiss-based plane attempting to be the first aircraft to circumnavigate the globe on solar power, has landed in California after crossing the Pacific from Hawaii. Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard completed the 62-hour leg of the journey on […]
APR 25, 2016 – 14:24 Many of the clandestine immigrants from Europe work in seasonal agricultural jobs (Keystone) According to a report released by the State Secretariat for Migration on Monday, the number of clandestine immigrants residing in Switzerland is estimated to have decreased over the last decade. The authorities […]
Source: The Local President Obama stands in front of European, US and German flags at the Hannover Messe on Monday. Photo: DPA On what is expected to be his last visit to Germany as President, Obama told an audience in Hanover that Europeans ought not to allow the different crises […]