India’s leader rallies his base with Hindu mega projects
Source: Associated Press By EMILY SCHMALL VARANASI, India (AP) — In the Indian city Hindus consider the center of the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commissioned a grand promenade […]
New York man charged with threatening to assault and kill Rep. Ilhan Omar
Source: CNN By Kevin Bohn (CNN)A New York man is in custody after having been arrested and charged with threatening to assault and murder Rep. Ilhan Omar, according to the US […]
What 10 famous people say about the humanities
Source: BBC News By Amanda Ruggeri Earlier this week we unpicked a tired trope – the idea that studying humanities is no way to advance your career, especially if you want to […]
Why the IRS Should Pay People Even More in Their Tax Refunds
Source: Time BY DANIEL HEMEL Hemel is an assistant professor at the University of Chicago Law School. For most American households, April showers bring May flowers and, even better, tax refunds. […]
Trump Administration Wants 2 Years to Identify Children Separated From Parents at Border
Source: Time BY ELLIOT SPAGAT / AP UPDATED: APRIL 7, 2019 8:25 AM ET | ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: APRIL 6, 2019 (SAN DIEGO) — The Trump administration wants up to two years […]
The Quick Read About… Russia’s Presence in Venezuela
Source: Time BY IAN BREMMER What Happened This Week: Following Russia’s recent decision to send 100 or so “advisors” (read: soldiers) alongside military equipment to prop up the Maduro regime in […]
A Baby Was Born With DNA from 3 People. Here’s How That’s Possible
Source: Time By Alice Park Researchers at the Institute of Life in Athens, Greece announced that a healthy baby boy was born on Tuesday morning to a 32-year-old woman who […]
Our Collection: Shariah Law or the Secular Law, That is the Question?
If you can figure out how to have the ‘Hindu Law’ in Inida, ‘Jewish Law ‘in Israel, ‘Christian Law’ in the West then you can have your Shariah Law in […]
Brunei says controversial Sharia law aimed at ‘prevention’
Source: BBC Brunei’s foreign ministry has said implementing Sharia law is about prevention rather than punishment, after intense criticism of its decision to implement the strict Islamic code. Under the […]
Bangladesh: Ahmadiyyas arrange exhibition of translations of Holy Quran
Staff Correspondent | Published: 20:58, Apr 10,2019 Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Bangladesh organises an exhibition of translations of the holy Quran at its headquarters at Bakshibazar.– New Age photo Translations of […]
Jalsa Tarbiya: Dignitaries storm Warri for Ahmadiyya conference
ON APRIL 11, 2019 The National President/Amir Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Nigeria, Dr. Mashu’ud Adenrele Fashola will today lead other members across the country to the 4th Eastern Regional Conference of […]
Towards European strategic autonomy
Apr 11,2019 – JORDAN TIMES By Volker Perthes BERLIN — How, and to what extent, can Europe rely on itself for its well-being, security and international influence? Global power shifts, […]
Syria Kurds announce deal for return of 31,000 displaced Iraqis
By AFP – Apr 12,2019 – JORDAN TIMES People walk amidst the debris following a reported air strike on a plastic factory in Sanaa’s Jeraf district on Wednesday (AFP photo) […]
The Guardian view on Assange and extradition: say no to the US
Editorial The WikiLeaks founder must be held accountable for skipping bail. But extradition to America over this case would be wrong Thu 11 Apr 2019 Kristinn Hrafnsson, editor of […]
Julian Assange’s cyber-sins seem quaint in comparison to those of big tech
Julian Assange Simon Jenkins Forces more dangerous to public liberty than WikiLeaks are intruding on our lives. We need proper protection Thu 11 Apr 2019 ‘Julian Assange saw himself […]
Germany welcomes back priceless books lost in second world war
Rare manuscripts thought to have been looted from Bonn library by Belgian soldiers Kate Connolly in Berlin Thu 11 Apr 2019 One of the biggest returns of cultural […]
Switzerland just overturned a referendum – there’s no reason we can’t do the same
Please send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk Letters The Independent Voices Now that the circumstances have changed, we deserve the right to have our say ( Alamy Live News. ) With […]
Sudan and Algeria are part of a new wave of peaceful regime change – other dictators should be worried
The collapse of the Bouteflika and Bashir regimes is sending reverberations across the world. On social media, people are warning Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni and other African rulers that their turns are coming Borzou Daragahi @borzou […]
Trump is stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to Julian Assange
Ed KrassensteinFort Myers, Florida Early this morning, news broke that WikiLeaks’ co-founder Julian Assange had been arrested by London’s Metropolitan Police Service at the Ecuadorian embassy. It was later announced […]
No more excuses – Israeli voters have chosen a country that will mirror the brutal regimes of its Arab neighbours
Source: Independent By Robert Fisk If the west can forgive an Arab government that bombs Yemen, they can go on forgiving an Israeli government that bombs Gaza So now I […]