The Americas ; Splintered migrant caravan groups arrive at US border
By Maria Verza | AP November 14 at 1:21 PM ESCUINAPA, Mexico — Migrants in a caravan of Central Americans scrambled to reach the U.S. border, catching rides on buses […]
Opinion > What if India and Pakistan were one country like Nigeria?
Published November 13, 2018 Azuka Onwuka While watching last week’s three-day violent protests in Pakistan over the acquittal of a Christian lady, Aasiya Noreen (commonly known as Asia Bibi), by the Supreme Court over accusation of blasphemy against Islam, some things were going through my mind. I wondered if Pakistan […]
The ruthless campaign to save Mohammed bin Salman
Opinion With every passing day, the Saudi prince looks more likely to survive the Khashoggi scandal Roula Khala The once flamboyant Saudi billionaire, Alwaleed bin Talal, looked visibly uncomfortable in […]
Israel Defence Minister Lieberman resigns over Gaza ceasefire
Reuters Avigdor Lieberman said Israel was doing “serious damage to national security in the long term” Israel’s defence minister has resigned over the cabinet’s decision to accept a ceasefire […]
Is India waging a ‘war’ on Islamic names?
Soutik Biswas India correspondent 13 November 2018 The northern Indian city of Allahabad has been renamed Prayagraj What’s in a name? For India’s cities and villages, seemingly plenty. More […]
Blasphemy case: Fake images show Aasia Bibi leaving Pakistan
AP Filed on November 12, 2018 Pakistan’s government struggling with a crisis surrounding Aasia Bibi – a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy charges after eight years on death row […]
Start of Mosque construction in Erfurt-Marbach, Germany
Source: MITTELDEUTSCHER RUNDFUNK In a part of Erfurt the first new construction of a Mosque is coming up. On Tuesday the foundation stone should be laid. From the beginning the […]
Architects, activists slam Jerusalem Old City cable car plan
Israel plans to build a cable car to relieve traffic in Jerusalem’s Old City. (AP) AP November 14, 2018 Critics said the project is a ploy to entrench Israeli […]
Israel only thrives on aggression
I Nov 13,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Two days ago, there was an Israeli military incursion into Gaza. An assassination squad crossed the border into southern Gaza in […]
We are fighting terrorism in defence of true Islam — King of Jordan
His Majesty receives Templeton Prize at a Washington ceremony By JT – Nov 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – His Majesty King Abdullah has said that the fight against terrorism […]
The British Home Office invited me to the UK – I then embarked on a nightmare that nearly cost me my future
The Home Office’s relaxing of restrictions around the annual visa cap this summer marked the end of months of trauma for many skilled workers in the UK. Now Sajid Javid […]
Lack of perspective: Why journalists should be haunted by a history of blinkered reporting
When news of the Holocaust first hit papers, it didn’t make the front page – now, writers report impending wars that never materialise. Both approaches are dangerous, says Robert Fisk […]
California fires: At least 42 die in state’s deadliest wildfire
Source: BBC News Thirteen more bodies have been recovered in California, bringing the death toll in the US state’s deadliest wildfire to 42, officials say. The remains were found in […]
A doctor who achieved a near-perfect score on the medical-board exam shares his 6 best strategies to memorise any kind of information
Source: Business Insider BY MYELLE LANSAT Dr. Sudip Bose is a former major in the US Army and is an Iraq Warveteran. In 2002, he achieved a near-perfect score on the […]
Pope to visit Morocco in March in big year for foreign trips
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is going to Morocco in March in what is expected to be a heavy year of foreign travel for the 81-year-old […]
New Zealand child abuse inquiry widened to include religious institutions
Source: The Guardian BY Eleanor Ainge Roy in Dunedin A royal commission into abuse in state care in New Zealand has been expanded to include those abused by faith-based institutions such as […]
Ex-Detainee Describes Torture In China’s Xinjiang Re-Education Camp
Source: NPR By ROB SCHMITZ By the time Chinese guards began torturing Kayrat Samarkand inside a re-education camp last spring, he says his life had prepared him for this. The […]
Rohingya fearful of doctors keep faith healers in business
Source: Associated Press By RISHABH R. JAIN KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh (AP) — Abul Kalam sits cross-legged on the floor of his tiny mud hut and whispers prayers into a small plastic […]
Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of Amnesty’s highest honour over ‘shameful betrayal’
Source: The Guardian By Rebecca Ratcliffe Amnesty International has withdrawn a prestigious human rights award from Aung San Suu Kyi, following what it described as a “shameful betrayal” of the values […]
Exclusive: U.N. will not help Myanmar with long-term camps for Rohingya – document
Source: Reuters BY Poppy McPherson YANGON (Reuters) – The United Nations’ refugee agency will not provide humanitarian assistance to Rohingya Muslims who return to Myanmar if they are interned in […]