By David Spunt October 19, 2018 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — If you happened to be in North Philadelphia Friday afternoon, you may have noticed a heavy security presence. That’s because a […]
By Ali Arqam | Cover Story | Pakistan has a long history of politicians playing the faith or religion card to woo the voter, or to settle scores against […]
Source: Yahoo News Beit Jamal Monastery (Israel) (AFP) – Vandals have torn down concrete crosses marking dozens of graves at a Christian cemetery in central Israel, a church official said […]
Manan Ahmed Asif What we often report is that it was Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who passed a constitutional amendment on September 7, 1974 to declare Ahmadis non-Muslims. What we frequently […]
Source: Reuters By Kaori Kaneko YOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) – Unclaimed urns containing ashes of the dead are piling up by the thousands across Japan, creating storage headaches and reflecting fraying […]
Source: BBC News A man who had “issues” with religion started fires at two places of worship within minutes of each other. Paul Johnson was arrested for the fires at […]
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald By Michael Koziol The Sydney Anglican diocese is set to ban same-sex weddings from any Anglican church or building, and prohibit its properties from being used […]
Source: The New York Times Australian politicians are doubling down on a law that allows religious schools, which receive government funding, to discriminate against gay teachers and students. ImageHugo Walker […]
Source: The Guardian Pope Francis will seriously consider making an unprecedented visit to North Korea, but some conditions would have to be met, a senior Vatican official has said. An invitation […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican ambassador who accused Pope Francis of rehabilitating a disgraced ex-American cardinal is doubling down on his claims, asserting […]
Source: Associated Press By ASHOK SHARMA NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of Hindu priests on Friday joined conservative protesters to block women of menstruating age from one of the world’s […]
Source: Reuters DONGLU VILLAGE, China (Reuters) – In 1996, a tiny village with a huge Gothic-style church in China’s Catholic heartland of northern Hebei province was the scene of a […]
Source: The New York Times By Campbell Robertson and Elizabeth Dias ERIE, Pa. — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania accused of covering up sex […]
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwoodin Pittsburgh Afew weeks after the devastating extent of child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania was laid bare in a 900-page grand jury report, […]
Source: MSN News The new documentary “Take Your Pills” dives into the Adderall crisis in this country. From college students to business professionals, this drug is being abused to keep […]
Source: Huffington Post By Ron Dicker Trevor Noah offered a hilarious scheme to fight voter suppression on “The Daily Show” Thursday. Sure, it might sound mad, but just hear him out. […]
Source: BBC News By José Luis Peñarredonda Would you quit your job on ethical grounds? Last summer, a dozen Google employees did just that. According to several reports, they ditched the […]
Source: BBC News By Joe Moran, Professor of English at Liverpool John Moores University A full stop on an old-fashioned typewriter was a large black blob as wide as a […]
by Erin Dunne | October 19, 2018 On Friday, Saudi Arabia acknowledged that Jamal Khashoggi was, in fact, dead. The cover story devised by the kingdom would be laughable if […]
The death of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi has put the spotlight on the country’s heir to the throne, Mohammed bin Salman (or MbS, as he’s known). Khashoggi, a critic […]