Nearly 400 killed and fate of ‘tens to hundreds’ of people unknown after magnitude 7.5 earthquake and tsunami hit Palu. MORE ON INDONESIA Indonesia tsunami sweeps away buildings yesterday Nearly 400 […]
New crime raises Palestinian death toll to 193 since March By AFP – Sep 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Relatives of Mohammed Al Houm, 14, who was killed during a protest […]
By AFP – Sep 30,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Syrians demonstrating against the government in the rebel-held town of Maaret Al Numan, in the north of Idlib province, on Friday (AFP photo) […]
Sep 30,2018 -JORDAN TIME EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah’s interview with Fox News last Wednesday revealed, for the first time, that for all intents and purposes it was he who convinced US […]
The dilemma is whether to use its wealth to invest around the world or to continue trying to develop new sectors at home in areas where it does not have an obvious […]
Source: Dawn It’s a truth universally acknowledged: Europe has a difficult relationship with Islam, immigration and refugees. Populists, nationalists, racists dominate the political landscape, toppling traditional political parties from their pedestals, striking fear into the hearts of liberal and progressives. It’s all downhill. The far right is setting the agenda. […]
Source: BBC News A gay teacher at a top Zimbabwean boys’ school has resigned after death threats and pressure from parents. Neal Hovelmeier, deputy head for St John’s College’s sixth […]
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO (AP) — An autopsy on a Coptic Orthodox monk who had until recently belonged to a monastery northwest of Cairo where the abbot […]
Source: Associated Press By KATHY GANNON ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s embattled Ahmadiyya minority enjoyed a brief moment of hope earlier this month when one of its own, a U.S.-based Princeton […]
Source: BBC News India’s Supreme Court has said women can no longer be barred from entering the Sabarimala temple, considered to be one of the holiest for Hindus. The temple […]
Source: Associated Press By MATT VOLZ HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Jehovah’s Witnesses must pay $35 million to a woman who says the church’s national organization ordered Montana clergy members […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — The magazine of the Jesuit religious order in the United States has publicly withdrawn its endorsement of Judge Brett Kavanaugh as […]
Source: The Washington Post By Samantha Schmidt and Michelle Boorstein About a half-hour into Thursday’s testimony of Christine Blasey Ford, Jen Pollock Michel tweeted a simple message: “Watching the hearings. Lord, have mercy.” Pollock […]
Source: Reuters BY Steve Holland, Yara Bayoumy UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wanted a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the clearest expression […]
Source: Reuters By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – On a visit to Israel two years ago, far-right Brazilian lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro leaned back into the River Jordan in a white […]
Source: Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A rights group says the Indonesian woman imprisoned for blasphemy after complaining about noise from a mosque is sharing a cramped cell with […]
Source: Reuters KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A religious court in a Malaysian state ruled by an Islamist party has ordered the jailing and caning of a woman who pleaded guilty […]
Source: The Guardian By Daniel Boffey The Dutch government is facing a storm of protest over plans to register the race and religion of people seeking a firearms licence. The requirements, […]
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN BEIJING (AP) — The Vatican’s breakthrough agreement to give China some say over bishop appointments has critics accusing the church of caving in to […]
Source: Associated Press By SAM OLUKOYA AJIDO, Nigeria (AP) — Excitement grew in the crowd as the Zangbeto Voodoo festival reached a climax, with scores of colorful palm-frond figures representing […]