Source: Reuters BY Fathin Ungku SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A Singapore DJ has filed a court challenge against a colonial-era law that bans gay sex in the conservative city-state, his lawyers […]
Source: Associated Press KOCHI, India (AP) — A group of Catholic nuns is holding a public protest in south India, demanding the arrest of a bishop whom one nun accused […]
Chinese activists renew push for same-sex marriage in their thousands Source: Reuters By Christian Shepherd BEIJING, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Chinese activists are rallying in their thousands to renew a […]
Source: Independent BY Zamira Rahim Romanian senators have overwhelmingly voted for a measure that could be used to change the country’s constitution so that it defines marriage as a union between a man and […]
Source: Religion News Service By Tonny Onyulo SAMBURU, Kenya (RNS) — As she sat outside her hut making jewelry to sell to tourists, 9-year-old Sajon Lengupayi pleaded with passers-by to rescue […]
Source: Reuters HANOI (Reuters) – Bangladesh has no plans to take in hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees permanently, its foreign secretary said on Wednesday, adding that they “belong” […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis said Wednesday he hopes to visit Japan next year, a trip that would enable him to draw attention […]
Source: The New York Times By Jason Horowitz and Laurie Goodstein VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis summoned bishops from around the world to Rome for an unprecedented meeting focused on protecting minors. The […]
Epigraph: And remember the time when We assigned to Abraham the site of the House and said, ‘Associate not anything with Me, and keep My House clean for those who […]
Epigraph: Whoever saves a life, it would be as if he or she has saved the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Peter Albert David Singer, AC (born 6 July 1946) is […]
Of all the problems facing humanity, which should we focus on solving first? In a compelling talk about how to make the world better, moral philosopher Will MacAskill provides a […]
The movie is based on one of India’s first female combat aviators, Gunjan Saxena. The movie is based on one of India’s first female combat aviators, Gunjan Saxena. https://images.dawn.com/news/1180864 Following in Alia Bhatt’s footsteps, Sridevi’s daughter and Bollywood newcomer Janhvi Kapoor is quickly becoming a Karan Johar favourite. The […]
Source: The Catholic Herald By Benedict Rogers Almost three months after suicide bombers attacked three churches in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city, I stood at the very spot where the […]
File photo of Imran Khan | Bloomberg /Asad ZaidiA+ Atif Mian’s sacking by Imran Khan’s PTI govt will not escape the notice of the EU or other Western trading […]
When Europeans land on the U.S. No-Fly List, they have almost no chance to challenge it, as a German couple from Stuttgart recently found out the hard way. Their case […]
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP STOCKHOLM The Tibeteans spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama (C), speaks during meeting with the press in Malmo, Sweden, September 12, 2018. (EPA Photo) […]
by Hussain Haqqani Islamabad, Pakistan | Warrick Page/Getty Images Pakistan’s deep-rooted religious-nationalist prejudices will not disappear unless they are methodically confronted and opposed. Pakistan’s recent controversy over the appointment […]
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Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 By Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There is no evidence that Iran and al Qaeda cooperated in carrying out terrorist […]
By AFP – Sep 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) arrives to the weekly Cabinet meeting in occupied Jerusalem on Wednesday (Reuters photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — […]