A Matter of Survival: How to Humanely Solve Europe’s Migration Crisis
Few topics have been as divisive in Europe as the question of what to do with the flood of migrants arriving on the shores of the Mediterranean. But a moral […]
Mega Railway Expansion : Berlin Courts Prestige Project with Turkey Amid Tensions
In secret talks, the German government is seeking to push forward a massive project to modernize Turkey’s railways. Berlin may help finance the multibillion-euro project, but faces criticism for cooperating […]
Fifty-Six Days of SeparationThe Scars Left Behind by U.S. Migration Policy
A mother and her six-year-old son fled to Texas from the violence in their homeland of Honduras. When they arrived, young Samir was ripped out of his mother’s arms. Two […]
Afghans need asylum, all should not bear blame for few crimes in Europe – U.N.
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi attends a news conference following a joint mission to Afghanistan and […]
Organization of Islamic Cooperation urges all Afghan factions to join the peace process
Updated 27 sec ago HUSSAM AL-MAYMAN September 11, 2018 Saudi Arabia provides economic and humanitarian aid as well as other means of assistance to help in Afghanistan The insurgents are […]
Europe fighting for its tolerant identity as far right marches on
YOSSI MEKELBERG September 11, 2018 Witnessing the tens of thousands of people attending an anti-racism concert in the eastern German city of Chemnitz was heart-warming. It was as much a […]
Who really creates value in an economy?
Sep 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – MARIANA MAZZUCATO LONDON — After the 2008 global financial crisis, a consensus emerged that the public sector had a responsibility to intervene to bail […]
Palestinians will survive UNRWA
Sep 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH Clearly, the motive behind defunding UNRWA is the termination of the 70-year-old Palestinian refugee problem. It is of course an Israeli […]
9/11 remembered: Robert Fisk’s close encounter with Osama Bin Laden, the man who shook the world
https://players.brightcove.net/624246174001/BkROavl6f_default/index.html?videoId=5833544243001&customParams=permutive%253D7496%2C7668%2C3446%2C3448%2C3449%2C3461%2C3509%2C3660%2C3482%2C3507%2C3537%2C3536%2C3709%2C3710%2C3749%2C3758%2C5069%2C3483%2C3528%2C4670%2C5476%2C5477%2C3535%2C3942%2C4335%2C3809%2C4808%2526videoID%253D5833544243001%2526articleId%253D8532256%2526gs_channels%253Dshadow9hu7_safe_from_nestle_blacklist%2Csafe_from_harvey_weinstein%2Cshadow9hu7_safe_from_essence_blacklist%2Cbelvedere_negative%2Csafe_from_emirates_blacklist%2Csafe_from_emirates_crew_incident%2Csafe_from_facebook_blacklist%2Csafe_from_fas_blacklist%2Cgv_arms%2Cgv_death_injury%2526playertype%253Dclicktoplay%2526topictags%253D911%2Cosamabin_laden%2Cmiddleeast%2Csaudiarabia&customTargeting=%2F71347885%2F_main_independent%2Fin_voices%2Fin_voices_article&playsinline=true 9/11 remembered: Robert Fisk’s close encounter with Osama Bin Laden, the man who shook the world This is an edited extract from Robert Fisk’s book, ‘The Great War for Civilisation’, […]
Begum Kulsoom Nawaz passes away in London after battle with cancer
Source: Dawn Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, passed away in London on Tuesday after a months-long battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband […]
John Bolton threatens ICC with US sanctions
Source: BBC News The US has threatened sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it goes ahead with prosecutions against Americans. The court is currently considering prosecuting US servicemen […]
Migrant crisis: Scores drown off Libyan coast
Source: BBC News More than 100 migrants died in a shipwreck off the Libyan coastline earlier this month, an aid agency says. Two rubber boats set off on 1 September […]
Film review: Is Fahrenheit 11/9 truly incendiary?
Source: BBC News Fahrenheit 9/11, the 2004 screed against George W Bush, remains the highest-grossing documentary of all time. But many argued that despite its box-office numbers it had little […]
The advantage team sports has over individual exercises
Do This Kind of Exercise If You Want to Live Longer, Study Says Source: Time Experts like to say the best form of exercise is whatever kind you’ll actually do. […]
Search Are flying taxis about to become a reality?
Source: CNN (CNN) — The prospect of a flying taxi that lifts you over the traffic and speeds you to your destination is an enticing one — but are we any […]
Teens Are Over Face-to-Face Communication, Study Says
Source: Time By KATY STEINMETZ September 10, 2018 When Common Sense surveyed roughly a thousand teenagers about their habits back in 2012, most of them said that their favorite way to […]
Florence is expected to be an extremely dangerous major hurricane through landfall
Hurricane Florence Expected to Strengthen as It Barrels Toward North Carolina Coast Source: Time By CIARA NUGENT, ALIX LANGONE, and GINA MARTINEZ Hurricane Florence is tracking farther north and is expected to gain […]
Russian Cosmonaut Allays Concern About Hole in International Space Station
Source: Time By ASSOCIATED PRESS September 10, 2018 (MOSCOW) — A Russian crewmember on the International Space Station has recorded a video message to assuage concerns about an air leak on the orbiting outpost. In the video released Monday by Russian space agency Roscosmos, Sergei Prokopyev explained how the crew last […]
A Bishop Says The Church Will Cooperate With Vermont Investigators After BuzzFeed News’ Investigation Of Abuse At A Catholic Orphanage
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Talal Ansari The Diocese of Burlington will cooperate fully with authorities looking into allegations of abuse at the St. Joseph’s Orphanage, Bishop Christopher Coyne said Sunday, […]
Catholic clergyman calls on Wuerl to resign, says he’ll refuse to participate in Mass with him
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer September 10 at 2:37 PM A highly visible member of Washington’s Catholic clergy has made a dramatic declaration calling on Cardinal Donald Wuerl to resign, […]