The Iraqi Spy Who Infiltrated ISIS
Source: The New York Times By Margaret Coker BAGHDAD — The driver was sweating as his white Kia pickup truck sped along a rain-slicked Baghdad highway toward a neighborhood bustling […]
Event held by the Roman Catholic church denies stall to LGBT Catholic group
Catholic LGBT group rejected by event pope will attend in Dublin Source: The Guardian Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent An organisation representing LGBT Catholics around the world has been denied permission […]
Abbot’s murder in desert monastery shocks Egypt’s Christians
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI and SAMY MAGDY CAIRO (AP) — It reads like a murder mystery set in an exotic locale: an abbot found dead in a desert […]
Indonesian woman complaining about mosque loudspeaker charged with blasphemy
Indonesia woman irked by mosque noise on trial for blasphemy Source: Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian prosecutors have demanded an 18-month prison term for a woman who was […]
Israel lets food, goods back into Gaza as Egypt pushes truce
Reuters International This content was published on August 15, 2018 A truck carrying goods arrives at Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 15, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem […]
Australian senator calls for ‘final solution to immigration problem’
Source: The Guardian Crossbencher Fraser Anning widely condemned for speech praising white Australia policy and pushing for plebiscite on Muslim immigration An Australian crossbench senator has invoked the term “the […]
Bosnia’s leaders call for withdrawal of government report on massacre of Bosnian Muslims
Bosnian Serb leader denies genocide in Srebrenica massacre Source: Associated Press BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The leader of Bosnia’s Serbs denied on Tuesday that genocide was committed in Srebrenica […]
Inside Geneva: The hardest job? Change at the top of UN Human Rights
By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva This content was published on August 13, 2018 Human rights groups protested the eviction of inhabitants of a Roma camp in the Italian capital […]
All you need to know about the high-profile trial of American pastor Andrew Brunson
Turkish star witnesses against US pastor Andrew Brunson are his expelled congregants Source: Religion News Service BY Umar Farooq IZMIR, Turkey (RNS) — As Turkish prosecutors prepare for the high-profile trial […]
China rejects allegations of detaining million Uighurs in camps in Xinjiang
Source: Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – China rejected on Monday allegations raised by a U.N. panel that 1 million Uighurs may be held in internment camps in the […]
Sudanese hit by bread shortages as currency crunch escalates
By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Aug 15,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Residents said bread prices had risen this week, although the government has not announced any change (File photo) KHARTOUM — Bread […]
Syria welcomes returning refugees with charm offensive
By AFP – Aug 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian refugees prepare to be evacuated from the southern Lebanese village of Shebaa on Sunday (AFP photo) JDEIDET YABUS, Syria — Several […]
Should the UK ban the burqa?
Source: CT Not much happens in August, news-wise, which in part explains the furore over remarks made by a back-bench MP about burqas. When the MP is Boris Johnson, however, publicity is guaranteed. Boris was rude about women in burqas, the all-enveloping garment worn by some Muslim women out of […]
Turkey ramps up US spat with huge tariffs on cars and other goods
Source: CNN Turkey on Wednesday intensified its clash with the United States, announcing heavy new tariffs on some American products including cars, alcohol and tobacco. Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Twitter that the measures were in response to “the deliberate attack of the US administration on our economy.” […]
Israel, This Is Not Who We Are
Source: The New York Times By Ronald S. Lauder Mr. Lauder is president of the World Jewish Congress. CreditRuth Gwily For many Israelis, Jews and supporters of Israel, the last year […]
Report details sexual abuse by more than 300 priests in Pennsylvania’s Catholic Church
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A new grand jury report says that internal documents from six Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania show that more than 300 “predator priests” have […]
Pennsylvania priests credibly accused of abusing 1000 child victims
Report details sexual abuse by more than 300 priests in Pennsylvania’s Catholic Church Source: CNN (CNN)A new grand jury report says that internal documents from six Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania […]
Ditching tight pants ‘improves sperm count’
Source: BBC News By Lucy R Green Image captionLoose-fitting boxer shorts, like those worn by Gary Lineker on Match of the Day after Leicester City won the Premier League, are […]
Trying to hard to be happy will only drive more unhappiness
Trying to Be Happy Is Making You Miserable. Here’s Why Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME The Declaration of Independence guaranteed Americans the right to pursue happiness, and we haven’t stopped […]
As Trump keeps raging at Mueller, another poll shows his lies are failing
Source: The Washington Post By Greg Sargent Because so many of us got it wrong in 2016, we often tend to reflexively tell ourselves that President Trump must be working some […]