Source: The Washington Post By Christian Christensen June 20 at 1:04 PM Hogs are raised on Duncan Farms on June 6 near Polo, Ill. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Christian Christensen is a professor […]
Source: Time By KAMAKSHI AYYAR Yoga is among India’s most popular cultural exports. People across the globe have adopted the ancient practice for its physical, mental and spiritual benefits. But along […]
Source: BBC News By Rachel Nuwer You and everyone you’ve ever known will someday die. According to some psychologists, this uncomfortable truth constantly lurks in the back of our minds […]
Source: Time By PHILIP ELLIOTT President Donald Trump suddenly reversed himself on Wednesday, telling reporters that he would end the politically toxic practice of separating adults from children at the U.S.-Mexico border. […]
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein (iStock) The Vatican this month is showing unprecedented, if symbolic, outreach on issues of human sexuality, using for what’s believed to be the first […]
Source: The New York Times By Jeffrey Gettleman TURMAKHAND, Nepal — Not long ago, in rural western Nepal, Gauri Kumari Bayak was the spark of her village. Her strong voice echoed […]
Source: PRI By Tonny Onyulo Members of the al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabab surrender to authorities in the north of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, Sept. 24, 2012. Credit: Omar Faruk/Reuters You can hear the anguish in Maalim […]
Source: Religion News Service By Vishal Arora NEW DELHI (RNS) — Hindu nationalist groups in India have carried out violent attacks against Muslims and their properties for decades. Now, a […]
Source: Haaretz In 2015, a jihadist killed a Jewish guard outside this capital city’s main synagogue, where Hannah Bentow was having her bat mitzvah party. Her sense of security as a Jew […]
Prince William has angered Israel’s Jerusalem Affairs Minister Zeev Elkin by referring to East Jerusalem as part of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), in a statement detailing his upcoming trip to the Middle East. In a facebook post, Israel’s Elkin was enraged by the Prince’s OPT reference, claiming Jerusalem was […]
Source: Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A papal envoy looking into clerical sexual abuse is leaving Chile, but he says the Vatican will continue collecting testimony from people who […]
Source: Associated Press By AIJAZ HUSSAIN SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s federal government took direct control of Kashmir state Wednesday after the ruling Hindu nationalist party ended its long-troubled alliance […]
Source: Reuters BY Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has criticized the Trump administration’s policy of separating migrant families at the Mexican border, saying populism is not the […]
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer A 4-year-old Honduran girl carries a doll while walking with her immigrant mother, after both were released from detention, from a Catholic Charities relief […]
Source: Politico By LORRAINE WOELLERT An influential evangelical group on Tuesday endorsed legislation to end the Trump administration’s practice of separating migrant families at the U.S. border, adding to a chorus […]
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME For more, visit TIME Health. As the White House doubles down on a zero-tolerance immigration policy that has led to the forced separation of families, medical experts are sounding alarms about […]
Source: Time By GARANCE BURKE & MARTHA MENDOZA / AP June 20, 2018 Trump administration officials have been sending babies and other young children forcibly separated from their parents at the […]
Source: BBC News The US has pulled out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, calling it a “cesspool of political bias”. Nikki Haley, the US envoy to the UN, […]
Source: Forbes By Mary Sophia, Forbes Middle East Staff UAE-based businessman and philanthropist Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair has launched an education fund worth $27 million to help finance the education of […]
U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that the German crime rate had risen by 10 percent because of refugees in the country. He’s wrong. We took a closer look at […]