The US Senate must not allow a torturer to become CIA boss
May 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Jonathan Power In Charles Dickens’s novel “A Tale of Two Cities”, set during the French revolution of 1789, he draws the character of Madame […]
Syria rebels exit towns near Damascus
By AFP – May 10,2018 – Last updated at May 10,2018 googleplus Syrian people wait to be evacuated in Al Rastan town of Homs to Al […]
Malaysia’s Mahathir sworn in as world’s oldest leader after shock poll win
By AFP – May 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Former Malaysian prime minister and opposition candidate Mahathir Mohamad (centre) celebrates with other leaders of his coalition during a press conference following […]
The Egyptian boat buried for 5,000 years
Source: BBC News Found in a pit next to the Great Pyramid at Giza, the ancient vessel was buried to transport Pharaoh Khufu’s spirit to the heavens. Original Source
Where people commute by cable car
Source: BBC News By Larry Bleiberg 9 May 2018 After two hours of mountain hiking, my first destination came into sight, and it hardly seemed worth the trip. The wooden […]
Kalkaska village president ousted in recall after anti-Muslim Facebook post
Source: MLIVE By Mark Tower mtower@mlive.com KALKASKA, MI — A village president in a small Northern Michigan community who gained national attention in June 2017 for controversial social media posts was […]
Man pleads guilty to vandalizing Tennessee Islamic Center
Source: Associated Press By SHEILA BURKE NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to vandalizing a Tennessee Islamic Center last July with profane references to Allah in spray-paint […]
David Goodall, 104, just took his own life, after making a powerful statement about assisted death
Source: The Washington Post By Lindsey Bever On his final day, before he went to a Swiss clinic to die, David Goodall spoke about his 104 years of life — and […]
Church and religion take back seat as a secular Ireland votes on abortion
Source: Reuters NENAGH/CORK, Ireland (Reuters) – Three decades after Ireland introduced one of the world’s only constitutional bans on abortion, the Church that was so pivotal in securing the law’s […]
Berlin court bars Muslim teacher from wearing headscarf
Source: BBC News A Muslim primary school teacher has lost her bid to overturn a law banning the wearing of religious clothing by public servants in Berlin. The Berlin labour […]
Iraq’s Sunnis wary but hopeful about upcoming election
Source: Associated Press By BALINT SZLANKO and MUHANAD AL-SALEH HASSAN SHAM CAMP, Iraq (AP) — After bearing the brunt of a 3½-year war against the Islamic State group, Iraq’s minority […]
‘Pope Cannot Claim He Was Misinformed’: Chilean Abuse Survivor After Vatican Meeting
Source: NPR By Alex Leff In January, Pope Francis traveled to South America to spread peace and hope. Many cheered him on, but he also wound up causing emotional pain […]
Screen grabs: how religious sects seized Madagascar’s cinema district
Source: The Guardian Isabelle Mayault in Antananarivo It’s Sunday afternoon on Rue Dussac, a dusty cobbled street in downtown Antananarivo, and a relaxed crowd of young, elegantly dressed Malagasy women […]
‘This is our religion, this is our pride’: Sikh motorcyclists now exempt from helmets in Alberta
Source: Edmonton Journal By JURIS GRANEY When Bhupinder Singh passed the test to get his Class 6 motorcycle licence at the start of the month, he was one of the first Sikhs […]
In leery South Korea, American missionary couple works for reunification of North and South
Source: Religion News Service By Aziza Kasumov TAEBAEK, South Korea (RNS) — This could have been the quietest place in all of South Korea. But as American missionary Elizabeth Torrey leads […]
Ex-head of Vatican bank goes on trial for embezzlement
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The former president of the Vatican bank went on trial Wednesday on charges he and his lawyer embezzled 57 million […]
Michael Cohen’s ‘Essential Consultants’ Business Is a Big Problem for Donald Trump
Source: Time By BRIAN BENNETT and HALEY SWEETLAND EDWARDS At 5:06 p.m. on May 8, Michael Avenatti, the ubiquitous lawyer for adult-film star Stormy Daniels, tweeted a bombshell. Avenatti, whose client is suing President […]
‘World Peace!’ President Trump Reveals Kim Jong Un Meeting Will Take Place in Singapore on June 12
Source: Time By TESSA BERENSON May 10, 2018 President Donald Trump revealed the date and location of his upcoming meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, announcing Thursday that they […]
‘A New Chapter in Malaysia’s History.’ Voters React to Stunning Election Results
Source: Time By LAIGNEE BARRON / LANGKAWI May 10, 2018 There was a buzz around Malaysia Thursday as the nation came to terms with one of the most dramatic political shifts in its […]
India: adult couples can live together without marriage
New Delhi: An adult couple has a right to live together without marriage, the Supreme Court said, while asserting that a 20-year-old Kerala woman, whose marriage had been annulled, could choose whom she wanted to live with. The top court held that live-in relationships were now even recognised by the legislature […]