Source: The New York Times By ROD NORDLAND and MUJIB MASHAL TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Senior diplomats have gathered to talk about peace in Afghanistan dozens of times through the years, and the Taliban […]
Source: Wall Street Journal By Anita Rachman JAKARTA, Indonesia—Businesses are criticizing plans by Jakarta’s governor to close hotels and entertainment venues without warning as part of a vice crackdown, setting […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — A bishop in China’s underground Catholic Church has reportedly been detained, just as the Vatican has been laying the groundwork […]
Source: CBC News The 28-year-old Quebec City man charged with murder and attempted murder in the shooting at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre last year has pleaded not guilty. Alexandre Bissonnette was […]
Source: The Guardian By Philip Oltermann Figures published this week show that 29 charges have been issued citing the ‘anti-face-veiling act’. Photograph: Adithya Sambamurthy/The Guardian for the Guardian An Austrian […]
Source: Reuters By Subrata Nagchoudhury KOLKATA (Reuters) – Clashes in India between supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party and those of an opposition party snowballed into Hindu-Muslim rioting, with […]
Source: Politico By NAHAL TOOSI The latest shifts on President Donald Trump’s foreign policy team, including his choice of John Bolton as national security adviser, have rekindled fears among lawmakers and […]
Reuters International This content was published on March 28, 2018 FILE PHOTO: A man shoots a CZ 9x21caliber pistol at a shooting range in Rome, Italy, March 23, 2018. […]
This content was published on March 22, 2018 In most Swiss cantons, voters can amend electoral lists by striking off candidates they don’t want to support (Keystone) Under the Swiss […]
By Sibilla Bondolfi This content was published on March 28, 2018 Swiss compromise: a butcher slitting a sheep’s throat after it was stunned (Keystone) In Switzerland, animal welfare groups are […]
By AFP – Mar 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A man walks with crutches after the fifth convoy, carrying those evacuated from Eastern Ghouta besieged by the Assad regime and its […]
Mar 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Pressure is mounting on Iran from many directions. The main source of incitement, however, is Israel. Israel has been campaigning against […]
Source: Pressahmadiyya.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is pleased to announce that on 25 March 2018, the 6th Convocation Ceremony for Jamia Ahmadiyya UK, the 7th Convocation Ceremony for Jamia Ahmadiyya Canada and the […]
Source: Silive.com April 1, 2018 marks the end of the Lenten season and marks the Easter holiday. While the commercialized version of Easter is marked by chocolate bunnies and Easter eggs, these symbols of new life have deep roots in the Christian faith. Easter is the celebration of the resurrection […]
Source: CNN After six long months of coalition talks, the new German government of Christian Democrats and Social Democrats finally got off to a start two weeks ago — but it crashed almost at once. There’s an enemy within it: the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), a xenophobic nationalistic party […]
Source: CNN North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made his first foreign trip since assuming power in 2011, meeting China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing and discussing giving up the country’s nuclear weapons, according to Chinese state media. Kim, who made the surprise trip to the Chinese capital at […]
Epilogue: Islam banned gambling and alcohol 1400 years back. The Qur’an, the Muslim Holy Book, speaks of these quite clearly and prohibits them. Modern civilization is only coming to learn […]
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has expedited construction permits to enable temporary quarters for the U.S. Embassy to open in Jerusalem as planned in May, the Finance Ministry said […]
Source: The Washington Post By James McAuley PARIS — The Paris prosecutor’s office is investigating whether anti-Semitism was a motivation for the killing of an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor that has outraged France’s […]
Source: The New York Times By ED O’LOUGHLIN Volunteers with the Irish Center for Bio-Ethical Reform distributing pamphlets during a protest outside The Irish Times office in Dublin last week. CreditPaulo Nunes […]