Inside Geneva: Landmine ban: From Utopian vision to global accord
By Imogen Foulkes This content was published on December 3, 2017 An Afghani boy learns to walk again thanks to his prosthesis. ( Handicap International ) In Geneva […]
US Pulls Out of UN Migrant and Refugee Pact
Last Updated: December 03, 2017 VOA News Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a Security Council meeting on the situation in North Korea, Nov. 29, […]
Religion can have same effect on the brain as taking drugs, study finds
Source: Independent By Caroline Mortimer Religious experiences have a similar effect on the brain as taking drugs, according to a new study. Scientists at the University of Utah used MRI scans […]
Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani apologises for headscarf remark
Source: BBC News The Afghan president has apologised to women for remarks he made about the traditional headscarf. On Saturday, Ashraf Ghani responded to claims that some government officials have […]
Triple talaq: India considers jail for ‘instant divorce’
Source: BBC News Husbands who attempt “instant divorce” could be sentenced to three years in prison under draft legislation being considered in India. The traditional practice involves a Muslim man […]
The wild week of Bitcoin
Source: BBC News By Bryan Lufkin 1 December 2017 This week has been a rollercoaster ride for Bitcoin – and could signal an equally unpredictable future. What happened this week? […]
In Mexico City, pleasantries help keep the city afloat
Source: BBC News By Megan Frye 27 November 2017 I’d lived in Mexico City for about six months before witnessing somebody get visibly angry in public. And it wasn’t a […]
3 Secrets to Becoming Emotionally Intelligent
Source: Time By Eric Barker December 2, 2017 Barker is the author of Barking Up The Wrong Tree Emotional Intelligence. It’s everywhere. They won’t shut up about it. And yet nobody seems […]
Comey after Trump tweet about Flynn firing: The truth ‘cannot be long hidden’
Source: MSN news By Jacqueline Thomsen Former FBI Director James Comey offered a cryptic message on social media Saturday, saying the truth “cannot be long hidden” shortly after President Trump said he […]
Senior Trump Transition Official Suggested Russia ‘Threw’ Election In Leaked Email: Report
Source: Huffington Post By Carla Herreria KENA BETANCUR VIA GETTY IMAGES Robert. C. ‘Bud’ McFarlane, Michael Flynn and KT McFarland walk in the lobby at Trump Tower in New York […]
Americans Who Identify As Spiritual Feel More Gratitude And Life Satisfaction
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg A new study released Monday by Public Religion Research Institute in partnership with Florida State University found that Americans who identify as spiritual report […]
USA: Zainab Ahmad – taking down terrorists in court
By Mike Finnegan, The New Yorker Zainab Ahmad had a small disaster in Saudi Arabia. “I always borrowed an abaya from the legat in Riyadh,” she said. An abaya is the full-length robe that is required dress for women and girls in Saudi Arabia. “Legat” is short for the legal-attaché office, […]
Iran inaugurates Chabahar port
Source: TheHindu The port is expected to make Chabahar, Iran’s closest sea link to the Indian Ocean, a rival to the Gwadar Port, some 80 km away across the border in Pakistan Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on December 3 inaugurated a newly built extension to the country’s main Arabian Sea […]
Pakistan’s tryst with religious extremists
Source: The Hindu It was pointed out by a legislator that the oath for lawmakers, which declares that Mohammed is the final prophet, was replaced with another undertaking in one of the amendments. The original oath was introduced to bar the Ahmadiyya community from contesting elections on a Muslim seat […]
Sale of the century? $300-billion Saudi state sell-off moves slowly
DUBAI/RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s $300-billion privatisation programme was billed as the sale of the century when Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman unveiled his plan to great fanfare. Nineteen months later, […]
Iran’s Rouhani calls for Middle East ‘dialogue’
Agence France Presse TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that Middle Eastern countries should solve their problems together without relying on external powers. “We believe that if there […]
Saudi Arabia’s corruption crackdown looks like a plot to shore up the country’s depleted coffers — but it won’t work
Ambrose Carey, Alaco Ambrose Carey, Director at Alaco Alaco Saudi Arabia’s so-called corruption crackdown is likely an attempt to fill the kingdom’s depleted coffers. This plot is unlikely to succeed, […]
Triple talaq: India considers jail for ‘instant divorce’
Source: BBC Husbands who attempt “instant divorce” could be sentenced to three years in prison under draft legislation being considered in India. The traditional practice involves a Muslim man saying […]
Making Eye Contact With a Baby Changes Both Your Brain Waves, Study Says
Source: Time By Belinda Luscombe November 30, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. A new study has found that when adults and babies look at each other, their brain waves […]
White House considering recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital soon
Source: CNN By Elise Labott, Michelle Kosinski and Nicole Gaouette, CNN Washington (CNN)The Trump administration is seriously considering recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in early December, even as President Donald Trump signs […]