US bombers stage North Korea show of force
Source; BBC News US bombers have flown close to North Korea’s east coast to demonstrate the military options available to defeat any threat, the Pentagon says. It said the flight […]
Religious Belief and National Belonging in Central and Eastern Europe
Source: Pew Research Center National and religious identities converge in a region once dominated by atheist regimes The Cathedral of the Annunciation, a Russian Orthodox church in Cathedral Square in […]
North Korea: Trump and Kim call each other mad
Source: BBC News Kim Jong-un has said remarks by “deranged” US President Donald Trump have convinced him he is right to develop weapons for North Korea. In an unprecedented personal […]
The World is Designed for Men
Source: Medium BY Kat Ely Designer & cofounder @cleardesignlab & @_plusfab artist, climber, and lover of new ideas and problems. Blind by Design is a series focused on addressing systemic biases within […]
USA: Christian apologist claims God sends hurricanes to make sinners repent.
Texas Congressman Tells Flood Victims: ‘God Is Telling You To Move’ Christian compassion: GOP Rep. Jeb Hensarling doesn’t want to subsidize flood victims because floods are God’s way of telling people to relocate. The Texas congressman claimed taxpayers should not have to pay for at-risk homes that are susceptible to […]
India’s Bride slave trade entry of sheikhs to be stopped
Girls from poor families are sold like commodities to the Arabs, many of whom arrive in India on tourist visas. Siddhartha Rai | Posted by Ashna Kumar New Delhi, September 23, 2017 | UPDATED 07:33 IST A +A – Omani and Qatari nationals with Indian Muslim priests after their arrest in Hyderabad on Wednesday for […]
Pakistan: Hundreds of Canadians bought fake degrees from Axact, months-long investigation reveals
Dawn.comSeptember 23, 2017 Umair Hamid, a vice president of Axact, was last month sentenced to 21 months in prison in the US for his role in the international diploma mill scheme. In addition to the prison term, Hamid, 31, from Karachi, was ordered to forfeit $5,303,020. He had pleaded guilty on April […]
Given their (corrupt) record, why is the Sharif family being allowed to skip accountability proceedings?
Source: ET Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with his daughter Maryam Nawaz. PHOTO: ONLINE Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, along with his family, has fled to London. Now, this isn’t surprising news, because everyone’s safe haven seems to be London. But you see, the Sharif family was discovered to be knee-deep in corruption […]
‘Eternal youth’: German actress injects herself with 3.5 million-year-old bacteria from Siberia
Source: ET An actress is risking her life for ‘eternal youth’ by injecting herself with doses of a 3.5 million year-old bacteria discovered in Siberia, Mail Online reported. The 45-year-old from Munich, Germany, who goes by the moniker Manoush, has been pumping an extract of Bacillus F into her blood stream for the […]
Famous Pakistani-American preacher alleged to have inappropriate relations with women
Source: The Express Tribune Famous Pakistani-American preacher Nouman Ali Khan has been accused of having inappropriate relations with his female followers. Omer M Mozaffar, who calls himself Khan’s friend of […]
Is Croatia Ready to be included in European Schengen States?
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Religious Toy designed by Zagreb Family becomes a Hit.
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The world’s conscience seems to be on ‘silent’ mode –– Crown Prince (of Jordan)
His Highness urges concrete action on challenges as he delivers Jordan’s address at UN General Assembly By JT – Sep 22,2017 – JORDAN TIMES HRH Crown Prince Hussein addresses the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN – Delivering Jordan’s address at the […]
How Qatar being forced to stop funding terrorism led to Hamas and Fatah reconciling
For years, Egypt has sought to improve relations between both parties operating in the Palestinian territories. Now it seems like something has actually changed – but what will Qatar do next? Abdellatif El-Menawy Thursday 21 September Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said Qatar remains open to dialogue AP Hamas’ […]
Tama’s Tales: What Hindus and Muslims have in common
in depth: Asylum in Switzerland https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43526458&locale=en Embed code This content was published on September 21, 2017 5:00 PMSep 21, 2017 – 17:00 Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. She’s interested in cultural and religious diversity in Switzerland. This week she meets members of the “Dialogue […]
A year on from the murder of Christian writer Nahed Hattar in Jordan, many questions remain unanswered
Security officials assured the writer that he was safe – when he was clearly still at great risk. And then, within hours, his blood was running down the steps of the Amman court Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 21 September 2017 Nahed Hattar was shot dead in Amman on 25 September […]
Deep racial, partisan divisions in Americans’ views of police officers
Source: Pew Research Center BY HANNAH FINGERHUT While a large majority of Americans rate police officers positively on a 0-to-100 “feeling thermometer,” whites and blacks differ widely in their views, including […]
Proposed amendments to the U.S. Constitution seldom go anywhere
Source: Pew Research Center BY DREW DESILVER U.S. politicians say they revere the Constitution, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have plenty of ideas for changing it. Since 1999, 742 proposed amendments […]
5 facts about government debt around the world
Source: Pew Research Center BY ABBY BUDIMAN AND DREW DESILVER Public debt has increased sharply in many countries in recent years, particularly during and after the Great Recession. Globally, the total amount of […]
How the U.S. Hispanic population is changing
Source: Pew Research Center BY ANTONIO FLORES The Latino population in the United States has reached nearly 58 million in 2016 and has been the principal driver of U.S. demographic growth, accounting for […]