Most Doctors’ Breast Cancer Advice May Be Out of Date
Source: Time By Alice Park Who needs a mammogram—and when? These are questions that have vexed women for years now as science—and the recommendations it informs—has shifted. In 2009, the […]
The blue whale is not the only animal with a huge apptite
Source: BBC By Ella Davies 11 April 2017 Ravenous, famished, starving. We all have hungry days, but are you ever 4 tonnes of seafood hungry? Let’s be honest, the blue […]
Passenger dragged off overbooked United flight
Source: CNN A man’s refusal to give up his seat on an overbooked United Airlines flight led to a disturbing scene Sunday that has travelers up in arms over airline policies. The Department of Transportation said it will review the incident, in which a passenger was forcibly removed from the […]
Ultimatum for Moscow
Source: CNN But he also laid down an ultimatum for Russia, saying that Moscow must think about whether to remain an ally with the Assad regime, the Iranians and Hezbollah. “Is that a long term alliance that serves Russia’s interests? Or would Russia prefer to realign with the United States, […]
US fully accountable for the catastrophic consequences
Source: CNN North Korea has issued a forceful response to the deployment of a US naval strike group to the region, saying it would counter “reckless acts of aggression” with “whatever methods the US wants to take.”In a statement provided to CNN by officials in North Korea, Pyongyang said the […]
Malala named youngest ever UN Messenger of Peace
(CNN) Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has been named the youngest ever UN Messenger of Peace, with a special focus on girls’ education. The 19-year-old Pakistani activist became known […]
Lipstick Under My Burkha
Source: Dawn While the Indian censor board refuses to certify Lipstick Under My Burkha, the west is already pushing the Alankrita Shrivastava directorial towards a potential Golden Globe nomination. According to Times of India, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), famous for starting and co-producing the annual Golden Globe Awards, […]
Police hunt small child who seriously injured granny in hit-and-run on bike
Source The Local Authorities in Berlin are searching for a small child and his adult female companion, after the boy cycled into an old woman and then fled.The incident happened at around 6.30pm on Sunday evening in the Spandau district, Tagesspiegel reports.The child was cycling with the aid of training […]
Video: Ahmadiyya Afiyat Mosque inaugurated in Tiengen-Waldshut-Germany
By : Zubair Khan Worldwide Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) by leading Zohr/Asr prayers inaugurated Afiyat Mosque in Tiengen–Waldshut Germany on 10.04.2017. Plot was purchased in 2015. Mosque is built on 200 sqm and is sufficient for 100 worshipers to pray at one time. In […]
Pakistan sentences Indian spy Kulbushan Yadav to death
Source: ET In a rare move, Pakistan on Monday sentenced Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadhav to death for involvement in espionage and sabotage activities in the country.“The spy was tried through Field General Court Martial (FGCM) under the Pakistan Army Act (PAA) and awarded the death sentence. Today, Chief of Army […]
Muslim woman from viral EDL protest photo says she ‘wasn’t intimidated in the slightest’
Source: ET Saffiyah Khan at the EDL protest. PHOTO: TWITTER An image of an unfazed half-Pakistani, half-Bosnian woman standing her ground, smiling at an English Defence League protestor took social media by storm on Sunday. In an interview with BuzzFeed, the woman of the hour, Saffiyah Khan said she ended up […]
Russian arrested in Spain ‘over US election hacking’
Source: BBC Spanish police have arrested a Russian programmer for alleged involvement in “hacking” the US election, Spanish press reports have said. Pyotr Levashov, arrested on 7 April in Barcelona, […]
Shooting at California primary school
Source: BBC ‘Multiple’ victims in shooting at primary school in San Bernardino, California, fire service says This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. […]
THE CONTRADICTIONS OF REZA ASLAN’S “BELIEVER”
Source: The New Yorker By Elias Muhanna April 9, 2017 A few years ago, a friend sent me an e-mail with the subject line “Reza Aslan is insulting you!” The […]
Israel shuts Egypt border after terror warning Passover eve
Source: Associated Press By IAN DEITCH JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel closed its Taba border crossing to the Sinai peninsula on Monday following warnings by its anti-terrorism office of an “imminent” […]
Dalai Lama says Tibetan people should decide on his succession
Source: Reuters By Sunil Kataria | TAWANG, INDIA Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Saturday the Tibetan people should decide if they wanted to continue with his institution, […]
Hindu Group Claims Christians Tried Forced Conversions in India
Source: The New York Times By SUHASINI RAJ and NIDA NAJARAPRIL 8, 2017 Yogi Adityanath, the new chief minister of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, during a news conference […]
Berlin to see its first Jewish campus after the Holocaust
Source: Associated Press By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER BERLIN (AP) — Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal doesn’t get much sleep these days, but says it’s well worth it. The community rabbi and head of […]
Unfettered online hate speech fuels Islamophobia in China
Source: Associated Press By GERRY SHIH HEFEI, China (AP) — The flood of angry anti-Muslim rhetoric on social media was the first sign of how fiercely the suburban middle-class homeowners […]
Reza Aslan Makes the Best Case Yet for Secularism in Israel
Reza Aslan: Why I worry about Israel’s future Source: CNN By Reza Aslan (CNN) I know better than most how unexpectedly a country can be changed from within. I was […]