Islam is the world’s second-largest religion, after Christianity. But this could change if the current demographic trends continue, according to research published by the US-based Pew Research Center. Video producers: Suniti Singh and Tulika Bhatnagar; Video editor: Michael Latham; Images courtesy of AP/AFP/Getty BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from […]
Source: RT The cross was later torn down by unknown persons, but re-erected shortly afterwards by the initiators – along with six more wooden crosses of varying sizes. The move came after the Ahmadiyya community announced plans to construct a mosque on the undeveloped grounds in a commercial zone in […]
Source: BBC A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump’s new travel ban, hours before it was due to begin after midnight on Thursday. US District Judge Derrick Watson cited “questionable evidence” in the government’s argument that the ban was a matter of national security. President Trump described […]
Source: Asia Time Anywhere you go in major cities in Japan, China or other Asian countries, you will see office workers slumbering in public areas – in metro trains, parks or even in restaurants. The cozy big armchairs at Starbucks are highly sought-after spots during lunch hour. Studies shows that […]
Source: Asia Times: The small thatched hut in western Nepal has no walls to keep out the cold. Inside is a raised platform where Pabitra Giri sleeps during her period, banished from her home by a centuries-old Hindu ritual. Below the hut, known as a chhau goth, Giri lights a small […]
Source: Asia Time: Shootings in the US that have left two Indians dead and a widersurge in violence against immigrants following the election of Donald Trump as president have spurred Asian American and other groups to organize self-defense and bystander intervention classes in major cities. The training, which taps the help of local experts, focuses […]
Source: CNN Far-right populism has failed its first test in Europe this year after conservative party leader Geert Wilders came a distant second in the closely-watched Dutch election. Prime Minister Mark Rutte took to the stage in the Hague Wednesday night to claim victory, amid wild cheering and whistling from […]
Source: BBC A Federal judge in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump’s new travel ban, hours before it was due to begin at midnight on Thursday. The ruling by US […]
Source: Time By Sarah Begley Mar 03, 2017 Ideas Sarah Begley is a staff writer for TIME. Great literature grows out of periods of change, and there are few transitions more […]
Source: Time Rosie McCall / Health.com Mar 14, 2017 I’m having a nervous breakdown. You may say this (or at least think it) when you’re overwrought and ready to snap. […]
Source: BBC Ben Affleck has said he has completed treatment for alcohol addiction. In a Facebook post, the Batman and Argo actor admitted that alcoholism was “something I’ve dealt with […]
Source: BBC Yemen spiralled into conflict in 2014 and, despite peace initiatives, fighting continues. Food security in the country is a major issue, with an estimated two million children starving […]
Source: BBC Voters are going to the polls in the Netherlands in the first of three crucial eurozone elections this year. The race is dominated by Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s […]
Source: BBC US President Donald Trump paid $38m (£31m) in tax on more than $150m (£123m) income in 2005, a leaked partial tax return shows. The two pages of tax […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Adriana A. Retif Science and Space Journalist Adriana Retif is a contributor at The Huffington Post, where she covers Science, Space and other issues related to […]
Source: BBC By David Molloy BBC News 14 March 2017 From the sectionWorld Image copyrightTWITTER / TGRTHABERTVImage captionAssociating someone with Nazis – as in this Turkish TV broadcast – is […]
Source: Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. expert on Myanmar says she’s “disappointed” at the lack of “appetite” at the Human Rights Council to back her call for the […]
Source: Reuters By Alastair Macdonald | BRUSSELS Companies may ban staff from wearing Islamic headscarves and other visible religious symbols under certain conditions, the European Union’s top court ruled on […]
Source: Los Angeles BY Alene Tchekmedyian Contact Reporter Pope Francis made headlines across the globe when he suggested he was open to the idea of ordaining married men as a way […]
Source: USA Today BY John Bacon , USA TODAY Another wave of bomb threats swept through Jewish community centers across the nation Tuesday. Centers from Albany, N.Y., to Boulder, Colo., to White Fish […]