Dutch election: Voters go to the polls in key test for populists
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 […]
Donald Trump’s 2005 tax return leak reveals $38m bill
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 […]
NASA Is Letting You Download Its Software For Free
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 […]
President Erdogan makes Nazi Germany taunt
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 […]
Rapporteur ‘disappointed’ UN rights panel divided on Myanmar
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 […]
EU headscarf ban ruling sparks faith group backlash
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 […]
Married Catholic priests? There are perhaps 120 in the U.S. already. Here’s how
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 […]
Bomb threats again rattle Jewish centers
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 […]
Small drone ‘shot with Patriot missile’
Source: BBC A Patriot missile – usually priced at about $3m (£2.5m) – was used to shoot down a small quadcopter drone, according to a US general. The strike was made by a US ally, Gen David Perkins told a military symposium. “That quadcopter that cost 200 bucks from Amazon.com […]
Mid-flight slumber cut short by exploding headphones
Source: BBC Australian authorities have warned about the dangers of using battery-powered devices on flights after a woman’s headphones caught fire. The woman was dozing on a flight from Beijing to Melbourne when she was woken by the sound of an explosion while she listened to music. She tore the […]
Populism on the rise
Source: CNN Voters in the Netherlands head to the polls Wednesday in an election widely seen as an indicator of populist sentiment across Europe. With the first round of the French presidential election just over a month away and Germany headed to the ballot box later this year, the Dutch […]
Suicide bombing at Damascus courthouse kills 25
Source: CNN A suicide bombing killed at least 25 people Wednesday in the Palace of Justice, the main courthouse in Damascus, Syrian state TV reports, citing police. A number of people were wounded in the attack, which occurred during work hours. The Syrian prosecutor general said the strike was timed to […]
Ahmadiyya/Humanity First extends help for Medical Camp in Croatia
By: Zubair Khan On 12.03.2017, this time it was village Kashina in outskirts of Zagreb where medical camp was organized with cooperation between Ahmadiyya/Humanity First and Social democrats of Croatia. Blood sugar, cholesterol and related tests were carried out for needy and elderly people of the area. Money for the […]
Video: Richard Dawkins on How Humans Face Death
Clinton Richard Dawkins FRS FRSL (born 26 March 1941) is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University […]
Germany threatens to ban Turkish politicians from entering country
Source: The Local Angela Merkel’s chief of staff warned Turkey on Wednesday that Germany is prepared to stop Turkish politicians from entering the country, in light of provocative rhetoric from Ankara. Chief of staff Peter Altmaier told the Funke Mediengruppe that Germany had the legal possibility of banning foreign politicians […]
Prudent Merkel meets unpredictable Trump amid tense ties
Source: The Local Europe’s most powerful leader, Angela Merkel, meets for the first time on Tuesday America’s flamboyant President Donald Trump, whose arrival in the White House has sent shockwaves across the Atlantic. While former US president Barack Obama had labelled Merkel his “closest international partner”, there has been little […]
Lack of neighbourliness in modern societies.
Source: The Local A 91-year-old woman was discovered dead in her apartment over the weekend – but police say she had passed away in 2015. Munich police reported on Tuesday that the 91-year-old woman was discovered after a neighbour told them he had not seen her in a long time. […]
History Channel Video: Bible Secrets Revealed – Lost in Translation
Source: History channel The Bible is one of the most influential and important books ever written and is considered by millions around the world to be the actual word of […]
Germany warns social media firms over illegal content
Source: BBC Social media firms in Germany could face fines of up to 50 million euros if they take too long to remove illegal content including fake news. Germany’s justice […]
‘The Ahmadis of Algeria’, By Jacob Lindelöw Berntson
Source: https://conflictcauses.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/the-ahmadis-of-algeria-the-governments-most-convenient-security-threat/ Despite numbering in the few thousands, the followers of this branch of Islam have been branded a major security threat by the Algerian state. Now, they are facing both a crackdown and a propaganda war. By Jacob Lindelöw Berntson In the last six months, at least 70 individuals belonging […]