Infants should share parents’ room for 1st year, report finds
Source: USA Today Infants should sleep in the same room as parents to lower the risk of sleep-related deaths, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a policy statement released […]
India’s PM Modi says triple talaq is unjust
By AFP Published: October 24, 2016 NEW DELHI: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday criticised the controversial practice of triple talaq, which allows Muslim men to divorce their wives instantly with a single word, saying women should not face discrimination on religious grounds. Triple talaq divorce is legal under the Indian […]
The bombing of Mosul is also an act of terror !
From the Facebook Page of Dr. Juergen Todenhoefer: Dear friends, I am writing this text full of anger and shame. Almost every day it’s raining bombs on Mosul. 15.000 civilians were already killed in the region by air raids of the U.S. coalition. The world remains silent. The United […]
Raaheela Ahmed for Prince George’s County in Maryland, Board of Education
Raaheela got the endorsement of the following this month: Raaheela is looking for YOUR HELP TO WIN THIS ELECTION. You can help in the following ways: ∅ You can share […]
CO2 levels mark ‘new era’ in the world’s changing climate
Source: BBC By By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent Levels of CO2 in the atmosphere have surged past an important threshold and may not dip below it for “many generations”. The 400 […]
The mind games that helped win WWII What did the British government learn from Mein Kampf?
Source: BBC By Fiona Macdonald Secrets and spies The word ‘propaganda’ might suggest some form of misinformation – yet in boosting morale during World War Two, the British government had […]
Why Donald Trump’s ‘Ballot Watchers’ Might Be Illegal
Source: Time By Haley Sweetland Edwards Donald Trump’s repeated calls for supporters to gather friends and family to monitor polling places for cases of voter fraud raises a thorny question: When, exactly, do “ballot security” measures cross the line into illegal acts of voter intimidation? “You’ve got to go out. You’ve […]
We’ve Reached the End of Global Trade
Source: Time By Rana Foroohar Rana Foroohar is TIME’s assistant managing editor in charge of economics and business. Globalization is usually defined as the free movement of people, goods and capital. […]
Pee problem eroding world’s tallest church
Source: BBC The German city of Ulm is desperate to stop men from relieving themselves on its famous church because persistent peeing is damaging the historic structure. Those responsible for conserving Ulm Minster, which has the world’s tallest church tower, say its stone base is being eroded by the salts […]
Islamic world replete with conflicts over who is actually a Muslim
Source: Cleveland.com By Guest columnist Zohaib Zafar, a Brecksville resident, is a student at Davidson College in North Carolina, where he is a member of the Muslim Student Association. The […]
What a Freedom of Expression in USA?
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Time for Britain to have tough licensing laws
Source: The Peninsula; Qatar’s Daily Newspaper By Lauren Booth In Britain we have reached the stage in our relationship with booze best summed up as ‘can’t live with it and […]
Iraqi lawmaker, rights group urge inquiry into mosque attack
Reuters International OCT 24, 2016 – BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi lawmaker has called on her government to investigate a suspected air strike at a Shi’ite mosque during fighting in nearby Kirkuk last week, saying U.S.-led forces could have been involved – a suggestion dismissed by the coalition. Human […]
Australians rally for refugees in stand against far-right sentiment
Reuters International OCT 22, 2016 – By Harry Pearl SYDNEY (Reuters) – Thousands of Australians took part on Saturday in rallies to welcome refugees and make a stand against rising far-right sentiment against foreigners. More than 20,000 people, including prominent politicians, attended demonstrations in 25 cities and towns across the […]
France starts clearing ‘jungle’ migrant camp in Calais
Reuters International OCT 24, 2016 – 11:03 Migrants with their belongings queue as their evacuation and transfer to reception centers in France, and the dismantlement of the camp called the “Jungle” in Calais, France, starts October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (reuters_tickers) By Matthias Blamont CALAIS, France (Reuters) – France began […]
Report: Settlers continue building new illegal outpost despite stop-work orders
OCT. 23, 2016 5:35 P.M. (UPDATED: OCT. 24, 2016 A bulldozer is seen next to a new housing construction site in the Israeli settlement of Har Homa in East Jerusalem on March 19, 2014. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli, File) TUBAS (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities ordered settlers to stop construction on a new […]
Bavarian critics back Merkel for Chancellor again
Source: The Local “If Angela Merkel wants to stand for Chancellor again, she has my full support,” Gerda Hasselfeldt, leader of the CSU in the Bundestag, told the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung.“We are prepared to resolve the few remaining differences we have and now need to concentrate our efforts on our opponents. […]
Pakistan Army takes gold in Exercise Cambrian Patrol held in UK
Source: Dawn A Pakistan Army team won gold in a premier patrolling event of the British Army called Exercise Cambrian Patrol.”This year, the 59 Punjab from the 37th Division/1 Corps represented the Pakistan Army in Cambrian Patrol in the UK and won a Gold medal.” Pakistan Defence tweeted. More:
Syrian rebels caution civilians in Aleppo about offensive
By AP – Oct 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Rebel fighters ride a military vehicle on the outskirts of the Syria Democratic Forces-controlled Tall Rifaat town, northern Aleppo province, Syria, on Saturday (Reuters photo) BEIRUT — A leading northern Syrian rebel coalition warned civilians in Aleppo to stay away from […]
Somali pirates free 26 Asian sailors held since 2012
By Reuters – Oct 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Sailors who had been held hostage by pirates for more than four years walk to board an airplane after being released in Galkayo, Somalia, on Sunday (AP photo) MOGADISHU — Somali pirates have freed 26 Asian sailors held captive in […]