An Austrian cardinal who is one of the favourites to become the next Pope has warned that Europe faces its biggest threat from Islam since the 17th century. In an astonishing speech the Roman Catholic Cardinal of Vienna, Christoph Schönborn, warned that many Muslims wanted to eradicate Christianity and conquer […]
Pope Francis on Wednesday denounced killing in God’s name as “satanic” as he held a mass in Rome to honour Jacques Hamel, the French priest whose throat was slit by jihadists in July. Read more: http://www.thelocal.it/20160914/pope-says-religious-killing-is-satanichttp://www.thelocal.it/20160914/pope-says-religious-killing-is-satanic
Ambassador has served in several Arab countries Published: 16:14 September 13, 2016 Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief Manama: Simon Collis has become the first British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia to perform […]
File photo: Martin Abegglen Published: 08 Sep 2016 Some people in Switzerland can be left ‘stateless’ when the authorities withdraw their Swiss passport on suspicion of a sham marriage, the Tages Anzeiger has reported. Under Swiss rules, a foreign national who obtained Swiss citizenship through marriage to a Swiss can […]
Source: The Atlantic By Emma Green It took the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights three years to produce its report on religious freedom and non-discrimination. With 27 pages, more than […]
SOURCE: Swiss Info By Duc-Quang Nguyen With nearly 30% of the population born outside of its borders, Switzerland is one of the European countries with the highest proportion of foreigners. Globally, the Gulf countries host the most migrants. Still, contrary to popular belief, these rates have remained relatively stable over […]
Source: Politico By Zalmay Khalilzad On his latest trip, a former senior U.S. official finds a new attitude in Riyadh. But will it stick? On my most recent trip to […]
The scathing verdict comes just one day after Mr Cameron’s sudden announcement that he will leave Westminster immediately Rob Merrick Deputy Political Editor @Rob_Merrick The chairman of Britain’s Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Crispin Blunt, described the decision to intervene in Libya in 2011 as based on a ‘blood-curdling assessment’ […]
Only two people in the new Cabinet are from BAME backgrounds Harriet Agerholm @HarrietAgerholm Photo prompted criticism online Theresa May’s first offical Cabinet photo has been released – and people are pointing out a glaring problem with it. Only two people in the new Cabinet are from BAME backgrounds: Sajid Javid […]
Source: BBC This election cycle, more users than ever before are turning to social media – and as a result, it can be difficult to separate reported fact from rampant […]
Source: BBC By Lucy Jones 13 September 2016 From the richly-plumed red fox to the big-eared fennec fox, foxes look adorable. Because of this, people are sometimes tempted to keep […]
Source: BBC Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn has called for Hungary to be suspended or even expelled from the European Union because of its “massive violation” of EU fundamental values. […]
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website Scientists say early experiments suggest it may one day be possible to make babies without using eggs. They have succeeded in creating healthy baby mice by tricking sperm into believing they were fertilising normal eggs. The findings in […]
Source: Associated Press By TERRY SPENCER FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — The Islamic community says it will repair and reopen the arson-damaged Florida mosque that was occasionally attended by Orlando […]
Source: The Washington Post By Derek Hawkins A Muslim woman wearing traditional garments had her clothes set on fire by a man with a lighter as she shopped on a crowded […]
Source: Associated Press By BRADY McCOMBS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A polygamous family from TV’s “Sister Wives” filed a request Monday for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case for legalizing polygamy. Kody Brown and his four wives want the high court to review an appeal court’s decision […]
Source: The Wall Street Journal By BETH REINHARD MANASSAS, Va.—Corey Stewart had visited the Dar Al-Noor mosque many times as chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, but […]
Source: The New York Times By ISABEL KERSHNER JERUSALEM — In the absence of any prospect of peace with thePalestinians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has started a video war. His latest, and so far the most provocative, two-minute video in a recent series is titled “No Jews.” In […]
Source: BBC By Katia Moskvitch 13 September 2016 Have you ever had a panic attack in mid-flight? Those that have will tell you it’s not fun. And there are plenty […]
Source: BBC By Zaria Gorvett 13 September 2016 The Japanese have a knack for inventing words – and there are some that every self-respecting office worker should have in their […]