Participants at the Europride festival in Zurich in 2009. File photo: AFP Priests to protest Swiss Pride march with Latin prayers Published: 23 Jun 2016 Thousands of people are expected to gather in the picturesque Swiss city of Fribourg this weekend to take part in French-speaking Switzerland’s 15th annual Pride […]
The fire broke out in a baroque confessional. Photo: St Gallen Police Tourists put out fire in historic Swiss church with holy water Published: 22 Jun 2016 10:21 GMT+02:00 A couple of quick-thinking tourists earned the praise of police on Tuesday when they used holy water to put out a […]
Voices Whether Cameron leaves office in October with just the one broken Union to his name, or whether his folly triggers the referendum domino effect that knocks down the entire EU itself, time will tell Matthew Norman @IndyVoices I would say that we awoke in a different country from the […]
Source: The Local Writing on Twitter, AfD (Alternative for Germany) leader Frauke Petry said that “the time is ripe for a new Europe.” The AfD has long called for the end to the Euro as a single currency for the European project, and has also been sharply critical of the European Union’s […]
Source: The Local A drunk 28-year-old and his equally sloshed 18-year-old girlfriend clambered onto one of the arches of the Kaiserlei Bridge in Frankfurt at around 11am on Thursday “and didn’t just enjoy the view,” according to police. Drivers approaching the bridge, which crosses the mighty Main river, spotted the […]
Source: CNN by Paul R. La Monica There is no cure for the Zika virus. But investors are betting two companies may have a vaccine that can successfully treat the mosquito-borne disease. Inovio and South Korea-based GeneOne Life Science announced Monday that they received approval from the U.S. FDA to […]
Source: CNN By Ariane de Vogue and Tal Kopan, CNN (CNN)In a crushing blow to the White House, the Supreme Court announced Thursday it was evenly divided in a case […]
Source: BBC By Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, has touched down in Spain, completing the 70-hour Atlantic leg of its historic bid to circle the […]
Source: BBC The UK has voted to leave the EU – a process that has come to be known as Brexit. Here is what is likely to happen next. Dawn […]
‘The country requires fresh leadership to take it in that direction’ Oliver Wright Political Editor @oliver_wright 145 comments David Cameron has announced he is quitting as Prime Minister after Britain voted to leave the European Union after a nearly half a century. SEE VIDEO HERE: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-resigns-resignation-brexit-eu-referendum-result-live-latest-prime-minister-general-a7099936.html In a statement outside […]
Source. BBC.Com The UK has voted to leave the European Union after 43 years in a historic referendum. Leave won by 52% to 48% with England and Wales voting strongly […]
Israel’s minister of intelligence and transportation said the project will reconnect Gaza with the rest of the world Samuel Osborne @SamuelOsborne93 Tuesday 21 June 2016 20 comments Israel is planning to build a […]
“Above and below live civilians whom we have nothing against – a kind of human shield,” Eshel threatened. “And that is where the war will be. That is where we will have […]
Source: Pew Research Center Worldwide, both government restrictions on religion and social hostilities involving religion decreased modestly from 2013 to 2014 despite a rise in religion-related terrorism, according to Pew […]
Source: Aljazeera By Ryan Rifai More than $200m was spent towards promoting “fear and hatred” of Muslims in the United States by various organisations between 2008 and 2013, according to […]
Source: BBC The first results in the UK’s referendum on whether to remain in the European Union are coming in. Leave won in Sunderland by 22%, while Newcastle voted for […]
Source: BBC Voting is taking place in a historic referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave. A record 46,499,537 people are entitled […]
Source: CNN By Kelly Wallace, CNN (CNN)If you are a millennial man and looking for happiness, you might want to think about becoming a dad. Just in time for Father’s […]
Written by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Our inaction is killing us! Our inaction has allowed mass shootings to become unacceptably commonplace in our country. We have a responsibility to do […]
Source: The New York Times By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI MAGNANVILLE, France — The first time Larossi Abballa appeared on the radar of French terrorism investigators, the only act of violence they […]