Source. The daily Beast LONDON — At least 72 people were killed and 300 injured by the suicide blast that shook the crowded Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park in Lahore, Pakistan, on the evening of Easter Sunday. Many of the victims were children. A Taliban splinter group called Jamaat-ul-Ahrar has claimed responsibility for […]
Source. The daily Beast Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s forces battling to recapture the ancient city of Palmyra had a lot of help from above. At least one Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter—Moscow’s answer to the U.S. Army’s fearsome Apache gunship—flew top cover as Syrian tanks and infantry stormed the modern city […]
Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN – On Thursday, Iran reacted angrily to the passage of a resolution which renewed the mandate of Ahmed Shaheed, the UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, for another five years. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said the renewal of Shaheed’s mandate is […]
By Suzanna Goussous – Mar 28,2016 – JORDAN TIMES UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a meeting with students on Sunday at the University of Jordan also attended by World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim and Jordan Strategy Forum Chairman Omar Razzaz (Photo courtesy of UJ) AMMAN […]
Reuters International MAR 30, 2016 – 17:03 By Jack Stubbs and Lisa Barrington MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad said it would not be difficult to agree a new Syrian government including opposition figures, but his opponents responded on Wednesday that no administration would be legitimate while he remained in […]
Source: Swissinfo.ch The interior ministry has announced its intention to elevate five complementary therapies including homeopathy to the same level as conventional medicine. Homeopathy, holistic medicine, herbal medicine, acupuncture and […]
Source: Swissinfo.ch Political and media debates on religion in Switzerland focus mainly on Muslims and Islam. But the country also has many people of Hindu, Jewish and Sikh faith. What […]
CHOCOLATE MONEY Where is Swiss chocolate most popular? By Jo Fahy, Filipa Cordeiro and Thomas Stephens MAR 29, 2016 – 16:41 Switzerland has a longstanding reputation for making exquisite chocolate, […]
In a statement to police, Mustafa says: ‘When someone hasn’t seen his family for 24 years and wants to see his wife and children, and the Egyptian government doesn’t allow it, what should one do?’ Adam Withnall @adamwithnall 6 comments Seif Eldin Mustafa flashes the “V” for victory sign as […]
Mar 29,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH The early morning terrorist attacks at the main Brussels airport in Zaventem and at a crowded metro station shocked the whole world for their barbarity, their indiscriminate nature and the large number of innocent civilian casualties. The death toll of that bloody […]
By Rana Husseini – Mar 29,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Protesters hold placards calling for granting full rights to children of Jordanian women married to non-Jordanians during a sit-in near the Prime Ministry on Tuesday (Photo by Rana Husseini) AMMAN — Around 100 people staged a sit-in in front […]
An Indian politician has reportedly claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan to be the next President of India. Amar Singh, one of the leaders of Samajwadi Party before he quit, is said to have made the claims during an exclusive interview with local media channel Zee News’ […]
Source: Channel NewsAsia BEIJING: Authorities in China’s capital will extend leave from work for new mothers and fathers, state media reported on Friday (Mar 25), in what appeared to be the latest incentive to encourage families to have more children. The world’s largest economy faces a shrinking labor force and […]
Source: Reuters ISLAMABAD | BY ASAD HASHIM Pakistan has rounded up more than 5,000 militant suspects, then released most of them, in the two days since a suicide bomber killed […]
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin Many people are confused about key characteristics of the Zika virus The ongoing Zika virus has made headlines for its spread across the Americas and its […]
Source: Time By Rishi Iyengar Brussels airport will most likely take several months to resume full operations following this month’s terrorist attacks, its CEO said Tuesday. Arnaud Feist said Zaventem terminal […]
Source: The Spectator On Easter Saturday a Muslim shopkeeper in Glasgow was brutally murdered. Forty-year-old Asad Shah was allegedly stabbed in the head with a kitchen knife and then stamped upon. Most of the UK press began by going big on this story and referring to it as an act of […]
Source: BBC By David Farley Rice is an overlooked culinary component, often viewed as a necessary, but not particularly flavourful, staple to a meal. It’s a supporting cast member to […]
Source: Huffington Post By Gary Laderman Chair of the Department of Religion, Emory University and Editor of Sacred Matters Magazine. I recently asked a class I visited how the students would define religion. “Religion is a way of life, how a person lives their life and understands what’s important.” “Religion is […]
Source: Huffington Post By Lisa Capretto There are plenty of reasons to turn to meditation to help alleviate your stress, but if that doesn’t seem like your thing, positive psychology researcher Michelle Gielanwants you to try something else: fact-checking. Gielan is the founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research, and […]