Knife-wielding mob kills 27 at China train station
(CNN) — At least 27 people were killed and 109 wounded when a group of people armed with knives stormed a railway station in the southwest Chinese city of Kunming, authorities […]
Justin Trudeau proud father of 3rd child
Justin Trudeau, Sophie Grégoire Announce Birth Of Baby Boy The Huffington Post Canada | Posted: 02/28/2014 10:06 am EST | Updated: 02/28/2014 2:59 pm EST 24 Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire, are the proud parents of a third child. Trudeau announced on Twitter that Grégoire gave birth to […]
Pakistan Taliban announce month truce
Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid emailed the statement to reporters on Saturday The Pakistani Taliban have announced a month-long ceasefire aimed at reviving stalled peace talks with government. Pakistan’s government welcomed the announcement as a “positive development”, and said it was prepared to resume talks. The talks broke down last month, […]
Russian parliament approves troop deployment in Ukraine
Source: BBC Russia’s upper house of parliament has approved President Putin’s request for Russian forces to be used in Ukraine. He had asked that Russian forces be used “until the […]
eDigest: Mississippi Man, Declared Dead, Wakes Up in Body Bag at Funeral Home
Epigraph: And their (Jews of Jesus’ time) saying, ‘We did kill the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah;’ whereas they slew him not, nor crucified him, but he was made to appear to them like one crucified; and those who differ therein are certainly in a state of doubt about […]
11 Continuously Inhabited Oldest Cities in the World
11 Continuously Inhabited Oldest Cities in the World >>>> >>>> >>>> Ever since man learned to grow their own food and rear cattle, they have been living in permanent to semi-permanent settlements with certain degree of planning. Although opinions vary on whether any particular ancient settlement can be considered to […]
Venice looks set to welcome Museum of Islamic Art
Venice looks set to welcome a new Museum of Islamic Art in the heart of the tourist getaway. By Lucia Guarano | Special to Al Arabiya News Venice looks […]
Google loses bid to keep anti-Islamic video online during appeal
SAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc on Friday lost its bid to keep an anti-Islamic film on its YouTube video sharing website while it appealed a federal appeals court order that the company said would have “devastating effects” if allowed to stand. Earlier this week, a panel of the 9th US Circuit Court […]
What Putin really wants with Crimea
Global Post: Now that Russia has carried out a de facto invasion of Crimea, it’s worth looking at recent history to help understand Moscow’s motivations and what it wants. Not […]
Pakistani CIA Informant: ‘Drone Attacks Are the Right Thing to Do’
An Interview By Hasnain Kazim AP A Pakistani who works as an operative for the CIA spoke to SPIEGEL about his motives for helping the Americans, the civilian casualties of drone attacks and his fear of the Taliban. Intelligence operative Mohammed Hassan (*) cancelled prearranged meetings several times. He called […]
Neo-Nazi Mole: Could the NSU Murders Have Been Prevented?
By Hubert Gude Fredrik Naumann/ Felix Features/ DER SPIEGEL For years, Michael von Dolsperg provided German intelligence with information from the neo-Nazi scene. But when the NSU terror trio came to light, his file was shredded. Why? Could details he provided have prevented the murder spree? The sprawling wooden house, surrounded by […]
Now the two most famous scientific institutions in Britain and the US agree: ‘Climate change is more certain than ever’
Steve Connor Science Editor Thursday 27 February 2014 Climate change is one of the defining issues of our time and the indisputable warming of the world over the past century is largely the result of human activities, according to the two most august […]
Is science compatible with religion?
Source: blogs.windsorstar.com | SINWAN BASHARAT, Windsor Amidst the recent debate between the scientist, Bill Nye and creationist, Ken Ham about evolution, it is once again being questioned whether science is compatible with religion. […]
Traditional Family Values
PRI: by Steven W. Mosher — Editor’s Note: Last week my daughter, Moriah Mosher, who is 18 years old, traveled to Rhodes, Greece, where she addressed the Rhodes Youth Forum on the subject of “Traditional Family Values.” The Forum is an annual meeting of young people from all over the […]
RIVERSIDE: Ahmadiyya mosque holds forum on Prophet Mohammed
Source: blog.pe.com Inland members of the Ahmadiyya denomination of Islam are participating in a nationwide series of events this month to discuss the life of the Prophet Mohammed. A forum at […]
Nasir Mosque in Gillingham to be opened by Khalifa of Islam
Source: kentonline.co.uk | Jenni Horn | jhorn@thekmgroup.co.uk Nasir Mosque in Gillingham set for grand opening by Hadhrat Mirza MasroorAhmad, the supreme head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The former working men’s club, at […]
Confusion in Libya after Qadhafi son trial hearing not held
ZINTAN, Libya — There was confusion Thursday over the trial of Seif Al Islam, son of slain Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi, after a scheduled hearing on charges of threatening national […]
72-year-old Pakistani leads 3,000-km family protest march
72-year-old Pakistani leads 3,000-km family protest march THE LONG PROTEST: A group of Baluch family, led by septuagenarian Qadir, right, poses as they walk along the G. T. Road in Dina town, 100 km south of Islamabad. (AFP) AGENCIES Published — Saturday 1 March 2014 […]
Palestinian film spotlights Arab Israeli identity
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ announcement that “Omar”, one of this year’s candidates for best foreign language film, hailed from “Palestine” has raised eyebrows in these parts, […]
Women should not accept street harassment as ‘just a compliment’
theguardian: by Laura Bates — It’s a myth that street harassment is just a bit of harmless fun. It’s about about power and control – and, as I know from personal experience, can so easily turn to violence Walking down a quiet street at around 7pm a few nights ago […]