By Cordt Schnibben SPIEGEL.DE Be it the United States or the European Union, most Western countries are so highly indebted today that the markets have a greater say in their policies than the people. Why are democratic countries so pathetic when it comes to managing their money sustainably? In the […]
Story Summary Source: Daily Star, Lebanon The race is now on between a new war in the Gaza Strip, and a flurry of efforts by countries and organizations to contain the situation. Compared to the last Israeli military offensive four years ago, this time around holds more unknowns; Jerusalem and […]
Jakarta election results in vote of confidence for pluralism Source: Commongroundnews; by Jennie Bev In September, Jakarta had its local elections for governor and vice governor, an historic moment as […]
Story Summary Qatar’s prime minister on Saturday delivered a biting criticism of Arab League meetings during emergency talks in Cairo, and called for a review of the pan-Arab body’s dealing with the Palestinian issue. At the meeting, Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi said the bloc should review its peace proposals […]
BREAKING LIVE UPDATES Mohammed Ghoul@MhamdG Number of martyrs increased to 52 martyrs, including 15 children #Gaza 18 Nov 12 Reply Harry Fear@harryfear 4 children killed in Jabalia in #Gaza this morning (2 of them brothers) #StopIsrael 18 Nov 12 Reply Lina Al-Sharif @livefromgaza Tamer (3,5) & Jumnah (18 months) killed […]
The new pope of Egypt’s Orthodox Coptic church was enthroned on Sunday in an elaborate ceremony lasting nearly four hours, attended by the nation’s Muslim prime minister and a host […]
My Take: The danger of calling behavior ‘biblical’ Souce: CNN By Rachel Held Evans, Special to CNN On “The Daily Show” recently, Jon Stewart grilled Mike Huckabee about a TV […]
Daily Star: By Dominik Lemanski BRITISH-based Muslim extremists want the schoolgirl shot by the Taliban to face a possible death sentence. The radicals will head to the Pakistani capital of Islamabad […]
Let us Build Pakistan: by Sarah Khan اسرائیل، غزہ اور مسلمانوں کی منافقت گزشتہ کچھ روز سے پاکستان اور دیگر مسلمان ممالک کے غیرت مند سیاستدانوں، صحافیوں، انسانی حقوق کے علمبرداروں، فوجی جرنیلوں، جہادی فرقہ وارانہ گروہوں اور اسلام کے رکھوالوں کو ایک نیا موضوع مل گیا ہے یعنی […]
Source: LUBP A must watch video under http://www.shiakilling.com, to understand existing problem of Pakistan. Click HERE Faisal Raza Abidi is a Pakistani political figure and the senator representing the representing the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for Sindh Province, since March 2009. He is also serving as the party president of […]
Russian TV: Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said in statement that it was already worried about a shortfall in medical supplies before the bombardment because of the long standing […]
Banned at home, Pakistan brewery seizes Hollywood moment By Randy Fabi RAWALPINDI, Pakistan | Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:17pm EST (Reuters) – What have Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, underage drinking and Pakistan’s only beer maker got in common? It was the arrest of the Hollywood stars’ daughter in New York with a can […]
Source: Friday Times. By Najam Sethi Most Pakistanis are apprehensive that the general elections scheduled early next year may be postponed on one pretext or another. This anxiety flows generally from a running conflict between the Supreme Court and the Zardari government but specifically from acute tensions between the Supreme […]
Source: Jakarta Globe: Gaza City, Palestinian Territories. Talks on the possibility of a truce to end five days of violence in and around Gaza are under way, and a deal could be reached “today or tomorrow,” a Palestinian official told AFP on Sunday. “There are serious talks to reach a […]
Source: Pew Research Center The deadly violence between Israel and Hamas escalated this week, with Israel launching strikes on Hamas leaders in Gaza in response to rocket attacks into Israel. Though there is a long history of violence in the region, most Muslim Americans do not view Israel’s existence as […]
Source: IBN Live Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today undertook a whirlwind tour of interior Sindh, visiting a temple and addressing a Hindu panchayat, where he said that India and Pakistan need to co-exist peacefully and work for good governance in the region. “I have brought a message of peace, […]
Source: Hindustan Times President Barack Obama will press Myanmar leaders during an upcoming trip to restore calm to the western part of their country and bring instigators of ethnic violence there to justice, White House officials said on Thursday. Obama leaves on Saturday for a trip to Asia that will […]
nigeria.news24.com: Lagos – Dr Mashhud Adenrele, the Amir, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria, has urged Nigerians to make religion a positive agent for the attainment of national development. Adenrele gave the advice on Saturday at the Religious Founders Day entitled: “Social Security, National Peace and Sustainable Development’’, at the main Auditorium […]
Source: CNN By Sara Sidner, Frederik Pleitgen and Mohammed Fadel Fahmy, CNN CLARIFICATION: An earlier version of this story included a misinterpretation of a statement made by Michael Oren, Israeli ambassador to the United States. CNN misinterpreted what Oren said when he talked about Israel’s willingness to negotiate with its […]
By Richard Sale UPI Terrorism Correspondent 06/18/02 “UPI” — — In the wake of a suicide bomb attack Tuesday on a crowded Jerusalem city bus that killed 19 people and […]