Voter Registration in Fiji one-third of the way to target MarketWatch (press release) “This is a historic moment for Fiji, particularly considering the country’s political history,” stated the Attorney-General. “The Bainimarama Government has taken care to ensure the challenges and issues pointed out in the 2006 EU report will not be repeated, … See […]
Health.com: Is marriage good for your health? In general, research suggests yes. Married people live longer, have better access to health care, enjoy a more satisfying sex life, experience less stress, live a healthier lifestyle, and have lower rates of heart disease, diabetes, and depressioncompared to their single counterparts. The list of health perks conferred […]
Health.com: Have you ever picked one grocery item over another because of the health claims on the label? You may have been duped. That’s because terms like fat free or all natural are often slapped on a food item that may not be healthy at all. Frustrated? You’re not alone. Nearly 59% of consumers […]
Philippines News: AmmoLand Gun News USA –(Ammoland.com)- Philippine police say mass shootings similar to the one at the Aurora, Colo., theater are unlikely due to the nation’s strict gun control laws, ABS-CBNnews.com reported Saturday. “Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesman, Chief Superintendent Generoso Cerbo Jr., said the Philippines has stringent measures regulating the sale of firearms,” […]
Source : NY Times. PHILADELPHIA — Msgr. William J. Lynn, the first Roman Catholic official in the United States to be convicted of covering up sexual abuses by priests under his supervision, was sentenced to three to six years in prison on Tuesday. “You knew full well what was right, […]
Source: Global Voice The Bangladesh capital Dhaka has been declared as the capital of Islamic culture along with two other cities. The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO), a subsidiary of […]
Source: The New York Times A clash between Muslims observing the holy month of Ramadan and Hindus who were offering alms to one of their gods left one man dead and 20 people injured in northern India. The police imposed a curfew on Bareilly, a town in Uttar Pradesh State […]
Source: Russia & India report Pakistanis evoke highly negative emotions worldwide, including in Muslim majority countries, says a US survey. Not just the elites but the common Pakistani too is […]
Source: CNN Author: Jeffrey Swanson (Professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University’s School of Medicine) A witness to the horrific shooting rampage in the Colorado movie theater called it “the longest minute” of his life. One can only imagine. But the second longest minute may be the waiting […]
Photo Source: Wikipedia By Kwasi Kpodo ACCRA | Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:06pm EDT (Reuters) – Ghana’s President John Atta Mills, who won international praise as leader of a stable […]
Source: Express Tribune July 21, 2012 People go out of their way to embarrass those who don’t fast in Ramazan, as if to convince themselves and others that they are […]
by Ariane Gigon, swissinfo.ch More Swiss cemeteries are setting aside special Muslim plots, but controversially these remain largely empty, with older Muslims preferring to be buried in the land of […]
Source: BBC US Roman Catholic Monsignor William Lynn has been sentenced to three to six years in jail for covering up a sex abuse complaint against a priest. Lynn supervised hundreds of priests in his role as secretary for clergy at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Last month he became the […]
There is a frightening aspect to the present crises in Palestine and Syria: It seems to be a belief among ‘fundamental’ Christians that there must be a ‘Seven Year Tribulation […]
USA-AFGHANISTAN-HOSPITAL:U.S. commander accused of stalling Afghan hospital abuse probe Source: CNBC moneycontrol.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top U.S. general in Afghanistan sought to stall an investigation into waste, abuse and mismanagement at a U.S.-funded hospital in Kabul for political reasons, a former U.S. military official will tell Congress on Tuesday. […]
July 24, 2012 By Jawad Boulos The Daily Star, Lebanon Syria is in the midst of a civil war. As the predominantly Alawite regime attempts to defend its waning power against an increasingly successful, mainly Sunni, insurgency, the struggle has degenerated into a bloodbath. Murder, torture, rape and destruction have […]
The latest antics of the Arab League have proved once again that the body is essentially sleepwalking through its duties, jerked awake occasionally by its need to prove it is still alive, before returning to its stupor. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani appealed to President Bashar Assad […]
AFP | Jul 24, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel is seeking a court’s backing to raze eight Palestinian villages in the West Bank, according to legal documents, in what an Israeli rights group called a potential “humanitarian disaster”. In a written response to Israel’s high court which […]
By Charles C. Haynes Louisiana State Rep. Valarie Hodges used to be a big fan of school vouchers. “I liked the idea,” she explained, “of giving parents the option of sending […]
NY Times: SAMPANG, Indonesia – The problems began shortly after Tajul Muluk, a Shiite cleric, opened a boarding school in 2004. The school, in a predominantly Sunni Muslim part of […]