Most travel agencies in China have suspended tours to the Philippines amid escalating tension in the South China Sea, Chinese state media say. An official at one agency confirmed the suspension to the BBC, while another said clients were being warned not to travel. Read More…
A woman has blown herself up in protest over the demolition of her house in southern China, killing two people, Chinese state media say. Read More…
Dawn: ISLAMABAD: The Red Cross says it has suspended operations in two of Pakistan’s largest cities following the killing of a British nurse working for the group in the country. […]
Rescuers have discovered bodies near the wreckage of a Russian-made passenger plane that crashed into an Indonesian volcano with 45 people on board. Search and rescue spokesman Gagah Prakoso said […]
By NOWELL SUKKAR BLACKLAW ARABNEWS In the midst of rapid, constant and never-ending change it is easy to overlook one of the fundamental causes at the core of many social, economic and environmental problems… “overpopulation.” Demographers, environmentalists and scientists estimate that the earth has the capacity to support and sustain […]
By TAMIM ELYAN | REUTERS ARABNEWS ALEXANDRIA, Egypt: At Al-Taqwa mosque in Egypt’s second biggest city, a preacher defends his ultra-orthodox Salafi group’s decision to endorse Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh, an Islamist who casts himself as a moderate, in this month’s presidential election. “Don’t consider his media statements only. He […]
By JEDDAH: AFIFA JABEEN QURAISHI ARABNEWS IS online education the next big thing or will it remain a distant entity awaiting its large-scale acceptance in the higher education landscape of Saudi Arabia? The image of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah launching the first phase of the university […]
AFP | May 09,2012 | 22:43 JORDAN TIMES DJERBA, Tunisia — A Jewish pilgrimage to the oldest synagogue in Africa on Tunisia’s Djerba Island began Wednesday under tight security after […]
Huff Post As far as I can remember, I’ve always looked different. In elementary school, my classmates called me a girl, a genie and Aladdin. In middle school, I was […]
The Nation: LONDON – The Dalai Lama will receive the 2012 Templeton Prize, one of the world’s biggest monetary awards, in a ceremony at Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London on […]
Mjtimes Herald Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) of Canada will be in Moose Jaw and communities across Canada, from Friday to June 19, praying for the wellbeing of all residents within those communities. “If you want to pray for someone and you want that prayer to be […]
US President Barack Obama has ended months of hedging on the issue of gay marriage by saying he thinks same-sex couples should be able to wed. He has become the first sitting US president to back gay marriage. Mitt Romney, the Republican who is set to challenge Mr Obama for […]
More than 25 percent of junior high and primary school students born in Shanghai expect to work and live abroad after finishing school, a survey has found. By contrast, the figure for students who were born outside the municipality and now study in schools in Shanghai is 18 percent. The […]
Editor’s note: Papillomaviruses and some of hepatitis can essentially be considered sexually transmitted diseases. Perhaps family values of Islam would help. Read one of my previous articles: Saving yourself from […]
To help world’s children reach fifth birthday, look to this Bangladesh program Christian Science Monitor An innovative development program inBangladesh is defying child mortality rates, ensuring children grow healthier and taller, by empowering women and educating families about nutrition. Global leaders should heed its successful model.
Theresa May did get Abu Qatada’s appeal deadline date wrong, judges have ruled, but had a narrow escape after they rejected his case anyway. The European Court of Human Rights […]
France24. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and president-elect François Hollande appeared side by side in Paris on Tuesday for the first time since the pre-election debate on May 2 to commemorate the end of the Second World War. After a bitter election that culminated with the victory of the Socialist Hollande […]
Delta pulls ‘Daily Show’ ads over ‘distasteful’ skit Source: CNN By Dan Gilgoff and Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) – Delta Airlines has pulled its advertising from “The Daily Show with Jon […]
ScienceDaily (May 8, 2012) — Wondering why your toddler is acting up? University of Alberta researcher Christina Rinaldi says it may be time to take a look at your parental style — and your partner’s. Rinaldi’s study, which appears inEarly Childhood Research Quarterly, looked at how parents’ child-rearing styles were related […]
1. In ancient Rome the punishment for killing one’s father was to be drowned in a sack along with a viper, a dog, and a rooster. The reason behind this? I have no idea. 2. Alexander the Great (pictured) invented a spying technique still used today: he had his soldiers […]