by Taylor Luck | Petra | JORDAN TIMES RAMTHA/AMMAN — A Swiss humanitarian envoy on Monday confirmed his country’s support for Jordan’s efforts to host refugees, as relief agencies reported a rise in the number of injured Syrians crossing into the Kingdom. During a field visit to Mafraq and Ramtha […]
Jakarta globe: Tasikmalaya. Local police are looking for suspects in video footage of last week’s mob attack on an Ahmadiyah mosque in West Java, an officer said on Monday. “We’re still analyzing recording,” Tasikmalaya police chief Sr. Adj. Comr. Irman Sugema said. A mob of 150 people stormed the mosque […]
Jakarta Post, Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar has taken a different viewpoint from his superior regarding an attack on an Ahmadiyah mosque in Tasikmalaya, West Java, on Friday. Nasaruddin was quoted by Antara news agency as saying that the police should take the incident in the Singaparna district seriously, […]
Source: The New York Times ITHACA, NEW YORK — The World Bank has a new president, but many questions remain about whether the selection process was indeed transparent, open and merit-based, […]
Huff Post A flag football team took a stand against discrimination by donning hijabs in support of their Muslim teammate. Members of the West Broward High School team wore the traditional […]
Le Parisien. The socialist candidate Mr. Hollande leads in 56 metropolitan departments (it was the case for 23 of them only for Ségolène Royal in 2007), whereas Nicolas Sarkozy goes out first in 39 departments. In other words, around thirty departments fell over. Marine Le Pen is in the leads […]
RT. France. There is yet another force able to bear down the second round. Far-left candidate Jean-Luc finished fourth in the first round with 11 per cent of the vote. Backed by the Communist Party, he called on his supporters to put an end to the Sarkozy era and support […]
An Urdu book by Ansar Raza, Canada There is no doubt that the most fundamental and key resources of Islam are Qur`an; Sunnah; and Hadith. However, some groups and individuals […]
By Abdelmoneim Abu Edris Ali (AFP) – HEGLIG, Sudan — Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said Monday there will be no more talks with South Sudan, as fresh Sudanese air raids […]
You may have read a recent news in which Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ally says Islam not part of Germany. But this is factually not true! It only reflects lack of knowledge […]
Wall street Journal: France’s center-right President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is seeking a second mandate, and Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande came ahead in Sunday’s presidential election and will compete in a run-off on May 6, according to estimates of preliminary results seen by The Wall Street Journal. Because no one […]
The countdown for the Thursday early morning launch of a rocket laden with remote sensing satellite Risat-1 has begun in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, an ISRO official said, a step that will reinforce India’s global leadership position in the field. Remote sensing satellites send back pictures and other data for […]
Materials scientists in France said that they had made highly-conductive plastic wires on the nanoscale, an invention with potential for mobile devices, computing and solar energy. Just a few billionths of a metre across, the fibres are light, inexpensive, flexible and easy to handle, in contrast to carbon nanotubes, the […]
Source: Huffington Post – WASHINGTON — The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work. A weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don’t fully use their skills and knowledge. Young adults […]
Source: Wall Street Journal – By AMIR EFRATI A new company backed by two Google Inc. GOOG +0.07% billionaires, film directorJames Cameron and other space exploration proponents is aiming high in the hunt for natural resources—with mining asteroids the possible target. The venture, called Planetary Resources Inc., revealed little in a press release this week except to […]
Credit: The Local: The former East Germany is officially one of least religious places on the planet, with more than half of people living there saying they do not believe in God. More:
Credit: The Local Americans like Germans more than much ever before, a new poll found this week. But why? It can’t just be gratitude for sending troops to Afghanistan. And do Germans feel the same way about US citizens? More:
Credit: Who has the biggest, most impressive beard? A record 163 bearded beauties took part in the International German Beard Championships over the weekend. Read:
Credit: Asia Times: An acrimonious exchange between the Turkish and Iraqi leaders underscores escalating tensions as Ankara wades into its neighbor’s sectarian politics to back autonomous Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani. Turkey needs help from the Barzani fiefdom to muzzle separatists on its eastern border, yet its desire for a share […]
Russian TV: As Francois Hollande prepares to meet Nicolas Sarkozy in the presidential run-off, RT spoke to the spokesperson of the Socialist Party, Benoit Hamon, on the challenges France is […]