UK: MPs in Morden hear nuclear war warning
The threat of nuclear war was discussed among a band of political heavyweights who visited Morden on Saturday. No less than eight MPs – two of them cabinet ministers – […]
Industry in India Helps Open a Door to the World
Source: The New York Times LAHORE, Pakistan — On the day the Indian trade delegation came across the border, Pakistan was having another political crisis. The prime minister was embroiled in a showdown with the country’s Supreme Court. Early elections were rumored. And Islamists had just staged a rally in […]
Growing fears of conversions
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Philly.com April 01, 2012|By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Hindus, Christians in Pakistan say extremist Muslims are forcing them to change faiths. LAHORE, Pakistan […]
U.S. Joins $100 Million Pledge for Syrian Rebels
The United States and allied countries are boosting their support for Syrian rebels fighting the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. On Sunday, the Obama administration and at least 60 other governments agreed to pay the rebels $100 million dollars in aid. The United States has also pledged to send […]
Self-Driving Cars: Traveling On Autopilot
Source: CNN Money. FORTUNE — The longtime dream of sci-fi fans-cars smart enough to drive themselves-is still many years off. That doesn’t keep Google from trying. Its seven custom-equipped self-driving cars have logged more than 200,000 miles on the road without crashing. Well, one suffered a dent when a human […]
Nobody Minds Dyeing the Egg, but the Chicken Is Another Story
Source: NY Times. Cute as they are, they are not made of marshmallow. If only they were, nobody would have a problem with newborn chicks that are dyed in brilliant colors — neon, Fruity Pebbles, pastel, Crayola box — to serve as festive Easter gifts. The dye is either injected […]
Straining NATO on short Syrian leash
Credit: Asia Times As violence in Syria outstrips the scale of carnage seen a year ago in Libya, still there is no appetite for a strong United Nations resolution. Minds are occupied by the threat that any formula produced in New York might open the door to a North Atlantic […]
Iran still coy on Turkey’s overtures
Credit: Asia Times By Kaveh L Afrasiabi CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts – Despite a strong personal pitch by the visiting Turkish premier last week to hold the next round of Iran nuclear talks in Istanbul, Tehran is still ambivalent and may opt for an alternative venue. Although the talks are tentatively scheduled […]
Did the US just break the secret Israeli-Azerbaijani alliance against Iran?
Russian TV: According to an alleged leak, Israel is secretly staging an airstrike on Iran in neighboring Azerbaijan. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been salivating over the thought of […]
Pakistan in violation of international human rights obligations
The Daily Times: By Yasser latif Hamdani: The freedom to profess one’s religion is integral to the ICCPR and therefore any law that abridges that freedom is in violation of […]
Mullah or Pakistan: Ludhianvi vs. Police and the Winner is?
Dawn.com: When in 2009 the Taliban had taken over the districts of Buner, Shangla and Lower Dir, they had been some 60 miles away from Islamabad. But that had been […]
Making sense of the language confusion
by Julia Slater, swissinfo.ch It’s astonishing that the Swiss can understand each other. Not only do they have four languages, but well over half of them speak one way and write another. Switzerland is at the intersection of three major European cultures – German, French and Italian – and the […]
Iraq slams Qatar, Saudi Arabia on arms for Syria rebels
AFP | Apr 01,2012 | 23:30 BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Shiite prime minister on Sunday slammed Sunni-ruled Qatar and Saudi Arabia’s stance on arming Syrian rebels, as Doha hosted Baghdad’s fugitive vice president who is accused of running a death squad. Nouri Al Maliki’s remarks were the latest in a dramatic […]
Parliament in the bag, Egypt Islamists now eye presidency
CAIRO — Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, which already controls parliament, is now eyeing the presidency as it seeks to consolidate its new-found power, but the move could also backfire on them, […]
The author of the Book of Revelation did not approve of St. Paul
Source: CNN The author of Revelation hated Rome, but he also scorned another group – a group of people we would call Christians today, Pagels says. There’s a common perception […]
All-Natural Cleaning Solutions
Source: Real Simple.com (health.com) Tackle countless chores with common household items (like toothpaste and salt). Lemons The acid in lemon juice removes dirt and rust stains. It’s especially effective when mixed with salt, which makes “an excellent scouring paste,” says Karyn Siegel-Maier, author ofThe Naturally Clean Home ($9,amazon.com). Use Them to […]
How to Handle Your Insecure Boss
ScienceDaily (Mar. 29, 2012) — As parents strive to instill in their kids the importance of saying “thank you,” it turns out expressing gratitude is not just good manners, A new USC Marshall School of Business study shows that gratitude is an essential tool to navigating the workplace, especially when that […]
Philippines top cyber attack source, says Russian security firm
Philippines News The Philippines has been tagged one of the world’s top sources of a dangerous kind of cyber “attack” designed to take down entire computer networks and shut down key consumer services. The latest report by Russian Internet security firm Kaspersky Labs showed the Philippines ranking 13th on a list of 23 countries where “distributed denial of […]
The Fierce Urgency of Now : Why We, Too, Are Shaima Alwadi
Huff Post It doesn’t take much to look around and see that there is a need for understanding and love, instead of fear and hate. Still reeling from the death of Trayvon Martin, the resulting protests and revelations, and stories that abound about people who die every day in this […]
Was Jesus son of Mary born Without a Father: study of Scientific Possibilities?
The previous International Leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad is explaining scientific possibilities, how Jesus son of Mary could have been conceived without a father.The featured […]