Scientists have detected a comet 140 meters in diameter that is due for a fly-by in 2040. There is an outside chance that it could collide with Earth. The giant rock, known as AG5, has an elliptical orbit that will bring it within striking distance of our planet in 23 […]
The ancient Romans used to expose unwanted babies on hillsides. Thankfully, we have come a long way since those bad old days. We would never countenance letting a baby die of exposure or get eaten by animals. No, today’s infanticide promoters insist that babies be killed painlessly. After all, we aren’t barbarians! […]
Source: The Christian Science Monitor By Reza Aslan and Harris Zafar / February 29, 2012 There are those who would have you believe that Islamic law, or sharia, is taking over America. […]
By RFI There will be no new French law on Turkey’s alleged genocide of Armenians until after France’s presidential election, President Nicolas Sarkozy’s party announced Wednesday. France’s Armenian lobby group has demanded that candidates promise to redraft the bill after it was declared unconstitutional. No sooner had the Constitutional Council […]
By RFI French Socialist presidential candidate François Hollande arrived in London Wednesday for a brief visit where he had lunch with Labour leader Ed Miliband and address expats. He says he wants to discuss reorientating Europe with fellow “progressives” and will defend his plans to rein in high finance. Hollande’s team hope […]
PST GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) — The United Nations has urged FIFA to allow Islamic women to wear a hijab headscarf while playing soccer. The U.N. says Wilfried Lemke, sports adviser […]
Islamic students at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, HvA, have taken to praying in a stairwell as a protest against the closure of the school’s meditation room. They hope to force the school to provide them with their own prayer room. However, the school board is refusing to meet […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit : Xpress Tribune By Z Ali Published: February 29, 2012 HYDERABAD: An 80-year-old man, identified as Chaudhry Akram Arain, was shot dead and […]
The Dutch law allowing euthanasia under certain sharply defined circumstances often raises eyebrows abroad. And it gives rise to countless unfounded allegations. The criticism is often made in foreign media that euthanasia is too easy in the Netherlands. The elderly are said to fear for their lives in Dutch hospitals. […]
Source: The BBC news. A credit-card sized computer designed to help teach children to code goes on general sale for the first time today. The Raspberry Pi is a bare-bones, low-cost computer created by volunteers mostly drawn from academia and the UK tech industry. Sold uncased without keyboard or monitor, […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit:Xpress Tribune By Web Desk / Zahid Gishkori Published: February 29, 2012 RAWALPINDI: The govenment of Pakistan is all set to issue a red […]
James Murdoch has stepped down as executive chairman of News International, the UK newspaper business that owns the Sun and the Times titles. The newspaper publisher has been tainted by […]
source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com First Posted: 02/28/2012 7:27 am Updated: 02/28/2012 12:04 pm The following is an excerpt by James D. Tabor and Simcha Jacobovici, authors of The Jesus Discovery: The New Archaeological Find That Reveals the Birth of Christianity On the morning of Tuesday, June 29, 2010, outside the Old City […]
(Reuters) – Wolfgang Schaeuble was playing Sudoku on his iPadas he waited to hear whether Greece’s negotiating team had persuaded private creditors to accept a bigger loss on their Greek bonds. Germany’s finance minister needed this last piece of the debt restructuring puzzle to fall into place. Without the private […]
The apparent link between parabens and breast cancer. It was in 2004 that researchers reported the occurrence of a series of compounds known as parabens in human breast cancer tissue, […]
Credit: NY Times: WASHINGTON — North Korea agreed to suspend nuclear weapons tests and enrichment and allow international inspectors to verify and monitor activities at its main reactor, the State Department announced on Wednesday, as part of a deal that included an American pledge to ship food aid to the […]
Credit: Spiegel-Germany dapd German Chancellor Angela Merkel has a difficult choice ahead of her. Merkel is damned if she does — but Europe could be damned if she doesn’t. Pressure is growing on the German chancellor to drop her government’s opposition to significantly increasing the size of the permanent euro […]
Credit: TOI on Line: SYDNEY: Lifestyle factors, not exposure to chemicals in food and consumer products, are the most significant causes of cancer, according to the latest evidence. Bernard Stewart, professor of oncology at the University of New South Wales, said: “Measures known to prevent cancer include smoking cessation, reducing […]
Credit: TOI on Line. While we know that there are a lot of foods that are super healthy and good to eat, we may not consume them regularly. However there are certain foods, which are important to consume on a regular basis, as these comprise of essential vitamins and minerals […]
By Bilal Hassan Al- Arabiya: Last Friday, the al-Aqsa Mosque transformed from a Palestinian, Arab and Islamic symbol to a scene of confrontation and clashes between Palestinian civilians and the […]