UK: Unwell Hawking misses 70th birthday celebrations
British scientist Stephen Hawking has had to miss a symposium to mark his 70th birthday because of ill health. Professor Hawking was discharged from hospital only on Friday, Professor Sir […]
Odisha alerts officials after test confirms bird flu
“The government sent samples of around 300 birds, mostly crows and poultry, to the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory in Bhopal, during last fortnight after hundreds of crows died in some parts of the state,” Satyabrata Sahu, secretary of the fishery and animal resources department, told IANS. “The laboratory informed […]
Germany and France say debt talks advancing
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The leaders of France and Germany said Monday that progress has been made on last month’s proposed deal aimed at resolving Europe’s debt crisis. The fiscal pact, designed to ensure that governments do not spend beyond their means and rack up unsustainable debts, could be signed […]
Half Muslim, half…?
Daily Times; Yasser Latif Hamdani Eating pork in Pakistan is not a criminal offence. Yet hardly anyone consumes swine flesh in Pakistan. Meanwhile, the use of alcohol by Muslims in Pakistan is a criminal offence and yet alcohol is freely available and its use is widespread in Pakistan. Contrary to […]
Why Islamism Is Winning
Source / Courtesy: NY Times By JOHN M. OWEN IV EGYPT’S final round of parliamentary elections won’t end until next week, but the outcome is becoming clear. The Muslim Brotherhood will most likely win half the lower house of Parliament, and more extreme Islamists will occupy a quarter. Secular parties […]
Vatican accused of cut and paste job from Wikipedia
The Vatican has been caught plundering Wikipedia for background on 22 new cardinals announced by the Pope. The Telegraph: By Nick Squires, Rome The Vatican put out a press release […]
A Burglar in the House
As Nasrudin and his wife lay in bed one night, the latter woke Nasrudin up and, full of distress, said, “Nasrudin-I hear a burglar in our house! Go get him!“ Nasrudin calmly replied to her, “I think we’d be better of just letting him do what he wants. After all, […]
Faith versus Science: Did a God Create the Universe?
Source: GHANA WEB Recently a celebrated British physicist made the headlines for his comments regarding science and religion. This article presents the views, opinions and commentary of Professor Stephen Hawking on this topic. Readers are encouraged to present their own views in the comment section and participate in the debates […]
Christian emigration: mildest in Jordan vis-à-vis region, but worrying enough
Economic pressures to blame, but other reasons not ruled out by Rula Samain JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — While Christian emigration from the Middle East is mostly attributed to political pressures, […]
Children are born believers in God, academic claims
Children are “born believers” in God and do not simply acquire religious beliefs through indoctrination, according to an academic. By Martin Beckford, Religious Affairs Correspondent, http://www.telegraph.co.uk Dr Justin Barrett, a […]
Ahmadiyya Youth, Spreading the message of Peace
Source: Brant News A regional chapter of a Muslim organization spent Saturday afternoon in Paris promoting the message that Islam is a religion of peace. “We want to dispel any […]
India – Martial arts school for Muslim women
Muslim schoolgirls from St. Maaz high school practice Chinese wushu martial arts inside the school compound in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad July 8, 2008. Girls from ages 10 to 16 […]
Indian Revolution Born in Farce Ends in One
Source: The New York Times NEW DELHI — Last week in Mumbai, an old man accepted defeat.Anna Hazare sat cross-legged on a stage, enduring yet another fast and staring bleakly at a massive public ground that can fit 100,000 people but was not filling up with supporters as he had expected. […]
Whiff of ‘Love Hormone’ Helps Monkeys Show a Little Kindness
ScienceDaily (Jan. 5, 2012) — Oxytocin, the “love hormone” that builds mother-baby bonds and may help us feel more connected toward one another, can also make surly monkeys treat each other a little more kindly. Administering the hormone nasally through a kid-sized nebulizer, like a gas mask, a Duke University research […]
An Alarming Development In China That Everyone Has Missed
“I think this move is a sign of weakness and will only increase the likelihood that the winds of change from the Arab spring will reach China. The Chinese middle class, while enjoying their new wealth, will eventually demand the freedoms other middle classes expect and enjoy. Attempts to move […]
UK: Debbie Purdy; Being allowed to die would help me to live
Debbie Purdy, in constant pain from MS, says last week’s proposals that GPs could help the terminally ill to die don’t go far enough. Euthanasia campaigner Debbie Purdy and her […]
Foreign aid money feeds fat profits for corporations
Group of corporations awarded $1.81bn in contracts “As the money goes up, the scrutiny should go up” Rudd pledged record sums trying to tackle poverty AUSTRALIA’S booming foreign-aid program is delivering handsome profits to a group of seven corporations that has scored a staggering $1.81 billion in taxpayer-funded contracts. But […]
Iraq ‘unraveling’ puts US civilians at risk: McCain
WASHINGTON: A leading Republican senator warned Sunday that Iraq was “unraveling” in the wake of the withdrawal of US troops, putting at risk the thousands of American civilians in the country. Senator John McCain, who lost to Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, blamed the deteriorating situation on the […]
Floating vegetable farming boon for marginal farmers in Bangladesh
S Dilip Roy, Lalmonirhat Vegetable cultivation on floating gardens prepared in abandoned water bodies brings good prospect for marginal farmers at villages in Teesta River basin areas of Aditmari upazila […]
Reversing JFK: Santorum’s bid to marry faith and politics
Source / Courtesy: CNN By Dan Gilgoff and Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editors (CNN) – It was election night in November 2006, and Rick Santorum had organized a private […]