WWII bomb in Rhine near Koblenz successfully defused
Bomb disposal experts in the German city of Koblenz have successfully defused two bombs from World War II found in the riverbed of the Rhine. They were discovered when water […]
Vladimir Putin to be embarrassed in Russian elections, exit polls show
Vladimir Putin’s ruling United Russia party appears to have lost the trust of millions of Russians after early results showed it had won less than fifty per cent of the […]
The Gospel of Matthew: the most Jewish gospel
It is one of the four canonical Gospels and is perhaps the most Jewish of all the Gospels with maximum stress on following the Jewish Law. It was written around 80 AD about ten years after the Gospel of Mark. According to Encyclopedia Britannica: “It has traditionally been attributed to […]
Why the SEC needs a new game plan with Citi
Instead of defending its rejected $285 million settlement with Citigroup, the SEC should take a page from the Enron playbook and consider pursuing individual officers. By Eleanor Bloxham, CEO of The Value Alliance and Corporate Governance Alliance FORTUNE — In the wake of Judge Jed Rakoff’s order rejecting the SEC […]
Rights Group Calls on UN to Rescue Women from MKO Captivity
TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iran-based rights group voiced deep concern about severe violation of human rights in Camp Ashraf, the main stronghold of the anti-Iran terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization in Iraq, and urged the UN to rescue the female members of the group who have long been held captive by their […]
Wife of West Java Governor told to Watch her Mouth!
Governor Heryawan banned Ahmadiyyah, now wife calls the Trafficking Victims ‘Hedonists’ A leading migrant workers’ activist has lashed out at the prominent wife of the West Java provincial governor, warning […]
Muharram – the more known and the less known
The more known: Source: Wikipedia. Muharram (Arabic: المحرّم) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which fighting is prohibited.[1] Since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, Muharram moves from year to year when compared with the […]
More women kidnapped for brides
BEIJING – China is witnessing an increasing number of foreign women who have been cheated, kidnapped and smuggled into the country, a senior official has said. Most of these women are from rural areas in Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos. They eagerly want to find jobs in China or marry rich […]
Why are Muslims more religious? A CNN Editorial
By Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) – Every religion has its true believers and its doubters, its pious and its pragmatists, but new evidence suggests that Muslims tend to be […]
Scientific Revelations Point to a God
Atheists are right in exposing the irrationality of the Christian dogma. However, the Christians are right in as far as their claim that there needs to be a Creator of […]
Japan’s oldest person dies at age 115
Japan’s oldest person, 115-year-old Chiyono Hasegawa, has died. Hasegawa, who was born Nov. 20, 1896, died at a facility in southern Japan on Friday. Read more
Too posh to push? Chelsea has the highest caesarian rate in England
The hospital serving the London borough of Chelsea, the smartest and most fashionable in the capital, has the highest caesarean rate in England, inviting the irresistible conclusion that its female residents are “too posh to push”. More than one third of births to women at the Chelsea and Westminster hospital, […]
Thomas Carlyle, Karen Armstrong, John Davenport and Prof. Laura Veccia Vaglieri
Misinformation, medieval and prejudicial information abounds, when it comes to Islam in the West. So, I thought it is necessary for me to suggest some Christian sources of information, where readers could get ‘fair and balanced’ information, rather than vitriolic propaganda against Islam and its founder. To have a more […]
The Holy Prophet Muhammad and the Holy Quran
“The life of the Holy Prophet, peace be on him, was a life of grand success. In his high moral qualities, his spiritual power, his high resolve, the excellence and […]
Egypt’s Brotherhood leads on eve of run-off vote: The Militants are Brothers of the Military
(Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has called on its rivals to accept the will of the people after a first-round vote set its party on course to take the most seats in the country’s first freely elected parliament in six decades. Egyptians will return to the polls on Monday for […]
Unesco faces cost of Palestine vote
by Mathieu van Berchem in Paris, swissinfo.ch The United Nations culture agency is dealing with the financial consequences of a political decision taken in October – a funding shortfall of 22 per cent. On October 31 the United States suspended its financial contribution to Unesco after Palestine was admitted as […]
Unpaid wages, overwork, abuse drive domestic helpers to flee – survey
By Laila Azzeh AMMAN – Often invisible to the eyes of the public or the law, many domestic helpers still face hardship when working in Jordanian households, having their wages […]
Interracial Couple Banned From Kentucky Church
Source Huffington Post. In a move to “promote greater unity” among its body and the Pike County community it serves, a small Kentucky church voted to ban interracial couples from […]
Norway terrorist Behring Breivik disputes ‘insane’ diagnosis: lawyer
Source: The Vancouver Sun The confessed killer behind the July massacre in Norway disputes an expert conclusion that he is criminally insane, a newspaper reported Saturday, quoting one of his […]
Saudi activist: Conservative report claims letting women drive will encourage premarital sex
Article Source: The Associated Press Photo Source: Change.org A report given to a high-level advisory group in Saudi Arabia claims that allowing women in the kingdom to drive could encourage premarital sex, a rights activist said Saturday. The ultraconservative stance suggests increasing pressure on King Abdullah to retain the kingdom’s […]