War on Terror Memorial – for Afghan and Iraqi children
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Allow priests to marry, says former Northern Ireland bishop
Former bishop of Derry Edward Daly calls for scrapping of celibacy rule for clergy amid decline in number of young priests. A high-profile bishop who tended some of the dead and wounded of Bloody Sunday has called for an end to celibacy in the clergy. Edward Daly, who was bishop […]
Jihadis in Syria: Myth or reality?
source. asia times on line. In a speech on June 20, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad identified three components of the unrest in his country: citizens with legitimate grievances and needs that must be addressed; criminal elements; and “radicals” seeking to destabilize the country. He accused external forces, outlaws, and radicals […]
OECD: UK has more jobless teenagers than Slovenia
More teenagers in the UK are out of work and without a college place than in most other developed nations, according to international data published today. Figures show that school-leavers are more likely to be classed as “Neet” – not in education, employment or training – than in countries such […]
‘Western or Eastern dominance? Would it matter?’ Ian Morris, a Stanford historian
Source / Courtesy: China Daily He also thinks the big theme of his book, Western or Eastern dominance, will eventually also seem like a trivial issue since advances, particularly, in technology, will move the debate on. “I think worrying about the relative strength of the East or the West will […]
Child abuse victims sue Pope for ‘crimes against humanity’
Courtesy / Source: Malta.com An international group for victims of sexual abuse by priests said today they were suing Pope Benedict XVI through the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity. The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) said it had filed a complaint calling on the […]
Dengue alert: Punjab govt closes schools for 10 days
LAHORE: In a bid to curb dengue in the province, the Punjab government on Tuesday announced the closure of all education institutions in Lahore for 10 days. The number of dengue cases is increasing rapidly on a daily basis in Punjab. The decision will be effective from tomorrow (Wednesday). According to […]
Facebook / FaceGlat: Can social media be made kosher or halal?
By Jessica Ravitz, CNN Showing that modernity might, just might, find its place even in a world predisposed to the most traditional of customs, in walks FaceGlat: an ultra-Orthodox Jewish answer, at least for some, to Facebook. Among the most conservative of Orthodox Jews, often referred to as Haredi Jews, modesty reigns. […]
Taliban target US embassy, Nato HQ in Kabul
Source: Times of India Multiple blasts rock Kabul See photo KABUL: The Taliban launched an attack on the centre of the Afghan capital on Tuesday, hitting Nato’s coalition force headquarters next to the US embassy in Kabul. The insurgent group said the ongoing assault in Kabul began with […]
MPs to boycott Pope’s Bundestag speech
Source: The Local As preparations are finalised for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Germany at the end of the month, a number of MPs have declared they will boycott his speech to parliament. Around half the members of the Bundestag from the socialist Left party will leave the German parliament […]
Mass arrests in China illegal ‘gutter oil’ police sting
Police in China have arrested 32 people in an operation to prevent the sale of illegally reprocessed cooking oil. More than 100 tonnes of oil were seized in raids across 14 provinces. Some of it had been collected from drains behind restaurants to be sold on. Read More…
Italian government ‘in bond buying talks with China’
China’s largest sovereign wealth fund is considering buying Italian assets, according to reports in the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal. China Investment Corporation (CIC) and Italian officials have held meetings in the last month, the reports said. CIC is wholly owned by the Chinese government and has an estimated […]
Editorial: ‘Ambon manise’
The Jakarta Post For the past decade the people of Ambon and the entire province of Maluku have been licking their wounds from a bloody sectarian conflict that sociologists said was a test of the country’s pluralism. So when riots erupted anew in this peaceful town on Sunday, claiming three […]
Indonesia: Muslim Christian Clash Leaves 3 Dead
Hundreds of police officers were deployed from Makassar to Ambon to help quell a riot that erupted over the death of a man, a police spokesman said on Sunday. National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Anton Bachrul Alam said police in Ambon were overwhelmed by the scale of the clash that left at least three dead and […]
U.S.would oppose Palestinian vote if it reaches the UN Security Council,
Obama: Palestinian statehood vote at UN would be counterproductive U.S. president says he would oppose vote if it reaches the UN Security Council, calls efforts ‘distraction’. U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday that if the Palestinians try to achieve statehood in the United Nations Security Council, the U.S. would oppose […]
A call to action to the OIC
By REEM AL-HAKEEM, ARABNEWS It can be an effective instrument of peace and economic development Carnage and turmoil in some Arab countries, famine in Somalia, Gazans under siege and Al-Quds under threat from Israel, terrorist bombings in Pakistan and Afghanistan, natural disasters in Indonesia, poverty and power struggle in some African […]
New study addresses situation of irregular migrant workers
By Hani Hazaimeh Jordan Times AMMAN – The situation of irregular migrant workers in the Kingdom has become a major concern for human rights activists in light of ongoing violations of their rights, according to a report issued on Monday. Prepared by the Tamkeen Centre for Legal Assistance, “Breaking the […]
Democracy and Arab Spring: Democracy a Role Model for the Arab world!
By: Laiq Ahmed Atif, president Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” these are the words of US president Abraham Lincoln to define democracy. The term democracy comes from the Greek language and means “rule by the (simple) people”. Philosophers have defined the […]
Palestinian state a priority for Jordan – King
AMMAN (Jordan Times) – His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday reiterated that resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of the two-state solution is the path to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East. During a meeting with international Quartet for Mideast peace representative Tony Blair, the two sides discussed […]