JERUSALEM (JTA) — Norway’s ambassador to Israel drew distinctions between the Oslo and Utoya massacres and Palestinian terrorism. Svein Sevje said in an Israeli newspaper interview Tuesday that while the Norwergian bomb and gun rampages that killed 76 people and Palestinian attacks should both be considered morally unacceptable, he wanted […]
Sources: [Archives of Internal Medicine] There is some evidence that drinking cranberry juice or taking cranberry capsules may help reduce the chances of getting a UTI. But, until now, there hasn’t been research to show whether cranberries work as well as antibiotics. In a good-quality study (a randomized controlled trial), […]
Graphic designer Christian Boer developed the typeface, called Dyslexie, back in 2008. And while it isn’t the first font created specifically to help dyslectics, it may be the first backed up by some scientific evidence that suggests it works. A recent study by researchers at the University of Twente in […]
Malta-based anti-jihad blogger Paul Ray, who writes under the pseudonym Lionheart, is on the list of people whom the Norwegian police want to question. Mr Ray has been described in the international press as a possible mentor and inspiration to Anders Behring Breivik, who on July 22 killed at least 77 […]
Source / Credit: CNN San Angelo, Texas (CNN) — A Texas judge warned Warren Jeffs against calling “for the jury’s destruction” shortly after the polygamous sect leader said Friday during his sexual assault trial that those who prosecuted his church would face “sickness and death.” The comments that precipitated the warning […]
Source / Credit: Los Angeles Time Reporting from Machu Picchu, Peru— At the top of the mountain, where an attendant will take your $46 ticket, foot traffic is steady and cellphone reception is excellent. At the bottom of the same mountain, the town teems with pizzerias, tourists chatter in half […]
by Susan Vogel-Misicka, swissinfo.ch Switzerland has a long tradition of hosting boarding schools. Today they attract mainly foreign students whose families appreciate this elite form of education. There are some 100,000 students enrolled in private Swiss schools, according to the Swiss Federation of Private Schools (SFPS). They come from all […]
Pravda, Russia. Information from the ground in Libya is very clear. Here is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth: no conjecture, no myths and no propaganda. The fresh news, crystalline pure. No hype, no lies. Ladies and gentlemen, the corporate media have been lying about Libya. […]
Pravda, Russia. Spanish and Greek bonds rose after German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed on a joint position to solve Greece’s debt crisis. German bunds pared their declines after Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said a “selective default” is a possibility for Greece. Details of the […]
Rfi. France. Police in the Australian state of New South Wales have been given the power to demand the removal of burqas and face covering in order to identify a suspected criminal. The move was approved on Monday, following a recent case of a Muslim woman who was acquitted after […]
Rfi: France. By Sarah Elzas Muslims in France are being given the chance to open bank accounts that comply with the rules of Islamic finance. Chabbi Bank – a Morrocan bank with branches in Europe – has started offering French customers sharia-compliant banking… Reference: http://www.english.rfi.fr/france/20110728-islamic-finance-arrives-france
Australia’s consumer prices rose more than forecast in the second quarter as high cost of food and fuel put pressure on inflation. Prices rose by 3.6% in the three months to the end of June from the same period last year, latest data showed. Food prices have been rising due […]
At the German-Dutch Wind Tunnels in the Netherlands, an entry into this year’s World Solar Challenge is being put to its final tests – and the results are both visible and audible. The bi-annual contest is a grueling race straight across Australia, covering more than 3,000km between Darwin and Adelaide. […]
By KHALED OWEIS | REUTERS AMMAN: Fighting erupted on Friday between Syrian military intelligence agents and residents in the eastern city of Deir Al-Zor after the killing of five protesters, witnesses said, in what appeared to be a serious armed challenge to President Bashar Assad. Popular unrest against four decades […]
By RAMI AL-SHAHEIBI |ARAB NEWS BENGHAZI, Libya: An opposition special forces member accused fellow anti-government fighters on Friday of killing the movement’s military chief, pointing to a potentially major split in the ranks of the opposition battling Muammar Qaddafi. An angry Mohammed Agoury told The Associated Press that he was […]
By MD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Many workingwomen do not perform regular daily prayers at their workplaces because of their unwillingness to remove makeup to do ablution. A number of women interviewed by Arab News said it was important to keep their good looks and makeup during their hours […]
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: Imams in mosques throughout the Kingdom on Friday welcomed the holy month of Ramadan with an immense sense of piety and reminded their respective congregations to strictly follow the teachings of the Holy Qur’an during the fasting period. In his sermon at […]
Source: Spiegel International Islamophobic parties in Europe have established a tight network, stretching from Italy to Finland. But recently, they have extended their feelers to Israeli conservatives, enjoying a warm reception from members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition. Some in Israel believe that the populists are Europe’s future. […]
Source: Los Angeles Times When I was 13, one of my classmates came to school one morning wearing a beige head scarf. This was in the 1980s, in Morocco. Surprised by her attire, I joined a group of girls who gathered around her, watching them pepper her with questions. Our […]