Muhammad Ali aims message at Donald Trump: Terrorism perverts 'what Islam...
Muhammad Ali aimed a powerful and impassioned message at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying that the recent global terrorism crisis has "perverted people's views on...
View ArticleLearn, play mini-games and test your knowledge on freedom of expression!...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Which rights are protected under freedom of expression? What are the conditions needed to fully enjoy it? What roles...
View ArticleCatholics should not convert Jews, says Vatican, in push against anti-Semitism
Vatican City: Catholics should not try to convert Jews and should work with them to fight anti-Semitism, the Vatican said on Thursday in a major new document that drew the church further away from the...
View ArticleParis attacks: Geneva on alert as authorities search for terror suspects
Geneva: Geneva security officials have raised the alert level in the city and are looking for suspects in connection with investigations into the November 13 Paris attacks. A security guard at the...
View ArticleDirector-General condemns murder of blogger Ítalo Eduardo Diniz Barros in...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 'I condemn the murder of Ítalo Eduardo Diniz Barros,' the Director-General said. 'I call on the authorities to...
View ArticleBuilding on WSIS+10: The Knowledge Societies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Based on UNESCO's mandate and its role in the WSIS process, the event will spell out information and knowledge...
View ArticleFans cheer as Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is cleared in India hit-and-run...
Mumbai, India: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was cleared Thursday of running over and killing a homeless man with his car in a case that has captivated India for 13 years. An appeals judge in Mumbai,...
View ArticlePro-gun group to hold 'fake mass shooting' at University of Texas
In the wake of yet another mass shooting one thing is clear, Gun Free Zones are killing us. For gun-rights advocates, a mass shooting at a school is perhaps the most difficult national tragedy to...
View ArticleAngela Merkel's party says burqa should not be worn in Germany
Berlin: Under pressure to toughen their stance on migrants, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives called on Thursday for an effective ban on the burqa, saying the full body covering worn by...
View ArticleWhat killed the dinosaurs? Dark matter, says theoretical physicist Lisa Randall
A number of theories have been advanced for what killed off the dinosaurs more than 66 million years ago, but until 2014 none involved dark matter and meteors. In her book, Dark Matter and the...
View ArticleThey helped rid Liberia of Ebola but now they are shunned
Marshall: It was around three in the afternoon when Sherdrick Koffa spotted, in neatly written script, the name on the body bag that he was preparing to set ablaze. It was the name of a classmate. The...
View ArticleFinland detains two Iraqis suspected of featuring in Islamic State massacre...
Washington: Finnish authorities said on Thursday that they had detained two Iraqi brothers they suspected were featured in an Islamic State video showing Iraqi army cadets being shot dead. "The victims...
View ArticlePossible Syria peace talks on the table
Riyadh: A joint team of Syria's political and armed opposition will meet the government next month for talks seeking a political solution to nearly five years of conflict, the chairman of a...
View ArticleExplainer: Why are Republicans so extreme these days?
There have always been candidates and voters with extreme views but in recent years they have seemingly taken over the Republican Party. From the George W. Bush-engineered invasion of Iraq, to the...
View ArticleCounterfeit and sub-standard masks: taking advantage of China's smog disaster
Beijing: As pollution darkened the skies above northern China this week, and Beijing declared its first red alert over the capital's air quality, state-run news media gave anxious readers one more...
View ArticleDeath toll From Haj stampede reaches 2411 in new estimate
The estimated death toll from a stampede at the Haj three months ago surpassed 2400 on Thursday, widening the gap with Saudi Arabia's publicly announced figure and raising new concerns about why the...
View ArticleCaptive soldier Bowe Bergdahl said 'leadership failure' caused him to leave post
San Antonio: Accused US Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for five years, said in a podcast launched on Thursday that he left his post in Afghanistan to draw attention to...
View ArticleMichelle Obama takes to rap for university campaign
WASHINGTON: Striding out of the White House in slow motion, sporting oversized sunglasses, Michelle Obama lays down a rap track aimed at raising the star power of maths majors and engineering students....
View ArticleGuidelines for Accessible Information in Learning available in 23 languages...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The procedure for creating and sharing accessible information is universal. However, there are numerous educational...
View ArticleMorocco issues arrest warrant for Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam
Rabat: Moroccan authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Belgian-born Frenchman Salah Abdeslam, the...
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