Vladimir Putin is right. We must aim to destroy Isis at all costs The Independent It took a picture. The image of little Aylan Kurdi dead on a beach in Bodrum, Turkey, appears at last to have woken the world from its slumber in relation to the horror of modern Syria. Iconic photography has changed the course of history before, most notably during the Vietnam War. Some good may ye...
Operation Gibraltar: The Pakistani troops who infiltrated Kashmir to start a rebellion BBC News Image copyright AFP Image caption The Kashmir boundary has been a flashpoint for several decades | In August 1965, what looked like an indigenous uprising spread like a jungle fire across the part of Kashmir under Indian control. A month later, India invaded Pakistan in what Pakistanis call an "unpr...
Archdiocese: School parents must sign 'Catholic identity' pledge Philadelphia Daily News Parents of children attending Archdiocese of Philadelphia schools are now being required to sign a document pledging support for the schools' "Catholic identity" and recognizing that in all questions involving church law, "the final determination res...
What is the real motive behind the Islamic State's use of sexual slavery? Deccan Chronicle London: Recent reports of Islamic State’s sexual enslavement of Yazidi women and girls, as well as women from other minority sects, have provoked international outrage. Many Muslims have been incredulous that a movement calling itself Islamic could...
An obstetrician in Tanzania: 'The women who die in childbirth feel very close' The Irish Times Dar Es Salaam is a tale of many cities. A blend of African, Arabic, colonial and western expatriate influence, it is growing rapidly and is poised to become one of Africa’s leading cities. It had a shaky start under Tanzania’s first president, Ju...
Drone strikes, right or wrong? What the national newspapers say The Guardian Roy Greenslade | Daily Mail feels ‘queasy’ about the attack while the Sun applauds the action | Can you guess which national newspaper began its editorial as follows? | “This paper has not an ounce of sympathy for the two Britons killed with a ...
Kim Davis is wrong, but should she keep her job or she resign? The Examiner Is Kim Davis a household name,yet? The Rowan County Clerk was released from jail on Tuesday and seems to have strengthened resolve following her stint in jail for not issuing marriage licenses to gay couples in her county. What many wrangle with is t...
UN says 850,000 to cross sea to Europe this year and next Kathimerini At least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe this year and next, the United Nations said on Tuesday, giving estimates that already look conservative. | The UN refugee agency UNHCR called for more cohesive a...
God, faith and religious tyranny Jamaica Observer THE refusal of Kentucky County clerk Kim Davis to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples has brought into sharp relief the issue of the separation of Church and State in the United States. More fundamentally, it has highlighted the collision cou...
ACA flunks the morals test Tampa Bay Online A federal judge’s ruling last week showcases the Affordable Care Act’s clumsy disregard for moral standards. | The law forces employers to provide insurance for contraception, including forms that some believe are akin to abortion. An e...
One lawyer’s crusade to defend extreme pornography The Guardian Myles Jackman is on a mission to change Britain’s obscenity laws. For him, it’s more than a job, it’s a moral calling | 1. Tiger Porn | One evening in the late autumn of 2008, Andrew Holland returned from holiday to discover that the front door...
Muslim politicians, voters barred from Myanmar 'free and fair' election Canberra Times Bangkok: For a people who languished in isolation from the world during a half century of military rule, the Myanmar election campaign that kicked off on Tuesday marks the launch of an unprecedented experiment in ballot box democracy. | But as billboards were unveiled, brochures distributed and the first campaign speeches delivered, for one signifi...
Roma hope to unite sports world to raise funds for refugees The Guardian The Roma president, Jim Pallotta, first saw the photo that moved the world on the front of his newspaper last week and his heart dropped. | “To see a three-year-old boy lying [dead] on the beach you just say ‘enough is enough,’” Pallotta said on Tuesday morning from his office in Boston. “If you can’t get affected by that then you can...