New Data on Anti-Semitism Worldwide: Pernicious, Persistent & Pervasive
The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 with a mission to combat anti-Semitism. Even at that time we took upon ourselves the responsibility to stand up against all forms of bigotry, but the...
View ArticleWashington Post: U.S. Stands By As China Confronts Vietnam
WITH A $1 billion oil rig the size of a football field, China has literally laid down a new marker in its ambition to dominate the South China Sea — and challenged President Obama’s “rebalancing”...
View ArticleExorcism Conference At Vatican Addresses The Need For More Demon-Fighting...
On Sunday, the ninth annual "Exorcism and Prayer for Liberation" conference wrapped up at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome. It covered the phenomenon of demonic possession as well as...
View ArticleArcus To Match Up To $50,000 in Give OUT Day Donations To Russia Freedom Fund
The Arcus Operating Foundation, a global foundation that aims to promote respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, made a major announcement this week in regards to raising funds to support...
View Article15 Musicians Performing A Disney Medley Is Musical Magic
For the past two years, Mike Votano and Ashley Carruthers have been Disney Cruise Line employees. That meant listening to a lot of Disney tunes every single day. After some time, Votano decided to...
View ArticleHoly Land Christians Hope Pope Francis' Visit Will Revive Peace Talks
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (RNS) With the last round of peace talks between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority stalled if not moribund, some are hoping that a scheduled visit by Pope...
View ArticleWorld Health Organization Holds Emergency Meeting On Deadly MERS Virus
(Updates with WHO news conference postponed until Wednesday) LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) - Health and infectious disease experts met at the World Health Organisation on Tuesday to discuss whether a deadly...
View Article'The Hundred-Foot Journey' Trailer Will Make Your Mouth Water
Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg reunited to produce "The Hundred-Foot Journey," based on the bestselling novel by Richard C. Morais. Starring Dame Helen Mirren and Manish Dayal, "The Hundred-Foot...
View ArticleCrazy Basketball Acrobat Backflips Off The Backboard, Dunks
For most people, dunking is pretty hard. But for the guys from LordsofGravity, a challenging dunk looks more like the video above. In this clip, Botond Dajka is seen flipping off of a backboard and...
View ArticleWhat Bollywood Stars Are Saying About The Indian Election
NEW DELHI — When the hashtag #BollywoodSplit started trending recently on Twitter, people might have assumed it referred to the romantic woes of India’s glamorous movie stars. But it was a split of a...
View ArticleFrench Journalist Found Murdered In Central African Republic
PARIS, May 13 (Reuters) - A French journalist has been murdered in the Central African Republic, President Francois Hollande's office said in a statement on Tuesday. "The corpse of (Camille) Lepage was...
View ArticleWhat Does Climate Change Mean For Europe's Wine Industry?
An age-old cross-channel rivalry between the English and the French has heated up. This time, it's in a battle to produce the world's best sparkling wine. Only 88 miles, as the crow flies, separate the...
View ArticleFaith Leaders Urge Obama To Allow Safe Abortion Services In U.S. Funded...
Over thirty leaders of faith-based groups across the U.S. called on President Obama to ensure safe access to abortion services worldwide as part of U.S. foreign policy in a message sent to the White...
View ArticleAmish Missionaries Implicated In Measles Outbreak In Ohio
(RNS) A measles outbreak tied to a group of Amish missionaries in Ohio has reached 68 cases, giving the state the dubious distinction of having the most cases reported in any state since 1996, health...
View ArticleCrisis in the South China Sea
Last week, a flotilla of Chinese ships carried a massive deepwater oil rig to an area of the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, which are claimed by both China and Vietnam. Chinese coast guard...
View ArticleTeen Who Can't Hold Controller Plays Minecraft With His Eyebrows, And It's...
Of the millions who play the video game Minecraft, perhaps few have overcome more to participate than Alexander Kostov. The 19-year-old has spinal muscular atrophy, so he can't hold a controller or use...
View ArticleClimate Change Is A Growing National Security Concern, Say Retired Military...
A report released Tuesday from an advisory group of retired U.S. military leadership echoes the findings of other recent reports on climate change: It is real, it is already happening and it poses...
View ArticleNigeria Rejects Swap Of Boko Haram Prisoners For Missing Girls: UK Minister
(Adds details, background) ABUJA, May 14 (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the idea of a swap of Boko Haram prisoners for schoolgirls who were kidnapped by the Islamist...
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7 Years at Ground Zero (Video)
(Video at bottom.) In 2006, I entered the site of the World Trade Center attacks for the first time since the night of 9/11. It's hard to explain what it felt like being there. It was a construction...
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How Secure Are India's Elections?
According to exit polls, Narendra Modi is likely to be declared the next Prime Minister of India. The only thing that might stand in his way is an electronic voting machine (EVM). The problems with EVM...
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