An influential religious body that advises the Pakistani government on legal matters has declared a new women protection bill “un-Islamic.” It is not the first time the council has passed a misogynistic verdict.
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Saxony’s police accused of being friendly with xenophobes
Deputy Premier Martin Dulig suspects that police officers are sympathetic to organizations like Pegida. Some politicians have voiced their support with this criticism, while others are outraged and disappointed.
‘Islamic State’ using water as a weapon
The terror group “Islamic State” has taken control of six of the eight major dams in Syria and Iraq. It is systemically exercising control by using water. The decline of “IS” now actually poses another kind of threat.
Indigenous environmental activist Berta Caceres murdered in Honduras
Activist Berta Caceres has been murdered in her home in Honduras by an unknown gunman. Her family has called her death an assassination.
Apple Is Rolling Up Supporters in Privacy Fight Against F.B.I.
More Calais migrants stitch lips shut in protest
More migrants sewed their mouths shut in a disturbing protest at the ongoing demolition of the “Jungle” migrant camp in the French port city of Calais on Thursday.
Wolf appears on the slopes at French Alps ski resort
The wolf was spotted by a ski resort worker in Savoie, who managed to snap rare photos of the wild animal.
Hundreds of Italian paedophile priests outed in shocking map
An Italian organization seeking to bring paedophile Catholic priests in Italy to justice has developed a detailed map showing all reported cases from the last 10 years.
‘Miraculous’ cache of 7 century-old baseball cards found
LOS ANGELES (AP) — From a crumpled paper bag in a dilapidated house came a baseball-card find of a lifetime. Seven of them actually….
China may have seized islands claimed by Phillipines
The Philippine government is investigating whether China has taken control of a disputed atoll and pushed fishermen away. International tensions are high over the South China Sea.
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