WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A New Zealand court will begin its hearings on Monday on the conviction of a suspected white supremacist accused of killing 51 Muslim traitors in a massacre that shocked the world and called for a worldwide online campaign to put hatred out. PHILO PHOTO: Brenton Tarrant, accused …
Read More »After Hagia Sophia, the historic Church of Turkey also switched to a mosque
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reconfigured the historic Chora Church, one of Istanbul’s most famous Byzantine buildings, on Friday, a month after the opening of the famous Hagia Sophia for Muslim worship. PHOTO PHOTO: Turkish policemen guard over the Kariye (Chora) museum, the 11th century church of Saint …
Read More »Uprising after Somali lawmaker submits bill on child marriage
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Hafsa was married at age 13 by her father to a man who paid $ 100. She and her mother say she was beaten and raped for two years before convincing him to divorce her. Nurta Mohamed, 13, a Somali girl sits in her mother’s prose shelter …
Read More »Police patrol left streets in Bengaluru after Facebook sparks collided
BENGALURU – Baton-wielding police on Wednesday afternoon patrolled a barricade and abandoned streets in parts of Bengaluru’s southern Indian technical hub after three people were killed in overnight clashes fueled by a Facebook post offensive against Muslims. The violence began late Tuesday, with mobs placing stones, burning cars and setting …
Read More »After “warning light”, British Prime Minister stops COVID blockade
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson postponed a planned relief from the coronavirus blockade in England on Friday after an increase in infections amplified fears of a second fatal increase in COVID-19 cases. People wear protective masks as they walk through Manchester as the city and surrounding area …
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