International

William, Kate to visit homeless children in down-at-heel east Berlin

East Berlin’s Marzahn district is notorious for its drab communist-era residential blocks. And yet, British royals Kate and William have chosen to visit the district to draw attention to youth homelessness. Berlin (dpa) – Marzahn, a district on the eastern edge of Berlin, is notorious for its communist-era residential blocks that serve as social housing […]

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International

Supreme Court hearing begins to decide fate of Pakistani PM Sharif

Islamabad (dpa) – A trial to decide the fate of Pakistan’s scandal-hit prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, began Monday in the country’s Supreme Court, after allegations that he and his family had been amassing wealth emerged in last year’s leaked Panama Papers. An investigation team appointed by the court concluded in a report last week that

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International

Canadian police issue arrest warrant for anti-Semitic imam

In sermon at Montreal mosque, Muhammad bin Musa al Nasr filmed quoting Quran to call for Jews’ destruction By Sue Surkes Imam Muhammad bin Musa al Nasr preaching against Jews at the Dar al-Arkam mosque in Montreal, Canada, December 2016. (YouTube screenshot) Police in Montreal, Canada, have issued an arrest warrant for a Palestinian-Jordanian imam

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International, Middle East

More than 70 years after his plane went down in Germany, a WWII pilot has been found in a remarkable way

An Air Force vet who completed numerous combat missions during WWII, and whose plane went down in Germany in April 1945, has finally been found after all of these years. RELATED: Fifty years after his plane was shot down, a missing Marine has been given a hero’s burial Watch the video First Lt. William Gray’s

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International, USA

The colonies in trouble: Colonial Williamsburg in decline

WASHINGTON, July 17, 2017 – Colonial Williamsburg, the world’s largest living history museum, with costumed interpreters re-enacting l8th-century American life amid more than 600 restored or reconstructed original buildings, is now in serious financial trouble. The city served as Virginia’s capital from 1699, when nearby Jamestown burned to the ground, until 1780. It fell into

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USA

With Bibles and shovels, a search for the biblical tabernacle gathers pace at Shiloh

New excavation by a Christian team uncovers intriguing finds at the site where Bible says the tabernacle and Ark rested for almost 400 years By Amanda Borschel-Dan SHILOH, West Bank — The twisted ram’s horn shofar sounded loudly through the hills at Shiloh, signaling the end to another day’s search for the biblical holy tabernacle.

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

In muggy Tel Aviv, Guns N’ Roses brings sizzling show to 62,000 fans

Energetic peformance, one of Israel’s largest concerts ever, runs for over 3 hours; woman seriously hurt attempting to scale stage, 65 treated for dehydration By Melanie Lidman Guns N’ Roses closed out their European tour with a high energy, marathon-length show in Tel Aviv that lasted for more than three hours on Saturday night in

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts