
Leaders of central and west African states will hold a summit next week to try to draw up a joint strategy against Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants, a statement from organisers said Sunday. The April 8 summit will be the first
by AFP5 Apr 2015, 7:04 AM PST0

The Conservative think-tank, Bright Blue, has called on David Cameron to abandon migration targets claiming he created them to “appease a minority of voters who are attracted to UKIP’s prominent position on immigration”. The call came in their Immigration Manifesto,
by Andre Walker5 Apr 2015, 5:53 AM PST0

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The following is the Vatican’s official English-language translation of Pope Francis “Urbi et Orbi” Easter message, which he delivered Sunday in Italian from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica: “Jesus Christ is risen! Love has
by AP5 Apr 2015, 4:47 AM PST0

IZNAJAR, Spain (AP) — Iznajar is a small village of whitewashed buildings and steep cobbled streets in the southern province of Cordoba that takes Holy Week very seriously. The town — population of around 4,700 — commemorates the passion of
by AP5 Apr 2015, 4:20 AM PST0

GARISSA, Kenya (AP) — Grieving Christians prayed, sang and clapped hands at an Easter Sunday service at a Catholic church in Garissa, a Kenyan town where Islamic extremists killed 148 people in an attack on a school. Security forces patrolled
by AP5 Apr 2015, 3:12 AM PST0

The Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. David Cameron, has issued his Easter Message. The video “reaffirmed that we are a Christian country” and tells viewers that we must fight to prevent the persecution of fellow Christians. The message also says
by Andre Walker5 Apr 2015, 2:23 AM PST0

George Galloway, the former Respect MP who is seeking re-election in Bradford, has been accused of “petty threats” by his local brewery. The Bradford Brewery initially made a joke towards him, but was met with an angry response that culminated
by Andre Walker5 Apr 2015, 1:45 AM PST0

Dental repair kits, available in high-street chemists and frequently even ‘pound shops’ are taking the place of proper dental care for an increasing number in the United Kingdom as the cost and accessibility of ‘free at the point of use’
by Oliver Lane5 Apr 2015, 12:00 AM PST0

The chief complaint from the Sad Puppies campaigners is the atmosphere of political intolerance and cliquishness that prevails in the sci-fi community.
by Allum Bokhari4 Apr 2015, 3:15 PM PST0

An HIV-infected Nigerian immigrant has told a newspaper how “deeply offended” he is by UKIP leader Nigel Farage’s outrageous suggestion that there might be something wrong with the fact that HIV-infected immigrants are being treated ‘free’ courtesy of the UK
by James Delingpole4 Apr 2015, 9:00 AM PST0

On Monday 23 March, taking up most of its front page, the i blared the headline “Far-right support for Ukip” saying underneath that the paper can reveal an election endorsement by the leader of Britain First. Nearly as large as
by Virginia Hale4 Apr 2015, 7:38 AM PST0

Sajid Javid, the first ever elected Muslim minister in the British government, has spoken out against the “cultural problem” being created by the behaviour of many Muslim men in the UK, calling the norms practised in their communities “totally unacceptable”.
by Oliver Lane4 Apr 2015, 7:23 AM PST0

Revelations made by American defector Edward Snowden have delivered another lever to the politics of grief and victimisation spun by the Argentine government over the Falkland Islands, after he claimed they had been the focus of British spies. Documents released
by Oliver Lane4 Apr 2015, 6:38 AM PST0

If you’ve been following the media aftermath of interim Reddit chief executive Ellen Pao’s failed discrimination lawsuit against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, you may be forgiven for thinking that Pao won. She didn’t, of course, but the tech and
by Allum Bokhari4 Apr 2015, 6:20 AM PST0

Scottish First Minister and nationalist leader Nicola Sturgeon would privately prefer David Cameron to remain as Prime Minister, the Telegraph has claimed. The paper claims to have seen a leaked memo that includes details of a private meeting between Ms
by Nick Hallett4 Apr 2015, 5:59 AM PST0

Just days after nine close relatives of a Rochdale Labour councillor were arrested in Turkey attempted to make ‘hijrah’, the holy journey to join and fight for the Islamic Caliphate, a local Imam has warned the “tentacles” of the Islamic
by Oliver Lane4 Apr 2015, 4:22 AM PST0

A Muslim father has been found guilty of one count of assault and five counts of racially or religiously aggravated behaviour after storming into a Catholic school and launching a tirade of abuse at teachers after two Muslim students were
by Nick Hallett4 Apr 2015, 4:10 AM PST0

Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately accelerated his plane into the French Alps, data from the plane’s second black box has revealed. French prosecutors said: “A first reading shows that the pilot in the cockpit used the automatic pilot to descend
by Nick Hallett4 Apr 2015, 3:11 AM PST0

(Reuters) – Somali militants vowed on Saturday to wage a long war against Kenya and run its cities “red with blood” after the group’s fighters killed nearly 150 people during an assault on a Kenyan university. In the worst bloodshed
by Reuters4 Apr 2015, 2:35 AM PST0

Protesters waving Australian flags and carrying signs such as “Yes Australia. No Sharia” rallied around the country on Saturday in events organisers said were against Islamic extremism. The “Reclaim Australia” events drew hundreds of supporters but also triggered counter-rallies from
by AFP4 Apr 2015, 2:30 AM PST0

TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) — In Iraq’s Tikrit, liberation from the Islamic State group comes at a heavy price, both in loss of life and in the sheer devastation the militants leave in their wake. Much of Tikrit, Saddam Hussein’s hometown
by AP4 Apr 2015, 2:25 AM PST0

There were chaotic scenes outside a London mosque yesterday as supporters of radical cleric Anjem Choudary, who had been telling Muslims not to vote, clashed with members of the English Defence League (EDL) and Britain First (BF) during Friday prayers.
by Nick Hallett4 Apr 2015, 12:49 AM PST0

The Ulster baker who has been taken to court for refusing to make a cake celebrating gay marriage said that his religion was too important to him to go against his beliefs, the Daily Express reports. Daniel McArthur, general manager
by A.B. Sanderson3 Apr 2015, 9:57 AM PST0

Twitter has suspended the account of a second global warming sceptic for use of the word ‘crap’, despite his opponent using the same word in a debate on global temperatures on the social media network. Tom Nelson is the second
by Donna Rachel Edmunds3 Apr 2015, 9:19 AM PST0

Thousands of mega-wind turbines more than double the height of Big Ben could be set up across Britain if the wind power industry gets its way. A “cost reduction task force” has argued that constructing more mega-turbines would bring down
by Donna Rachel Edmunds3 Apr 2015, 9:05 AM PST0