A British woman being held in a “notorious” Iranian jail has gone on hunger strike to mark 100 days of imprisonment. Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25, was a law student at SOAS visiting family in Iran when she was arrested for attending
Britain’s Royal Air Force has detected a defect within the Eurofighter Typhoon jets, causing production in Germany to be put on hold whilst the fault is investigated. Both Germany and Britain have halved the recommended annual flight time for the
Mariam Ibrahim was sentenced to death in Sudan for her Christian faith but received asylum in the United States. She spoke to the BBC about her experience, saying that she wants to return to Sudan to help those who face
Rising from an expansive 15-acre plot just 11 miles from Saint Peter’s Basilica, the Mormon’s first temple in Italy shines tall and white. The 140-foot temple, begun in 2010, will be the largest Mormon temple in Europe, and is scheduled
This morning Pope Francis, together with emeritus Pope Benedict, met with thousands of elderly people in Saint Peter’s Square, telling them that old age “is a time of grace.” Grandparents, the Pope said, are entrusted with handing down their wisdom
Hundreds of mostly Syrian refugees rescued by a cruise liner in the Mediterranean disembarked in Cyprus on Friday, after hours of refusing to budge and demanding to go to Italy. A total of 345 migrants, mainly women and children, had
In what may have just become the largest class-action lawsuit in American history, the U.S. Supreme Court denied hearing the appeal of a lower court ruling that Google maps’ “Street View” cars were not exempt from state and federal wiretapping
PRATICA DI MARE AIR BASE, Italy (AP) — The patient, a slight woman in her 30s, lay motionless on the stretcher as a half-dozen men in biohazard suits transferred her from a C-27J cargo plane into an ambulance and then
Following a number of internet ‘memes’ making light of burning immigrants alive and drowning gypsy families surfacing on Facebook, a senior figure in an Italian regionalist party is being investigated for hate speech and has been ordered to apologise by
The tiny European state of San Marino is to maintain its total ban on abortion. The country’s governing Grand and General Council voted to reject proposals to end the ban, and also decided against recognising same-sex marriages celebrated abroad. The
(AFP) Security has been tightened in Saint Peter’s Square after intelligence services intercepted a possible plan to attack the Vatican, Italian media reported Saturday, increasing fears Pope Francis could be in danger. A foreign security service alerted Italy this week
According to a new poll from Reuters/Ipsos, nearly a quarter of Americans support their state breaking away from the United States. That included a full 29.7 percent of Republicans, as well as 21 percent of Democrats. The poll follows hard
Up to 600 asylum seekers are being housed in 98 rooms at a London hotel, at a cost of £500,000 for the British taxpayer. A recent inspection of the Queen’s Hotel in the south London suburb of Upper Norwood found
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia, India to sell supersonic cruise missile to Vietnam Over 500 migrants drown in Mediterranean after boat was rammed U.S. to send 3,000 troops to Liberia to fight Ebola Russia, India to sell supersonic
Colombia’s female cycling team is causing quite a stir at a tournament in Switzerland, where they debuted flesh-colored outfits that give the appearance that their torsos and groin area are nude. International Cycling Union (UCI) President Brian Cookson has called
Asylum applications to the UK have increased by 15 percent in the last two years, and now run at nearly 30,000 a year, the Express has reported. Last year 29,875 people applied for asylum, the equivalent of one every three
The key motives of Pope Francis’ visit to Albania next Sunday are to honor the martyrs who died under Albanian Communism, to promote dialogue between Christians and Muslims, and to pay homage to Blessed Mother Teresa, a native of Albania.
In some of his most forceful language to date, Pope Francis spokeout against war this morning, calling it “madness.” The Pope pronounced these words during the homily at Mass while visiting the military shrine of Redipuglia in commemoration of the
REDIPUGLIA Italy (Reuters) — Pope Francis said on Saturday the spate of conflicts around the globe today were effectively a “piecemeal” Third World War, condemning the arms trade and “plotters of terrorism” sowing death and destruction. “Humanity needs to weep and
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Catalans energized by Scotland’s upcoming independence referendum protested Thursday for a secession vote aimed at carving out a new Mediterranean nation in what is now northeastern Spain. The events illustrated how the
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will go toStrasbourg to address the EuropeanParliament on November 25. Francis will be the second pope to visit Strasbourg afterJohn Paul II, who addressedthe Parliament on October 11, 1988. At that time, just
The accused murderer of three Italian missionary sisters inBurundi has been apprehended and has confessed to the crime. “The murderer is in our hands and has confessed,” announcedthe police spokesman, Colonel Helmenegilde Harimenshi. Sister Bernadette Boggian, 79, Sister Olga Raschietti,
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Separatists in northeastern Spain swarmed into Barcelona by the busload Thursday, waving independence flags as they demanded a secession sentiment vote that the Spanish government insists is illegal. Many sported yellow-and-red shirts with the phrase “Ara
The majority of French people would like to see Britain ejected from the EU rather than see London’s demands for renegotiation met by Brussels, a new poll has found. The opinion is unique amongst the countries polled, as even the
British-Iranian Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25, has been locked up in Iran’s infamous Evin prison for over two months because she dared to attempt to watch a men’s volleyball game in Tehran. On June 20, Ghavami and over a dozen others tried
