Nation Oct 13 Seattle replaces Columbus Day with ‘Indigenous People’s Day’ Just a week after Seattle’s City council unanimously approved replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day -- a holiday that will honor and celebrate the cultural contributions of Native Americans -- Mayor Ed Murray invited members of city council…
World Oct 02 Saudi Arabia bans Ebola-stricken countries from hajj pilgrimage With the arrival of approximately two million people from around the world in Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj pilgrimage, there are a group of pilgrims who were not welcomed. The Saudi government has banned the entry of…
World Oct 01 Terror charges dropped against former Guantanamo prisoner British prosecutors have dropped seven terrorism-related charges against former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Moazzam Begg on Wednesday, just days before his Oct. 6 trial.
World Sep 22 New ‘Open Mosque’ in Cape Town welcomes openly gay Muslims A new “gay-friendly” mosque in Cape Town, South Africa, opened its doors on Friday despite receiving death threats and criticism from the local Muslim community.
World Sep 19 France launches first airstrike against Islamic militants French attack planes on Friday destroyed fuel depots and ammunitions on an Iraqi military installation run by the Sunni extremist group that calls itself the Islamic State. Fighter jets accompanied by support planes carried out four airstrikes and managed to…
World Sep 10 Denmark unveils de-radicalization program for jihadi fighters Government officials in Denmark are offering their citizens a way out of the conflict that does not involve jail time.
World Sep 08 Western women join all-female Islamic State police brigades to enforce morality rules Several young Western women have fled their homes to join an all-female morality police force created by the Islamic State militant group, or IS. Mostly in their late teens or early twenties, these young women are tasked with reprimanding…
World Sep 03 Bosnian police arrest 16 suspected Islamic militants in targeted raids Bosnian police have arrested 16 people suspected of recruiting, financing and fighting for Islamic State, IS, a radical militant group formerly known as ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
Health Sep 03 CVS quits tobacco and shifts focus to health care Nicotine gum and quit smoking signs will replace cigarette boxes on CVS shelves. The drug store chain will also launch a new campaign aimed at providing education, medication and assessments for customers looking to end their tobacco habit.
Nation Sep 01 Ferguson police now wearing body cameras Police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, on Saturday began wearing body cameras attached to their uniforms following weeks of unrest over the killing of an unarmed black teenage boy by a white police officer.