BANGKOK, Thailand -- A ten-day meeting of the World Council of
Churches (WCC) ended in South Korea after expressing support for the
world's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community,
reunification of the war-torn Korean...
31 October 2013
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Turkey's first sex shop for devout Muslims has
opened for business online, prompting a debate among Turks, Islamists
and local media about the role their religion should play in the sale
of such items.
The...
The...
09 October 2013
BANGKOK, Thailand -- India's Hindu temples possess donated gold which
may equal half of America's Fort Knox bullion, but some are rejecting
demands by the government to reveal the value of their sacred
stockpiles.
"India's...
"India's...
24 September 2013
As President Hassan Rouhani of Iran makes his debut appearance before the United Nations in New York this week, the world is exercised with anticipation about his remarks. Granted Mr. Rouhani’s words will surely not resemble the theatrics...
14 September 2013
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Communist Vietnam's police clashed with hundreds
of Catholics who were demanding two parishioners be released from
prison, resulting in what was described as "one of the bloodiest
religious crackdowns in recent years...
04 May 2013
War and plunder continue to rip apart great swathes of Africa. The perpetrators are known, and many have been named and exposed. The regimes on Ethiopia, Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda continue to foment covert international...
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