by Qasim NAUMAN | – Hong Kong (AFP) – Brenton Tarrant was steeped in a neo-fascist, anti-Muslim ideology, according to a rambling “manifesto” he posted online before the massacre of 50 people at two mosques last week The carnage unleashed in Christchurch by a white supremacist has highlighted what analysts say is the global problem […]
New Zealand Attack plays into hands of Muslim Extremists
By Michel MOUTOT | – Paris (AFP) – White supremacist Brenton Tarrant, who is accused of killing 50 people in the New Zealand mosque massacre in what he claimed was a blow against Muslim “invaders”, played into jihadist hands by following their strategy, experts say. From the Islamic State (IS) group to Al-Qaeda, jihadist groups […]
Icebergs Hiving off Chile’s Giant Grey Glacier at Alarming Rate
Santiago (AFP) – In the space of just two weeks, two large icebergs broke off the Grey Glacier in Chilean Patagonia — a sign of accelerating climate change, experts say. The Grey Glacier is one of the main sights in the Torres del Paine national park popular with tourists and hikers. A giant iceberg the […]
New Zealand Mosque Survivor says Koran Bookshelf Saved Him
by Daniel DE CARTERET / Jerome TAYLOR | – Christchurch (AFP) – As the bullets tore into worshippers during Friday prayers, taxi driver Abdul Kadir Ababora threw himself to the floor and wedged himself under a bookshelf used to hold Korans, praying he would see his wife and kids again. Somehow that decision saved his […]
Millions of Children Globally Skipped School to Protest Elders’ Climate Denialism, Destruction of their Future
By AFP bureaux | – Montreal (AFP) – Classrooms in capitals from Bangkok to Berlin and Lagos to London emptied as organizers of the student strike called demonstrations in more than 100 countries. Students flooded into the streets across Europe, North and South America, and Asia carrying placards reading: “There is no planet B”, “You’re […]
Trump Dismisses White Nationalism Threat after N. Zealand Killings
By Sebastian Smith | – Washington, DC (AFP) – US President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed concerns that the massacre by an apparent white supremacist in New Zealand indicates a dangerous trend. Trump was asked if the killing of at least 49 people in two mosques in Christchurch by a man claiming that white people […]
White Supremacist Gang Massacres Innocent Muslims in N. Zealand; PM: The Muslim Victims “are us”
Christchurch (AFP) – The mosques were packed with worshippers gathering for Friday afternoon prayers, and members of the Bangladesh cricket team were arriving when the shooter opened fire. Local media reported at least nine people were dead and the South Island city was placed in lockdown as police hunted for an “active shooter.” “This is […]
Jared Kushner is Poster Boy for Elite Universities’ Pay to Play Scandal
By Thomas URBAIN New York (AFP) – The scandal of parents paying to cheat their children’s way into elite US universities has put a harsh spotlight on the ultra-competitive college admissions process, in which the haves hold a massive advantage over the have-nots. Thirty-three wealthy parents — financiers, lawyers, and two famous actresses among them […]
In Blow to Democracy, Trump ends Requirement that CIA report Drone Strike Casualties
A US Predator drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport in Afghanistan Washington, DC (AFP) – US President Donald Trump revoked a policy Wednesday that required the Central Intelligence Agency to account for civilian deaths from drone strikes. The move reversed a two-year-old order by his predecessor Barack Obama, […]
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