A new standard is about to remake American Jews’ dietary code. By Louis Nayman January 7, 2011 Kosher is about to get an American makeover. Sometime between Passover and Chanukah 2011, a new social responsibility certification–the Magen Tzedek (Star of Justice)–is expected to begin appearing on the labels of selected kosher food products throughout the [...]

Pakistan was still reeling from the shock of Governor Punjab Salmaan Taseer’s assassination when his murderer, Mumtaz Qadri, revealed that he had informed his colleagues about the murder plot. Qadri said that he had asked them to let him finish his ‘job’ and then arrest him alive. An FIR against Qadri was lodged by the [...]

Interview with Tim Keller by Kristen Scharold | posted 12/06/2010 09:23AM Tim Keller has strong words for people who do not care about the poor: “All I know is, if I don’t care about the poor, if my church doesn’t care about the poor, that’s evil.” The head pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church and author [...]

By Keith Suter Posted Thursday, 25 November 2010 The sudden flare up of violence on the Korean peninsula is extremely worrying. South Korea is now on its highest peacetime alert. This is one of the most dangerous situations since the 1953 Korean War armistice (there is still no peace treaty). We don’t know for sure [...]

Pop quiz on the news: who said this week, referring to the dispute between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. military commander David Petraeus over U.S. Special Forces “night raids” that break into Afghans’ homes in the middle of the night: Many Afghans see the raids as a … humiliating symbol of American power. Was [...]

Afghanistan is legendary as a difficult and dangerous place to live – and work. So when there’s good news it’s especially worth celebrating. TEAR’s partner SERVE Afghanistan recently reported some exciting milestones from its Eastern Region Community Development Program. This project works with poor and vulnerable rural families, including returning refugees. Over the past five [...]

On October 29, 2010, President Barack Obama declared that authorities had uncovered a “credible terrorist threat” against the United States following the overseas discovery of U.S.-bound packages containing explosives aboard cargo jets, with both packages addressed to Jewish organizations in the Chicago area. The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago responded immediately by expressing [...]

Major General Steve Gower AO Director of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra Dear Sir, I write to you to give notice of my intention to organise for next Anzac Day eve, a lantern-lit vigil which will assemble at dusk and go through the night till the Dawn Service. We will use the occasion to recall the [...]

Sunday, 24 October 2010 Robert Fisk The Independent writer delivers a searing dispatch after the WikiLeaks revelations that expose in detail the brutality of the war in Iraq – and the astonishing, disgraceful deceit of the US As usual, the Arabs knew. They knew all about the mass torture, the promiscuous shooting of civilians, the [...]

By Mike Elk October 14, 2010 Chilean miner Carlos Barrios leaves the Fenix rescue capsule. Barrios was the 13th miner brought to the surface on Oct. 13. The 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for 69 days have been treated like heroes since their rescue this week. They were invited to the country’s Presidential Palace for [...]

An Excerpt from Were You Born on the Wrong Continent? By Thomas Geoghegan July 26, 2010 Americans may believe the United States is set up for the middle class, and Europe is set up for the bourgeois. Or let’s put it this way: America is a great place to buy kitty litter at Wal-Mart and [...]

Grassroots Christians call for fresh approaches to issues of violence and peace in Australia In the face of the continuing problems of securing peace in the world and of bringing justice for Indigenous Australians, refugees, and a climate-threatened planet, grassroots Christians from across the denominations are urgently calling for alternatives based on the nonviolent principles [...]