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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Weeks before "affluenza" teen fugitive Ethan Couch was arrested in Mexico with a cheap disguise of dyed hair and beard, his mother had pulled $30,000 from a bank account and told his father he'd never see them again, according to her arrest warrant....
STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) -- Lisa Naslund clutched a photo of her son Dillion in his military fatigues as she waited about an hour for a chance to meet Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz in this northwestern Iowa town....
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MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico is willing to extradite drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States, a federal law enforcement official said Saturday. It's a sharp reversal from the official position after his last capture in 2014....
Indonesia’s largest Islamic movement is organising an interfaith gathering next week, in which some 10,000 people are expected to participate. Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), is organising a mass rally in the capital, Jakarta, on Jan. 17 as a way to fight religious extremism and terrorism, as well as promote pluralism as the true foundation of Indonesian society. NU will be joined by 13 other Islamic organisations, as well as the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Indonesia (Konferensi Waligereja Indonesia, KWI), various Protestant churches and the Supreme Council for the Confucian Religion in Indonesia (Majelis Tinggi Agama Konghucu Indonesia, MATAKIN)."We will participate in the event for sure. With this mass rally, we want to bring the message that diversity should be the strength of the nation. We have to show that peaceful coexistence is possible," Fr Guido Suprapto, KWI secretary for the laity told AsiaNews. “For a Muslim leader, the go...
Indonesia’s largest Islamic movement is organising an interfaith gathering next week, in which some 10,000 people are expected to participate. Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), is organising a mass rally in the capital, Jakarta, on Jan. 17 as a way to fight religious extremism and terrorism, as well as promote pluralism as the true foundation of Indonesian society. NU will be joined by 13 other Islamic organisations, as well as the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Indonesia (Konferensi Waligereja Indonesia, KWI), various Protestant churches and the Supreme Council for the Confucian Religion in Indonesia (Majelis Tinggi Agama Konghucu Indonesia, MATAKIN).
"We will participate in the event for sure. With this mass rally, we want to bring the message that diversity should be the strength of the nation. We have to show that peaceful coexistence is possible," Fr Guido Suprapto, KWI secretary for the laity told AsiaNews. “For a Muslim leader, the goal is to promote “in a predominantly Muslim Indonesia moderate ideas that embrace religious tolerance,” he added. For this purpose, Fr Samuel Pangestu, vicar general of the archdiocese of Jakarta, had a large number of leaflets printed and distributed to the city’s Catholics. For his part, Marsyudi Syuhud, NU president and rally organiser, said, "We were taught two words: tasanuf, which means tolerance, and tawasuft, which refers to being moderate people. These two words represent the core spirit of being a good Muslim in society.” (Source: AsiaNews)
Malaysian Archbishop Julian Leow of Kuala Lumpur met the Federal Territories mufti Datuk Zulkifli Mohamad al-Bakri on Jan. 7 and spoke about various issues including tolerance and mutual respect among religions. The meeting came amid heightened tensions between the two communities following the latest controversy over an anti-Christian seminar held at the Universiti Teknologi Mara last month. "We discussed various issues, especially on the concept of a diverse society, tolerance and mutual respect among all religions," Zulkifli said in a Facebook post. "I am thankful to the reverend's side for this visit," the mufti said in his post. Father Clarence Devadass, who was part of the archbishop's delegation, said the meeting was probably the first official visit between high-level Muslim and Christian leaders. He described it as a "meeting of hope," saying it gave a strong message that religious leaders could work toge...
Malaysian Archbishop Julian Leow of Kuala Lumpur met the Federal Territories mufti Datuk Zulkifli Mohamad al-Bakri on Jan. 7 and spoke about various issues including tolerance and mutual respect among religions. The meeting came amid heightened tensions between the two communities following the latest controversy over an anti-Christian seminar held at the Universiti Teknologi Mara last month. "We discussed various issues, especially on the concept of a diverse society, tolerance and mutual respect among all religions," Zulkifli said in a Facebook post. "I am thankful to the reverend's side for this visit," the mufti said in his post. Father Clarence Devadass, who was part of the archbishop's delegation, said the meeting was probably the first official visit between high-level Muslim and Christian leaders. He described it as a "meeting of hope," saying it gave a strong message that religious leaders could work together and support each other in the work they do. (Source: UCAN)
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Lions are getting pregnant and the waterbuck population is soaring at one of Mozambique's main national parks, once the scene of fighting during a civil war which virtually wiped out the park's lions, elephants and many other species....
HOUSTON (AP) -- The brother of an Iraqi refugee who had settled in Texas said he is in shock after learning that his sibling - who had come to the U.S. to escape the violence in their homeland - is now facing charges that he tried to help the Islamic State group....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Inside and outside of New York City's government, chatter is increasing about a once-unthinkable idea: shutting down the notorious Rikers Island jail complex....
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) -- Women's rights activists, far-right demonstrators and leftwing counter-protesters took to the streets of Cologne on Saturday to voice their opinions in the debate that has followed a string of New Year's Eve sexual assaults and robberies in the city blamed largely on foreigners....
