‘No Mercy’ for Killers of Couple in Pakistan
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 6th, 2014 12:08 am by HL
‘No Mercy’ for Killers of Couple in Pakistan
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ordered the authorities to “show no mercy” in bringing to justice those involved in the killing of a Christian couple who were accused of blasphemy.
World Briefing: Switzerland: Next Director Is Named for CERN Nuclear Laboratory
Fabiola Gianotti, who led one of the two teams of physicists that discovered the Higgs boson, the so-called God particle that imbues other particles with mass, has been named the next director general of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research.
Ukraine to Freeze Payments in Separatist Areas
The prime minister said payments totaling $2.6 billion, mostly for public sector wages and pensions, would be withheld, putting a burden on Russia.
2 Drivers Plow Into Israelis, Fueling Fears of New Palestinian Uprising
The episodes, in Jerusalem and the West Bank, have added to fears that a third uprising is taking shape as the latest crisis continues to reverberate beyond Israel’s borders.
Treating Those Treating Ebola in Liberia
A dedicated Ebola field hospital for health workers is scheduled to open Friday in Monrovia, Liberia, as part of an effort to ease the worries of would-be volunteers.
