Switzerland has lots of guns. But its gun culture takes different path from US.
Switzerland has one of the highest per capita rates of guns in the world. “Every Swiss village has a range just like this one,” says Renato Steffen, a top official of the Swiss Shooting Sports Association, representing the group at the event. If this…
A Political Dispute Puts A Wrinkle In Time, Slowing Millions Of European Clocks
Clocks fell behind following a decrease in the continent’s electrical frequency. An energy official says while Kosovo has taken steps to address the issue, the lag remains.
New Leader Of Ireland’s Sinn Fein Party Discusses Her Goals For Political Change
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mary Lou McDonald, the new leader of Sinn Fein, the Irish political party. McDonald is the party’s first new leader in 34 years.
As Bombing Continues In Syria, Voices From Ghouta: ‘I Smell The Ash. I See The Bloods’
In Syria, the relentless bombing of a rebel-controlled area near Damascus has created a desperate situation for civilians. After two weeks under siege, people in Ghouta, Syria share what they’re living through.
Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, Gunned Down In 1980, Will Become A Saint
The Vatican announced that Romero, who was closely associated with liberation theology and was killed by a right-wing death squad, will be canonized along with Pope Paul VI.
British Police Say Nerve Agent Was Used To Poison Russian Ex-Spy Sergei Skripal
Skripal and his daughter suddenly collapsed over the weekend near a shopping mall in southern England. Police have now confirmed that the illness results from exposure to a nerve agent.
U.S. Holocaust Museum Rescinds Human Rights Award From Aung San Suu Kyi
The Nobel laureate’s handling of the Rohingya Muslim crisis in Myanmar led to the museum’s decision.
The opioid crisis requires anger management
For Americans looking to reverse the rise in opioid overdoses, a good place to start is the courtroom of Dan Polster, a federal judge in Cleveland. Judge Polster has offered this strong counsel to the plaintiffs and defendants: Ending the opioid crisi…
Sri Lanka Declares Emergency Amid Buddhist Attacks On Minority Muslims
The violence, which began on Sunday, was reportedly triggered by a road-rage incident in which a Sinhalese Buddhist driver was beaten to death by a Muslim youth.
How Tunisia’s resilient Sufis have withstood hard-line Islamist attack
Such recitations, a pillar of Sufism, are reserved by some communities for special holidays but are part of the weekly, and at times daily, routine here in Tunisia. In parts of the Arab world, Salafis’ voices have become so prominent, many Sufi moveme…
Taking the bull by the horns? Teaching men how to treat women better
Women around the world have been finding their voice in recent months, accusing men – generally powerful men – of sexual harassment ranging from knee fondling to rape. In this article, Monitor correspondents look at all kinds of ways of teaching men h…
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