While racial and religious tensions have risen in Britain after the Brexit vote, Muslim players are quietly breaking down barriers in English cricket. Moeen Ali of England bowls against India in Perth, Australia, 30 January 2015 (EPA/Richard Wainwright) In many ways...
By Colin McIntyre A 40-year jail sentence for genocide handed down to former Bosnian leader Radovan Karadžić last month draws a line under one of Europe’s darkest periods since the end of World War Two. The case also brought into sharp focus the thorny issue of...
By Bernd Debusmann Take note of a new phrase in the U.S. political lexicon: the Trump Phenomenon. It was coined by pundits who are perplexed by the enduring popularity of Donald Trump, the New York billionaire who wants to become U.S. president, among a segment of the...
Palestinians and Israelis have been locked for decades in an intractable struggle. Its roots lie in history, religion and national identity. A Jewish man in front the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, 11 November 2009. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) This...