World Council of Churches "dismayed" at Hagia Sophia shift FRANKFURT: The head of the World Council of Churches has written to Turkey's president expressing his “grief and dismay” over Turkey's decision to change the status of Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque. As a World... Women 12 Jul, 2020
Bodies pile up as quake-hit Haiti begs for aid PORT-AU-PRINCE: Earthmovers clawed piles of rotting corpses from Haiti’s ruined capital as donors met today to draw up a recovery plan from an earthquake now known to have killed at least 150,000 people. With strong aftershocks bringing new... Women 26 Jan, 2010
Nepal backs UN move on caste KATHMANDU: Earlier this week, a new UN framework to eliminate caste discrimination, one of the world’s most serious human rights challenges, received backing from a number of international actors, including the Government of Nepal, the EU... Horoscopes 19 Sep, 2009
Rs 4.5 million for diarrhoea-hit KATHMANDU: A Geneva-based humanitarian agency has expressed serious concern about the diarrhoea and cholera outbreak in some hill districts in the mid- and far-western regions of Nepal. Issuing a report on Thursday, Action by Churches Together... Horoscopes 01 Aug, 2009
Lankan peace talks back on track When peace talks get underway today in Geneva at the Château de Bossey or the conference centre owned by the World Council of Churches, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse would undoubtedly be pleased with himself. Rajapakse has not only got the... 21 Feb, 2006
