by Charles Cameron | Aug 31, 2016 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — one black swan that’s almost predictable — where two timelines meet ] . God in His wisdom has decreed that all right thinking humans should circumambulate the Kaaba in Mecca if at all possible during their human lifetimes, so...
by Charles Cameron | Apr 20, 2016 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — theo-ecology, with a side of spaghetti ] . First, a Nobel laureate makes a distinction that should be of interest to all who study war — as also to those who “ain’t gonna study war no more”. Lucy Hughes-Hallett...
by Ricky Gandhi | Nov 30, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Obama urges climate deal as U.N. summit opens in tense Paris Kim Hjelmgaard / USA Today President Obama urged his fellow world leaders on Monday to reach a landmark deal to curb global warming before it dooms the planet. At NATO, Turkey remains defiant over...
by Ricky Gandhi | Nov 13, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Kurdish forces seize Iraq’s Sinjar town from Islamic State Isabel Coles / Reuters Kurdish peshmerga forces backed by U.S. air strikes seized the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State on Friday, a Reuters witness said, in one of the most significant...
by Ricky Gandhi | Oct 26, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Deaths, damage reported in powerful Afghanistan quake Ben Brumfield / CNN A magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck southern Asia on Monday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Early reports from Afghanistan and Pakistan say at least 180 people have died. At...
