Monks brawl at Christian holy site in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM: Israeli police scuffle with an Armenian monk next to the tomb traditionally believed to be that of Jesus Christ at the...

A Jar of Soil Reminds Us of Where We Are All Headed says Brother Nikanor

There is room in the business world for contemplation and meditating on the Meaning of life as a lecture by Dr.Kazuo Inamori that I attended on October 1st proved. On Trading Places, Adam Pasick points to the story of Brother Nikanor as related in Broker turned monk offers...

Army cordons seal off rebel monasteries in Tibet

" More than 1,000 Buddhist monks are still locked up under armed guard in monasteries around Lhasa, four months after anti-Chinese riots, while the authorities implement their harshest crackdown on religion in decades. Eyewitnesses confirm that People’s Liberation Army...

Attack on Coptic Monastary in Egypt

"CAIRO: Pope Shenouda III, head of the Coptic Church, called for heavy security presence around the Upper Egyptian Abo Fana monastery during a phone-in on Channel 2’s El Beit Beitak show on Saturday.The Pope also accused the Arab tribes living in the area of stealing LE 1...

Hidden Light in Bamiyan!

Oil painting "originated in East" by Vincent Dowd BBC News Painting with oils was taking place in what is now Afghanistan centuries before such techniques were known to Europeans, researchers say. French-based scientists have been investigating cave paintings at the...

Blame it on the monks, Olaia, Spanish Red, 50% Prieto Picudo

Looking for inspiration, I paid a visit to a different wine store a couple of days ago.Not only did I find a Spanish wine that I never tasted before but even better, this red blend was 50% Prieto Picudo and it was my first encounter with this grape.Brought to us by producer...

Japanese temple rejects torch relay

You have to wonder if there'll be more dropouts to follow."A Buddhist temple has withdrawn from plans to host Japan's opening stage of the Olympic torch relay, officials say.Zenkoji Temple, in the city of Nagano, had been due to serve as the starting point for the parade on...

Landmark Trade Deal Struck By China, New Zealand

"HONG KONG - In the free-trade Olympics, China has scored its first major individual gold medal.Seeking to catch up with the U.S. in forming its own club of bilateral trade partners, China on Monday inked a pact with New Zealand that is its first comprehensive free-trade...