David Cameron said Britain had encouraged different cultures to live separate lives. David Cameron has criticised “state multiculturalism” in his first speech as prime minister on radicalisation and the causes of terrorism. At a security conference in Munich, he argued the UK needed a stronger national identity to prevent people turning to all kinds of extremism. He also signalled a tougher... 

A vote in Switzerland banning the construction of minarets on new mosques is drawing criticism from Jewish groups. The national referendum Nov. 29 passed with 57.5 percent of the vote. The extreme right-wing Swiss People’s Party, the largest party in the Swiss Parliament, strongly promoted the measure. “The referendum result amounts to an attack on the fundamental values of mutual respect,”...