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Bomb blasts in Iraq kill scores of people

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20:50 -0400

BAGHDAD - Scores of people were killed in Iraq Friday, in a day marked by several bombings including two outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba after Friday prayers, killing at least 43 worshipers in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence. One bomb exploded as worshippers were departing the Saria mosque in the city of Baquba while a second ...

Afghan Lawmakers Block Womens Rights Law

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:15:10 -0400

Afghanistan's parliament has delayed action on a measure aimed at protecting women's rights. Activists say the move Saturday is a blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the ousting of the Taliban from power. The Taliban observed strict Islamic rule that banned Afghan women from attending school or participating in most public activity. ...

UAE trade surplus to hit $ 90.7 billion

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:57:09 -0400

The UAE economy growth is expected to lower to 3.9 percent in 2012 after a solid 2011, when the GDP expanded 5.2 percent led by high oil prices and a 10.2 percent increase in oil production, according to a review of the UAE economy by Global Investment House. Even as growth in oil sector is expected to slow down in 2012, the nonoil sector has continued its resurgence witnessing a 3.5 percent ...

KAEC sees huge influx of...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:57:08 -0400

There is a huge influx of investments in business enterprises and industrial projects in the King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), says a top official. "We have signed more than 50 contracts with local and international companies, some of which are already operational while others are in the stage of constructing their commercial and manufacturing facilities," said Fahd Al-Rasheed, ...

EU cites Huawei and ZTE...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:57:08 -0400

A visitor walks out from the entrance to the telecommunications equipment firm Huawei Technologies in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. ...

Keystone XL project ‘...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:57:08 -0400

NEW YORK: A controversial oil pipeline to the US Gulf Coast "absolutely needs to go ahead," Canada’s prime minister said and he warned that the oil will be transported through America one way or another. Stephen Harper addressed the Keystone XL project, a flashpoint in the debate over climate change, during a visit to New York City. The long-delayed project carrying oil from ...

Echoes of Arab Spring in Pakistan

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:57:08 -0400

In the run-up to what is being viewed as Pakistan's truly historic elections, an old Pakistani reader of mine from Saudi Arabia wrote in, twice, to ask: "Not a word on Pakistan's elections so far! Why?"Missives like these, most humbling as they are, make up for all the dull hours spent plowing a lonely furrow. I wrote back to assure that my silence did not mean my disinterest ...

Anti-Sunni bombing toll 76

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:01:46 -0400

BAGHDAD: Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. The attacks followed two days of bombings targeting Shiites, including bus stops and outdoor markets, with a total of 130 people killed since Wednesday. Nobody claimed responsibility for Friday’s attacks, but the fact they occurred ...

Tunisia ups security as...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:01:46 -0400

TUNIS: Tunisian security forces deployed in strength yesterday after Salafist movement Ansar Al-Sharia called on its hard-line supporters to defy a government ban on its annual congress. There was a heavy police presence at tollbooths along the main highway from the capital to the central city of Kairouan where the Salafists have vowed to hold Sunday’s gathering, AFP correspondents ...

Tension high as Imran Khan partys senior...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:01:46 -0400

Gunmen on Saturday killed a Pakistani woman politician from cricket star Imran Khan's Movement for Justice (PTI) party in the southern port city of Karachi on the eve of partial election re-polling.Zahra Shahid Hussain, 59, the vice president of PTI women's wing in the southern Sindh province, was targeted by three gunmen on a motorcycle outside her residence in the city's upmarket ...

Rescuers spot bodies at...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:01:45 -0400

TIMIKA, Indonesia: Rescuers searching for 23 trapped workers at a giant US-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia spotted six bodies yesterday but weren’t able to immediately retrieve them because of falling debris, a company official said. The collapse at the Big Gossan underground training facility at the PT Freeport Indonesia mine happened last Tuesday when 38 workers were undergoing ...

Nigeria military says 10...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:01:45 -0400

KANO, Nigeria: Nigeria’s military yesterday imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of a northeastern city as it pressed on with a campaign against Boko Haram that has sent residents fleeing the region. Locals in a remote insurgent stronghold near the border with Cameroon have begun fleeing their homes after military fighter jets and helicopters carried out air strikes on Islamist camps. ...

Litvinenko UK inquest in...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:01:45 -0400

In this Nov. 23, 2007 file photo, Marina Litvinenko, widow of murdered former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, listens to her late husband's final statement as it is read aloud outside the University College Hospital in central London. ...

Emotional Nadal reaches Rome final Serena...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:01:45 -0400

ROME: Rafa Nadal beat Czech sixth seed Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Italian Open final on Saturday with a dominant performance that he described as emotional after his long injury absence. Nadal, who returned to action in February after seven months out with a knee problem, will have the chance to win his sixth title since his comeback when he faces either Roger Federer or Benoit Paire in ...

N. Korea beats South for...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:01:43 -0400

PARIS: North Korea saw off a spirited comeback by South Korea to claim the mixed doubles title in a politically-charged final at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris yesterday. But despite the ongoing tensions between the two nations, heightened by North Korea’s nuclear test in February and further strained by reports of the North launching three short-range missiles into the Sea ...

Mourinho Ronaldo off as...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:01:43 -0400

Real Madrid's coach Jose Mourinho, left, argues with referee Clos Gomez before being sent off during the Spanish King's Cup (Copa del Rey) final in Madrid on Saturday. ...

Punjab drubs Mumbai in...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:01:43 -0400

DHARAMSALA: Kings XI Punjab gave Adam Gilchrist the perfect going-away gift at the HPCA Stadium here yesterday, drubbing table-toppers Mumbai Indians by 50 runs in the Pepsi Indian Premier League 2013. There was no personal glory for Gilchrist, who only managed five runs with the bat in his final appearance in the IPL, but his team got together to ensure that the skipper walked away a satisfied ...

Nibali extends Giro lead...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:01:41 -0400

Italian Mauro Santambrogio crosses the finish line to win the 180 kms 14th stage of the 96th Giro d'Italia going from Cervere to Bardonecchia-Jafferau on Saturday. Race leader Vincenzo Nibali extended his lead over Australia's Cadel Evans as Mauro Santambrogio won a shortened 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia to claim his maiden win on the race Saturday. ...

‘Ugly’ film about Mumbai...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:01:41 -0400

Indian Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap during a promotional event for his forthcoming film "Ugly" in Mumbai. Enthusiastically received at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, the aptly titled film was inspired by real events in a city blighted by child trafficking and prostitution. ...

Singapore cost of living sees pawnshops thrive

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:01:41 -0400

Singaporean housewife Siti Khadijah Abdul Rahman accumulated a few thousand dollars’ worth of gold accessories over the past two decades, but now a rising cost of living is forcing her to pawn them. With a stretched household budget that must also cater to school expenses for her two teenage children, the 49 year-old is pawning her gold to relieve pressure on her security guard husband, ...

In Miami Donna Karan...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:01:39 -0400

Fashion designer Donna Karan walks through the art gallery during her visit to Little Haiti at the Discover Haiti Exhibition in Miami, Friday ...

Blasts rock Libya’s capital and eastern city

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:05:21 -0400

RIPOLI, Libya: Libyan officials say explosions went off in the capital Tripoli and the restive eastern city of Benghazi, but no casualties were reported.A security official says one bombing targeted an abandoned church in Benghazi that had been previously damaged by fire. The explosion damaged only a car parked outside.The official says two other explosions targeted parked security vehicles ...

Bernanke forecasts gains from computer...

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:05:20 -0400

WASHINGTON: US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong.Bernanke told a college graduating class that the long-range practical consequences of innovations such as faster computers and the Internet are hard to predict. But he said inventors have only scratched the ...

Tax agency scandal thrusts tea party back into spotlight

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:10 -0400

WASHINGTON -- Left adrift in the wake of President Barack Obama's November election victory, the anti-tax tea party is predicting renewed popularity and relevance -- thanks to the scandal now rocking the ...

Cartoon - Abdullah Sayel

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:07:28 -0400

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Politics bribery charges swirl around Ugandan...

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:07:28 -0400

KAMPALA: Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners.Uganda, which has confirmed oil deposits of about 3.5 billion barrels, wants to extract at least ...

Japan to provide $2bn to...

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:07:28 -0400

TOKYO: Japan will provide $2 billion worth of financial support over five years to back Japanese firms' resources development projects in Africa, media reported.Japan's Trade Minister Toshimitsu Motegi made the announcement at the Africa-Japan Ministerial Meeting for Resources Development held in Tokyo, Japanese news agencies Kyodo and Jiji said.The financial support is to be channelled ...

Raha Moharrak is first Saudi woman to conquer...

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:09:23 -0400

KATMANDU, Nepal: A 25-year-old graduate student from Jeddah has made history by becoming the first Saudi woman to reach the world's highest peak Mount Everest, world news agencies reported Saturday.Raha Moharrak, a university graduate currently based in Dubai, was with a group of 64 climbers who have successfully scaled Mount Everest from Nepal's side of the mountain, reports from the ...

Can religion keep young people out of trouble

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:22:59 -0400

An Israeli law student assassinates a prime minister on behalf of other Jews. A twentysomething Christian militant plants pipe bombs at the Atlanta Olympics in opposition to abortion and gay rights. A young Norwegian man embarks on a mass shooting to "save" his country from Muslim immigrants. Former Ontario high-school classmates become radicalized and join a plot to attack an Algerian ...

Egypt Muslim-Christian clashes leave 1 dead

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:42:10 -0400

CAIRO -; Egyptian security officials say clashes between Muslims and Christians in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria left one man dead of a heart ...

Depardieu likens Putin to Pope John Paul II

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:02:12 -0400

A man hangs a banner next to a poster showing French actor Gerard Depardieu on the Palais des Festivals ahead of the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes on May 14, 2013. ...

MOH confirms Saudi Arabias 31st...

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:56:13 -0400

JEDDAH: Another case of novel coronavirus infection had been recorded in the Eastern region, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday."One case of coronavirus has been recorded in the Eastern region, and he is now under the medical health care receiving the proper treatment," the MOH said in a brief statement posted on its website.The new discovery brings to 31 the total number of ...

Islam Terror ‘Conversations With My Young Muslim Son’

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:14:17 -0400

Like all parents, Muslim parents have their fair share of do's and don'ts for their children. Unlike most parents though, terrorism and how to handle its misguided association with Islam figures in some of our talks. In the wake of the Boston bombings and given that one of the suspects was only a few years older than my own boy, the need for us to talk with Yousuf took on even greater ...

Muslims but not brothers Chilly relations between Cairo and Riyadh

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:09:46 -0400

Morsi's looks won't be enough to win Saudi Arabia over. Although the new Egyptian regime immediately displayed its willingness to continue the alliance forged between Cairo and Riyadh in the Mubarak era, Saudi leaders, despite the economic aid offered and the diplomatic formulas used, remain at least cautious ...

Muslim prayer centre should build bridges

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:03:01 -0400

"If they want 2 "practise" there (sic) religion y not do it in there (sic) own country n not ruin ours.""I find muslims intimidating...Walking round with things round there (sic) head and face..just intimidating."Bradford, 2001?No. Sadly, this is Shrewsbury, 2013.An application to turn a former register office building into a Muslim prayer centre has revealed an ugly ...

Census finds Christianity in Britain losing ground

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:49:12 -0400

Almost 10 percent of young people in the United Kingdom now identify themselves as Muslim and fewer than half as Christian, 2011 Census figures show. The new analysis of the 2011 data released Friday shows Christianity has been losing ground even faster than thought among those born in the country, The Daily Telegraph reported. A report last year said the Census found 4.1 million Christians, ...

The dangers in having fast track courts to try Muslim terrorists

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:53:09 -0400

India is a sovereign secular democratic country but that is enshrined in the constitution. The ground reality is different. The Prime Minister has announced that Muslims have the first right to have a share of wealth of India. Now, Home Minister has announced that the government is contemplating fast track courts to try Muslim youth locked up for long on charges of terrorism. But he has not ...

City’s Muslim community to celebrate faith

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:37:27 -0400

AT THIS time of the year, the city's Muslims calm their minds and prepare for the fasting month of Ramadan. Toowoomba is home to more than 1000 Muslims, some of whom worship at the Islamic Centre located at the University of Southern Queensland. As Muslims prepare for the start of Ramadan on July 10, co-ordinator of the centre Professor Shahjahan Khan invited members of the community ...

Muslim Community in Britain Reacts to Child Sex Scandal

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:41:25 -0400

A disturbing story of child sex abuse has been gripping the people of Oxford, England. Seven local men have been found guilty of rape, trafficking and arranging a child prostitution ring. The convicted men are of Pakistani and North African backgrounds. Their victims were as young as 11-years-old. The abuse had apparently been going on for eight years. Sara Thornton is the local police chief ...

Western Nevada College to have unique multi-faith Baccalaureate Service

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:25:15 -0400

Western Nevada College (WNC) will have unique Multi-faith Baccalaureate Service on May 20 in Carson City in the US, a first in its 41 plus years of existence. Hindu religious statesman Rajan Zed, a co-organizer of this service, alongwith Douglas Diversity Student Club of WNC; clergy belonging to Christian (various denominations), Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Baha'i and Native American ...

Open book discussion Faith Club promotes interfaith dialogue through reading

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:11:30 -0400

Photos by Justin Zamudio/San Angelo Standard-Times Lynn Averyt (hands up) makes a point to the Faith Club crowd during a meeting last month at Emmanuel Episcopal Church. The Faith Club brings together all religious denominations for an intellectual discussion every week. Also pictured is Dee Averyt (from left), Rose Marie Benisek and Debra Michaelwicz. The organization is an arm of the Peace ...

Aljazeera insensitive to grant sainthood to Christians who refused to convert to Islam

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:50:01 -0400

Al Jazeera's Claudio Lavanga said that the decision to canonise the martyrs was not Pope Francis' idea but his predecessor Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI. He added that, "Given the sensitivity of the issue, was this a parting gift by benedict XVI, or an unwelcome heritance" remains to be seen. Francis canonises first saints of his papacy Sainthood bestowed on first Colombian, ...

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