Indonesian Muslim hardliner goes on trial over attackThursday, August 21, 2008 @ 3:16AMJakarta - Amid tight security, an Indonesian Muslim hardliner went on trial Thursday for his alleged role in a violent attack against an interfaith rally in early June that left dozens of people injured. Government prosecutors charged Habib Rizieq Sh...
Competing in Saudi ArabiaMonday, August 11, 2008 @ 10:08AM Saudi Arabia does not allow women to be part of its Olympic team. Despite this, Lina al-Meena and her husband set up the Jeddah United Sports Company to promote female sport and eventually Olympic-standard athletes.
Shiite Leader Vows to Stop InsurgencyThursday, August 7, 2008 @ 7:48PMGroup to focus on science and education rather than killing Iraq, U.S. soldiers.
Nigeria: Jose - Death of a TitanWednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 6:14AMThe news came to me through the multi-talented ace photographer, Sunmi Smart-Cole, last Saturday at precisely 11am. I had just switched on my MTN line when his terse text came through. "Alhaji BABATUNDE JOSE," it said, "died at (5.45am) this morning, aged 82. Burial at ATAN cemetery at 4pm."
Son of top Hamas leader converts to ChristianityThursday, July 31, 2008 @ 1:53PMJERUSALEM – The son of one of the most popular leaders in the Hamas terrorist organization has moved to the U.S. and converted to Christianity, it has emerged.