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- Obama and Muslim voters a ‘double whammy?’ Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 8:18PMBarack Obama should be able to count on heavy support from US Muslims in the November election, if polls are correct, but he risks offending some members of that faith by having to explain he is not one himself.
- Proton in Iran Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 8:10PMTEHERAN: Iranian Industry and Mines Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian said among the 56 Muslim countries, Iran, Malaysia and Turkey had the best conditions for car production, Iranian news agency, IRNA, reported.
- Olympics threatened by Islamic separatists Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 7:39PMBeijing Games organisers play down threat as Turkestan Islamic Party warns of impending attacks
- U.S. military: Iraqi extremists formed courts inside prisons Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 7:26PMBAGHDAD — For years, extremist Iraqi detainees in U.S. custody held self-styled Islamic courts and tortured or killed inmates who refused to join them, military officials said, disclosing new details about the use of American prisons to recruit for the insurgency.
- NSHR to investigate plight of English diploma students Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 7:16PMRIYADH: A group of Saudi students who won a court ruling in December 2006 against Imam Muhammad ibn Saud University for falsely claiming accredited English-language courses have yet to see one halala of their court settlement.
- World news in brief Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 7:13PMMore news from around the world
- US mil: inmates in Iraq imposed Islamic justice Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 3:24PMFor years, extremist Iraqi detainees in U.S. custody held self-styled Islamic courts and tortured or killed inmates who refused to join them, military officials said, disclosing new details about the use of American prisons to recruit for the insurgency.
- Bombings focus attention on SIMI networks Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 3:09PMAttacks intended to show that they have survived arrest of top leadership, investigators believe
- More blasts Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 2:54PM A forensic expert inspects the site of a bomb blast in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.
- Blasts in Gaza Stoke Tensions Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 2:39PMHamas police officers in Gaza rounded up scores of supporters of Fatah and raided its offices after five Hamas militants and a girl were killed in a bomb blast.
- London News and Reviews Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 2:19PMA six-year-old girl and five Hamas supporters died in an explosion near a crowded Gaza City beach last night. Another 15 people were wounded in the blast, which went off under a car parked near a group of Hamas activists at a picnic.
- Report: Ahmadinejad Says Iran Has 6,000 Centrifuges Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 10:56AMPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday that Iran now possesses 6,000 centrifuges, a significant increase in the number of uranium-enriching machines in its nuclear program, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
- Iran now has 6,000 centrifuges for uranium Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 10:24AMTEHRAN, Iran-- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today that Iran now possesses 6,000 centrifuges, a significant increase in the number of uranium-enriching machines in its nuclear program, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
- Bangalore blasts remind cops of failure in Hyderabad probe Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 8:51AMThe serial blasts in Bangalore may bring back to focus the probe into three bomb explosions that rocked the Andhra Pradesh capital last year killing over 50 people. The investigators into the terror acts are yet to make any breakthrough.
- World news in brief 7/26/08 Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 3:06AMUnexplained explosions kill 5, wound 20 in Gaza
- Rice warns China on Olympic security Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 1:45AMSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned China on Saturday not to use its massive Olympic security apparatus to crack down on legitimate dissent.
- Suicide blast kills Yemeni policeman Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 1:44AMSANAA: One policeman was killed and 17 people were wounded when a suicide bomber in a car detonated his device outside a police headquarters in the east Yemen town of Sayun yesterday, local police said.
- After Bangalore, Beijing Olympics on terror radar Saturday, July 26, 2008 @ 1:27AMA group calling itself the Turkistan Islamic Party released a video threatening the Beijing Olympic Games.
- Group threatens Olympics terror, claims bus bombings Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 7:48PMA group calling itself the Turkistan Islamic Party released a video threatening the Beijing Olympic Games and claiming responsibility for recent deadly explosions on two Chinese buses, a terrorism monitoring firm said.
- Group threatens Olympics attack, claims bombed buses Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 7:47PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group calling itself the Turkistan Islamic Party released a video threatening the Beijing Olympic Games and claiming responsibility for recent deadly explosions on two Chinese buses, a terrorism monitoring firm said on Friday.
- Shiver down IT spine - Chain blasts in Bangalore public places Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 5:20PMBangalore, July 25: Eight low-intensity blasts occurring in quick succession shook Bangalore today, killing a woman and wounding seven persons in the first serial bombings in India’s IT capital.
- Two killed in 7 bomb blasts Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 5:11PMAFP. BANGALORE. India’s high-technology capital Bangalore was rocked by a string of seven bomb blasts yesterday with at least two people killed and a dozen more wounded, police said.
- 9 blasts rock Bangalore, 3 die Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 5:00PMRadhika Giri BANGALORE, July 25: Bangalore suffered nine low-intensity explosions today that left three dead and many injured. The first two blasts reverberated around 1.20 p.m and by 2.30 p.m, five more had followed in gaps of 15-20 minutes.
- Suicide bomber kills policeman in Yemen Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 2:51PM One policeman was killed and 17 people were wounded when a suicide bomber in a car detonated his device outside a police headquarters in the east Yemen town of Sayun on Friday, local police said.
- Defense chief opposes truce with Reds Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 12:58PMDEFENSE Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said it is up to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo whether or not to give the go signal to reach a ceasefire agreement with the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People’s Army/National Democratic Front (CPP/NPA/NDF).
- (AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-25 14:12 Two die as seven bombs explode in Indian IT city Bangalore - police UPDATE Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 9:38AM(Updates death toll, further details)
- More News Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 9:26AMHer Israeli hometown suffers seven rocket attacks a day, said the brown-eyed girl. But over here, it is quiet and nice. Dahan and four cousins are among 11 girls from the Gaza Strip who are spending the month at camp and living with host families in Gaithersburg.
- Bombers strike in Bangalore Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 8:40AMThe Indian high-tech hub city of Bangalore became the latest victim of a series of bombings by suspected Islamic militants. One person was killed and at least six injured in the blasts, police said.
- Sderot welcomes Obama Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 8:36AMSDEROT, Israel (JTA) – At the New Age Beauty Salon in a run-down strip mall here, the manicurist and hairdresser swap opinions of Barack Obama, the latest in a series of high-profile visitors to come through this southern Israeli town.
- Bomber kills 8 U.S.-allied Sunnis in Iraq Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 4:40AMBAGHDAD and mdash; A female suicide bomber blew herself up near U.S.-allied Sunni Arab fighters walking in a crowded area of Baqouba, killing at least eight of the guards and wounding 24 other people yesterday evening, police said.
- China says terror plot foiled in run-up to Olympic Games Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 4:03AMOfficials from Shanghai in China have announced that they have cracked a terrorist cell planning to attack an football venue during the Olympic Games.
- Taliban Free Eight Officials In Pakistan: Tribal Leader Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 3:48AMPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP)--Pakistani Taliban militants have released eight of around two dozen government officials kidnapped more than two weeks ago in a restive northwestern region, a tribal elder said Friday.
- Police: Militants blow up girls school in Pakistan Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 2:55AMPolice say militants have blown up a girls school and 10 shops in northwestern Pakistan. There were no casualties.
- Military hardware close to venues proves tourist trap Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 2:38AMBEIJING - ‘What is that?’ asked a surprised and intrigued local resident as he looked at the missiles deployed near the main Olympic stadia in Beijing.
- ‘Release’ of American girl from seminary sought Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 11:09PMNEW YORK, July 24: The South Asian Foundation for Education Reform (Safer) has called for immediate return of Muna Abanur Mahamed, an American girl currently at the Jamia Binoria madressah in Karachi, says a news report.
- Paper On Challenges Of Islamic Studies To Be Presented In Indonesia Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 10:23PMBandar Seri Begawan - Koleg Universiti Perguruan Ugama Seri Begawan has been invited by the Department Agama, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, Indonesia to present the country paper in the International Seminar IMT, which will be held on July 28 in Indonesia.
- 29 Students Receive Khatam Al-Quran Certificates Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 9:25PMBandar Seri Begawan - Twenty-nine students from the Tanah Jambu Religious School received their certificates at the Khatam al-Quran ceremony yesterday.
- Construction Of New House For Dayang Ainah Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 9:25PMBandar Seri Begawan - A ceremony to erect a pillar for the new assistance house of Dayang Ainah binti Lajim was held at the construction site yesterday at Kg Selayun.
- MABIMS Meeting In Singapore Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 9:24PMThe delegation was led by Awang Haji Amir Hisham bin Haji Masri, head of Imarah Section, Department of Mosque Affairs of the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
- Maybank to keep lead in takaful Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 7:46PMKUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) is confident of maintaining its position as the largest takaful operator in Malaysia after receiving good response for its latest product, Takaful Al-Waqi.
- Calif. group starts site as a muslim alternative to YouTube Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 6:48PMThe Press-Enterprise of Riverside, Calif. - A Temecula, Calif., group has launched a Muslim version of YouTube.
- JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 6:29PMThe NATO chief called Thursday for Pakistan to be more involved in tackling extremist bases on its soil, as Afghanistan was hit by new attacks with at least 34 Taliban bodies found after one battle.
- Conservative thinker denies ‘warmonger’ label Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 5:16PMRecent news of the Bush administration making diplomatic overtures to Iran –– including possibly opening a consular station in Tehran –– shocked many conservatives.
- Cabinet endorses Indo-Lanka power line Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 3:37PMCOLOMBO: The Cabinet has granted approval to a memorandum submitted by the Minister of Power and Energy W.D.J. Seneviratne, for the construction of an India-Sri Lanka electricity transmission interconnection for bilateral power exchange between the two countries, Information and Media Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa told the Cabinet news briefing yesterday.
- Authentic Sri Lankans? Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 3:34PMThe first two generations of independent Sri Lanka were still struggling under the influence of foreign rule and like most of the Asian societies the mental colonisation achieved by British could not be eradicated in the minds of people fully.
- You are currently viewing this from 69.147.109.97 - Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 3:31PMWELCOME GUEST! Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir paraded as a man of peace on Thursday as he wrapped up a heavily protected tour of Darfur defying accusations that he masterminded genocide in the region.
- What China thinks about the N-deal progress Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 1:53PMWhat China thinks about teh Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Military chief proposes indefinite ceasefire with Reds Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 1:33PMARMED Forces Chief Alexander Yano on Thursday proposed an indefinite ceasefire agreement with the communist movement to pave the way for the resumption of formal peace negotiations.
- Volunteers nix delay in Armm elections Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 1:30PMKIDAPAWAN CITY -- Poll volunteers in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm) have expressed dismay when they learned that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has endorsed the postponement of the regional elections this August 11.
- Israel to build new settlement in West Bank Thursday, July 24, 2008 @ 1:19PMJERUSALEM - A key planning committee on Thursday approved construction of a new Israeli settlement in the West Bank, the first to be built in a decade, an Israeli official said.
