Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Gurdwara vandalised in US with anti-Muslim graffiti

Gurdwara vandalised in US with anti-Muslim graffiti


Gurdwara vandalised in US with anti-Muslim graffiti

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:05 PM PST

An under construction Gurdwara in the American State of Michigan has been vandalised and defaced with anti-Muslim graffiti, the police and community leaders have said. The vandalism of the Gurdwara, ...


Santorum sweeps Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri in Republican primary

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:59 PM PST

The Republican Party chairman in Colorado has declared Rick Santorum the winner in the state's caucuses in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. The victories were Santorum's fir...


New Maldives President appeals for calm; chiefs of police, army replaced, say sources

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:02 PM PST

Sources say new chief of police and army have been appointed. Brigadier Ahmed Shiyam, who was chief of the Male Command, has been made the new Chief of Maldivian National Defence Forces .


US not considering arming Syrian opposition

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 08:21 PM PST

The White House said on Tuesday that the U.S. is not considering arming opposition groups in Syria, deflecting calls from some lawmakers to explore such a possibility as one way to quell the violence ...


Britain braces for deep-freeze, snowy weekend

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:49 AM PST

Britain was bracing itself for another weekend full of snow disruptions on Tuesday after forecasters warned of a further wintry blast bringing fresh snowfalls. While temperatures on Tuesday night were...


Eichmann exhibit gives glimpse of Israel's Mossad

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:18 AM PST

Lifting a half-century veil of secrecy, Israel's Mossad spy agency is opening its archive this week to reveal the story behind the legendary 1960 capture of Nazi mastermind Adolf Eichmann. The "Operat...


Bishops told paedophiles lie, victims must be heard

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 09:50 AM PST

Psychologists told bishops from around the world on Tuesday that priests who rape and molest children lie when confronted with an accusation and that the church should listen first to victims since th...


Last known WWI veteran Florence Green dies at 110

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 09:34 AM PST

Florence Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets. But Green, who has died aged 110, was the last known surviving veteran of World War I. She was serving wit...


Britain marks Charles Dickens' 200th birthday

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 06:40 AM PST

Prince Charles led ceremonies Tuesday to mark the 200th birthday of novelist Charles Dickens - a writer as popular today as he was during his lifetime. The heir to the British throne laid a wreath on ...


Man who killed self, sons in fire left voicemail

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 05:44 AM PST

Before killing himself and his two young sons in a deadly house fire, Josh Powell left a voicemail for family members saying he couldn't live without the boys and didn't want to go on anymore. A news ...


Marines practice amphibious war, storm US beaches

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 04:40 AM PST

A small group of Marines trudged onto the beach sands in pitch-black night with an armada of US Navy warships sailing just off the shore. Their mission: root out insurgents that threatened to attack a...


Pakistan gets new fighter planes from US

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:27 AM PST

With an eye to India, Pakistan Monday received the last of 18 F-16 fighter jets from the US.The Dawn reports the primary consideration for purchasing the new aircraft was to improve the fighting capab...


Maldives unrest: President resigns amid protests; police take over TV station

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 02:20 AM PST

The president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed announced his resignation on Tuesday during a televised press conference after a mutiny by the police and weeks of demonstrations.


Flood fears ease in Australia as clean-up begins

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 02:09 AM PST

Fears eased on Tuesday that a swollen river would breach its banks in the Australian state of Queensland as residents in other areas began a huge clean-up after floods wreaked havoc.


Five big facts on Maldives political crisis

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 01:23 AM PST

Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed announced his resignation on Tuesday following weeks of public protests over his controversial order to arrest a senior judge. Here are five big facts on Maldives' p...


Australian pilot sues Virgin over heavy bag: report

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 01:22 AM PST

An Australian pilot is suing Virgin Australia after reportedly claiming he hurt his back carrying a heavy flight bag full of charts which he argues could have been left on the plane or stored on an iP...

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