Sunday, September 9, 2012

German Jews, Muslims unite to protest against circumcision ban

German Jews, Muslims unite to protest against circumcision ban


German Jews, Muslims unite to protest against circumcision ban

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 09:02 PM PDT

Hundreds of German Jews and Muslims held a joint rally in Berlin on Sunday demanding that their "freedom of religion" be respected, in a rare show of unity to protest against a court order that banned...


US to transfer Bagram prison to Afghans today

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 08:31 PM PDT

The United States is to hand formal control of a controversial prison to the Afghan government on Monday, despite apparent disagreements between the two sides on the fate of hundreds of inmates.


France's Francois Hollande outlines sweeping new taxes for recovery

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 07:35 PM PDT

France's Socialist President Francois Hollande Sunday pledged 30 billion euros in new taxes and savings to balance the budget and fund a turnaround in two years and rejected criticism of dragging his ...


French Alps shooting: 7-year-old survivor out of coma, police wait to interview girl

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 07:31 PM PDT

Police were on Monday waiting to question a young British girl seen as the key to solving the mystery of a shooting on a lonely forest road that left three members of her family and a cyclist dead.

Iraq's fugitive Vice President convicted as attacks kill 92

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 07:08 PM PDT

Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president was sentenced Sunday to death by hanging on charges he masterminded death squads against rivals in a terror trial that has fueled sectarian tensions in the country...


Saudis say eight suspected al-Qaeda members surrender

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 08:29 AM PDT

Saudi Arabia says eight suspected al-Qaeda members wanted by security authorities have turned themselves in and are being investigated.


Bomb hoax, emergency landing at Lahore airport

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 08:26 AM PDT

A hoax bomb call briefly disrupted services at the Lahore airport today, after External Affairs Minister S M Krishna's special plane took off.


Five crucial factors to watch, 58 days from the US Presidential election

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 06:59 AM PDT

Two months before the election, President Obama and Mitt Romney agree on at least one thing: the collection of states where the race will be decided.


Senior Pakistan leader shot dead

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 06:39 AM PDT

A senior leader of the PML-Q party and his bodyguard were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's Punjab province today, police said.


Afghans poised to 'take over' US prison

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 06:19 AM PDT

The United States is due to hand over formal control of a controversial prison housing Taliban fighters to the Afghan government tomorrow, in a move hailed by Kabul as a victory for sovereignty.


Japan, China leaders meet amid tension over islands

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 05:56 AM PDT

Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Sunday Japan should not make a "wrong decision" over a territorial dispute when he met Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda after weeks of tension between the nei...


Can Israel surprise Iran? Maybe not, but could still strike

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 05:47 AM PDT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cancellation of a security cabinet session on Iran following a media leak last week laid bare a conundrum long troubling Israeli strategists: could they count on an...


NYC cleans up from 2 twisters after Eastern storms

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 03:46 AM PDT

Two tornadoes struck the outer edges of New York City on Saturday, hurling debris into the air and knocking out power in an area unaccustomed to the phenomenon. No serious injuries were reported wh...

Facebook may give you a call if your profile looks suspicious

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 01:42 AM PDT

Social networking giant Facebook is making a "huge effort" to weed out fake profiles to prevent misuse of such identities, a senior company official has said.


Barack Obama asks Hawaiian-born boy if he has a birth certificate

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 01:16 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama made a rare, light-hearted reference to the controversy over his birth certificate on Saturday at a restaurant in Florida where he met a young boy who, like the president, wa...


Explosions kill 58 in Iraq, French consulate hit

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 01:13 AM PDT

At least 58 people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Sunday, including a car bomb outside a French consulate. Iraq's conflict has eased since its height in 2006-2007 when sectarian slaughter ki...


US had planned air strike to level Osama's Abbottabad hideout

Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:45 AM PDT

The US was initially planning a massive air strike using B-2 Spirit bombers to level the Abbottabad hideout of Osama bin Laden but chose an assault by its elite commandos who killed the world's most w...


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