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Sep 16, 2012
Anti-Islam video protests held in Pakistan
Anti-Islam video protests held in Pakistan: At least one killed during rallies against film mocking Prophet Muhammad held in Karachi, Lahore and other cities.
8 Police Killed in Turkey Explosion
8 Police Killed in Turkey Explosion: Security officials in Turkey say a roadside mine blast has killed eight police officers and wounded six.
Authorities blame the attack Sunday on the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, saying the mine was detonated when a police vehicle was passing through the Karliova district of Bingol province.
Rebels from the outlawed PKK are active in Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast.
More than 40,000 people, mostly Kurds, have been killed since the PKK took up arms in 1984 to demand ...
Authorities blame the attack Sunday on the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, saying the mine was detonated when a police vehicle was passing through the Karliova district of Bingol province.
Rebels from the outlawed PKK are active in Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast.
More than 40,000 people, mostly Kurds, have been killed since the PKK took up arms in 1984 to demand ...
Iran Says Its Elite Forces in Syria
Iran Says Its Elite Forces in Syria: Iran says advisers from its elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps are providing non-military assistance in Syria - and that Tehran may take military action if its closest ally is attacked by outside forces.
The statement by guards' commander Mohammad Ali Jafari on Sunday is the first official acknowledgement that Iran has a military presence in Syria, where warfare during a government crackdown on an 18-month-old opposition uprising has left thousands dead.
Iranian media quoted ...
The statement by guards' commander Mohammad Ali Jafari on Sunday is the first official acknowledgement that Iran has a military presence in Syria, where warfare during a government crackdown on an 18-month-old opposition uprising has left thousands dead.
Iranian media quoted ...
New Somali President Inaugurated, al-Shabab Leaves Port City
New Somali President Inaugurated, al-Shabab Leaves Port City: Witnesses say al-Shabab fighters are pulling out of the southern Somali port of Kismayo, the largest city that was still in insurgent hands. Residents tell VOA that al-Shabab leaders already had fled and that their fighters started leaving Sunday after heavy fighting with Somali and Kenyan troops. Dozens were reported killed and the commander of the Somali forces says al-Shabab has been defeated. It is not clear where the al-Shabab fighters were heading. News of ...
Cham Muslims: Liberate Not Expatriate - Onislam.net
Cham Muslims: Liberate Not Expatriate - Onislam.net:
Onislam.net | Cham Muslims: Liberate Not Expatriate Onislam.net After the June 2012 bloody incidents in the Rakhine State of Burma (Myanmar), millions of Muslims from all over the world paid attention to their prosecuted fellows, the Rohingya. But, have you ever heard about the Cham Muslims? It might be a surprise to ... |
In Brazil, opportunity and obstacles for Africans flowing in - latimes.com
In Brazil, opportunity and obstacles for Africans flowing in - latimes.com
SAO PAULO — Melanito Biyouha tries to remember the languages she's heard today at her restaurant in Sao Paulo's African corner.
"English, Bassa, Wolof, Swahili, umm … Lingala," she said. "And of course Portuguese, both with Angolan, Mozambican and Brazilian accents."
Protests disrupt India’s nuclear energy plan - The Washington Post
Protests disrupt India’s nuclear energy plan - The Washington Post
Koodankulam, INDIA — It is a protest that not only threatens the commissioning of the largest nuclear reactor in India but also could cripple the country’s plans to satisfy more of its growing energy needs with nuclear power.
Koodankulam, INDIA — It is a protest that not only threatens the commissioning of the largest nuclear reactor in India but also could cripple the country’s plans to satisfy more of its growing energy needs with nuclear power.
Muslim rage over film echoes back to Islam’s internal struggles - The Washington Post
Muslim rage over film echoes back to Islam’s internal struggles - The Washington Post
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — At the height of the latest Islamic rage, one of the Muslim world’s first media-celebrity imams told worshippers they were indeed witnessing a clash of civilizations. Just not the kind you think.
This one also is within Islam, and it helps explain the multiple personalities of the fury.
Weather pushes allergy and asthma miseries to new level - The Washington Post
Weather pushes allergy and asthma miseries to new level - The Washington Post
As one of the hottest summers ever recorded drew to a close, Jay Portnoy watched patients stream into Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics in Kansas City, Mo., coughing and wheezing with asthma, 20 admissions per day for the week that started with Labor Day, he said.
As one of the hottest summers ever recorded drew to a close, Jay Portnoy watched patients stream into Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics in Kansas City, Mo., coughing and wheezing with asthma, 20 admissions per day for the week that started with Labor Day, he said.
Celebrating the Jewish High Holy Days: Where is the pleasure this season? - The Washington Post
Celebrating the Jewish High Holy Days: Where is the pleasure this season? - The Washington Post
Religion, as it’s talked about in politics and the news, is almost always a negative thing. It’s a source of fear or threat. Inflammation in the Middle East is triggered by competing visions of Allah.
Religion, as it’s talked about in politics and the news, is almost always a negative thing. It’s a source of fear or threat. Inflammation in the Middle East is triggered by competing visions of Allah.
Virginia mosques vandalized; area Muslim leaders call for calm - The Washington Post
Virginia mosques vandalized; area Muslim leaders call for calm - The Washington Post
Ever since the first mosque opened in Harrisonburg, Va., 14 years ago, the immigrants from Pakistan, Iraq and other countries who worship there say they have felt welcomed in the rural college town. They participate in local food banks and shelter programs, have close relations with local churches and often receive non-Muslim visitors at their weekly prayer services.
So on Friday, worshipers were shocked when they arrived at the mosque to find graffiti scrawled on the building, including obscene and racial insults against “Irakis” and a warning: “This is America,” followed by another slur.
Doctors, others billing Medicare at higher rates
Doctors, others billing Medicare at higher rates:
Thousands of doctors and other medical professionals have billed Medicare for increasingly complicated and costly treatments over the past decade, adding $11 billion or more to their fees — and signaling a possible rise in medical billing abuse, according to an investigation by the Center for Public Integrity.
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Thousands of doctors and other medical professionals have billed Medicare for increasingly complicated and costly treatments over the past decade, adding $11 billion or more to their fees — and signaling a possible rise in medical billing abuse, according to an investigation by the Center for Public Integrity.
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Conservative super PACs targeting blue-state Democrats
Conservative super PACs targeting blue-state Democrats:
Democrat John Tierney might normally be a shoo-in for reelection in his deep-blue Northeast Massachusetts district. But a well-funded outside group is trying to change that.
The YG Action Fund, a super PAC funded almost entirely by Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife, has unleashed an ad campaign this month attacking Tierney in starkly personal terms for his wife’s legal troubles and his denials of wrongdoing.
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Democrat John Tierney might normally be a shoo-in for reelection in his deep-blue Northeast Massachusetts district. But a well-funded outside group is trying to change that.
The YG Action Fund, a super PAC funded almost entirely by Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife, has unleashed an ad campaign this month attacking Tierney in starkly personal terms for his wife’s legal troubles and his denials of wrongdoing.
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A year later, Occupy movement struggles for relevance
A year later, Occupy movement struggles for relevance:
Last fall, a few weeks after the Occupy Wall Street protesters set up camp in Lower Manhattan, an Ohio special education teacher named Christopher Bueker hopped in a car with three friends and drove nine hours to Washington to “participate in something bigger.”
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Last fall, a few weeks after the Occupy Wall Street protesters set up camp in Lower Manhattan, an Ohio special education teacher named Christopher Bueker hopped in a car with three friends and drove nine hours to Washington to “participate in something bigger.”
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Aging U.S. nuclear arsenal slated for costly and long-delayed modernization
Aging U.S. nuclear arsenal slated for costly and long-delayed modernization:
The U.S. nuclear arsenal, the most powerful but indiscriminate class of weapons ever created, is set to undergo the costliest overhaul in its history, even as the military faces spending cuts to its conventional arms programs at a time of fiscal crisis.
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The U.S. nuclear arsenal, the most powerful but indiscriminate class of weapons ever created, is set to undergo the costliest overhaul in its history, even as the military faces spending cuts to its conventional arms programs at a time of fiscal crisis.
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4 troops killed in southern Afghanistan insider attack
4 troops killed in southern Afghanistan insider attack:
KABUL, Afghanistan —Four U.S. troops were killed Sunday near a remote NATO installation in southern Afghanistan when a member of the Afghan security forces opened fire on them, military officials said.
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KABUL, Afghanistan —Four U.S. troops were killed Sunday near a remote NATO installation in southern Afghanistan when a member of the Afghan security forces opened fire on them, military officials said.
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