Afghan president says Afghans scuffered in hunt for Bin Laden
Welcoming the news, the Afghan president Hamid Karzai said he did not believe that other countries appreciated how much his people had suffered in the fight against terrorism. Read more
Hundreds of Syrian and foreign nationals demonstrate near US Embassy to stop interference in Syria’s affairs
Damascus- Hundreds of the Syrian and foreign nationals on Sunday gathered near the American Embassy in Damascus calling upon the USA to abstain from meddling in Syria’s internal affairs. The demonstrators carried banners condemning the policy of double standards adopted by the USA towards Syria as it turns a blind […]
Israel remembers victims of Holocaust
Holocaust Remembrance Day was honored Monday morning with a siren marking a moment of silence throughout Israel at 10 am. As on every year, flower wreaths were laid at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. The Knesset held its annual ceremony of the reading out of victims’ names. President Shimon Peres and […]
‘Backed by science’ claims on fitness products
Power Balance bracelets The claim: Power Balance makes a range of plastic bracelets and pendants decorated with holographic stickers, which they say will “optimize the body’s natural energy flow” to enhance strength, balance and flexibility. The bracelets have been widely adopted by celebrities and professional athletes, including Toronto Blue Jays […]
Is there hope for Peace
How Will Bin Laden’s Death Affect Terror Movements? The death of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden could temporarily dampen but not put an end to radicalism and terrorism activities, including in Indonesia, experts said on Monday. Osama was killed on Sunday in a firefight with U.S. forces in Pakistan […]
Peace Conference AMJ-Malta Alfzal Report
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta organised its Peace Conference on 25th February 2011, the full report is published in the daily Alfzal Rabwah in Urdu. (Alfzal Rabwah: Monday 2nd May 2011; pages 3, 4 and 6) Read Full Report in Urdu:
13 crimes exempted from death penalty
BEIJING – Several important changes to China’s laws came into effect on Sunday, addressing such things as which crimes deserve the death penalty and appropriate punishments for producers of tainted food as well as bringing in harsher sentences for people who drink and drive. China’s newly revised Criminal Law has […]
Tokyo stocks jump after news of bin Laden’s death Monday 02nd May, 03:07 PM JST
Tokyo stocks rose sharply Monday, with the Nikkei index surpassing the 10,000 line for the first time since March 11, after news al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden had been killed.
Imperial couple’s visit to Iwate postponed due to bad weather
A planned visit by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to areas in Iwate Prefecture worst hit by the devastating March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami has been postponed to Friday due to bad weather in the areas, the Imperial Household Agency said Monday.
Osama bin Laden, the face of terror, killed in Pakistan
The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, Osama Bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said Sunday night. Bin Laden was the leader of al Qaeda, the terrorist network behind the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. U.S. officials said that their forces […]
Further delay to Nasa’s final Endeavour shuttle mission
The final mission of Nasa’s Endeavour shuttle has been delayed further by a technical problem. US space agency managers said the ship would not now lift off before 8 May. It should have left Earth on Friday but has been held on the ground because of an electrical failure in […]
‘Rahmet Allah’
The organisers of the visit by Metropolitan Seraphim of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria mentioned that the original stimulus to organising the visit came from this column. How valuable do you think the visit proved to be? The Ecumenical Service at Cospicua last Thursday certainly served to raise our […]
PM may share some powers with ‘new ally’
Under a secret clause of an imminent power-sharing deal between the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani will have to forfeit […]
PML-Q delegation to meet President Zardari tonight
ISLAMABAD: The leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Q will meet with President Asif Ali Zardari later today, DawnNews reported on Sunday. According to PML-Q sources, PPP offered five seats of senate to PML-Q in the senate elections. As per details received to DawnNews, two seats from Balochistan and one each from […]
What Germany Must Learn from Chernobyl and Fukushima
Germany must speed up its transition to renewable energy in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear accident, writes Norbert Röttgen, the German environment minister, in an opinion piece. He says Germany can lead the way with a successful shift into green power that will boost its economy. Twenty-five years […]
CIA Part of Investigation of ‘Düsseldorf Cell’
Security officials in Germany arrested three suspects who may be linked to al-Qaida on Friday. The men could be the first group connected to the international terrorist group to be uncovered in the country since Mohammed Atta’s Hamburg-based 9/11 terror cell. One of the men is believed to have had […]
Slahi’s Guantanamo File Full of Dubious Information
The secret file on detainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who lived in Germany for years, exemplifies the failure of the Guantanamo system. His confession to being a member of al-Qaida was obtained under torture, and other evidence in the file is also worthless. The 12-page document stems from March 2008. Anyone who […]
Vote is refrendum on Harper Government
Who says elections are a nuisance? Stephen Harper and the media. The latter also parroted his pronouncement that this campaign was “unnecessary,” being the fifth since 2000. It’s a waste of money. It’s boring, to boot. Canadians have proven them wrong, being fully engaged from the first week to the […]
Pope beatifies John Paul II before 1.5M faithful
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II before 1.5 million faithful in St. Peter’s Square and surrounding streets Sunday, moving the beloved former pontiff one step closer to possible sainthood in one of the largest turnouts ever for a Vatican Mass. The crowd in Rome and […]
Resisting the French Resistance
The burka ban France implemented a few days ago signals that many European countries cling to the past and resist accepting the reality that they are multicultural societies Islam is a major presence across France and the European continent. Last year Belgium issued its own burka ban and other countries, […]