Deciphering ant society
April 19, 2013 The University of Lausanne has carried out a new kind of experiment aimed at better understanding ants’ behaviour. Barcodes glued on each individual enable researchers to monitor […]
Accept Supreme Court decision says Maulvi Mohammed Yussif Yawson, the Acting Ameer of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana (West Africa)
Source: www.ghanaweb.com | Politics of Saturday, 20 April 2013 The Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission of Ghana has appealed to the key actors in the judicial contest of the 2012 presidential elections to accept the decision of the Supreme Court. Maulvi Mohammed Yussif Yawson, the Acting Ameer of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, made the […]
Eighty-five percent of houses of worship in Indonesia are unlicensed
Building permits unevenly enforced in Indonesia Khabar South Asia: Several houses of worship in Indonesia have been closed or torn down because they lacked the required approval. But some say […]
‘Israel prefers US to do the job in Iran’
RT: It would be more convenient for Israel if the US attacked Iran because they have the capacity to do so, journalist and author Yossi Melman told RT. The Israeli […]
Earthquake in China has claimed 156 lives, with more than 5,500 injured
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake in southwestern China has left 156 dead and more than 5,500 people injured, Reuters reports. The Chinese army has stepped in to deal with the debris of collapsed houses and public building as death toll continues to rise. The disaster has struck the country’s south-western Sichuan […]
22nd April 2013- Completion of A Blessed Decade of Divine LeaderShip by Khalifa of Islam
Alislam.org: Read More: His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifa-tul Masih V Watch a short video: by Talmis Ahmad Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community About Khilafat Photo Gallery Special Message […]
Al-Harbi puts US media speculation at rest (Saudi student injured in Boston)
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Saturday 20 April 2013 Saudi student Abdulrahman Al-Harbi, who was injured in the second explosion at the Boston Marathon bombings, said US authorities’ questioning at the hospital […]
Terrorism, like Hate, Love, Jealousy or Ambition has No Religion
Epigraph: And We (Allah) have sent thee (Muhammad) not but as a mercy for all peoples. (Al Quran 21:108) Source: Wikipedia and the Muslim Sunrise Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, […]
Boston marathon bombs suspect captured
Source: BBC The teenage suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings is in custody after being found hiding in a boat in a suburban homeowner’s backyard. Police said they exchanged gunfire […]
For Kerala Muslim man, Catholic priest brings the gift of life
Source: Indian Express Diagnosed with chronic kidney disease a year-and-a-half ago, 30-year-old Rasad Muhammad’s hope of living had sunk with each passing day as a donor remained elusive. Until last month, when his saviour appeared suddenly — in the form of a Christian priest he had never met before. Father […]
Rohingyas the next wave to seek Australian refuge
Source: The Australian TWO years ago the Indonesian office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees had fewer than 50 Rohingya asylum-seekers on its books. Today there are more than 800, and nearly all are trying to get to Australia. “Some of my friends have gone to Australia already and […]
Will Dearth of Experts Starve German Economy?
Source: Spiegel. The success of Germany’s economy has long been driven by small and mid-sized companies dependent on skilled labor. But a developing shortage of experts represents a threat to the country’s economic future. With babies in short supply, immigration could be the answer. More:
Letter bomb to president Germany?
Source: The Local: The police on Friday detonated a suspected letter bomb sent to the official residence of Germany’s president in Berlin. It later turned out to be harmless. More:
A Giant Setback for Human Rights
Source: NY Times: The Supreme Court’s conservatives dealt a major blow Wednesday to the ability of American federal courts to hold violators of international human rights accountable. The court declaredthat a 1789 law called the Alien Tort Statute does not allow foreigners to sue in American courts to seek redress […]
Read the Mind of Boston Terror Suspect!
Source: NY Times: The suspects were brothers. The one who was on the loose was taken into custody on Friday evening. He was the younger of the two, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19. The elder, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was killed in a confrontation with authorities, but not before participating in the fatal […]
Serbia and Kosovo Reach Agreement on Power-Sharing
Source: NY Times: PARIS — After months of difficult negotiations, Serbia and Kosovo reached an agreement on Friday aimed at overcoming ethnic enmities in Kosovo, a former Serbian province. It is a milestone that officials hope will enhance stability in the region and clear a path for both countries to […]
Emirates to Seize Qaeda Supporters
Source: NY Times. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Security authorities in the United Arab Emirates said on Thursday that they had arrested seven members of a “terrorist cell” affiliated with Al Qaeda accused of plotting attacks in the Emirates and in neighboring oil-producing states, according to the official WAM news […]
Iran: On Africa Trip: Looking for Uranium?
SWource: NY Times: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran has started a three-nation Africa trip that includes a visit to Niger, a leading producer of uranium. Mr. Ahmadinejad, left, is also visiting Benin and Ghana. Iran’s state-run media did not specify the purpose of the trip beyond a desire to advance […]
Boston Bombing Suspect Caught
Source: ET The teenage suspect in the Boston Marathonbombings, whose flight from the police after a furious gunfight overnight prompted an intense manhunt that virtually shut down the Boston area all day, was taken into custody Friday night after the police found him in nearby Watertown, Mass., officials said.The suspect, […]