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As rebels on Tuesday fought battles around Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi’s headquarters in Tripoli, the Indonesian government said the fall of the regime would mark the end of an era of state violence against civilians in the north African nation. Hailing the choice made by the people of Libya, Foreign […]
Millions of Asians Escape Poverty Despite Crisis More than 245 million Asians were lifted out of extreme poverty in the last five years despite the global economic crisis, the Asian Development Bank said, citing the region’s brisk economic growth. China, the world’s most populous nation, outperformed other Asian countries, with […]
KUALA LUMPUR:The Election Commission has been tasked with drawing up a framework for the parliamentary select committee on electoral reforms to be sent to the cabinet on Sept 7. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz said the framework, raised by “legal non-governmental organisations”, would […]
KUALA LUMPUR:The Office of the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal today announced 30 locations for the sighting of the Syawal moon on Aug 29 to determine the date for Aidilfitri this year. The Conference of Rulers have agreed that determining the Aidilfitri date would be based on “rukyah” (sighting of […]
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and China will sign a memorandum of understanding early next month to fight human trafficking and to cooperate on security issues. The MoU is part of Malaysia’s attempt to deal directly with countries of origin, transit and destination for human trafficking, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said. […]
PUTRAJAYA: Indonesians top the list of foreign workers registered in the ongoing 6P comprehensive registration exercise. Until 8am yesterday, 896,643 Indonesians – which make up 46% of workers from 12 countries – had registered under the Immigration Department’s biometric registration exercise that started on July 13. Home Ministry deputy secretary-general […]
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 1,051,427 job vacancies have been listed by eight ministries to be filled by Malaysians, before they are given to illegal immigrants given amnesty under the 6P programme. Home Ministry deputy secretary-general Datuk Alwi Ibrahim said of the figure, the International Trade and Industry Ministry had the […]
Source: United Religious Initiative For the students at the ABC4All school in Lahore, Pakistan, interfaith cooperation is a way of life. This small school for Muslim and Christian street children grew out of work the ABC4All Cooperation Circle was doing in one of the city’s slums. Begun informally in September 2009, it […]
There is mounting concern that the Palestinian statehood bid at the UN on September 20 could spark a massive Palestinian assault on Israel’s borders. Depending on how far Israeli soldiers are forced to go in defending themselves and the borders, the situation could quickly deteriorate into open warfare. To prepare […]
……. Now, after careful reviewing of the laws in place, Israel has finally agreed to let Street View photograph the streets and bylanes of Israel, but not before Google complies to the set of laws laid down by the government. According to a post of the Israeli Ministry of Justice’s […]
When criminal court judges are fearful of dishing out tough punishment or, worse, allow a certain empathy for the accused to colour their judgment, it is important to look higher up the chain for the underlying reason. In the case of the leaders of the mob who murdered three members […]
The Ahmadiyah community in Cianjur, West Java, is airing fears of violence and retaliation after a court in Banten recently jailed 12 men for an attack there that left three members of the minority Muslim sect dead………. Firdaus Mubarik, a spokesman for the Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation (JAI), said that Ahmadi […]
BAGHDAD — A chilling series of fatal attacks across Iraq on Monday sent a disheartening message to the Iraqi and American governments: After hundreds of billions of dollars spent since the United States invasion in 2003, and tens of thousands of lives lost, insurgents remain a potent and perhaps resurging […]
LONDON — Nearly 20 years ago, on the eve of the Persian Gulf war, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi protested when a visiting reporter compared him to Saddam Hussein, rejecting the suggestion that Mr. Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait had caused him to supplant Colonel Qaddafi as the West’s principal nemesis in the […]
Source: The New York Times PARIS — Once, while watching a late-night rerun of “Big Brother 17,” or maybe it was “Big Brother 7,” a nearly finished pint of Häagen-Dazs on my lap, I wondered: Is this shortening my life? Now, thanks to a study by researchers in Australia, I […]
Source: San Francisco Chronicle Teresopolis, Brazil — When the avalanche of mud swept through Vanessa Silva’s neighborhood, it punched out the front wall of her house and poured right into her kitchen and bathroom. Six months later, the mess of brick, twisted metal and dirt is still there. Silva and her […]
Source/Credit: Mysuburbanlife.com Glen Ellyn, IL — Today was the kickoff for the “Muslims for Life” campaign at the Baet-ul-Jaamay Mosque in Glen Ellyn. The campaign is a nationwide initiative created by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to bring a message of peace and sanctity of all human life. “Terrorists have painted […]
NDP Leader Jack Layton has died at age 61 after a long battle with cancer, CBC News has learned. Layton died at his home in Toronto early Monday, surrounded by family, according to a statement from his wife, Olivia Chow, and his children, Sarah and Michael Layton. The leader of […]
President invites Egypt’s deputy ambassador amid quarrel over apology, rocket fire in south. President Shimon Peres held a dinner marking the Arab holy month of Ramadan at his residence in Jerusalem Sunday evening, inviting Egypt’s deputy ambassador to participate amid threats the country would withdraw its ambassador from Israel. At […]
Israeli Policemen and members of the so-called Border Guard Units, closed on Sunday night after midnight the Bas Al Amoud area, one of the main gates of Jerusalem, while more than 1500 Palestinian youths continue their protest in the Al Aqsa mosque in Old Jerusalem. Hundreds of soldiers and policemen […]