UK: Leveson Inquiry, ‘Daily Star had anti-Muslim agenda’
A former journalist at the Daily Star told the Leveson Inquiry into press standards that he received threats and may have had his phone hacked after he quit the paper […]
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Vienna the nicest place to live in the world
Vienna has topped a list as the nicest place to live in the world, thanks to its excellent infrastructure, safe streets and publish health service. German and Swiss cities also […]
IMF drawing up £500bn package to save Italy, Spain and the euro
The International Monetary Fund is being lined up potentially to help Italy and Spain amid growing fears that a European rescue scheme will not be able to prop up the […]
Staff to be banned from sending emails
The head of one of Europe’s largest information technology services companies is to ban staff from sending each other emails, saying they waste time and are outdated. From Telegraph UK: […]
Christian worker loses her job after being ‘targeted’ by Islamic extremists
Source / Credit: The Telegraph By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs Correspondent 7:30AM GMT 27 Nov 2011 A Christian worker has launched a landmark legal action after she lost her job […]
Daredevil ‘Jetman’ soars over Alps in latest stunt
The Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy dons a jet suit and flies in formation with two Albatross jets over the Swiss Alps. The 51-year-old former pilot, who calls himself “Jetman,” took to the skies wearing a 120lb custom-built jet suit over the Alps in formation with the Breitling jet team. The […]
Margaret Thatcher knew that capitalism must deliver for the masses
Propping up failure – in the euro and elsewhere – is hardly the recipe for renewed prosperity. Friends of Lady Thatcher tend to deplore The Iron Lady, the new film about her starring Meryl Streep. They do so because they are upset at the portrayal of a still living person […]
FBI art crimes chief ‘ordered theft of Monet and Sisley paintings from French gallery’
Seven people go on trial on Monday for the multi-million pound theft of a Monet, Sisley and two Breughels in Nice but their leader claims the FBI’s art crimes chief “ordered” the heist.The men face maximum sentences of 30 years in prison for armed robbery at the end of the […]
Russia: Signal picked up from Russia’s stranded Mars probe
Contact has finally been made with Russia’s troubled Mars mission, says the European Space Agency (Esa). The agency reports that its tracking station in Perth, Australia, picked up a signal […]
French court approves extradition of Manuel Noriega
Panama’s former strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega is set to be extradited from France to his homeland to serve time for three murders, following a French appeals court ruling on Wednesday. The ruling is a victory for human rights campaigners who want to see him answer for crimes in Panama, but […]
Spain’s King left with black eye after walking into a door
King Juan Carlos of Spain appeared in public sporting a black eye after “walking into a door” at his royal residence. The 73-year-old monarch was pictured with the shiner on his left eye and a small sticking plaster on the bridge of his nose at a reception for new ambassadors […]
UK: Head of RAF warns of civil war in Afghanistan
The head of the Air Force has admitted that Afghanistan could descend into civil war when Nato forces leave in 2014 with the RAF having to remain behind to help with security. In a wide ranging interview Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton denied that Prince William’s imminent deployment to […]
UK: Girl Guides considers dropping God from members’ promise
Children may be stopped from pledging their devotion to God when joining the Girl Guides following complaints that it discriminates against non-Christians. Girls wanting to become Guides, Brownies or Rainbows currently promise to “love” God when signing up to the 101-year-old organisation. However, the association is considering reviewing the wording […]
UK Iraq war report delayed over secret documents
Britain’s public inquiry into the Iraq War said on Thursday it would not deliver its conclusions until next summer at the earliest as it seeks the release of secret government documents. The five-member inquiry team began hearings in November 2009 and had hoped to deliver its verdict by the end […]
UK: The mother of all huggers
The humanitarian phenomenon Amma has now embraced 31 million people around the world. We joined the queue. Given the chilliness of the winds whipping around north London, there is a surprising number of people in flimsy white robes scurrying up the hill from Wood Green station. Not that the Arctic […]
Hajj pilgrimage 2011: by numbers
The annual Hajj pilgrimage which will peak on Saturday as the faithful gather in the plain of Mount Arafat, outside Mecca in the kingdom’s west, is the world’s largest annual gathering. Key numbers for the hajj this year: – An estimated 2.5 million pilgrims are gathering in Mecca this year […]
Dispatch: British troops and Taliban fighters in Mexican standoff
Across a flat, open expanse of ground 600 yards to our front we could see three Taliban standing at the corner of a mudbrick compound.The insurgents also knew precisely where we were. But they would only grab their weapons and open fire if the patrol from 2nd Bn The Rifles […]
UK: Captain Salman Butt and Pakistan bowlers jailed for no-ball plot
Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt has been jailed for 30 months for his part in the conspiracy to bowl deliberate no-balls in last year’s Test match against England. Former world number two Test bowler Mohammad Asif, 28, was jailed for one year and bowler Mohammad Amir, 19, has been […]
Malaysia: Ahmadiyya decry JAIS attacks
Islamic authorities are bent on demonising us, say local Ahmadiyya Muslims. PETALING JAYA: Local Ahmaddiyya Muslims are tired of being discriminated against, and want to challenge the state to a discussion on their stand as believers.The Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS), according to Ahmadiyya spokesman Maulana Ainul Yaqeen Sahib, has […]
UK: St Paul’s tries to heal rifts and offers to open its doors
Cathedral may be set to reopen, but the bitterness over the Church’s attitude to protesters has deepened St Paul’s Cathedral looks set to reopen tomorrow as The Church of England appeared to be in the grip of a crisis of conscience surrounding its stance on London’s anti-capitalist protest. Those camping […]