Schäuble: bad English rules at EU meetings
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Home prices rose in October: S&P
(Reuters) – Single-family home prices rose in October, reinforcing the view the domestic real estate market is improving and should bolster the economyin 2013, a closely watched survey showed on Wednesday. The S&P/Case Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas gained 0.7 percent in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, […]
Iran bans flights during call to Islamic prayer
DUBAI | Wed Dec 26, 2012 (Reuters) – Iran’s parliament has banned on airplanes from flying in the country during the Azan call to Islamic prayer, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday. “According to the new directive, airplanes are banned from flying during Azan, especially during the call […]
Syria opposition activists expect rocky transition after Assad’s fall
By Karen DeYoung, Published: December 25 Planning for the day after the anticipated fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has become a race against time that many proponents of a pluralistic, democratic Syria fear they are losing. In Washington, Istanbul and elsewhere, opposition activists and their supporters are establishing databases […]
The secret of ancient Egyptian beauty
ARAB NEWS Wednesday 26 December 2012 It is said that beauty is only skin deep. It is no wonder then, that throughout history women have invested an exorbitant amount of […]
How to be Free from Addiction and Sin?
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Prologue There are only 100 Senators in USA Senate, two from each state and they are the elite of […]
Successful but Unfair Elections will Complete the Radicalization of Pakistani State?
Express Tribune: Terrorism after Bilour’s death by Khaled Ahmad and comments by Abdul Alim The Taliban have killed Bashir Bilour, one of the top leaders of the ANP in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. In the aftermath, ANP leaders have said some bitter things about how Pakistan interprets terrorism in the country. They insist that it […]
Egypt’s state of despair
Source: Daily Times: By: S P Seth Mr Morsi needs to guard against becoming identified, like the fallen dictator Hosni Mubarak, as the symbol and personification of all that continues to be wrong with Egypt One would expect that the referendum on the draft constitution would usher in a new […]
President Barack Obama to cut short vacation to deal with fiscal crisis
Source: TOI President Barack Obama will be back in Washington on Thursday to deal with fiscal cliff negotiations. HONOLULU: President Barack Obama is cutting short his Hawaiian holiday to leave for Washington on Wednesday to address the unfinished “fiscal cliff” negotiations with Congress, the White House said on Tuesday. As […]
Pakistan begin their India tour with a win
Source: TOI Pakistan’s captain Mohd Hafeez takes the stump as Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi celebrates the win against India in the first T20 match in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo) BANGALORE: A dream debut by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who bagged three for nine from his four overs, wasn’t enough to stop Pakistan […]
Rajiv Gandhi’s death certificate given to wrong widow
Source: TOI A revenue official said, the issuing of death certificate is not confidential, but what has caused discomfiture is that she claimed to be Rajiv Gandhi’s wife. CHENNAI: Kancheepuram district administration has transferred the record clerk from the sub-registrar office in Sriperumbudur who had issued a death certificate of […]
Interview with a Newly Designated Terrorist: Syria’s Jabhat Al-Nusra
By Rania Abouzeid / Outside Aleppo TIME WORLD Abu Adnan smirked from behind his black balaclava, his auburn whiskers peeking through the fabric as the corners of his mouth rose. […]
Future terrorists to come from various religions: report
Source: Dawn.com WASHINGTON: An official US report warns that future terrorists could come from many different religions, including Christianity and Hinduism. “Right-wing and left-wing ideological groups — some of the oldest users of terrorist tactics — also will pose threats,” the report adds. But it hopes that the withdrawal of […]
Syria: An attempt to live a normal life
Over the past month, rebel forces in Syria have enjoyed tactical successes which analysts say demonstrate their growing ability to challenge the government’s military dominance. The Russians – who have […]
Idaho senator Michael Crapo accused of DUI in Virginia
(CNN) — U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho, was arrested early Sunday morning in Alexandria, Virginia, and charged with driving under the influence, according to the town’s police department. Jody Donaldson, […]
Ahmadi Muslim Women share baubles for Peace
BERINGEN – On Tuesday morning visitors to the Municipal Administrative Centre (SAC) got a nice surprise as the women from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association presented Christmas ornaments. The women wanted […]
Indonesia and Muslim World League launch Islamic media website
Jakarta, NU Online Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Muslim World League have launched an international Islamic media website, http://www.islamicnewsmedia.org, to increase the public`s awareness of Islam. Suryadharma Ali, […]
MERRY CHRISTMAS: Chinese Credit Ratings Agency Dagong Puts The US On Negative Watch
Business Insider: Not that it affects anything at all, but Chinese credit rating agency Dagong used Christmas to put the US on negative watch. Dagong Global Credit Rating Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Dagong”) releases a credit rating report on December 25th, 2012, putting the United States of America […]
How Excess Holiday Eating Disturbs Your ‘Food Clock’
ScienceDaily: Dec. 21, 2012 — If the sinful excess of holiday eating sends your system into butter-slathered, brandy-soaked overload, you are not alone: People who are jet-lagged, people who work graveyard shifts and plain-old late-night snackers know just how you feel. …The food clock is there to help our bodies make […]
TED Talk: Salman Khan: Let’s Use Video To Reinvent Education
Source: The Huffington Post http://embed.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html Watch Salman Khan discuss the reinvention of education through video, then read a follow-up post by YouTube Education’s Angela Lin below. Growing up, my […]