Stratfor analysts did not believe that Osama bin Laden was buried at sea, according to Stratfor emails leaked by WikiLeaks. At 5:26 a.m. on May 2, the morning after Barack Obama announced the successful raid on bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound, Stratfor CEO George Friedman sent an email with the subject “[alpha] OBL” that […]
Prime minister Mark Rutte on Thursday again refused to condemn a website set up by the anti-immigration PVV where people can complain about central and eastern Europeans, following a meeting with the chairman of the European parliament. In a joint news conference after the meeting, Schultz said both he and […]
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Wednesday that the Iran gas pipeline project was “inexplicable” and could invoke US sanctions that would further ‘undermine’ Pakistan’s ‘already shaky’ economy. Source: Anwar Iqbal, DownCom Earlier, Congressman John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat, drew Secretary Clinton’s attention to the Pakistan-Iran gas […]
Ahmadis: nowhere to hide Rabia Ali 11 Karachi Although he may not be able to comprehend the seriousness of the message, every time eight-year-old Akbar* sees a sticker denouncing Ahmadis at his apartment’s gate, he knows that trouble is right around the corner. “I don’t play outside anymore,” he said, […]
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=bestoftv/2012/03/01/ac-harrisburg-illinois-mayor-tornado.cnn (CNN) — Weary residents may get some good news Thursday as the monster storm system that already battered many Midwestern states and caused a dozen deaths is expected to weaken. The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center downgraded its outlook for severe weather from moderate to slight over the […]
Source: NY Times. I.B.M. is jumping into an area of computing that has, until now, been primarily the province of academia: the quest to build a quantum computer. A computer that took advantage of the oddities of quantum physics could solve in seconds certain problems that would occupy present-day […]
Credit: BBC Urdu (Online) آصف فاروقی بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، اسلام آباد آخری وقت اشاعت: جمعرات 1 مارچ 2012 , 13:44 GMT 18:44 PST حکومتِ پاکستان کے خلاف بغاوت پھیلانے اور فوجی صدر دفاتر پر حملے کی سازش کے الزام میں زیرِ حراست پاکستانی فوجی افسر بریگیڈیئر […]
Arab News: In the frustrating pursuit of Palestinian-Israeli peace settlement based on the concept of a two-state solution, one particular issue emerges as the most cumbersome and, in the view of most Israelis, non-negotiable. It is the fate of Arab East Jerusalem, occupied along with the rest of the West […]
Jeruslem Post: By BEN HARTMAN Winners include Stanford, Oxford professors George Conquest, Martin Gilbert, South African artist William Kentridge. The international Dan David Foundation announced the names of its 2012 […]
Source: Dawn The bloodbath of Shia Muslims at the hands of fundamentalist Sunnis continues along the streets and roads in Pakistan. The Shia victims of sectarian violence have little hope for justice since three out of every four terrorism cases end up in an acquittal on technicalities. Yesterday, Shias en […]
Courtesy Ahmadiyya Times: “This Mosque has been built only for the worship of God, and as a means to develop love, affection and peace. We have no other purpose, and we […]
Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | US Desk Source/Credit: The Guggington Post | Gadling Blog By Chris Owen | February 28, 2012 Humanity First works to assist people affected by natural disasters, war, […]
Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | EU Desk Source/Credit: The Tagesspiegel, By Benjamin Lassiwe | February 27, 2012 It is rare for a Muslim to deliver a sermon in a Catholic church. […]
BEIJING – Chinese authorities have given the green light for religious groups to engage in more charitable work, according to an announcement by the State Administration for Religious Affairs and five other departments. Preferential policies, including government subsidies and tax reductions, are in place when religious groups seek registration to […]
China and the Philippines are continuing to trade barbs amid a rumbling row over disputed areas in the South China Sea. A China Daily editorial called Manila a “troublemaker” and criticised its move to allow oil and gas companies to bid for contracts in two offshore areas. Read More…
Credit: How Life Works: Did you know you can lose weight without dieting? That’s what one new weight loss product wants you to believe, after claiming you can lose 30 pounds in six months, without changing what you eat. It’s called the Sensa Weight Loss System, and it’s one of […]
Credit: Washington Post: When the crew of the Virginia scallop trawler Cinmar hauled a mastodon tusk onto the deck in 1970, another oddity dropped out of the net: a dark, tapered stone blade, nearly eight inches long and still sharp. Forty years later, this rediscovered prehistoric slasher has reopened debate […]
Credit: Asiatimes: By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON – As top US and Israeli officials prepare for a crucial set of meetings, a new survey finds little backing among the Israeli public for a military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities without Washington’s approval. Only about one in five Israelis (19% ) favor […]
Credit:Stratfor: The United States imposed sanctions on Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security on Thursday, while semi-official state media reported that a political official of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) had again threatened that Iran will attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, however, the […]
Credit: UKTIMES LONDON: By Zubair Khan During its continuous turbulent history, Pakistan, at times adopted Joint-Electorate System while some times it resorted to Separate Electorate System. Currently it is sticking to Separate Electorate System for many years. An effort has been made to briefly define these systems with some apparent […]