Australia’s Senate has approved a controversial law on pollution, after years of bitter political wrangling. The Clean Energy Act will force the country’s 500 worst-polluting companies to pay a tax on their carbon emissions from 1 July next year. The Senate vote is a victory for Prime Minister Julia Gillard, […]
Australia has reported a weaker-than-expected trade surplus for September as exports fell due to slowing demand. Shipments fell 3% from the previous month, while imports were down by 1%, resulting in a trade balance of 2.5bn Australia dollars ($2.6bn; £1.8bn). The data comes amid concerns that a slowdown in the […]
Source: asiatimes on line: WASHINGTON – Two weeks after President Barack Obama announced the withdrawal of all remaining United States troops from Iraq by the end of next month, a familiar clutch of neo-conservative hawks and prominent Republicans are blaming the president for “losing” the Middle Eastern country to its […]
Source: Asiatimes on line: Get ready for a flurry of fuzzy satellite ”intelligence” of generic warehouses all across Iran frantically described as segments of a nuclear bomb assembly line (Remember a famous ”secret nuclear facility” in Syria not long ago? It was a textile factory.) Get ready for a flurry […]
Source: TOI on line Drinking milk regularly could help you shed weight, finds a study. In a two-year weight loss study, milk drinkers had an advantage over those who skipped the milk, reports the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers led by Danit Shahar from the Ben-Gurion University of the […]
ISLAMABAD: While condemnations pour in over the killing of three Hindus in Sindh as Muslims celebrated Eidul Azha, a US government commission has said that Pakistani text books foster intolerance of Hindus, according to an Associated Press report.
The Jakarta Post | Nine out of 10 Indonesian consumers are upbeat about their financial situation for next year, making the country the third-most confident country in the world, a survey says. A Nielsen online survey on the consumer confidence index revealed on Wednesday that 86 percent of Indonesian respondents […]
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has confirmed a dramatic rise in the number of halal food products coming in from China, but remained skeptical over that country’s developing halal industry. “The number of halal products from China has increased by 50 to 100 percent since last […]
Analysis: Harry Su, Bahana Securities Helped by strong domestic demand and exports, Indonesia reported continued solid third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.5 percent year-on-year, flat over the last two quarters and slightly lower than our and consensus estimates of 6.6 percent (exhibit 2). We note that growth across […]
disabled member of the Indonesian’s minority Ahmadiyah religious sect survived a brutal attack by an unknown assailant but had both his ears partially severed with a machete, it was reported on Thursday. The victim was identified as Sadarudin, a resident of the run-down Transito shelter in Mataram, Lombok, that has […]
In Indonesia, religious peace is at risk Berlin (ENI news). Indonesia has seen a sharp increase in religious violence over recent years, with radical Muslim groups targeting both Christians and members of the minority Ahmadiyah community. But at an ecumenical seminar in Germany, the chair of the Communion of Churches […]
Source/Credit: Atlanta Journal Constitution ISLAMABAD — Text books in Pakistani schools foster prejudice and intolerance of Hindus and other religious minorities, while most teachers view non-Muslims as “enemies of Islam,” according to a study by a U.S. government commission released Wednesday. The findings indicate how deeply ingrained hardline Islam is […]
Source/Credit: Houston Chronicle By Bill King When the Sept. 11 attacks occurred, I knew exactly two Muslims. Both worked for me, and both were two of the most dedicated, kind […]
Source/Credit: Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Some gravely ill alcoholics who need a liver transplant shouldn’t have to prove they can stay sober for six months to get one, doctors say in a study that could intensify the debate over whether those who destroy their organs by drinking deserve new […]
نماز میں لذت و حلاوت کے حصول کے لئے دعا ارشاد عرشیؔ ملک اسلام آباد اے خدا میں اندھا و ناکارہ و بد ذوق ہوں تیری الفت کی حلاوت سے نہیں ہوں آشنا ہاں مگر سنتا ہوں میں جب بھی ندا تو تھکے قدموں سے آتا ہوں ترے دربار میں […]
Maksim Khrustalev. Pravda.Ru. 09.11.2011 The recipes from the IMF took Russia to the default in 1998, which automatically ended the “fruitful cooperation” with the fund. Strange as it may seem, Russia began to recover after that. The IMF could not be happy with that, of course. The Fund became concerned with […]
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By Owais Jafri Published: November 9, 2011 Religious organisation Jamaatud Dawa on Wednesday announced organising countrywide protests and marking Fridays as black days if the Pakistani government opts to grant the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India. Jamaatud Dawa calls itself a charity group and denies having anything to do with militancy, […]
Source: Nasim Malik of Sweeden Response to Written Question 2011/12: 86 November 3 Answer to question2011/12: 86 Situation of Ahmadiya members in Pakistan Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. Question has been asked to foreign minister what steps he intends to take to strengthen the protection of religious minorities in Pakistan. Answer: “Oppression due to religious beliefs is […]