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Dalit leader (T.M.Mani) embraced Islam and named himself Omar Al Farooq

(T.M. Mani) a well known leader of "Dalits", a Hindi group, after a long period of struggle against the sectarian…

16 years ago

Belgium to vote on face veil ban

Belgian lawmakers are set to vote on a proposed ban on wearing face-covering veils in public, a day after neighbouring…

16 years ago

Iraq ministry enters ‘secret jail’

The Iraqi ministry of human rights has said two of its inspection teams have entered a facility, described as a…

16 years ago

Palestinians mark “Nakba” as Israelis celebrate

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Agencies) Thousands of Israel's Arab citizens on Tuesday marked the Nakba, or "catastrophe," that attended the Jewish state's…

16 years ago

Europe flights resume, new ash cloud on horizon

AMSTERDAM (Agencies) Flights from large parts of Europe were set to resume on Tuesday under a deal agreed by the…

16 years ago

Al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders ‘killed’

An Iraqi intelligence team has hunted down and killed two senior al-Qaeda leaders, Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, has…

16 years ago

Palestinians mark Prisoners’ Day

Hamas and Fatah have joined crowds of Palestinians in calling on Israel to free thousands of Palestinian prisoners detained in…

16 years ago

Saudi sets up science center for nuclear energy

Khobar, SAUDI ARABIA (Agencies) Saudi Arabia said it would set up a scientific centre for civilian nuclear and renewable energy…

16 years ago

Girl barred from Spain school for wearing hijab

MADRID (AFP) A Moroccan immigrants' association in Spain Friday condemned a school's decision to bar a 16-year-old girl from class…

16 years ago

CIA emails confirm tape destruction

An ex-CIA head agreed with a decision to destroy hundreds of tapes purportedly showing US agents harshly interrogating two al-Qaeda…

16 years ago