• Sudan’s Bashir back home after Kenya visit

    Published on : 28 08 2010

    DUBAI (Agencies) Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, for whom international arrest warrants have been issued over the Darfur conflict, returned home on Friday after a trip to Kenya, his press spokesman said.

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  • Wikileaks posts classified CIA memo

    Published on : 26 08 2010

    The whistleblower organisation Wikileaks has released a classified CIA document asking what would happen if foreign countries began to view the US as an “exporter of terrorism”.

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  • Dozens dead in Iraq attacks

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    A series of deadly attacks have rocked Iraq, leaving more than 50 people dead and scores more wounded.

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  • Fasting prisoners beaten up by Indian

    Published on : 25 08 2010

    What will Muslim jail inmates do while observing fast in the month of Ramzan when policemen deny them water for “Wuzu” (ablution) and eatables to break the day-long fast? These jail inmates are bound to raise their voices against the violation of their religious and human rights. The situation gets further surcharged when policemen allegedly […]

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  • Direct talks with Israel doomed: Hamas

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    Democratically elected Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh says the Palestinian Authority’s decision to resume direct talks with Israel is doomed to fail.

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  • Hostages die in Manila bus siege

    Published on : 24 08 2010

    Philippine police have shot dead a sacked police captain who killed eight Hong Kong tourists he held hostage on a bus in Manila, the capital.

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  • HRW: Israel’s policy of demolition reached record levels

    Published on : 22 08 2010

    OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Human rights watch (HRW) organization said that Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank and the eastern part of occupied Jerusalem reached unprecedented levels compared to five years ago.

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  • ‘Zidane holds Iftar feasts in Paris’

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    Legendary French soccer player Zinedine Zidane is reportedly holding Iftar dinners across the French capital during Islam’s holy month of Ramadan.

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  • US security firm ‘to pay $42m fine’

    Published on : 21 08 2010

    The private security contractor previously known as Blackwater, has agreed to pay $42m in fines for hundreds of violations of US export rules, according to the New York Times.

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  • Hamas rejects call for direct negotiations

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    GAZA, (PIC) Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas spokesman in the Gaza Strip, said on Friday that his movement rejects the U.S. call for direct negotiations between the Oslo team in Ramallah and the Israeli occupation to start in Washington early September.

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