FILE - In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 file photo, an Afghan police man offers evening prayers on a hill overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan. As the country braces for next year's presidential election and the planned withdrawal of most foreign combat troops by the end of 2014, the panel urges the U.S. government and its allies…
DUBAI (Reuters) - Sunni Muslim-ruled Gulf Arab states are often wary of subversion from their powerful Shi'ite neighbor Iran, but Dubai's veteran police chief reserves most of his wrath for the "dictators" of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Pope Francis gestures during a meeting with the media at the Pope VI hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, March 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)Pope Francis gestures during a meeting with the media at the Pope VI hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, March 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)Pope Francis smiles during a meeting with the media…
Fazil Say, a Turkish-born pianist and composer, is the latest Middle Eastern Twitter user to find himself targeted for statements made on the social network, reports the National Turk. Like his predecessors in Kuwait, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia, Say has been accused of making statements that are offensive to Islam, and as a result is facing investigation. According to the…
Buy AP Photo Reprints WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. troops in Afghanistan now have far-reaching new protections against rogue killers among their Afghan allies, including assigned "guardian angels," fellow troops who will watch over them as they sleep.Marine Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, ordered the added protections in recent weeks to guard…
FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 file photo, Rev. Pat Robertson, center, talks to attendees at a prayer breakfast at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. The religious broadcaster says Tim Tebow was treated "shabbily" by the Denver Broncos when they traded him to the New York Jets for Peyton Manning. Robertson also said…
2 kids killed in Kandahar suicide bombingBy the CNN Wire StaffMarch 22, 2012 -- Updated 1452 GMT (2252 HKT)STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: No claim of responsibility has been issued One of the attackers was shot dead before he detonated explosives Gen. John Allen cites strides in coping with the Taliban The incident took place in Kandahar city,…
Washington (ots/PRNewswire) - In der EU bertrifft die Anzahl christlicher Immigranten jene muslimischer Immigranten, aber die Zahlen liegen erheblich nher beieinander, wenn man die Immigration innerhalb der EU herausrechnet. Kurz, nachdem der franzsische Prsident Nicolas Sarkozy erklrte, die Immigration in Frankreich sollte halbiert werden, verffentlichte das in den USA beheimatete Forum on Religion & Public…
Report of Quran burning sparks protests in AfghanistanBy Masoud Popalzai, CNNFebruary 21, 2012 -- Updated 0728 GMT (1528 HKT)STORY HIGHLIGHTSHundreds of protesters take part The commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan apologizes The religious materials improperly disposed of included Qurans Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- While demonstrations percolated outside, the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan…
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