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Burning Koran angers Afghans | Kabul - Several hundred Afghans chanting "Death to America" rallied outside a mosque in the Afghan capital on Monday to protest against an American church's plan to burn a copy of the Koran on the a... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq) Independent online Afghanistan Islam Photos US Wikipedia: September 11 attacks |
Lebanon PM retracts Syria charge | Lebanon's prime minister has said he was wrong in accusing Syria of assassinating his father, Rafik al-Hariri, in 2005 and said the charge against Damascus was politically motivated. | Saa... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) Al Jazeera Lebanon Photos Politics Syria Wikipedia: Rafic Hariri |
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After 20 years of protection, owl is declining but forests remain | WASHINGTON -- Twenty years after northern spotted owls were protected under the Endangered Species Act, their numbers continue to decline, and scientists aren't certain... (photo: creative commons / ) The News & Observer Birds Loggers Owls Photos Wikipedia: Owl |
Russia boosts military cooperation with Israel MOSCOW ' The defence ministers of Russia and Israel on Monday signed an agreement on military cooperation, hailing the unity between Moscow and the Jewish state. | 'We ha... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Khaleej Times Defence Israel Photos Russia Wikipedia: IsraelRussia relations |
Lebanon PM: accusations against Syria were mistake | BEIRUT -- Lebanon's prime minister says it was a mistake to accuse Syria of being behind the 2005 assassination of his father. | The statement is a major turnaround for... (photo: AP / Grace Kassab) The Miami Herald Crime Lebanon Photos Syria Wikipedia: Rafic Hariri |
Carvalho urges Portugal defence to tighten up | September 6, 2010 | Portugal captain Ricardo Carvalho says that his side will look to tighten up at the back against Norway after their with Cyprus on Friday night. | G... (photo: AP / Paulo Duarte) ESPN Carvalho Celebrates Defence Look Photos |
UAE retailers ring up smartphone recovery Smartphone sales are booming across the Emirates as electronics retailers benefit from rising consumer appetite for the latest telecommunications technology. | Volumes of... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Middle East Online Consumer Electronics Photos Smartphones Wikipedia: Smartphone |
US company plans to ship fresh water from Alaska to India | S2C Global Systems is promising tanker deliveries but high cost might make it just a pipe dream An Indian farmer looks towards the sky, while standing amidst his drough... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Guardian Alaska India Photos Water Wikipedia: Alaska |
Afghans Protest US Church's Plans To Burn Quran KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of Afghans railed against the United States and called for President Barack Obama's death at a rally in the capital Monday to denounce ... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) CBS News Afghanistan Islam Muslim Photos Wikipedia: Qur'an |
Mubarak concerned over 'new dangers' in Gulf | Cairo, September 06: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Sunday he was concerned about "new dangers" in the Gulf, in an apparent allusion to Iran, whose nuclear ambit... (photo: AP / Luca Bruno) The Siasat Daily Allusion Gulf Mubarak Nuclear Photos |