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| Chandigarh gears up to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr Times of India CHANDIGARH: Lakhs of Muslims will end their month-long rigorous fast on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday. A large number of believers assemble in mosques and Eid-gahs to offer special namaz and prayers. There are around 30 mosques in the Tricity ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| San Bruno fire - city wants answers San Francisco Chronicle The deadly explosion and fire in San Bruno could be an accident - or a disaster caused by negligence or human error. A thorough and prompt investigation must take place to find the cause. The blast's toll in human life and lost homes is reason enough. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Iran Halts Release of American Held for a Year New York Times By ROBERT F. WORTH BEIRUT, Lebanon — Iran on Friday postponed the release of an American woman who has been detained along with two friends for more than a year, in an abrupt shift that suggested divisions within the Iranian government. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| If Hindu temple okay at ground zero, why not mosque: Obama Times of India WASHINGTON: On the eve of the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, President Barack Obama on Friday strongly defended the building of a mosque near Ground Zero, saying that if one can build a Hindu temple then why not a mosque. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 10-day detention for Chinese captain Xinhua TOKYO, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- A local court in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture granted on Friday a request by prosecutors for a 10-day detention through Sept. 19 for the captain of a Chinese trawler which collided with Japanese patrol ships off Diaoyu Islands ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Three police killed, one injured in special operation in Dagestan RIA Novosti Three police officers were killed and one injured in a special operation in Russia's volatile North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, a military spokesman said. A local police source earlier said that four militants were killed in the operation, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Japan's Kingmaker Bids to Seize the Crown Wall Street Journal By YUKA HAYASHI And DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI TOKYO—Ichiro Ozawa is Japan's longtime leading political power broker, who last year engineered an upset of the party that ruled nearly uninterrupted for half a century. His peers call him the "god of elections. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Obama on US mission, corruption in Afghanistan Xinhua WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- US President Barack Obama said on Friday that the United States is going to promote a political settlement in the region where Afghanistan is and make sure corruption is reduced in the country. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Denmark police arrest man after small hotel blast CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A man wearing explosives strapped to his body was arrested after a small explosion at a hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark Friday, police said. The suspect suffered injuries to his arms and hands from the blast, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Oxfam tells the UN we need action to feed the hungry, not words The Guardian Just over a week to go to the big showpiece summit at the United Nations in New York. Government leaders, officials, industry bosses and many, many NGOs will convene to assess progress towards reaching the eight Millennium Development Goals agreed by ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| US embassy restricts travels in Nigeria after prison attack MSN India Abuja, Sep 10 (PTI) The United States Embassy in Nigeria has restricted travels to four of the country''s northern states after an Islamic radical group attacked a prison, freeing more than 700 inmates and killing five people. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 12 killed in clash over water in Pakistan Sify At least 12 people were killed Friday in a fresh clash between two tribal groups over the distribution of irrigation water in Pakistan's northwestern Kurram region, a media report said. The clash occurred between the Shalozan and Shalozan Tangi tribes ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| French Carmakers to Repay Some Government Aid Early New York Times By DAVID JOLLY PARIS — Renault and Peugeot Citroen said Friday they have begun to repay, ahead of schedule, the billions in government aid that they received to help them through the financial crisis and recession. The companies said they were each ... See all stories on this topic » |
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