International
Bombers Americans?
By Karin Friedemann, TMO White House spokesman Jay Carney responds to a question about the Boston Marathon bombing, during a news conference in which he also addressed the media about investigations of a suspicious letter containing ricin that was addressed to U.S. President Barack Obama, at the White House in Washington April 17, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin [...]
Pakistan’s Booming Market No Black And White Matter
Pakistan’s chaotic financial heart is home to 18 million people, Taliban bombers, contract killers – and one of the world’s most successful stock markets.
Egypt PM To Visit Donor Qatar Amid IMF Loan Talks
Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheik Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (R) talks with Egypt’s Prime Minister Hisham Kandil after a news conference at Diwam Emir in Doha, April 10, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s prime minister was due in Qatar on Tuesday for talks with his country’s biggest Gulf Arab financial backer [...]
Malaysia Heads For Closely Contested Polls On May 5
By Anuradha Raghu and Al-Zaquan Amer Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will hold general elections on May 5, the government said on Wednesday, in what could be the toughest test of the ruling coalition’s 56-year grip on power in Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy. Opinion polls suggest a narrow victory for the National Front led [...]
Pakistan Complains After Davis Cup
KARACHI (Reuters) – Pakistan officials have complained to tennis governing body the ITF that their players were left distraught and the team suffered financial loss after they were disqualified from a Davis Cup tie against New Zealand.
Qureshi Accuses Davis Cup Referee Of Bias
Pakistan were disqualified from their zonal Davis Cup tie last weekend because the referee showed bias towards their opponents New Zealand, doubles specialist Aisam Qureshi said on Wednesday.
Qureshi, Rojer Beat Polish Pair to Win Miami Open
Qureshi wins pre-Davis cup doubles tournament
Guest Speaker Khalid Haj-Saleh Speaks at the Islamic Cultural Association
About 50 people gathered at the Huda School Saturday evening to attend a lively lecture by Khalid Haj-Saleh, the spokesman and head of the Media Committee for the Syrian National Council.
Saudi Kings Of Oil Join Shale Gas Revolution
By Daniel Fineren and Reem Shamseddine Jockeys race to the finish line during the 20km camel race at the opening of the Janadriya festival near Riyadh, April 3, 2013. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser DUBAI/KHOBAR, April 3 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is unlikely to produce much shale gas this decade, hampered by scarce water and prices fixed [...]
Iraqi Al Qaeda Wing Merges With Syrian Counterpart
By Sami Aboudi DUBAI (Reuters) – Iraq’s al Qaeda wing has united with a kindred Syrian group in the frontline of a struggle to oust President Bashar al-Assad, sharpening a dilemma for nations that back the revolt, but fear rising Islamist militancy. The leader of the Islamic State of Iraq, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, said his [...]
The Value of Light in Dark Moments
Last night, I participated in a solidarity visit to the home of Suhad Abu Zmiro, a wonderful young Israeli Arab woman, who was attacked by Jewish youngsters in early March in a hate crime attack in a Jewish neighborhood of Jerusalem. This incident, which was widely publicized, led to much outrage among much of the mainstream Jewish population of Israel.
Libya Arms Fueling Conflicts In Syria, Mali And More: UN
By Michelle Nichols Military vehicles of a joint security force in charge of clearing Tripoli of armed militias are seen April 8, 2013. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Weapons are spreading from Libya at an “alarming rate,” fueling conflicts in Mali, Syria and elsewhere and boosting the arsenals of extremists and criminals in the [...]
Who Was Margaret Thatcher behind the hagiography what did she really do?
By George Galloway A man reacts as he attends a gathering of people celebrating the death of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, in George Square in Glasgow, Scotland April 8, 2013. She was 87. REUTERS/David Moir Every controversial divisive deadly thing that Thatcher did is being placed in soft focus, bathed in a rose-coloured [...]
Update on CMUs: McGowan Revolves Through Custody Aref Given Diesel Therapy
By Karin Friedemann, TMO Daniel McGowan (Photo from www.supportdaniel.org) Last week, TMO reported that former CMU (Communication Management Unit) prisoner Dan McGowan was released to a halfway house in Brooklyn and had succeeded in obtaining information through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), that explained why he had been moved from the general prison population [...]
Hair Implant With Your Ski Trip? Turkish Tourism Branches Out
ISTANBUL, April 3 (Reuters) – Sitting in a private clinic in an upscale neighbourhood of Istanbul, Saleh, a human resources executive from Qatar, is preparing to leave Turkey with a smile on his face and more hair on his head.
Pope Francis Washes Youths’ Feet at Detention Center
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Swiss guards gather before a weekly general audience led by Pope Francis in Saint Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican April 3, 2013. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (CNN) — Pope Francis washed the feet of a dozen prisoners, including young women, at a youth detention center in Rome as part of a Holy Thursday [...]
ISNA Calls for the Release of Amir Hekmati
The Islamic Society of North America expresses great concern over the case of Amir Hekmati, currently imprisoned in Iran.
Obama Appeals to Israel’s Conscience
As a piece of rhetoric, Barack Obama’s speech to college students in Jerusalem was a triumph.
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