Pak Danish embassy bombing case: Court acquits trio for “insufficient evidence”
September 26th, 2010 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 26 (ANI): A Pakistani court has reportedly acquitted three men accused of involvement in the bombing of the Danish embassy in Islamabad because of "insufficient evidence".According to the BBC, the ... Read more...
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Pakistanis protest against ‘blasphemous’ cartoons
May 21st, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Rawalpindi (Pakistan), May 21 (DPA) Thousands of Pakistanis took to the streets Friday to protest against "blasphemous" caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed on the social networking website Facebook and video sharing ... Read more...
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Block Facebook over blasphemous cartoons: Pakistani court
May 19th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 19 (DPA) A Pakistani court Wednesday ordered the government to temporarily block the social-networking website Facebook after a controversy over a competition for caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, media ... Read more...
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Norwegian newspaper reprints controversial Islam cartoons
January 8th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, Jan 8 (DPA) The Norwegian daily newspaper Aftenposten Friday reprinted cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed that generated controversy 2005 when they were first published in a Danish newspaper.
"We have always defended ... Read more...
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Yale nixes publication of Muhammad cartoons in new book fearing violence
August 14th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.14 (ANI): The Yale University Press is refusing to print cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a new book out of fear that it might incite violence, and this has ... Read more...
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Jordanian activists sue Dutch lawmaker over anti-Islam film
June 11th, 2008 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Amman, June 10 (DPA) A coalition of Jordanian media outlets, professional societies and political parties Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Dutch Member of Parliament Geert Wilders for releasing a short anti-Islam film ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda owns-up to Danish embassy attack in Islamabad
June 5th, 2008 - 8:47 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 5 (ANI): The Al-Qaeda today claimed responsibility for the explosion at the Danish Embassy in Islamabad on Monday.
SITE monitoring services said that al-Qaeda in several Internet statements claimed to ... Read more...
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Qaeda claims responsibility for Danish embassy attack in Pak
June 5th, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, June 5 (ANI): A statement flashed on Islamic websites, purportedly signed by an Al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan, has claimed that the terror group was behind the suicide attack on ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda claims attack on Danish embassy in Pakistan
June 5th, 2008 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Islamabad, June 5 (Xinhua) Al Qaeda has said it was behind an attack on Denmark's embassy in Pakistan, which left eight people dead and around 30 injured, local newspaper The News reported ... Read more...
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Danish cartoonist welcomes drawing supporting freedom of speech
June 4th, 2008 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Oslo, June 4 (DPA) A Danish newspaper cartoonist who was the alleged target of a murder plot over a controversial drawing of the Prophet Mohammed welcomed a Norwegian newspaper's decision to publish ... Read more...
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Journalists flay Musharraf for targeting Pak media
June 4th, 2008 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
Bonn, June 4 (ANI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf came under fire from journalists from different nations for banning TV news channels and not controlling the illegal FM radio stations run by ... Read more...
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Danish foreign minister condemns Pakistan bombing
June 2nd, 2008 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Copenhagen, June 2 (DPA) Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller Monday condemned a bombing outside the Danish embassy in Pakistan believed to have claimed at least three lives. Moller, who has called ... Read more...
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Suicide car bombing on Danish mission kills eight in Pakistan (Third Lead)
June 2nd, 2008 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Islamabad/Copenhagen, June 2 (DPA) At least eight people, including two policemen and a foreigner, were killed and around two dozen others were injured in a suicide car bombing at the main entrance ... Read more...
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Danish journalist union sues anti-Islam groups over cartoon
April 18th, 2008 - 12:35 am ICT by admin
DPA
Copenhagen, April 17 (DPA) The Danish Union of Journalists said Thursday it wanted damages from two Danish anti-Islam groups that used a newspaper cartoonist's work without his permission. Acting on behalf of ... Read more...
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500 Pak lawyers protest against anti-Islam Dutch film
April 15th, 2008 - 9:51 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, Apr.15 (ANI): Hundreds of Pakistani lawyers on Tuesday staged a protest against a Dutch film that satirically depicted the Prophet Mohammad and accused the Koran of inciting violence. The movie ... Read more...
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Pak National Assembly to demand UN probe into Benazir’s assassination on Thursday
April 9th, 2008 - 10:45 am ICT by admin
Islamabad, Apr.9 (ANI): Pakistan's National Assembly is set to pass a resolution on Thursday recommending that the United Nations (UN) conduct an investigation into former premier Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
President Pervez Musharraf ... Read more...
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Assembly demands end to military operations in Balochistan
April 8th, 2008 - 8:56 am ICT by admin
Islamabad, Apr.8 (ANI): In its inaugural session on Monday, the Balochistan Assembly unanimously adopted at least five resolutions, including one calling for an immediate cessation of military operations in the province. ... Read more...
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Muslims protest Danish cartoon, German film on Islam
April 5th, 2008 - 10:56 am ICT by admin
Bhopal, Apr 5 (ANI): Hundreds of Muslims took out a silent procession here last evening to condemn the derogatory depiction of Prophet Mohammad in a Danish paper, and a German film ... Read more...
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Cartoonist criticizes drawing in Dutch anti-Islam film
March 28th, 2008 - 8:50 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Copenhagen, March 28 (DPA) Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard Friday criticized the "misuse" of his controversial cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed in Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders' new anti-Islam film, and received backing from ... Read more...
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Danes see no new risk following Al Qaeda threats
March 21st, 2008 - 12:08 am ICT by admin
DPA
Copenhagen, March 20 (DPA) Denmark's Secret Service (PET) chief Jakob Scharf said Thursday there was no increased risk of a terrorist attack following the release of video threats against the country from ... Read more...
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Vatican denies Osama bin Laden’s ‘crusade’ claim
March 20th, 2008 - 7:10 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Vatican City, March 20 (DPA) The Vatican Thursday denied claims made by Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden that Pope Benedict XVI was part of an international "crusade" against Islam. "They are ... Read more...
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Bin Laden threatens Europe over Mohammed cartoons
March 20th, 2008 - 9:02 am ICT by admin
DPA
Washington, March 20 (DPA) Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden threatened Europe over the publication of cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed, in comments made in an internet video released to coincide with the ... Read more...
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Cartoonist opposes his work being ‘hijacked’, rejects offer
March 12th, 2008 - 12:51 am ICT by admin
DPA
Copenhagen, March 11 (DPA) Danish newspaper cartoonist Kurt Westergaard said Tuesday he opposed efforts by an anti-Muslim group to use his controversial cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed in a planned protest. A ... Read more...
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Yemeni cleric seeks dialogue with West despite cartoons
February 28th, 2008 - 11:43 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Cairo, Feb 27 (DPA) A Yemeni Islamic preacher said Muslims are in a cultural war against the West, but added he believes dialogue is the best way to end the conflict despite ... Read more...
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Jordan’s trade unions call for severing ties with Denmark
February 22nd, 2008 - 10:26 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Amman, Feb 22 (DPA) Jordan's trade unions Friday urged the government to sever economic ties with Denmark in retaliation for reprinting of cartoons deemed blasphemous to Prophet Mohammed by Danish newspapers. In ... Read more...
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Threatened Danish cartoonist told to leave hotel
February 19th, 2008 - 5:47 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Copenhagen, Feb 19 (DPA) Threatened Danish newspaper cartoonist Kurt Westergaard has been asked to leave the hotel he has been staying in, media reports said Tuesday. "I suspected this could happen," Westergaard ... Read more...
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Arson in Danish cities after Mohammed cartoon republished
February 15th, 2008 - 2:44 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Copenhagen, Feb 15 (DPA) Cars and trash containers were set on fire overnight in several Danish cities and a school in a Copenhagen suburb was burnt down in acts of arson that ... Read more...
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