Krishna returns from Pakistan visit
September 9th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna arrived here Sunday after a three-day visit to Pakistan that he described as "fruitful".On the last leg of his visit, ... Read more...
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24 killed in Afghan flash floods
June 23rd, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 23 (IANS) At least 24 people were killed and nine others injured Saturday due to heavy rains and flash floods in Afghanistan's western province of Ghor, Xinhua reported.Provincial ... Read more...
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Discotheque to change its name after Muslim protests
September 16th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Murcia (Spain), Sep 16 (DPA) A Spanish discotheque called Mecca which has angered Muslims will change its name, a Muslim representative said Thursday in the southern city of Murcia.
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Morocco to close 1,250 mosques
August 11th, 2010 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
Rabat (Morocco), Aug 11 (IANS) The Moroccan government will close 1,256 mosques found to be "unsafe" to avoid the repeat of a minaret collapse that killed 41 people in February this year.
Mohammed ... Read more...
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Istanbul: A city with skyline specked with minarates and domes (IANS Travel - With Images)
May 30th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Ranjana Narayan
Istanbul, May 30 (IANS) Their impressive minarets and domes dominate the skyline of Istanbul and no tour to the ancient Turkish city is complete without a visit to its two ... Read more...
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Morocco minaret collapse toll rises to 41 (Second Lead)
February 20th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Rabat (Morocco), Feb 20 (DPA) The toll in the collapse of a minaret in northern Morocco rose to 41 Saturday, with the number of injured put at 75, Moroccan news agency MAP ... Read more...
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At least 36 killed in mosque collapse in Morocco (Lead)
February 20th, 2010 - 7:22 am ICT by IANS
Rabat (Morocco), Feb 20 (DPA) A minaret on a Moroccan mosque collapsed Friday, killing at least 36 worshippers and injuring 70 in the city of Meknes, the official MAP news agency reported.
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Eleven killed in mosque collapse in Morocco
February 20th, 2010 - 3:43 am ICT by IANS
Rabat (Morocco), Feb 19 (DPA) A minaret on a Moroccan mosque collapsed Friday, killing at least 11 worshippers and injuring 50, the interior ministry said.
Authorities had not determined the cause of the ... Read more...
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At least 10 die in Morocco minaret collapse
February 20th, 2010 - 3:22 am ICT by BNO News
MEKNES, MOROCCO (BNO NEWS) -- At least 11 people were killed and dozens more were injured when a 400-year-old minaret collapsed in Meknes, Morocco on Friday, according to the Agence Maghreb Arabe ... Read more...
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Government studying impact of flights over Qutub Minar
December 2nd, 2009 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Indian government is studying whether the movement of aircraft over the Qutub Minar is damaging the historic 14th minaret, the Lok Sabha was informed Wednesday.
In ... Read more...
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Tajikistan to build world’s largest mosque
September 28th, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Dushanbe, Sep 28 (RIA Novosti) Tajikistan is planning to build the world's largest mosque here by 2014 with help from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a presidential spokesman said Monday.
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Italian priest under fire for putting mosque in church’’s nativity scene
December 25th, 2008 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 25 (ANI): The Right-wing Northern League in Italy is enraged after a Roman Catholic priest added a model mosque to his church''s nativity scene.The Nativity of Jesus, or simply ... Read more...
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Romantic Taj Mahal attracts maximum visitors in India
July 25th, 2008 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) If ticket sales are anything to go by, the luminous 17th century Taj Mahal in Agra is the most popular monument in India, attracting over 2.5 million ... Read more...
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Oldest mosque in Australia to get a facelift
June 17th, 2008 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 17 (IANS) Australia's oldest mosque, located in the 'city of churches' Adelaide, will get a facelift with a government grant of A$65,000 (US$61,192). This is the first time a council ... Read more...
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