Sri Lanka navy arrests 54 Australia-bound asylum seekers
September 6th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 6 (IANS) The Sri Lankan navy Thursday arrested 54 Australia-bound asylum seekers, Xinhua reported.According to the Sri Lankan navy's media unit, a boat carrying the asylum seekers to ... Read more...
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Nepal Muslim leader shot dead
September 26th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 26 (IANS) A top official of a prominent Muslim organisation in Nepal was shot dead in broad daylight in capital city Kathmandu while returning home after praying in ... Read more...
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Bomb blasts in southern Thailand kill 3, injure dozens
September 17th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Three people were killed on early Friday evening when three bombs exploded within minutes of each other in Thailand's restive south, officials said. Dozens more were injured.The ... Read more...
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Suspected militants kill two Muslims at mosque in southern Thailand
September 17th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by BNO News
YALA (BNO NEWS) -- Suspected militants shot dead two Muslims and wounded three others during Friday prayers at a mosque in Thailand's restive south, officials said said.The shooting happened at the Anul ... Read more...
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US Justice Dept. urged to probe terror-linked Muslims’ prayer sessions on Capitol Hill
November 13th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 13 (ANI): A conservative advocacy group has urged the US Justice Department to investigate a weekly prayer session on Capitol Hill, after a media report claimed that Muslims with terrorist ... Read more...
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“Who’s Who” of Muslims linked to terrorists attending Capitol Hill prayers since 9/11
November 12th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 12 (ANI): An Al Qaeda leader, the head of a designated terror organization and a confessed jihadist-in-training are among a "Who's Who" of controversial figures who have participated in weekly ... Read more...
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Lashkar-e-Toiba preparing to attack India from coast: Pillai
September 6th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by ANI
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept.6 (ANI): Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai on Monday warned that the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (Let) militant outfit is planning to attack key installations in the country from the Indian coastline.Interacting with ... Read more...
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Atheist given Asbo for mocking Jesus
April 24th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.24 (ANI): An atheist who left leaflets mocking Jesus Christ, Islam and the Pope in an international airport's prayer room has been given an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO), a civil order ... Read more...
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More than half Americans fear rise of Muslim extremism
November 20th, 2009 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 20 (IANS) More than half of Americans fear the rise of Islamic extremism, says a survey taken after the shooting at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas earlier ... Read more...
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Kerala police asked to probe conversions on pretext of love
September 30th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi (Kerala), Sep 30 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Wednesday directed the police to prepare a report in three weeks on instances of women in colleges being lured into embracing Islam by ... Read more...
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Congress-NCP alliance urged to field 38 Muslims in Maharashtra
August 26th, 2009 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has urged the ruling alliance of the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to field at least 38 Muslims for the 288-member Maharashtra assembly ... Read more...
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62 get life for killing eight in Kerala communal clash (Second Lead)
January 15th, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode (Kerala), Jan 15 (IANS) A special court in Kerala Thursday sentenced 62 people to life imprisonment for the May 2003 communal violence in the coastal village of Marad in which eight ... Read more...
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Two Muslims honoured for helping Hindus during riot, terror attack
October 2nd, 2008 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Two Muslims, one from Gujarat and the other from Jammu and Kashmir, will be honoured with the Kabir Purskar 2008 for saving lives of Hindus during violence.While ... Read more...
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Missing pilgrims conned Indian church leaders to enter New Zealand
July 16th, 2008 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, July 16 (ANI): The group of Indians who have gone missing in New Zealand, reportedly managed their entry into the country by conning Indian church leaders into believing they were ... Read more...
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Warring families bury hatchet, solemnise marriage - thanks to cop
June 19th, 2008 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
By V.N. BalakrishnaAhmedabad, June 19 (IANS) This love story from Gujarat could have been as tragic as the romance of Romeo and Juliet. But a police officer not only ensured a happy ... Read more...
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Outrage as French court annuls Muslim marriage over brides virginity lie
May 31st, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by admin
London, May 31 (ANI): France has reacted with anger to a decision by the high court to annul a marriage between two Muslims because the wife lied about being a virgin.The ... Read more...
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