Muslims face discrimination in Europe, says report Dec 18 7:20 AM US/Eastern Muslims in Europe face discrimination in education, employment and housing and are often victims of verbal abuse and physical attacks, a monitoring group has reported. "The... US lawmakers assured Castro does not have cancer Dec 18 7:00 AM US/Eastern Cuban officials have assured visiting US lawmakers that Fidel Castro does not have cancer and is not dying, despite his failure to appear in public since July, members of the US delegation... Tens of thousands protest Bangladesh election plans Dec 18 6:07 AM US/Eastern Tens and thousands of Bangladesh opposition supporters have packed the centre of the capital Dhaka to demand that next month's elections be delayed because of allegations of vote rigging. Fragile Palestinian ceasefire holds Dec 18 6:03 AM US/Eastern A fragile truce between rival Palestinian factions has appeared to be holding after a day of running gunbattles in the Gaza Strip raised fears of all-out civil war. Sporadic... Seven dead, 150 injured in Indonesian earthquake Dec 18 5:38 AM US/Eastern A quake that struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra has killed at least seven people, injured 150 and brought down hundreds of homes, local officials and police said. Three... Astronauts set for unplanned space walk to fix solar array Dec 18 5:14 AM US/Eastern Astronauts are set to undertake another space walk to dislodge a stuck solar array on the International Space Station, following several failed attempts to fold the array automatically. British police arrest man over murder of five prostitutes Dec 18 5:13 AM US/Eastern British police probing the killings of five prostitutes have arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of their murder. The suspect was arrested early in the morning at his... Bush set to sign controversial nuclear deal with India Dec 18 4:27 AM US/Eastern US President George W. Bush was to sign into law a landmark civilian nuclear agreement with India, but experts say the two nations are bracing for tough negotiations on the nuts and bolts... Blair in new push on Mideast peace Dec 18 4:09 AM US/Eastern British Prime Minister Tony Blair will offer beleaguered Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas support for his controversial call for early elections during a meeting in Ramallah, his... Ahmadinejad's allies trail in Tehran: partial results Dec 18 3:08 AM US/Eastern Ultra-conservative allies of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are trailing moderate technocrats in the race for Tehran's municipal council, with reformists also winning seats, partial... More Articles |
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