'Sex on beach' trial pair guilty

The trial of two Britons in Dubai for having sex on the beach and unmarried sex has finished with the pair being found guilty and jailed. This will hammer home the responsibility that travellers carry to make sure...

Largest Islamabad mosque cleared after bomb hoax

"Bomb disposal squad after strict scanning cleared Shah Faisal Mosque for the public; security officials got bomb threat in Shah Faisal Mosque after which Mosque has been evacuated for scanning. According to the details, the phone call was received to American embassy in...

Indonesian textile industry`s growth slowing down

"Basri said the restructuring of the textile industry`s machineries would not have the expected positive impact until 2009. "2008 will be the year of consolidation for the textile industry," he said.Basri, however, also said that textile and textile products had so far been...

President proposes Joko Santoso as new military chief

"President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in a letter to the House of Representatives (DPR) has proposed General Joko Santoso as the next Indonesian Military (TNI) chief to succeed Marshal Joko Suyanto. "Herewith I ask...

Mount Anak Krakatau eruptions attract foreign tourists

""Some 10 to 15 Australian and European tourists come here every day to observe the eruptions of Mount Anak Krakatau," Iman Faisal (35), a tourist guide at Carita beach resort in Pandeglang, Banten, said here Saturday. He said many of the foreign tourists take pictures of the...

Suicide bomber's family: "We're very proud of him"

"The mother of Muhammed Faisal Saksak, the 21-year-old suicide bomber who carried out Monday's attack in Eilat, said she was aware of her son's plan to blow himself up and that she had wished him "good luck." Dozens of Palestinians, chanting slogans against Israel and the US,...

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