SANGH PARIVAR’S EXTREMISTS!

"Rashtriya Sahara, Urdu Daily, Mumbai Front Page News Central Intelligence Agencies vigilant investigating in the aftermath of Malegaon blast; Enquiry being held into the February 2007 visit of prominent Israeli religious delegation and meetings with Hindutvadi Sadhu, Sanths...

Indonesia execution of Bali bombers sparks clashes

TENGGULUN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Thousands of people including some hardliners gathered for the funerals of three Indonesians executed on Sunday for the 2002 Bali bombings, sparking clashes between police and emotional supporters. The three men from the militant group Jemaah...

Karadzic extradited to The Hague

After being arrested on 21 july Serbian leader  Radovan Karadzic has been transfered to war tribunal court in the Hague. 63 years old former serbian leader was hiding for 13 years and had changed...

Turkey charges 86 for 'coup plot'

Many ex army officer & several others including a journalist have been charged for coup plot in Turkey. "A top Turkish prosecutor has brought charges against 86 people allegedly involved in a coup plot. Aykut Cengiz Engin did not name those charged, but the indictment...

Six dead as Pakistani forces destroy militant house

Violence has erupted in Pakistan as the top Taliban leader there has called off all peace talks with the government in the tribal area along the Pakistan-Afghan border."Pakistani forces blew up the house of a...

Marry or be fired, employees told

" A MAJOR Iranian state-owned company has told its single employees to get married by September or face losing their jobs, the press reported today."One of the economic entities in the south of the country has asked its single employees to start creating a family," the...

Obama pledges Cuba policy change

If elected the next US president, Barack Obama says his will seek direct diplomacy with communist Cuba."The frontrunner for his party's nomination for the presidency was speaking to Cuban exiles in Florida.Mr...

Taiwan Opposition Wins Vote by Landslide

Taiwanese voters have swept the ruling party out of office, apparently unhappy about Taiwan's edgy relationship with China, as well as its current economic situation."Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party...

IRAQ: Religious Zealots target & Kill Basra women

 Another case of Religious values held feverently by others can result in death of others who believe, but just do not hold these values to the letter of the law.  Canada for instance has allowed some of...

Taliban execute Afghan teenager for teaching English to classmates

If ever a reason why our Troops are out there, this is a perfect example why the Taliban must be eradicated from the face of the earth permanantly by any means possible."KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) -- Taliban...

Iranian students call president "dictator" during scuffle

"TEHRAN (Reuters) - More than 100 students scuffled with police and hardline supporters of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday on Tehran University campus and chanted "Death to the dictator" outside a hall where the...

We need chain gangs, say justice campaigners

The Sensible Sentencing Trust (New Zealand) is an organization that campaigns to toughen the prison terms for criminals. They view our sentencing at present far too lenient and woolly. This hardening of views is...

Hanging crackdown in Iran

"Surge in public executions is a push to silence political activists, say critics Robert Tait in Tehran Sunday August 19, 2007 The Observer Nikoubazl/Reuters Iran has hanged up to 30 people in the past month...

Netanyahu Wins Leadership Race of Likud Party

"Benjamin Netanyahu has swept the race for leader of Israel's hardline Likud Party, party executive director Gad Arieli said late today, citing interim results.A win would boost Mr. Netanyahu's ambitions to reclaim the prime minister's office.The partial tally gave 75% of the...

Iran's Khatami criticized for 'shaking woman's hand'

The extreme fundamentalism of Iranian society is becoming ever more apparent and, through vehicles such as blogs and YouTube, ever more public. The most recent case of an Iranian official violating Sharia law...

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