Today is better than yesterday! it would seem that things are settling down that the Iraq security troops are able to keep order. I really think now is the best time for USA to hand back Iraq to whom it belongs to. But of course everything is geared to the five new US bases...
Radiocarbon dating has revealed that the Stonehenge monument was actually constructed in 2300BC, a few hundred years later than was previously estimated. For the first time in over 40 years, excavation rights...
Crowd control is poor in India and stampedes are common. Maybe there were many lives could be saved if the procedure of this sort incident was improved by the authorities. Just like the survivor said the victims of...
UPDATE 12:10 EDT:The number of victims affected by the three female suicide bombers in Iraq is much greater than originally thought. The AP now reports at least 57 dead and almost 300 wounded. Let's hope those numbers don't rise."BAGHDAD (AP) - Female suicide bombers struck a...
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Gunmen ambushed Shiite pilgrims in the a Sunni town south of Baghdad Monday. The pilgrims were marching to a major shrine there for a religious holiday.The area is a former stronghold of Al Qaeda in Iraq and was touted as one of the success stories of the US military surge,...
" It has some of the finest archaeological sites in the world and some of the holiest places in Islam - but persuading tourists to visit Iraq has to be one of the toughest jobs around. Hamood Massam al-Yakoubi,...
" The government of Indian-administered Kashmir has said it will revoke its decision to transfer land to a body that manages an important Hindu shrine. News that the Amarnath Shrine Board was to get the forest...
Nepal's last Hindu King is on his way out and he made first public appearance after Maoists have won general elections in Nepal. Continuing an old practice, King sacrificed an animal to appease the Hindu Goddess...
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A Chinese made film about the the Yahukuni shrine in Tokyo is being shunned in Japan and is accused of being anti-Japanese."From a scabbard he pulls a long ceremonial sword. Calmly and with precision, he carves an...
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In a shocking display of defiance and certain risk to their lives, a group of monks in Tibet ambushed an organised media tour by the Chinese government."Tibetan monks staged a daring protest against Chinese rule, disrupted anofficial government tour for foreign journalists...
"Karbala, Iraq (ANTARA News) - The death toll from a bomb attack near a revered Shiite shrine in the central Iraqi city of Karbala has risen to 52, a health official told AFP Tuesday.A bomb exploded near the shrine of Imam Hussein, a pilgrimage destination for Shiite Muslims...
Most likely the most unoffensive group of religious orders in the world, some (National Geographic Historical Accounts) who say the Buddist Monk Order in India found Jesus wandering their land and cared for him till...
Come To Me (Ashura-Festival Edit)
‘Come To Me (Ashura-Festival Edit) ’ the video is a tribute to the most remembered and tragic event in the history of mankind. The fight against tyranny and proving love and faith for God.The gruesome harsh test and trials endured by...
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The last time this shrine was attacked, in 2006, it set off a massive wave of sectarian violence throughout the country. I wonder what'll happen this time, seeing as how that violence is still ongoing."BAGHDAD -...
"Pope Benedict lamented the deep divide between rich and poor in Latin America but told priests to steer clear of politics as they work to reverse Roman Catholism's waning influence in the region.
Wrapping up...