Out of hiding, many Kosovars escape Islam to embrace Christianity

"By Fatos Bytyci KLINA, Kosovo (Reuters) - Hundreds of Kosovar Albanians gather on Sundays to attend religious services in a still unfinished red-brick church in the Kosovo town of Klina. Turning away from the majority Muslim faith imposed by the Ottoman Turks centuries ago,...

Officer faces charge over secret files left on train

The intelligence officer who left secret terrorism files on a train is going to be criminally charged. "Civil service An intelligence officer from the Cabinet Office who left top secret documents about Iraq and Afghanistan on a train is to face charges under the Official...

Nepal Maoists PM begins India Tour

Maoists rebel turned New Nepalese Prime Minister Prachanda has begun his first official visit to India. After being elected Prime Minister this is second visit foreign visit. India and Nepal enjoys a familial but often prickly relationship. The two countries have very close...

Linden's jersey to be retired

This is no surprise, but the Vancouver Canucks will be retiring the number 16. Linden, the face of the organization over the past couple of decades will have his jersey raised on Dec. 17. Congratulations to him, he...

Pakistan Coalition government under pressure over Zardari Presidency

Cracked have surfaced in the ruling Pakistani establishment after Asif Zardari, widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has thrown his hat into Presidential race. Asif Zardari has been a controversial figure during his wife's tenure as Pakistani Prime minister. With...

China airmen banned from lunchtime boozing

Under developmentThis makes me feel a whole lot better.... can you imagine Boozed up Chinese doing flyby's of Vodka upped Russians, a recipe for disaster." BEIJING (Reuters) - China's air force has for the first time...

Madeleine McCann: The Truth Of The Lie, The Missing Pages And Blonde Lawyers

" MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann A girl has disappeared. We spent over a year watching the parents via the press. The McCanns have been formally cleared of involvement in Madeleine’s disappearance. But we are still...

Leaders to admit E Timor abuses

Finally truth has prevailed upon the leaders of Indonesia. After many years of Independence of Est Timor Indonesian leaders have have formally accepted to support militias with weapon , funding and operation help to target pro-independence supporters. This startling...

French top honour for Betancourt

Former Colombian hostage  Ingrid  Betancourt has been  awarded with one of  the top French civilian award. She hold dual nationality of Colombia and France. "France has honoured the former hostage...

US 'insults' Berlusconi in press notes

"The Bush administration was forced yesterday to issue a grovelling apology to the Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, after White House officials briefed the travelling US press corps that Berlusconi was...

South Korea lifts ban on US beef

After much dithering South Korean government has finally allowed import on US Beef. The beef row has posed a political crisis for the incumbent  government."South Korea has formally lifted an import ban on US...

Karzai wins $20bn aid for Afghanistan

Even as Western countries are awarding Afghanistan with a huge package of aid, they are expressing concern over whether the Afghan government is combating corruption and making sure the money goes to rebuilding and...

Five at Guantanamo to face capital charges

After many years, it would appear charges are being brought against alleged planners of the 9/11 attacks. "A Pentagon official has formally approved death penalty charges against reputed 9/11 architect Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other men for allegedly conspiring in the...

Manchester police chief Michael Todd is found dead at bottom of cliff

Wednesday 26 March 2008; An investigation, to be led by Sir Paul Scott-Lee, the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, into the tangled private life of Chief Constable Michael Todd has begun and is expected to...

L.A. Times names new editor in "battle for future"

This story appeared as one of Yahoo's most popular news stories. This says more about the readership of the news than the purported subject of the story." LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los...

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