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Swiss ban on Minaret building meets widespread criticism
A Swiss referendum that banned the construction of mosque minarets prompted criticism from the French foreign minister to a senior Egyptian cleric and Pakistan's religious groups. "I hope the Swiss come back on this decision," French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said in an interview with RTL radio today, adding that he was "shocked".. More -
Deaths in Afghan air raid
More than two dozen Taliban fighters have been killed in a Nato-led air attack in Khost province in eastern Afghanistan, police say. The privately owned Tolo TV station said 26 fighters were killed. A spokesman for the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) in the Afghan capital of Kabul confirmed an air raid was carried out by foreign.. More -
Minaret ban wins Swiss support
Voters in Switzerland have approved a ban on the construction of minarets on mosques, official results show. Of those who cast votes in Sunday's poll, 57.5 per cent approved the ban, while only four cantons out of 26 rejected the proposals. The result paves the way for a constitutional amendment to be made. "The Federal Council [government].. More -
Saudi flood victim toll increases
Saudi emergency services have said the toll from floods that tore through the port city of Jeddah this week has risen to 106. Torrents of water inundated the Red Sea port on Wednesday after Saudi Arabia saw some of the heaviest rainfall in years. Some 1,400 residents had to be rescued. Many of the victims were drowned or were killed by collapsing.. More -
Bangladesh ferry death toll rises
At least 28 people have been killed and scores are missing following a ferry accident in the south of Bangladesh. MV Coco-4, which was carrying more than 1,000 people, was travelling overnight from Dhaka, the capital, to Bhola island on the country's southern tip when it sank close to the village of Nazirpura. "We have recovered 28 bodies. We.. More -
German minister quits over raid in Afghanistan
Franz Josef Jung, Germany's labor minister, has resigned from the country's cabinet over a deadly bombing in Afghanistan, a day after the army chief stepped down. Jung resigned hours after saying he had no plans to quit over the bombing of two oil tanker lorries in the northern province of Kunduz, which took place in September while he was serving.. More -
Muslims celebrate Eid al-Ad-ha
Millions of Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia have performed stoning as Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha - the greater of two Muslim festivals. Pilgrims started arriving at the tent city of Mina early on Friday morning for the third day of Hajj rites, after spending the night at Muzdalifah. Throngs of people proceeded to the Jamarat Bridge.. More -
Palestinians reject Israeli offer
A Palestinian official has described Israel's proposed 10-month suspension of settlement construction in the occupied West Bank as mere "propaganda". Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian chief negotiator, said on Thursday that the move does not indicate any progress that would justify the resumption of peace talks. He said that the temporary settlement.. More -
Uproar over India mosque report
The findings of an inquiry into the controversial destruction of a mosque by Hindu mobs that triggered bloody religious riots in the early 1990s has been tabled in the Indian parliament amid noisy disruptions from opposition members. The cabinet approved the report in an emergency meeting earlier on Tuesday morning, India's NDTV reported, a day after.. More -
The Philippine President vows justice over massacre
The Philippine President, Gloria Arroyo, has said "no effort will be spared" in the hunt for those behind what is believed to have been a politically-driven massacre in the south of the country. Local media reports on Tuesday said at least 39 were believed to have been killed in the attack, up from an initial death toll of 22. The victims.. More -
UK Iraq war inquiry set to begin
A public inquiry into the UK's role in the Iraq war is set to open, with former civil servants first to appear in hearings that will climax with Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, taking the stand. One-time senior officials from the foreign and defense ministries will outline Britain's policy towards Baghdad in early 2000, as a five-member.. More -
China mine blast toll tops 100
The number of workers killed by a gas explosion at a mine in northeastern China has risen to more than 100. The official Xinhua news agency said at the time of the pre-dawn blast at the Xinxing mine in Heilongjiang province on Saturday, there were 528 workers in the colliery, and 420 of them had been rescued by Sunday night. The authorities said 104.. More -
Talks 'progress' over Shalit swap
Shimon Peres, Israel's president, has said there has been "progress" in efforts to free Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier captured by Hamas three years ago. The disclosure by Peres was made after he met Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's president, in Cairo on Monday. Last week, Israel and Hamas reacted cautiously to reports that a deal might soon be.. More -
Asylum seekers riot in Australia
Sri Lankan and Afghan asylum seekers at an Australian detention centre on Christmas Island have been separated after riots broke out over the weekend. The clashes come amid a surge in the number of asylum seekers attempting to reach Australia. Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen, who gained rare access to a network of smugglers taking asylum seekers from.. More -
Sri Lanka 'to free Tamil refugees'
Sri Lanka's ethnic-minority Tamil war refugees, detained in government camps, will be freed by December 1, according to a senior official. Basil Rajapaksa, an adviser to his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Sri Lankan president, said on Saturday the detainees - numbering about 136,000 - will be free to return to their villages after December 1. He said.. More
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