Anti-Islam teachings 'widespread' in US law enforcement

Anti-Islam teachings 'widespread' in US law enforcement


Anti-Islam teachings 'widespread' in US law enforcement

Posted: 14 May 2012 12:16 AM PDT

NEW YORK, May 14: A course at a military academy that taught US officers to prepare for "total war" with Islam does not represent an isolated incident, campaigners have warned.


VIDEO: Greek crisis talks in deadlock

Posted: 13 May 2012 11:52 PM PDT

The leader of far-left party Syriza, Alexis Tsipras, will not attend coalition talks on Monday, plunging Greece into further political disarray.


No Greek unity government possible: moderate leftist leader

Posted: 13 May 2012 11:17 PM PDT

No Greek unity government can be formed, the head of a small moderate leftist party seen as the last hope for a coalition said Monday ahead of cabinet talks under President Carolos Papoulias.

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Economists list cheapest ways to save the world

Posted: 13 May 2012 11:14 PM PDT

Leading economists have ranked how to best and most cost-effectively invest to solve many of the world's seemingly insurmountable problems, a Danish think-tank said Monday, calling for a shift in global priorities.

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11-year-old boy dies after falling from 14th floor of a condominium

Posted: 13 May 2012 11:04 PM PDT

A 11-year-old boy died after falling from the 14th floor of the Desa Mawar Condominium in Farlim, Ayer Itam here last night.

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Syrian army shells Rastan, 9 killed - rebels

Posted: 13 May 2012 11:49 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad shelled the town of Rastan on Syria's main northern highway on Monday, killing at least nine people and wounding 40 in an offensive to retake the area from Free Syrian Army rebels, opposition sources said.



Egypt brokers Palestinian hunger strike deal - source

Posted: 13 May 2012 11:47 PM PDT

GAZA (Reuters) - Egypt has brokered a deal aimed at ending a hunger strike of some 1,600 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, a Palestinian source close to the negotiations said on Monday.



Syrian forces kill 7 civilians in rural attack - activists

Posted: 13 May 2012 11:46 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops backed by tanks shot dead seven civilians when they overran a rebellious Sunni Muslim village west of the city of Hama on Sunday, activists' organisations said, in a crackdown on the rural epicentre of the 14-month anti-government revolt.



Militants blow up Yemen gas pipeline again

Posted: 13 May 2012 11:39 PM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants blew up a gas pipeline in eastern Yemen on Monday for the third time in recent months as the government ratcheted up its campaign against al Qaeda linked insurgents in the south.



VIDEO: US forces women 'allowed near combat'

Posted: 13 May 2012 11:23 PM PDT

Women in the US military will be able to serve with battalions close to the front lines of combat, although they will still not be able to serve in combat themselves.


Tight security for S. Korean leader's Myanmar visit

Posted: 13 May 2012 11:02 PM PDT

President Lee Myung-Bak headed to Myanmar Monday on the first visit by a South Korean leader since a North Korean assassination attempt in Yangon almost three decades ago.

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Survey = public opinion?

Posted: 13 May 2012 10:53 PM PDT

If we are truly transforming into a more democratic country, we should then show our sincerity and maturity! Let's have a transcendent and gentleman's battle which is fairer and more transparent, instead of a corrupted election full of chaotic confrontations and ploys!

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Top US athletes in final stretch before Olympics

Posted: 13 May 2012 10:48 PM PDT

(America-AFP) - With less than three months to go before the summer Olympics in London, Olympians and Olympic hopefuls in New York say they are undergoing rigorous training and hoping for the best. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Nepal plane crash kills 15: police (UPDATED)

Posted: 13 May 2012 10:33 PM PDT

Fifteen passengers died on Monday when a plane carrying Indian pilgrims crashed near a treacherous high-altitude airport in northern Nepal, while six made a miraculous escape, police said.

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H.K. feng shui master in court over tycoon's will

Posted: 13 May 2012 10:32 PM PDT

A Hong Kong feng shui master accused of forging the will of late property tycoon Nina Wang appeared in court Monday at a pre-trial hearing.

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Special training for DBKL enforcement officers to counter demonstrations

Posted: 13 May 2012 10:32 PM PDT

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcement personnel will be provided special training to prepare for possible demonstrations or illegal rally in the future.

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20 injured in Red Cross fairs in Thai deep south

Posted: 13 May 2012 10:31 PM PDT

A total of 17 paramilitary volunteers and civilians were wounded during a Red Cross fair in Thailand's far south in a Pattani's explosion while seven others were injured after a grenade attack in another fair in Narathiwat, local media reported Monday.

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Scientists make groundbreaking discovery of mutation causing genetic disorder in humans

Posted: 13 May 2012 10:31 PM PDT

Scientists at A*STAR』s Institute of Medical Biology (IMB), in collaboration with doctors and scientists in Jordan, Turkey, Switzerland and USA, have identified the genetic cause of a birth defect known as Hamamy syndrome.

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N. Korea absent from China summit declaration

Posted: 13 May 2012 10:22 PM PDT

The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea have issued a post-summit joint declaration that makes no reference to North Korea's nuclear ambitions -- one of the most pressing issues in the region.

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Soul bassist Donald 'Duck' Dunn dies in Tokyo

Posted: 13 May 2012 10:22 PM PDT

Grammy-winning American bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, who helped shape the blues and soul music scenes in the 1960s and 1970s, died Sunday in Tokyo. He was 70.

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