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US urges restoration of constitutional order in Mauritania
US ambassador Joseph LeBaron was called Thursday to Mauritania's foreign ministry in Nouakchott by the Military Council for Justice and Democracy, a militia group that has taken control of the West African nation. LeBaron met with leaders of th (More) |
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Pakistan Supreme Court rejects plan for strict morals law
In a victory for Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf , the country's Supreme Court Thursday blocked a proposal by the Islamist-controlled North-West Frontier Province to introduce a set of controversial morals laws to be enforced by reli (More) |
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Blair unveils new anti-terrorism measures, bans two Islamist groups
British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Friday announced a new set of measures to combat terrorism , saying anyone who "has anything to do with , anywhere, will automatically be refused asylum in our country." Blair went so far as to say tha (More) |
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French interior minister promises deportation for radical Islamic clerics
French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy stated Friday that France will continue to punish anyone preaching militant Islam in France with deportation. For over a year now, France has formally embraced a deportation policy for anyone using Islam t (More) |
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International brief ~ Pakistan province passes Islamic moral policing law
Leading Thursday's international brief, Pakistan's North West Frontier Province has passed a controversial law [Pakistan Times report] reminiscent of Afghan regulatons under the former Taliban regime that will allow the government to monito (More) |
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Police say death toll in London bombings tops 50; investigation continues
London Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair said Friday that the confirmed death toll from the Thursday bomb attacks in the British capital had risen to "at least 50" and would go up as more bodies were recovered from damaged c (More) |
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UPDATE ~ UK Islamic rights group warns Muslims to stay home after bombings
Bearing in mind the experience of Muslims in the United States after 9/11, the London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission has urged UK Muslims to stay indoors to avoid being targeted for revenge in the wake of Thursday's terrorist bombings in (More) |
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Sudan unanimously approves new constitution
Sudan's National Assembly on Wednesday unanimously approved a new constitution that moves the country away from pure Islamic rule. It provides that Islamic law will not be applied in largely Christian areas, generally in the south of the countr (More) |
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Iraqi government admits security forces tortured, abused detainees
Iraqi government spokesman Laith Kubba admitted Sunday that Iraqi security forces have commited abuse and torture in fighting the Sunni-led insurgency in Iraq. Kubba said that government ministers are concerned. Mohammed Hamed Qader, a Kurdish Islam (More) |
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Berlusconi demands US 'respect' Italian sovereignty after CIA abduction scandal
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi took the remarkable step Friday of demanding in an official statement delivered to summoned US ambassador Mel Sembler that the US government exhibit "full respect" for Italian sovereignty in the w (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
