Syria bans full Islamic face veils at universities
Syria has forbidden the country’s students and teachers from wearing the niqab – the full Islamic veil that reveals only a woman’s eyes – taking aim at a garment many see as political. The ban…
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Pilot Ceritakan Pengalaman Lolos dari Maut sebelum Pesawat Jatuh
London -Â Usai pilot asal Kanada Kapten Brian Bews menyelamatkan diri dengan memakai kursi pelontar di pesawat, mantan penerbang Angkatan Udara Inggris mengungkapkan pengalamannya yang serupa. Pada Sabtu (24/7), Bews sedang mengemudikan pesawat tempur CF-18…
Government won’t target more Swiss banks on tax: U.S. diplomat
The United States, which targeted Swiss bank giant UBS in a damaging tax fraud probe last year, is not planning to carry out new tax investigations against Swiss banks, the U.S. ambassador to Switzerland said.…
Festival goers killed in stampede at Love Parade in Germany
At least 15 people died at the Love Parade music festival in Germany today when they were crushed inside a tunnel during a stampede caused by panic. Nine women and six men were among the…
China’s Leaders Harness Folk Religion For Their Aims
In China, folk religion has undergone a remarkable rebirth since the days of the Cultural Revolution four decades ago, when all religious worship was banned. One example of a folk goddess that has gained an…
China’s Divided Catholics Seek Reconciliation
For decades, China’s Catholics – estimated at more than 12 million – have been bitterly divided. Some worship in China’s government-sanctioned Catholic churches, others in “underground” churches loyal to the Vatican. But three years ago,…
Pengunjung Shanghai Expo Capai 30 Juta
Pengunjung Shanghai Expo sudah mencapai 30 juta orang sejak pameran dunia ini dibuka pada 1 Mei lalu. Angka 30 juta ini muncul hari Rabu (21/7/2010), sedangkan angka 20 juta tercatat pada 28 Juni dan angka…
Female Imams Blaze Trail Amid China’s Muslims
It is 5:50 in the morning, and dark shadows scurry through narrow alleys to the mosque, as the call to prayer echoes from a minaret in Kaifeng. This city in central China’s Henan province has…
Don’t worry if you miss Mecca
According to research carried out by Indonesia’s highest religious authority, the Ulema Council, Muslims in Indonesia have been praying in the wrong direction for months, facing Somalia when they should have been facing Saudi Arabia.…
Gila, Dokter Uzbekistan Curi Rahim Pasiennya
Demi memenuhi tuntutan pemerintah dalam kampanye menekan angka kelahiran serendah mungkin, sejumlah dokter di Uzbekistan melakukan praktek yang melanggar hak-hak pasien. Aktivis hak asasi Uzbekistan melaporkan ada ratusan wanita yang telah mengalami pembedahan untuk disterilkan…
Germany Rejects Spain’s Bid To Buy Octopus Oracle
Octopus oracle Paul’s prescience wasn’t needed to predict how this one would turn out: His aquarium in Germany on Friday gave a resounding “nein” to a bid to move the celebrity mollusk to Spain. Paul…
Tarif Becak Yogyakarta Bakal Pakai Argometer
Yogyakarta – Becak-becak di Yogyakarta bakal memakai argometer dalam menentukan tarif. Hal itu didasari perbedaan tarif antarbecak yang satu dengan lainnya. Biasanya tukang becak hanya bernegosiasi sesuai kesepakatan dengan penumpang. “Kami masih menggali dan menerima…
Profile: Tony Abbott
Tony Abbott, leader of Australia’s opposition Liberal Party, is known as something of a maverick politician. A conservative Catholic – he once briefly trained as a Catholic priest, earning him the nickname “Mad Monk”. He…
Afghans to Form Local Forces to Fight Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan – After intensive negotiations with NATO military commanders, the Afghan government on Wednesday approved a program to establish local defense forces that American military officials hope will help remote areas of the country…
Power back after typhoon kills 26 in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – Electricity was restored in the Philippine capital, flights resumed and schools reopened Thursday after the first typhoon of the season killed at least 26 people and plunged most of the main northern…
Mugabe: Diamonds can revive Zimbabwean economy
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s president said Tuesday his nation will sell its massive reserves of diamonds despite not receiving authorization from the world’s diamond control body. A defiant President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday told lawmakers…
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