Posts Tagged ‘christian’
Merkel says German multi-cultural society ‘has failed’ (AFP)
AFP - Germany's attempts to create a multi-cultural society in which people from various cultural backgrounds live together peacefully have failed, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. Read the original here: Merkel says German multi-cultural society 'has failed' (AFP)
6 abducted police found slain in Mexican state (AP)
AP - The bodies of six kidnapped police officers, most of them dismembered, were found Sunday in a ravine in the Mexican state of Guerrero, bringing to eight the death toll from a mass abduction of policemen, officials said. More: 6 abducted police found slain in Mexican state (AP)
Accused airline bomber Abdulmutallab fires lawyers (Reuters)
Reuters - Accused airline bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab fired his court-appointed lawyers on Monday and asked a U.S. judge about the process for him to plead guilty to some of the charges against him. Read more from the original source: Accused airline bomber Abdulmutallab fires lawyers (Reuters)
Thirteen dead in Kashmir, Christian school torched (AFP)
AFP - Indian police shot dead 13 people in Kashmir on Monday as stone-throwing rioters defied curfews and torched a Christian school in a surge of anger stoked by the desecration of the Koran. Link: Thirteen dead in Kashmir, Christian school torched (AFP)
Twelve dead in Kashmir, Christian school torched (AFP)
AFP - Indian police shot dead 12 people in Kashmir on Monday as stone-throwing protesters defied curfews and torched a Christian school in a surge of anger stoked by the desecration of the Koran. Read the original here: Twelve dead in Kashmir, Christian school torched (AFP)
Florida pastor cancels Koran-burning plan (Reuters)
Reuters - A Christian pastor on Thursday canceled a plan to burn copies of the Koran at his obscure Florida church, which had drawn international condemnation and a warning from President Barack Obama that it could provoke al Qaeda suicide bombings. Originally posted here: Florida pastor cancels Koran-burning plan (Reuters)
US pastor defiant as Clinton slams Koran-burning (AFP)
AFP - An evangelical pastor insisted his plans for a mass torching of the Koran would go ahead after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the "disgraceful" burning ceremony in Florida. Read more: US pastor defiant as Clinton slams Koran-burning (AFP)
US appears powerless to stop Koran-burning ceremony (AFP)
AFP - The United States appeared powerless to stop a Florida church from burning hundreds of Korans on the anniversary of 9/11 despite fears of global repercussions. Read the original here: US appears powerless to stop Koran-burning ceremony (AFP)
