With world awash in crude, OPEC focuses on tougher compliance with its production targetsVIENNA — OPEC appeared poised to hold oil production quotas unchanged Wednesday, with its ministers voicing satisfaction with current global crude prices. Israel seeks bids to build hundreds of apartments in east Jerusalem, over US objectionsJERUSALEM — Israel is pushing ahead with a long-delayed plan to build hundreds of apartments in east Jerusalem, staking claims to land the Palestinians want for a future state and complicating already tense relations with the U.S. over its demand for a construction moratorium. Iran’s Ahmadinejad pushes for women Cabinet ministers despite hard-line oppositionBEIRUT — After securing one woman on his Cabinet, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is pushing for a second, defying opposition from hardline Islamic clerics who say women have no place in leadership positions. Malaysia court charges 12 Muslims for parading cow head to protest Hindu templeSHAH ALAM, Malaysia — A Malaysian court charged 12 Muslims with criminal offenses Wednesday for parading a severed cow head to protest the construction of a Hindu temple in a case that stoked religious tensions in this multiethnic country. Malaysia court charges 6 Muslims with sedition for parading cow head to protest Hindu templeSHAH ALAM, Malaysia — A Malaysian court charged six Muslims with sedition Wednesday for parading a severed cow head to protest the construction of a Hindu temple in a case that has stoked religious and racial tensions in this multiethnic country. Six Malaysian Muslims charged with sedition for parading cow head to protest Hindu temple planSHAH ALAM, Malaysia — Six Malaysian Muslims have been charged with sedition for parading a severed cow’s head to protest the planned construction of a Hindu temple. Woman convicted of indecency in Sudan for wearing trousers released against her willCAIRO — A woman journalist convicted of public indecency for wearing trousers outdoors was freed Tuesday, despite her own desire to serve a month in prison as protest against Sudan’s draconian morality laws. Woman convicted of indecency in Sudan for wearing trousers, fined $200, but spared floggingKHARTOUM, Sudan — A woman journalist was convicted Monday of public indecency for wearing trousers, but was spared a sentence of flogging. A defiant Lubna Hussein said she would not pay a $200 fine and would take a month in prison instead to protest Sudan’s draconian morality laws. Sudan judge fines woman $200 for wearing trousers, no flogging penaltyKHARTOUM, Sudan — A Sudanese judge convicted a woman journalist for violating the public indecency law by wearing trousers outdoors and fined her $200, but did not impose a feared flogging penalty. Police detains scores of women supporting female journalist on trial for wearing trousersKHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudanese police rounded up about 40 women protesters Monday outside a courthouse where they were showing support for a female journalist on trial for wearing trousers in public. Hearing scheduled for teen who ran away after converting from Islam to ChristianityORLANDO, Fla. — A teenager who fled her Ohio home after converting from Islam to Christianity will go before a Florida judge, who will decide whether she stays in Florida or returns home. Dutch prosecutors to charge Arab group with hate speech for Holocaust cartoonAMSTERDAM — Dutch prosecutors said Wednesday they will charge an Arab cultural group under hate speech laws for publishing a cartoon that suggests the death of 6 million Jews during World War II is a fabrication. Obama hosts dinner, praises American Muslims’ contributions in celebration of RamadanWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has praised the contributions of American Muslims at a dinner to celebrate the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. EEOC says Muslim workers suffered discrimination in prayer dispute at Swift meatpacking plantDENVER — Federal officials says a JBS Swift & Co. meatpacking plant in Colorado was wrong to fire more than 100 Muslim workers who walked out during Ramadan last year in a dispute over prayer breaks. Obama to host dinner for Ramadan, plans to highlight contributions from American MuslimsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is hosting a dinner celebrating the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Iraq Shiite leader reaches out to rivals; government pushes back census to Oct. 2010BAGHDAD — The son of the late leader of Iraq’s largest Shiite political party acknowledged setbacks and reached out to political rivals Tuesday as he formally replaced his father at the party’s helm. Light presidential schedule includes flu briefing, Ramadan dinnerWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is starting September with a briefing on the latest efforts to prepare for the H1N1 flu virus. Iraq’s biggest Shiite party picks late leader’s son to take over, party official saysBAGHDAD — The son of the late leader of Iraq’s largest Shiite political party on Monday took the reins of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, a party official said. US military says number of Iraqi detainees has fallen below 9,000, lowest since March 2005BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says the number of Iraqi detainees has dropped below 9,000 from a high of 27,000 in 2007. Muslim advocates: EEOC letter says Neb. plant must do more for Muslim workers’ prayer needsOMAHA, Neb. — Muslim advocates said Friday that federal officials determined a Nebraska meatpacking plant wasn’t doing enough to accommodate the religious needs of its Muslim workers but stopped short of laying out specific recommendations. Eulogies for Iraqi Shiite leader reflect worries of instability in absence of strong figureBAGHDAD — Thousands of mourners marched through Baghdad behind the coffin of one of the country’s most powerful Shiite leaders on Friday, and eulogies from rivals and allies reflected deep worry over the political void left by his death. Muslims in Malaysia march with severed cow head to protest building of new Hindu templeKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Dozens of Malaysian Muslims paraded Friday with the head of a cow, a sacred animal in Hinduism, in a dramatic protest against the proposed construction of a Hindu temple in their neighborhood. Iraqi prime minister says death of revered Shiite leader leaves ‘void’ at crucial timeBAGHDAD — Thousands poured into the streets of the Iraqi capital Friday amid tight security to pay their respects to a revered Shiite leader whose death the Iraqi prime minister said left a void in the country during a “delicate and sensitive period.” Body of revered Shiite leader arrives in Baghdad amid tight security for funeral processionBAGHDAD — The body of a revered Shiite leader arrived Friday for burial amid tight security that saw portions of the Iraqi capital sealed off, signaling fears the funeral procession may be targeted by insurgents to stoke sectarian tensions. Top Iraqi officials on hand for arrival of body of revered Shiite leader in BaghdadBAGHDAD — The body of a revered Shiite leader has arrived in Baghdad amid tight security to begin the second half of a two day funeral procession that will wind its way through Iraq’s Shiite heartland. Mourning in Iran and Iraq as body of prominent Iraqi leader taken across Shiite heartlandTEHRAN, Iran — Thousands of Iranians prayed and wept Thursday during a memorial for Iraqi Shiite Muslim leader Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the start of a two-day tour of mourning that will take his body through his country’s Shiite heartland, apparently in hopes of rallying large crowds of supporters. Morocco’s royal doctor orders King Mohammed VI to convalesce 5 days for digestive virusRABAT, Morocco — The Moroccan royal palace says a doctor has ordered King Mohammed VI placed in convalescence for five days for a digestive infection. Iranians pay homage to late Iraqi Shiite leader and his deep ties to Islamic republicTEHRAN, Iran — Thousands of Iranians prayed and wept Thursday during a memorial for Iraqi Shiite leader Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim in the start of mourning that will encompass Shiites in both Iran and Iraq, a sign of the key power-broker’s network of influences and alliances. Iranians, Iraqis mourn death of influential Iraqi Shiite leader who died of lung cancerTEHRAN, Iran — Thousands of people in Iran flocked to a mourning ceremony to show their respects to the influential Iraqi Shiite leader Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, who died Wednesday in Tehran. Analysis: Death of Iraqi Shiite leader brings questions about future of political empireBAGHDAD — Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim held together Iraq’s biggest Shiite political party as the ultimate middleman: maintaining his deep ties with Iran and cultivating his new alliances of necessity with America. |
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