Vietnam’s tussle with a Zen master raises questions about religious freedomHANOI, Vietnam — Communist Vietnam’s sometimes edgy relationship with religious freedom is being tested in a dispute over a monastery inhabited by disciples of Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the world’s most famous Zen masters. Hindus praise Pope for linking environment protection with world peaceHindus have applauded Pope Benedict for establishing connection between protecting the environment and promoting peace in his message for the 43rd World Day of Peace, which will be celebrated on January one next. Musharraf faces exile in BritainLONDON - Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, who has been ruled guilty of illegally imposing emergency two years ago, faces exile in Britain because his presence may destabilise the country, a British newspaper reported Saturday. Legislator says British secret services may have mistakenly recruited al-Qaida sympathizersLONDON — A legislator has called for an investigation into whether British secret services may have mistakenly recruited people sympathetic to al-Qaida, a newspaper reported Saturday. Parents reluctant to send girls back to ‘reopened’ Swat schools citing security fearsPESHAWAR - The government of Pakistan’s NWFP province has announced the opening of schools from Saturday, but most parents are hesitant about sending their daughters to the tent schools without proper security arrangements. Philippines mourns democracy icon, former President Corazon Aquino, dead at 76MANILA, Philippines — Military honor guards carried former President Corazon Aquino’s flag-draped casket to a school gym Saturday for public viewing, as Filipinos mourned the beloved democracy icon who swept away a dictator and fought off seven coup attempts. Loan official: Sens. Conrad and Dodd informed they were getting VIP home loan dealsWASHINGTON — Two influential Senate committee chairmen were told they were getting special VIP deals when they applied for mortgages, an official who handled their loans told Congress in closed-door testimony. Democratic Sens. Christopher Dodd and Kent Conrad had denied knowing they were getting discounts when they negotiated their loan terms. AP source: Obama to host professor and police officer at center of racial dispute over arrestWASHINGTON — The professor, the policeman and the president are ready to share a beer — and maybe a few thoughts about race and law enforcement in America. Massa’s wife asks Brazilians to pray for husband; accident reminds nation of Senna’s deathRIO DE JANEIRO — The wife of Formula One driver Felipe Massa asked Brazilians to pray for her husband, whose condition improved Monday after a high-speed crash in Hungary left him near death for two days. French leader Sarkozy leaves hospital after heart check; Docs say no further treatment neededPARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy was discharged Monday from the hospital where he spent the night after collapsing while jogging. Doctors said his illness was due to heat and overwork and ordered the 54-year-old to rest but prescribed no further medical treatment, his office said. French leader Sarkozy leaves hospital after undergoing heart check; No irregular heartbeatPARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy has been discharged from the military hospital where he spent the night and his office says the French leader’s collapse while jogging was due to heat and overwork. Cooking blamed for northeast Philadelphia row house fire that killed 2, injured 5PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia fire officials say cooking sparked a weekend row house fire that killed a woman and a boy and injured five others. A year on, 37 accused in Ahmedabad blasts still abscondingAHMEDABAD - It’s been exactly a year since 22 bomb blasts ripped through this Gujarat city leaving 59 dead and over 100 injured. But after a Rs.9-lakh investigation bill, the police still are unable to trace down 37 suspects in the case. Radical cleric Sufi Mohammad resurfaces in PakistanISLAMABAD - A radical Islamic cleric who brokered a peace deal with the Taliban in Pakistan and went missing during a military offensive has resurfaced in Peshawar city, media reports said Sunday. Dodd boasts about angering lobbyists but cashes in with their campaign checksWASHINGTON — Facing the toughest re-election fight of his nearly 30 years in the Senate, Sen. Christopher Dodd boasts about snubbing lobbyists. After his comment about black professor’s arrest, Obama seeks to dampen uproar and move onWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama concedes his words — that a white police officer “acted stupidly” when he arrested a black university scholar in his own home — were ill-chosen. But, while he invited both men to visit him at the White House, Obama stopped short of publicly apologizing for his remark. American police unions demand apology from ObamaLONDON - President Barack Obama has been urged by American police unions to tender an apology after he accused an officer of “acting stupidly” by arresting leading Black scholar, Professor Henry Louis Gates. Border Patrol agent shot to death while chasing suspects in remote area of San Diego CountySAN DIEGO — A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot to death in a remote area of San Diego County as he tracked suspected illegal immigrants or drug smugglers, authorities said Friday. Reliance tie up with Spielberg for joint production ventures with BollywoodIndia’s Reliance group has pledged $325 million financing to Steven Spielberg and made production agreements with George Clooney and Julia Roberts’ production houses, according to reports.
Pope calls for common good in prestigious Caritas in Veritate documentHindus have lauded Pope for his call regarding working for the "common good" in his long awaited encyclical “Caritas in Veritate” (Charity in Truth) issued in Rome.
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Hindus urge President Obama to visit Hindu temple also in case of rotation of churchesHindus urged US President Barack Obama to put a Hindu temple also on his list, if possible, in case he decided to attend a number of different churches in rotation. Hindus and Jews ask for special session of European Parliament to end Roma apartheidPerturbed over the continued maltreatment of European Roma and inaction by the concerned authorities, Hindus and Jews have asked for an urgent special session of European Parliament to discuss Roma apartheid issue.
No rest for Nepal’s royal ghostsKATHMANDU - More than eight years after its royal family perished in a shocking massacre in the tightly guarded palace and 14 months after the kingdom of Nepal gave the coup de grace to its once-revered institution of monarchy, the royal ghosts have been resurrected with the new government announcing it would rebuild the massacre site. Mass. policeman who arrested black Harvard scholar Gates insists he won’t apologize to himNATICK, Mass. — A white police sergeant accused of racism after he arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. at his home insisted Wednesday he won’t apologize for his treatment of the Harvard professor, but President Barack Obama said police had acted “stupidly.” Obama says health care bill key to strong economic recovery in prime-time news conferenceWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Wednesday night that Medicare and Medicaid are the “biggest driving force behind” massive federal deficits, and must be tamed as part of any health care legislation. Obama urges faster action on health care overhaul, says ‘this is not a game’WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to cast the intensifying health care debate in terms that matter to ordinary people, promising to offer more savings, security and treatment to millions. Assailing his critics, he declared, “This debate is not a game.” Funding no issue for $70-bn highway projects: Kamal NathNEW DELHI - Funding will not be a problem as India gets ready to execute over 150 projects worth some $70 billion to spruce up its network of highways and roads in the next three years, said Road, Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath here Wednesday. 5000 employees quit TCS; reasons unknown
Jurors listen to Phoenix Serial Shooter suspect’s apology to survivors of random attacksPHOENIX — Jurors mulling the death penalty for one of two men convicted in a series of random shooting deaths that terrified Phoenix listened Tuesday to his letter to a victim, in which he apologized but said he would make “no cries for mercy.” |
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