Latest News Updates on Islam

Iran Ready to Transfer Nuclear Know-HowTue, 25 Apr 2006 05:34 am PDT AP - Iran threatened on Tuesday to halt all cooperation with the U.N. atomic energy agency if the U.N. Security Council imposes sanctions, warning that Tehran might hide its nuclear program if the West takes any other "harsh measures." Full Story

Female Bomber Kills 8 in Sri LankaTue, 25 Apr 2006 06:07 am PDT AP - A female suicide bomber disguised to look pregnant blew herself up in front of a car carrying Sri Lanka's highest-ranking general, killing eight people and badly injuring the top officer. Full Story

3 Arrested in Egyptian Resort BombingsTue, 25 Apr 2006 05:30 am PDT AP - Police arrested three people Tuesday in the triple bomb attack that ripped apart a Sinai beach resort promenade at the height of Egypt's tourist season, killing at least 24 people and injuring more than 60, many of them foreigners. Full Story

Poland Honors Those Who Died at AuschwitzTue, 25 Apr 2006 06:38 am PDTAP - An 80-year-old Auschwitz survivor joined thousands of people who marched in silence Tuesday at the site of the death camp in remembrance of the 6 million victims of the Holocaust. Full Story (lets Remember, Even Islamics Were Nazis in WW2, an very Honourable to Hitlers Ideology)down 2 Naziism.

Bomb Hidden in Minibus Kills 2 IraqisTue, 25 Apr 2006 06:15 am PDT AP - A bomb hidden in a minibus exploded near the offices of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, killing two Iraqi civilians and wounding three, police said. Full Story

Tourists defiant after Egypt bombTue, 25 Apr 2006 06:39 am PDT Reuters - Defiant holidaymakers described scenes of carnage in Egypt's Sinai resort of Dahab on Tuesday after three bombs killed at least 23 people in the latest attack on the country's vital tourist industry. Full Story

Australian gets 10 years for Cambodia child abuseMon, 24 Apr 2006 11:06 pm PDTReuters - A Cambodian court has sentenced an Australian English teacher to 10 years in jail for sexual abuse of boys aged between 11 and 14, a court official said on Tuesday. Full Story

Two Australians hurt in blasts

- Iran defiant as UN deadline approaches

Jury consider Moussaoui death penalty
12:47pm Federal prosecutors say there's "no place on this good Earth" for confessed Sept 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. more
- US seeks death penalty for Guantanamo detainees- Rumsfeld 'thrilled' by Iraq developments

Defense Hopes for Mercy in Moussaoui CaseMon, 24 Apr 2006 05:56 am PDT AP - Zacarias Moussaoui says he expects no mercy from Americans. His lawyers hope a jury will prove him wrong. After a six-week trial that ran the gamut from jaw-dropping to heartbreaking, closing arguments in the death-penalty case of the al-Qaida conspirator were scheduled Monday. Full Story

7 Car Bombs Explode in Baghdad, Killing 6Mon, 24 Apr 2006 04:51 am PDT AP - Seven car bombs exploded across the capital Monday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens, as politicians met to try to finalize a new Cabinet. Police discovered the bodies of 20 Iraqis — apparent victims of sectarian killings the United States hopes the new government can end. Full Story

Iran Leader: Israel Can't Contine to ExistMon, 24 Apr 2006 06:51 am PDT AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday renewed his criticism of Israel, calling it a "fake regime" that cannot continue to exist. Full Story

US readies Darfur sanctions vote at UN this weekMon, 24 Apr 2006 05:16 am PDT Reuters - The United States plans a U.N. Security Council vote on Tuesday that would impose sanctions on four Sudanese for abuses in Darfur, despite opposition from Russia and China that could kill the measure, council members said. Full Story

Iran to Let Women Go to Soccer GamesMon, 24 Apr 2006 05:25 am PDTAP - Iranian women will be allowed to attend soccer matches for first time since the country's 1979 Islamic revolution, Iran's president said in a decree posted on his Web site Monday. Full Story

Wave of bombs hits Baghdad as Saddam on trialMon, 24 Apr 2006 04:12 am PDT Reuters - A wave of car bombs hit Baghdad on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding nearly 80 as the trial of Saddam Hussein heard his signature was on documents linking him to the killings of 148 people. Full Story

Iran president says no need now for US talksMon, 24 Apr 2006 06:33 am PDT Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday there was no need for U.S.-Iran talks now that a permanent Iraqi government was in place. Full Story

Prophet cartoon offenders must be killed: bin LadenMon, 24 Apr 2006 05:34 am PDT Reuters - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has called for people who ridiculed the Prophet Mohammad to be killed, weighing into the furor that erupted after a Danish newspaper ran cartoons lampooning Islam's holy messenger. Full Story

Prosecution wraps up evidence against SaddamMon, 24 Apr 2006 06:21 am PDT AFP - The prosecution in the trial of Saddam Hussein wrapped up its evidence against the deposed Iraqi dictator after a new report by handwriting experts that linked him to the massacre of Shiite villagers in the 1980s. Full Story

Tape a vexing reminder of US failure to find bin LadenMon, 24 Apr 2006 01:50 am PDT AFP - The White House said that Al-Qaeda leaders were "on the run" as the emergence of a new tape from Osama bin Laden served as a vexing reminder of the US failure to track down the terror mastermind. Full Story


Today's Politics News:
Nagin, Landrieu in New Orleans Runoff
Congress Struggles With Pension Bill
Incumbents Prevail in New Orleans Races
Calif. Gov. Scorns Bush Response to Levees
Kerry: Opposing Iraq War Is Patriotic
Bush: Iraqis to Shoulder Security Burden
Democrats Hope to Reverse Fortune in Ohio
States Spar Over Federal HIV/AIDS Funds
Worldwide Terror Attacks Exceed 10,000
Ga. Town at Center of Immigrant Labor Case
Number of Chernobyl-Related Deaths Debated
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Nagin, Landrieu in New Orleans RunoffSun, 23 Apr 2006 05:42 am PDT AP - The race to guide New Orleans through one of the biggest urban reconstruction projects in U.S. history — rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina — was whittled to two familiar candidates: Mayor Ray Nagin and Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu. Full Story
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Congress Struggles With Pension BillSun, 23 Apr 2006 06:26 am PDTAP - Squabbles over special treatment for bankrupt airlines and beleaguered auto companies are delaying final action in Congress on a pension bill that would affect millions of workers, retirees and taxpayers. Full Story
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Incumbents Prevail in New Orleans RacesSat, 22 Apr 2006 11:15 pm PDT AP - Contrary to speculation that incumbents could be thrown out wholesale after Hurricane Katrina, voters on Saturday held steady for many of the leaders they had before the disaster. Full Story
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Calif. Gov. Scorns Bush Response to LeveesSat, 22 Apr 2006 10:21 pm PDT AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sharply criticized the Bush administration Saturday for refusing to declare a pre-emptive federal disaster for California's fragile levees. Full Story
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Kerry: Opposing Iraq War Is PatrioticSat, 22 Apr 2006 03:01 pm PDT AP - Those who disagree with the Bush administration's policies in Iraq face the same scornful charges that they are unpatriotic as Sen. John Kerry did 35 years ago when he spoke out against the Vietnam War, the Massachusetts Democrat said Saturday. Full Story
Bush: Iraqis to Shoulder Security BurdenSat, 22 Apr 2006 06:55 pm PDT AP - President Bush said Saturday that the new political leadership in Iraq will shoulder the burden for securing the country, but he did not commit to a drawdown of American forces that now are playing the lead role. Full Story
Worldwide Terror Attacks Exceed 10,000Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:03 pm PDT AP - Terror attacks and kidnappings worldwide exceeded 10,000 for the first time last year, propelled in part by a surge in Iraq, according to government figures to be released soon. Full Story

In Tape, bin Laden Urges Fighters to SudanSun, 23 Apr 2006 06:35 am PDT AP - Osama bin Laden issued ominous new threats in an audiotape broadcast Sunday, purportedly saying the West was at war with Islam and calling on his followers to go to Sudan to fight a proposed U.N. force. Full Story
Fighting Escalates in Southern AfghanistanSun, 23 Apr 2006 04:52 am PDTAP - Afghan security forces surrounded Taliban fighters hiding in a village in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, launching a gunbattle that killed at least three militants and a police officer. Full Story
Iran vows to continue enrichment workSun, 23 Apr 2006 01:45 am PDT Reuters - Iran said on Sunday it would not abandon its work on uranium enrichment, which the United Nations has demanded it halt, and was prepared to face the consequences. Full Story
Bin Laden says West waging war on IslamSun, 23 Apr 2006 06:35 am PDT Reuters - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden said the West's shunning of the Hamas-led Palestinian government showed it was waging a "Crusader-Zionist war" on Muslims, according to an audiotape attributed to him and aired on Sunday. Full Story
Attacks continue after new Iraqi PM appointedSun, 23 Apr 2006 06:33 am PDT Reuters - Rocket attacks, blasts and the discovery of several bodies, apparently executed, around Iraq on Sunday underscored the challenges facing the prime minister-designate as he tries to form a government. Full Story
Hamas-Fatah tensions flare in GazaSun, 23 Apr 2006 06:51 am PDT Reuters - Tensions between the Hamas-led government and President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction flared into a shootout at the Palestinian Health Ministry on Sunday, despite pledges to calm an eruption of internal fighting. Full Story
Bush hails choice of Iraqi prime ministerSun, 23 Apr 2006 06:01 am PDT Reuters - President Bush hailed on Saturday an agreement by Iraqi leaders to form a new coalition government as a historic achievement that "will make America more secure." Full Story

Bin Laden condemns 'crusader war' against Islam: tapeSun, 23 Apr 2006 06:12 am PDT AFP - Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden said the international isolation of the Hamas-led Palestinian government is proof of a "war by crusaders and Zionists against Islam," according to an audiotape attributed to him and aired on Arabic television. Full Story
Iraq's Maliki begins talks on new governmentSun, 23 Apr 2006 02:56 am PDT AFP - Hardline Shiite prime minister designate Jawad al-Maliki is to begin talks to form Iraq's first full-term post-Saddam Hussein government that faces the challenge of quelling sectarian violence and reining in Shiite militias. Full Story
Iran says nuclear enrichment 'irreversible'Sun, 23 Apr 2006 04:57 am PDT AFP - With just five days to go before the expiry of a UN Security Council deadline for Iran to freeze uranium enrichment, Tehran insisted that the sensitive nuclear fuel cycle work was irreversible. Full Story
Israel Holds Hamas-Led Gov't ResponsibleTue, 18 Apr 2006 06:45 am PDT AP - Israel's leaders held the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority responsible for the deadliest suicide bombing in 20 months but stopped short Tuesday of branding it an "enemy entity" or ordering a large-scale military operation. Full Story
Russia Still Opposed to Sanctions on IranTue, 18 Apr 2006 05:35 am PDT AP - Russia said it remains opposed to sanctions against Iran, while China expressed hope for a negotiated solution as senior diplomats from six countries converged in Moscow on Tuesday to map out the next step toward solving the Iranian nuclear standoff. Full Story
No apology for Indonesia over Papuans, says Australian PMMon, 17 Apr 2006 11:17 pm PDT AFP - Australia will not apologise to Indonesia for granting temporary asylum to 42 people including several independence activists from the troubled province of Papua, Prime Minister John Howard said. Full Story
Suicide Bomber Kills 8 in Tel AvivMon, 17 Apr 2006 06:50 am PDT AP - A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up outside a fast-food restaurant in a bustling commercial area of Tel Aviv during the Passover holiday Monday, killing eight other people and wounding at least 49, police said. Israeli Prime Minister-designate Ehud Olmert said Israel would respond "as necessary." Full Story
Al-Jaafari's Party Stands Behind HimMon, 17 Apr 2006 06:39 am PDT AP - The political snarl over choosing Iraq's new government tightened Monday as Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari's party indicated it was standing firm for him to keep the post for a second term despite opposition from Sunni Arabs and Kurds. Full Story
Defense to Resume in Moussaoui TrialMon, 17 Apr 2006 05:12 am PDT AP - Defense lawyers for Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui will have to persuade a jury to spare their client's life without the help of his al-Qaida comrade, would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid. Full Story

Saddam's handwriting scrutinized in courtMon, 17 Apr 2006 02:27 am PDT Reuters - Saddam Hussein and seven co-accused returned to court on Monday and proceedings focused on attempts to prove the ousted Iraqi president signed documents implicating him in crimes against humanity. Full Story
Crude Oil Futures Hit $70 a BarrelMon, 17 Apr 2006 04:24 am PDT AP - Crude oil futures hit $70 a barrel for the first time in seven-and-a-half months Monday, pushed higher by concerns over declining gasoline stocks in the U.S., supply disruptions in Nigeria and tension over Iran's nuclear program. Full Story
Suicide bomber in Tel Aviv kills 8Mon, 17 Apr 2006 06:42 am PDT Reuters - A Palestinian suicide bomber killed eight people and wounded 60 others in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Monday in an attack a spokesman for the Islamic militant group Hamas called an act of "self-defense." Full Story
Iran to continue enriching uranium: RafsanjaniMon, 17 Apr 2006 06:21 am PDT Reuters - Iran will continue to enrich uranium, influential former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Monday, as concerns grow over possible U.S. military action against Tehran's nuclear program. Full Story
Rumsfeld under renewed attackSun, 16 Apr 2006 11:26 am PDT Reuters - Senior Democrats sought to raise the heat on embattled Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Sunday as Republicans and the Pentagon came together to defend him and the way he has conducted the war in Iraq. Full Story
US-led forces probe Afghan deathsMon, 17 Apr 2006 05:01 am PDT Reuters - U.S. forces in Afghanistan have launched an investigation into the deaths of seven civilians during an offensive against Taliban and other militants over the weekend, the U.S. military said. Full Story
Kidnapped brother of Iraqi Sunni leader killedMon, 17 Apr 2006 06:48 am PDT Reuters - Gunmen killed the brother of a top Iraqi Sunni politician, officials said on Monday, the second killing in less than a week of a relative of a Sunni leader as deadlock over a unity government showed no sign of ending. Full Story
Six dead, dozens wounded in Tel Aviv blastMon, 17 Apr 2006 04:47 am PDT AFP - Six people have been killed and dozens more wounded when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in Israel's commercial capital Tel Aviv. Full Story
Crisis-hit Hamas accuses Abbas of clipping wingsMon, 17 Apr 2006 01:51 am PDT AFP - Confronted by a financial crisis and growing diplomatic isolation, the new Hamas-led government is accusing Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas of clipping its wings and seeking its collapse. Full Story