24.1: Det er nesten ikke til å tro: FN holdt en spesialsesjon i dag til minne om befrielsen av Auschwitz. Det ble sagt mange alvorlige ord. Men så står det i referatet: Arab countries late last year opposed the holding of the special session. Of the more than 50 speakers on Monday, Jordan’s Prince Zeid […]
Germany’s regional states are preparing to expel hundreds of suspected Islamic radicals under a new immigration law in force since January 1, according to Monday’s edition of the news magazine Der Spiegel. «The new immigration law expands the possibilities for expelling immigrants,» said an article made available in advance. Interior Minister Otto Schily «welcomes all […]
A large majority of Dutch people are afraid of Muslims, according to a poll taken after the murder of a Dutch filmmaker critical of Islam. The poll, conducted by TNS NIPO in The Netherlands, as well as in Spain and Italy, since the November murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a suspected radical […]
A Greek Muslim group banned by the country’s highest civil court on grounds of national security for calling itself Turkish has said it will appeal the decision to the European Court of Human Rights. «Following the publication of the official ruling, the Turkish Union of Xanthi… shall apply to the European Court of Human Rights […]
Almost three months after the brutal murder of controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, an Amsterdam court will on Wednesday hold the first procedural hearing in the case against his alleged killer Mohammed Bouyeri, whom the prosecution says is a Muslim extremist. Bouyeri is charged with murder, attempted murder and membership of a terrorist organisation.After […]
The retired four-star Army general who was sent to Iraq two weeks ago to assess operations there has concluded that American troops must speed up and strengthen the training of Iraqi security forces, by assigning thousands of additional military advisers to work directly with Iraqi units, said senior defense and military officials here and in […]
22.1:Det er mulig jeg tar feil, men jeg mener å ha registert en positiv utstråling fra George W. Bush’s tiltredelestale. Det var et løfte om å være en god president for verden og menneskene; å bruke den siste perioden til noe godt. Det var ikke truslene, men løftene om en bedre fremtid som dominerte. At […]
Russia held the last governor’s election on Sunday before reforms introduced by President Vladimir Putin give the Kremlin the power to nominate the heads of regional governments. Voters in the northern Nenets autonomous region cast ballots to choose their governor from 15 candidates in the kind of direct election that has been viewed as a […]
A group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi beheaded two Iraqis who said they worked at a U.S. base in Iraq and the group posted an Internet video of the killings on Friday. The tape showed two men, who identified themselves as Ali Hussein Jassem Mohammad al-Zubaidi and Ahmad Alwan Hussein al-Mahmadawi, standing […]
Up to 1,000 members of the Palestinian security forces were moving into the northern Gaza Strip yesterday after an agreement was reached with Israel, raising hopes of long-term co-operation between the two sides. The force, which will later rise to 2,500, will take over cities and towns in the territory and occupy positions close to […]
