Russia’s nationalist lawmakers have asked the prosecutor general to ban all Jewish organizations because of their «extremist» views, in a vitriolic call ahead of this week’s 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. The letter was dated January 13 but only rose to public attention this week.(…) The seven-page call […]
Les mer»On the brink of capturing power for the first time, the country’s Shiite political leaders have decided that the nation’s leaders will not be clerics. The senior leaders of the United Iraqi Alliance, the coalition of political parties that is poised to capture the most votes in the election next Sunday, have agreed that the […]
Les mer»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 […]
Les mer»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 […]
Les mer»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 […]
Les mer»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 […]
Les mer»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 […]
Les mer»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 […]
Les mer»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 […]
Les mer»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 […]
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