Thursday, October 26, 2006

Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians (AP)

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Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :)
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AP - Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians in exchanges of gunfire Thursday in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian security officials said.



Source: news.yahoo.com

Youths torch 3 buses in suburban Paris (AP)

A French police investigator inspects the charred remains of a city bus Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006, at the bus station of Nanterre, west of Paris. The bus was set on fire on Wednesday night in Nanterre by a gang of youths, after they forced passengers out. The attack came as France prepares to mark on Friday the one-year anniversary of riots last year by suburban youth, and raised the specter of a repeat of the three weeks of violence. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - Youths forced passengers off three buses and set the vehicles on fire overnight in suburban Paris, raising tensions Thursday ahead of the first anniversary of the riots that engulfed France's rundown, heavily immigrant neighborhoods.



Source: news.yahoo.com

Australian Muslim cleric apologizes for remarks on women (AFP)

Australia's most senior Islamic cleric Taj Aldin al-Hilali , seen here in July 2006, issued an apology after triggering outrage for describing scantily-clad women without headscarves as "uncovered meat" inviting sexual attack.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Australia's most senior Islamic cleric issued an apology after triggering outrage for describing scantily-clad women without headscarves as "uncovered meat" inviting sexual attack.



Source: news.yahoo.com

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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Fighting spirit saves pensioner from attack (Reuters)

Hi Folks !!

Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :)
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Reuters - A 70-year-old British pensioner, trained in martial arts during his military service, dispatched a gang of four would-be muggers in a late-night attack in Germany.



Source: news.yahoo.com

posted by Don @ Tuesday, October 24, 2006 0 comments