Aljazeera-Far-right party launches online video that allows players to shoot down minarets and muezzins.A far-right party in Austria has sparked outrage by launching an online video game which allows players to shoot down minarets and muezzins calling for prayer.The game, called "Moschee Baba", or "Bye Bye Mosque", gives players 60 seconds to collect points by placing a target over cartoon mosques, minarets and Muslims and click a "Stop" sign.
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VOA NewsTop officials in Pakistan are urging majority Sunni and minority Shiite Muslim communities in the country not to hold outdoor religious meetings. The appeal comes a day after suspected Sunni militants linked to al-Qaida and Taliban extremist networks attacked a Shiite religious procession in an eastern city, killing at least 35 mourners and wounding more than 200 others.
By RFI:Twenty-five gang members have been killed in a clash with the army at a ranch near Mexico’s northern city of Monterrey.Two soldiers were wounded and three people the gang had kidnapped were set free in the action near Ciudad Mier, on the US border, said the regional military command.Officials say the clash happened Thursday as soldiers were on patrol in the town of General Trevino, in Nuevo Leon state, which has seen an increase in drug-related violence.
By RFI:Philippine authorities have acknowledged errors leading to the deaths of eight hostages and are considering compensation for the victims and their families. Hong Kong police are also studying bullets over suspicions the tourists may have been killed by the police during the operation.Phillipine President Benigno Aquino formed a cabinet-level committee to look into possible compensation for the victims.Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, a member of the committee, expressed sympathy to the victims but would not be drawn on an amount nor a timetable for any possible compensation.
Between Africa and the international community their's a running battle going on because of the conflict in Sudan. For the first time the International Criminal Court charge a serving president , El Bechir of Sudan.The African Union which disliked this decision continue to welcome the Sudanese president with all the regards (very recently in Chad and Kenya). African are displeased about the fact that the only target of this institution are the leaders of the continent .
The trio of Pakistan players at the center of fixing allegations dominating world cricket will not continue in their series against England. Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif vowed to clear their names in a meeting in London with Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt and Wajid Hasan, Pakistan's ambassador to Britain.The scandal began with a grainy video of a man counting cash that a London tabloid, the News of the World, alleges is a cricket agent taking bribes to help fix a cricket match between England and Pakistan. British and Pakistani investigators are looking into three Pakistan cricket team players who are suspected of involvement in the scheme.
Aljazeera-Finance for flood-ravaged nation from bank reaches $1bn as aid workers warn of "second wave of death".The World Bank has raised its funding for Pakistan's flood disaster recuperation to $1bn.An additional $100 million has been pledged, the bank said on Wednesday, to help with the worst disaster in the country's history.Robert Zoellick, the World Bank president, was quoted in the statement as having said to Hafeez Shaikh, Pakistani finance minister, in Washington DC: "The World Bank is committed to helping the people of Pakistan during this time of need and has made US$1 billion available to finance immediate recovery needs and longer-term reconstruction."
Aljazeera-Tens of thousands of people evacuated as catergory four storm closes in on US Atlantic coast.Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate islands off the eastern coast of the United States, as Hurricane Earl closes in on a large swath of the Atlantic region.Authorities issued mandatory evacuation orders for visitors of North Carolina's barrier islands, where Earl, a powerful category four storm, was on course to wreak havoc as it moves north.
By RFI:Police opened fire on demonstrators in Maputo marching against rising prices in the capital of Maputo, killing at least six people including two children.On Thursday, police patrolled the streets of Maputo, one day after riots shook the capital, over the rising prices of oil, wheat and bread.A police spokesperson reported that 27 people had been wounded when police opened fire on the demonstrators. Six people were also reported dead according to police and medical sources.
Aljazeera-Afghan refugee claimants escape from detention centre, hold protest and then surrender to police.Dozens of Afghan asylum seekers have broken out of a detention centre in northern Australia and held a sit-in near a major highway to protest against the long delays in processing their refugee applications, police say.More than 70 men were peacefully taken back into police custody after their protest, while five others were taken to a hospital to be treated for dehydration and heat exhaustion, police said on Wednesday.Lastest News
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