'Islamophobia' a threat to global peace: OIC chief Lead
INT41International/Diplomacy/Kashmir/Religion'Islamophobia' a threat to global peace: OIC chief LeadBy Sarwar KashaniAstana, Oct 17 IANS Rising "Islamophobia" is a threat to peace and coexistence in a multi-cultural and diverse world, the chief of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference OIC said here Friday as he extended support to the right to self-determination in Kashmir in accordance with the UN resolution to solve the 60-year-old dispute between India and Pakistan.Addressing  read more
Posted by IANS on Monday Oct 20
'Equating Islam with terrorism is dangerous' Lead
INT42International/Religion'Equating Islam with terrorism is dangerous' LeadBy Sarwar KashaniAstana, Oct 17 IANS The widening gulf between different religions was leading to dangerous global instability, said leaders of Western and Islamic countries here Friday, and warned against equating Islam with terrorism.At an international summit in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan, foreign ministers and other participants from 65 countries and international organisations said reconciliatory measures and dialogue between Muslims and Christians were a must for global peace and stability  read more
Posted by IANS on Monday Oct 20
Conspiracy by communal parties to defame Azamgarh: Mulayam S
NAT66National/Politics/ReligionConspiracy by communal parties to defame Azamgarh: Mulayam Singh LeadLucknow, Oct 17 IANS The war for the Muslim vote in Uttar Pradesh is hotting up. Four days after Chief Minister Mayawati declared a slew of welfare measures for the community, the Samajwadi Party Friday held a rally in Azamgarh district and said there was a "pre-planned conspiracy" by some communal parties to defame the district.Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav, while addressing  read more
Posted by IANS on Monday Oct 20
MONTERREY MEXICO
INT17International/Business/EconomyMexico cement giant to lay off 6,000 worldwide, cut costsMonterrey Mexico, Oct 18 IANS Mexico's cement producer Cemex, the world's third largest, has said it will lay off 6,000 of its global workforce by the end of the year and will stop new investment as cost-cutting measures in the face of the economic downturn."During the year 2008 we expect that our global workforce will see a reduction of about 10 percent," Spanish news agency EFE quoted director of planning and finance Hector Medina as saying  read more
Posted by IANS on Monday Oct 20
Canada turns to Europe to avert economic crisis
INT16International/Diplomacy/EconomyCanada turns to Europe to avert economic crisisToronto, Oct 18 IANS Canada, which banks on the US for about 85 percent of its global trade, is turning to Europe to lessen the impact of the economic crisis in its big neighbour down south.Prime Minister Stephen Harper Friday announced that Canada and the European Union EU have agreed to work towards a "historic, comprehensive economic agreement".After his meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and  read more
Posted by IANS on Monday Oct 20
Analysts fear more losses after Indian stocks crash Weekly R
BUS8Business/Business/EconomyAnalysts fear more losses after Indian stocks crash Weekly RoundupMumbai, Oct 18 IANS Investors and speculators watched the Indian stock markets crash and a key index dip to the four-digit level with a distinct sense of déjà vu during the week ended Friday with sentiments completely battered by the fears of a US recession and an overall global slowdown.Looking ahead, they feared more losses in the ensuing sessions, since some key measures by  read more
Posted by IANS on Monday Oct 20
Malaysian Government must reach out to Malay Indians
Kuala Lumpur, Oct.18 ANI: Even as Malaysian Indians are trying to figure out which channel to use to forward their complaints and suggestions to the Government in the wake of the ban on the HINDRAF, which primarily represents them, there is a view generating that the Government can begin addressing the grievances of the community in a comprehensive rather than a patchwork manner.According to the New Strait Times, some weeks back the Government did announce more jobs in the civil service for non-Malays,  read more
Posted by aniin on Monday Oct 20
US confirms N Korea disabling its Yongbyon reactor
Washington, Oct 18 ANI: The United States has said that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPRK has stuck to its promise of disabling its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon. Only last week, the United States had removed the nation from its list of state sponsors of terrorism."The North Koreans have in their efforts reversed all their reversals in the reactor. All the seals are back on, the surveillance equipment is back, reinstalled. And the equipment that had been removed is back where it had been," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said  read more
Posted by aniin on Monday Oct 20
UK-based Islamic political party asks Pak to sever links wit
London, Oct 18 ANI: Hizb-ut-Tahrir, a political movement for the re-establishment of Khilafat, banned in Pakistan but politically very active in Britain, has asked Islamabad to sever all its relations with the US and Britain, and also stop supporting Washington's war against "the people of Afghanistan and Pakistanis living in the tribal belt".Its spokesmen said that the west and the US wanted to destroy Pakistan.They said the US at the moment was "not in a position to retaliate"  read more
Posted by aniin on Monday Oct 20
Race for the White House still too close and leaves room for
New York, Oct.18 ANI: Data on polling trends suggest that the 2008 US presidential elections will be a tight race, and continue to be open to interpretation.According to Fox News, one group of voters in the latest Gallup daily tracking poll put John McCain within two points of rival Barack Obama, while an AP-Yahoo poll out Friday shows McCain's negatives on the rise.Obama has warned his supporters that the Democrats have a knack for snatching defeat from victory, and a couple of conflicting polls  read more
Posted by aniin on Monday Oct 20
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