Al Qaeda plot in Europe possibly revealed by German terror suspect

The Al Qaeda plot was reportedly a coordinated Mumbai-style attack on major cities in Britain, France, Germany, and possibly the United States.  story

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Brit Muslim MP's peerage blocked by the taxman

Mohammad Sarwar

 

The House of Lords appointments commission, which advises the Prime Minister whether nominees meet the “highest standards of propriety”, refused to approve Mohammad Sarwar’s peerage on the advice of the tax authorities.

Mr Sarwar had been proposed by Gordon Brown in his resignation honours list in May, but HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said they could not support the Labour donor’s nomination.
The former Glasgow Central MP, worth an estimated £16 million, said the “problems” have been resolved and the taxman’s objections lifted, but refused to say what they were.
However, the refusal is embarrassing for Mr Brown and the Labour Party. Mr Sarwar was instrumental in helping drum up support for the party among the Muslim population.
The 58-year-old had been expecting join other senior Scottish Labour politicians in the House of Lords...

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UN 'to appoint space ambassador to greet alien visitors'

Mazlan Othman, a Malaysian astrophysicist, expects to be tasked with co-ordinating humanity’s response if and when extraterrestrials make contact.

Aliens who landed on earth and asked: “Take me to your leader” would be directed to Mrs Othman....
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Barack Obama:

the Great Unravelling of a One-Term President?

Obama has even lost Shepard Fairey, the man who created the iconic red and blue "Hope" poster of Obama's visage. Those who elected Obama, he said this week, feel cheated. "They wanted somebody who was going to fight against the status quo and I don't think that Obama has done that." 

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Europe votes in law to send back illegal Afghans, Pakistanis

STRASBOURG: Europe voted today a controversial deal to send back thousands of illegal Afghan and Pakistani immigrants. 

The "re-admission agreement" passed by the European parliament after years of negotiations with Islamabad is intended to ensure such returns meet international rules on human rights protections. 

About 13,000 Pakistani nationals were picked up in Europe in 2008 without correct paperwork, according to the Strasbourg-based parliament. 

It did not have figures for Afghan immigrants in a similar situation, who invariably pass through Pakistan.
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Man jailed for microwaving hamster

Chile:

Bombing kills 10 in Iran

TEHRAN — A bombing on Wednesday killed 10 people, mostly women and children, and wounded 20 during a military parade in the northwest of the country to mark the start of the Iran-Iraq war 30 years ago, state-controlled media outlets reported on Wednesday.
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France raises Paris terror alert over al-Qaeda warning

French intelligence services are hunting a female would-be suicide bomber who they believe could be planning to target the Paris metro.

The alert followed a tip-off from a friendly intelligence agency – thought to be Algeria’s — warning of an imminent al-Qaeda threat.
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Muslim Groups Back Islamic Center Near Ground Zero

NEW YORK  -- A coalition of Muslim groups called Monday for interfaith dialogue to combat religious intolerance and said they support the right to build a controversial Islamic center near ground zero.
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Tourists in New Delhi Shot Amid Security Concerns

NEW DELHI – Two armed assailants riding a motorcycle opened fire on a tourist bus parked outside of New Delhi’s most famous mosque on Sunday in an attack that comes as the city prepares to host the Commonwealth Games in two weeks.  [ --- ]
The BBC’s Hindi-language channel apparently received an e-mail taking responsibility for the attack from the Indian Mujahideen, a group the Indian government considers a terrorist organization. The group said it would target the Commonwealth Games.
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Anwar al Awlaki: the new Osama bin Laden?

You may not have heard of him before – but this is the new face of international terrorism. His name is Anwar al Awlaki – and unlike Osama bin Laden, who has not been seen in public for many years, he is loud, obvious and very dangerous. If there is an attack any time soon in London or in another Western capital, the chances are that Awlaki will be behind it. The CIA has put him on their hit-list of assassination targets, and in a rare speech on Thursday, Jonathan Evans, the head of MI5, name-checked Awlaki as the West’s Public Enemy No 1.
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Cartoonist in Hiding After Death Threats

A cartoonist in Seattle who promoted an “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” last spring is now in hiding after her life was threatened by Islamic extremists.
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UK Pope visit: Five suspected Islamist terrorists arrested over assassination plot

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Egyptian newspaper criticised over doctored peace talks photo

Egypt's state-run newspaper has been criticised after it altered a photograph to suggest President Hosni Mubarak was leading the Middle East peace talks.

The altered image shows President Mubarak leading the way

The original image:

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Barack Obama, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and King Abdullah II of Jordan walk toward the East Room of the White House

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DEUTSCH : Niedersachsen als Vorreiter

Nächste Stunde Islamunterricht

Schon ab dem nächsten Schuljahr steht ein neues Fach auf dem Stundenplan niedersächsischer Schulen - Islamischer Religionsunterricht. Voraussetzung dafür sind viele muslimische Schüler an einer Schule und genügend Lehrkräfte.   story

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