Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Islamic fashion goes stylish in Indonesia

A model presents a creation by designer Tex Saverio on the last day of Jakarta Fashion Week 
November 12, 2010.

"I think it's a good presentation because if you wear Muslim clothing like this, it's not necessarily boring," Jakarta Fashion Week project manager Petty Fatimah told Reuters. 
"You can definitely expect to see more Islamic fashion in the future and it is for everybody. If you're not a woman who wears Islamic clothing you can still wear it."   

Splits in Euro Zone Emerge Amid Debt Crisis

BRUSSELS — Announcing new growth figures, a senior European Union official acknowledged Monday that a two-speed euro zone might now be developing.... story

Monday, November 29, 2010

The Swiss have voted to deport foreign criminals automatically. Let's copy them

Six NATO Troops Killed by Afghan Police Officer

KABUL — Six NATO service members who were training the Afghan border police were killed Monday when a border police officer turned his gun on them, according to a NATO statement and Gen. Aminullah Amarkhail, the Afghan Border Police commander for Nangahar Province.   story

Tehran Bombings Kill Nuclear Scientist, Wound Another

Nov. 29  -- A scientist involved in Iran’s nuclear program was killed and another was injured in bombings the government blamed on the U.S. and Israel.
Majid Shahriari died today as he was heading to his teaching job at Shahid Beheshti University, according to state- run news agencies, including Mehr. He is the second Iranian physicist killed in the capital in less than a year. Fereydoun Abasi, another university employee, was hurt, as was his wife, Mehr said. Abasi, also known as Abasi-Davani, was linked to atomic work in a 2007 United Nations resolution that imposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. The UN said he was a senior Defense Ministry and Armed Forces Logistics scientist.   story

Ahmadinejad Confirms Iran Centrifuges Hurt by Malicious Software

( DEUTSCH: Ahmadinejad bestätigt Iran Zentrifugen beschädigt von bösartiger Software)

..getting less for more: everyone!