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Eye on the World: Britain: Bin-Laden's son wants to work for the UN
The man refuses to condemn his father for 9/11 and says he wants to work for the UN to promote peace.Nice.New York, 19 Nov. (AKI) - The son of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, Omar, has told a British magazine that he would like to promote peace and work ...
Dateline: 2009-11-20 6:28pm PT (200 words)
 
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Eye on the World: Mullah Omar moved to Karachi by ISI: US
(Pakistan) The United States has come perilously close to calling Pakistan a terrorist state by alleging that the country’s spy agency ISI recently spirited Taliban leader Mullah Omar to Karachi to save him from American drone attacks in Quetta. In the ...
Dateline: 2009-11-20 5:15pm PT (173 words)
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Eye on the World: Muslims object to 2012
(Indonesia) Isn't it amazing how offended Muslims can get over something they haven't a clue about. 99.99% of the idiots who wanted Salman Rushdie dead for his book 'The Satanic Verses can't even read 'English'. (For some reason I cannot see it been publi...
Dateline: 2009-11-20 5:15pm PT (363 words)
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Eye on the World: Kidnapped British couple say Somali pirates may kill them
The couple is threatened with death is the $7 million ransom isn't paid.LONDON (AP) — A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group if a ran...
Dateline: 2009-11-20 1:41pm PT (257 words)
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Eye on the World: Israel warship to join NATO anti-terror force
Very good news.(Haaretz) Israeli and North Atlantic Treaty Organization officials say Israel will dispatch a warship to join a NATO naval force, marking an upgrade in ties.An Israeli missile ship will join NATO's Active Endeavor naval force, aimed aimed t...
Dateline: 2009-11-20 1:20pm PT (114 words)
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Eye on the World: Russian Orthodox priest critical of Islam shot dead in Moscow church
Shortly before the assassination, the priest had been threatened by Muslims for his missionary activities.(BBC) A masked gunman armed with a pistol has shot dead a Russian Orthodox priest in his Moscow church, police say.The gunman walked into St Thomas C...
Dateline: 2009-11-20 8:44am PT (175 words)
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Eye on the World: Pakistan: 8 militants killed in reported US missile strike
This is the second strike on a Taliban compound in as many days. The first one took out 4.MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) — A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least eight militants Friday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said, the second attack this we...
Dateline: 2009-11-20 7:56am PT (178 words)
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Eye on the World: Suicide bomber kills 16 in western Afghanistan; 5 more killed in a separate bombing
Friday, the Muslim holy day. Happens to be the day when Allah is the most thirsty for blood.KABUL (AP) — A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a powerful fo...
Dateline: 2009-11-20 6:54am PT (217 words)
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Eye on the World: Plight of child laborers in Saudi Arabia
Children, mostly foreign, some as young as 5, are forced to work in order to make a living.Human rights organizations seem unconcerned.JEDDAH/DAMMAM – Child labor violations, including forced child labor, are rarely reported, investigated, or prosecuted...
Dateline: 2009-11-20 6:48am PT (460 words)
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Eye on the World: Report: 200 Web sites spread al-Qaeda's message in English
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics ...
Dateline: 2009-11-19 8:54pm PT (127 words)
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Eye on the World: Saudi witchcraft news: 2 years, 500 lashes for ‘breaking spells’
And that's a good news. It means Saudi Arabia has moved from the 7th century all the way up to the 10th century. Just 11 more centuries to go.JEDDAH – The District Court in Jeddah has sentenced a Saudi man to two years in prison and 500 lashes of the wh...
Dateline: 2009-11-19 8:01pm PT (175 words)
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Eye on the World: AP Exclusive: Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban
Muslim countries are trying to impose sharia on the West using the UN.(AP) Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect r...
Dateline: 2009-11-19 7:42pm PT (209 words)
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Eye on the World: What-A-Disaster
Circling sharks smell American blood.On his recent trip to Asia, President Obama found China, Japan and South Korea -- like many nations these days -- in no mood to hear more American lectures.Beijing is worried about owning so much American debt. Tokyo i...
Dateline: 2009-11-19 12:23pm PT (341 words)
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Eye on the World: Pakistan: Suicide bomber kills 19 outside courthouse
The bombing was the seventh attack in less than two weeks in and around Peshawar, the largest city in the northwest. The attacks have killed more than 80 people.The bomber, who arrived in a taxi, was being searched by police officers at the gate of the ci...
Dateline: 2009-11-19 5:53am PT (61 words)
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Eye on the World: CNN's Fareed Zakaria on the mindset of Islamic jihadists
On his show, Fareed Zakaria GPS, he hosted a program, excerpted from a documentary scheduled to run on HBO, that featured a fascinating look into the minds of Islamic jihadists. It turns out that the Indian intelligence service had infiltrated the Pakista...
Dateline: 2009-11-18 8:56pm PT (397 words)
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