Contributor ReportsBaroness Warsi pelted with eggs by Muslims
Source: Times Online
Luton :: United Kingdom | updated Mon Nov 30 20:26:12 -0800 2009 | political-news
Baroness Warsi, Shadow Minister for community cohesion and social action, was attacked by a group of Muslim men during a visit to Luton, the scene of race riots this year. She was mobbed as she walked down Dunstable Road and...
Neutrality be Damned- Switzerland’s Ban on Minarets Seen as a ...
Posted by: pakistanisforpeace
Geneva :: Switzerland | updated Tue Dec 01 04:02:21 -0800 2009 | political-news
Geneva, Switzerland- In a referendum seen across Europe and much of the world as a strong rebuke of the perceived Islamization of the continent, Swiss voters on Sunday passed a bill that bans the construction of new minarets for mosques...
ReachMercedes-Benz workers protest possible factory move to US
Source: The Local
Sindelfingen :: Germany | updated Tue Dec 01 02:18:09 -0800 2009 | political-news
Daimler AG, which owns Mercedes-Benz, will likely decide on the move on Tuesday, and the union fears that it could mean the end of more than 3,000 jobs in the Baden-W�rttemberg city. �The production of the C-Class is of central...
Building intolerance in Switzerland | Khaled Diab
Source: The Guardian
Geneva :: Switzerland | updated Tue Dec 01 04:02:21 -0800 2009 | political-news
Though Muslims don't need minarets to worship, the Swiss vote to ban them is a troubling sign of mounting intolerance. Alongside the crescent, the minaret is one of the most instantly recognisable symbols of Islam . However, it's only functional...
Liberal Democrats are falling back on mansion tax
Posted by: edison92
Newport :: United Kingdom | updated Mon Nov 30 16:25:56 -0800 2009 | political-news
The Liberal Democrats have reduced their mansion tax plans amid criticsm that their initial announcements of the policy had not been properly thought thourough. The leader Nick Clegg, had admitted that himself and Vince Cable had been forced to "do...
David Prosser: Lib Dem plan to hit the fat cats backfires
Source: The independent
London :: United Kingdom | updated Mon Nov 30 20:14:49 -0800 2009 | political-news
Which political party makes the following statement on the campaigns section of its website? "The council tax is an unfair tax, based simply on outdated valuations of property and with no link to ability to pay. It should be scrapped...
Cousins extradited to Cyprus
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Nicosia :: Cyprus | updated Tue Dec 01 00:11:52 -0800 2009 | political-news
British cousins extradited to Cyprus for killing motorcyclist Michael Binnington and Luke Atkinson extradited to Nicosia to serve three-year terms after their car hit teenager on moped Press Association Michael Binnington and Luke Atkinson were passengers in a car involved...
TRAX, once a gamble, now solidly part of Utah's future
Source: The Salt Lake City Tribune
Uta :: Italy | updated Mon Nov 30 18:12:27 -0800 2009 | political-news
Salt Lake City and Sandy was an agonizing one for Utah Transit Authority officials. "We were worried, just worried," said UTA assistant general manager Mike Allegra. "I couldn't sleep because you just didn't know if anybody would use it."...That day,...
Studies Contend Bhopal Still Contaminated, 25 Years after World's ...
Source: Voice of America
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated Mon Nov 30 21:37:03 -0800 2009 | political-news
Supporters of victims of the world's worst industrial disaster, which happened 25 years ago this week, are releasing new scientific studies claiming a continuing environmental disaster in the central Indian city, Bhopal. Many people in Bhopal are still drinking water...
Fewer Sats pupils acquiring basic skills
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Thatcham :: United Kingdom | updated Tue Dec 01 02:33:02 -0800 2009 | political-news
fewer pupils are acquiring basic skills Primary school league tables show a rise in the number of schools where most pupils fail to meet the expected level Teaching unions are calling for a boycott of the tests next year. Photograph:...
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