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Orphan of slain rabbi in Mumbai lands in Israel

Jerusalem :: Israel | about 5 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by apriljieh11

By MARK LAVIE, Associated Press Writer ERUSALEM – The cries of little Moshe Holtzberg wounded hearts Monday at a tearful memorial for his parents in India. "Mommy, mommy, mommy!" he wailed, clutching a toy basketball while squirming in the arms...

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Iraq: Bombs kill more than 30 in Baghdad, Mosul

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 12 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by kalex

BAGHDAD – A series of bombs struck U.S. and Iraqi security forces in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul on Monday, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens, Iraqi officials said. The bloody attacks came less than a...

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Iraq: double bombing kills 16 in Baghdad

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 16 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by kalex

BAGHDAD – Iraqi police and hospital officials say a double bombing targeting police recruits in Baghdad has killed 16 people and wounded 45. A police officer says a car parked near a police academy exploded in a mainly Shiite area...

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Dubai property giant sacks 500 as global crisis bites

Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | about 14 hours ago | Business News

Posted by razak

DUBAI: Nakheel, the Dubai property giant behind such grandiose projects as a one-kilometre-tall tower and artifical palm-shaped islands said yesterday it has fired 500 staff as the global economic crisis begins to bite in the booming desert city-state. Government-controlled developer...

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Invest in agriculture: UN chief Ban Ki-Moon

Doha :: Qatar | about 15 hours ago | Political News

Posted by razak

DOHA: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday stressed the need to invest in agriculture to tackle food and hunger crisis. “Food security has always been a critical issue,” said Ban. “Over the past two years poor people around the world have...

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Garden life in Dubai, Jumeirah Gardens

Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | about 17 hours ago | Business News

Posted by apriljieh11

Imagine a development with some of the world's tallest buildings, varied microclimates and a mini-Manhattan. Well, this is exactly what Meraas Development, a new real estate developer, has burst on to Dubai's property stage with, and the project is worth...

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5 lakh jobs lost in handicrafts

Doha :: Qatar | about 10 hours ago | No category

Posted by mdhafeezz

NEW DELHI: With the US and European markets facing severe slowdown, India's handicraft exports have been hit hard resulting in job losses for over five lakh workers, industry officials said. "The initial industrial estimates of handicraft exports show a decline...

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In times of crisis, invest in gold

Doha :: Qatar | about 10 hours ago | Business News

Posted by mdhafeezz

CHENNAI: These are troubled times and one can not blame investors out there, who feel that investment is a synonym for risk. Stocks crashed after giving an amazing bull run for 5 years. Oil doubled in less than 12 months...

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Muslims And Christians Into Yoga

Tehrān :: Iran | about 14 hours ago | No category

Posted by pochp

Azadeh Moaveni of TIME asked a good question: ‘Should devout Muslims practice yoga?’ Now I want to add another: Should real Christians practice yoga? Moaveni wrote: To the long list of things that everyone else loves but that Muslims are...

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Ahmadinejad sees West ploy over financial crisis

Doha :: Qatar | 1 day ago | Political News

Posted by razak

By Anwar Elshamy IRANIAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday slammed the way the global financial crisis was being handled, saying Western leaders sought to transfer their own crisis to the rest of the world and portray it as global. They hope...

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