Russia Has Contacts With Taliban
In a surprise revelation last
week, a senior Russian minister has said that his country has had unofficial contacts with the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
Shiite Scholars Frown On Lebanese Shiite Celebrations
A leading Shiite cleric said Tuesday that the Shiite Muslim tradition of tearing one's clothes and injuring one's body with swords to show the death of a descendant of Prophet Mohammed (SAW) was
unIslamic.
Sudanese Generals Among Killed In Plane Crash
A Sudanese military plane crashed in war-torn southern Sudan on Wednesday, killing 15 people, including the deputy defense minister and 11 generals, state television reported.
MILF Says Independence Option Not Dropped
"There is nothing in the Kuala Lumpur agreement that would suggest that the MILF have been abandoning its bid for the establishment of an independent state in Mindanao," Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) spokesman Eid Kabalu says.
Russia Has Contacts With Taliban
Shiite Scholars Frown On Lebanese Shiite Celebrations
Sudanese Generals Among Killed In Plane Crash
MILF Says Independence Option Not Dropped
