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Policeman Dies as Blasts Rock Strike-Hit Karachi

[Latest Karachi blasts claim two more lives. More in photo caption below] Policeman Dies As Blasts Rock Strike-Hit Karachi KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Four bombs exploded in the Pakistani port city of Karachi Wednesday, killing one person and wounding 11 others during a day-long strike called by two political parties, police said. The worst blast.. More

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Nepal Palace Massacre Probe Nearly Complete

[Maoist rebels may try to take advantage of instability following royal massacre in Nepal. More in photo caption below] Nepal Palace Massacre Probe Nearly Complete KATHMANDU, Nepal (Reuters) - The panel investigating the massacre of almost the entire Nepali royal family is expected to complete its report Thursday despite failing to interview the.. More

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Palestinians, Israel Accept U.S. Ceasefire Plan

[See photo caption below] RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – CIADirector George Tenet won Palestinian acceptance on Wednesday for a ``work plan'' already approved by Israel to end eight months of bloodshed. ``We have accepted the American document. Implementation will begin tomorrow,'' Palestinian Information Minister Yasser Abed Rabbo told reporters.. More

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Life Term for Saudi Man in U.S. Embassy Bombing

[See photo caption below] NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Saudi man will spend the rest of his life in prison for helping carry out the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya after jurors disagreed on Tuesday about whether he should be executed, with some saying lethal injection was too humane. The Manhattan federal jury said it ``did not unanimously find.. More

673 23/03/2001
Sudan Rebels Say They Killed 244 Troops in Oil Fields

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels said Tuesday they had killed 244 government soldiers and captured three tanks after ambushing a convoy escorting oil company equipment near the country's oil fields. The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) said it had ambushed and destroyed a large enemy convoy between the villages of Wankai and Mayom in Unity.. More

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Ecuadorean Landslides, Floods Kill at Least 38

[Survivor, Ecuador, June, 12] Ecuadorean Landslides, Floods Kill at Least 38 PAPALLACTA, Ecuador (Reuters) - Days of pounding rain across Ecuador flooded rivers and triggered massive landslides that left at least 38 people dead and forced thousands from their homes, authorities said on Wednesday. The government declared a state of emergency in four.. More

686 22/03/2001
Syrian Vice President Hospitalized

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Syrian Vice President Abdel Halim Khaddam collapsed Sunday while delivering a speech at a rally in Lebanon and was rushed to a hospital, state-run Lebanese television reported. Khaddam, Syria's vice president since 1984, collapsed 15 minutes into a speech broadcast live from the northern Lebanese town of Tripoli. The speech.. More

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Israel Scorns Arafat Promise

[See photo caption below] JERUSALEM, BBC-Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has promised to do all that is needed to bring about an "immediate and unconditional" ceasefire, following the deadliest bomb attack in Israel for five years. But Israel says it wants actions, not just words. Israeli radio quoted political sources as saying the government would.. More

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Palestinians Announce Ceasefire Steps

GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian security forces announced practical steps to implement a cease-fire promised by President Yasser Arafat (news - web sites) after a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv raised the specter of strong Israeli retaliation. But it was unclear on Sunday if a wide array of Palestinian factions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (news - web.. More

640 22/03/2001
Philippine Rebels Escape, Headless Bodies Found

LAMITAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Muslim rebels, using child hostages as human shields, broke through a military cordon around a hospital in the southern Philippines on Sunday and escaped with American and Filipino captives, officials said. But just hours later, fighting had resumed in hills two miles away. Nearby, troops found the headless bodies of.. More

641 22/03/2001
Macedonian Guns, Helicopters Hit Rebel Village

[See photo caption below] SKOPJE (Reuters) - Macedonian artillery and helicopters bombarded ethnic Albanian rebels in the village of Matejce on Sunday ahead of fresh talks among government coalition partners aimed at ending the crisis. ``They are using helicopters and tanks. Helicopters hit Matejce and Otlja,'' a rebel commander using the name Shpati.. More

642 22/03/2001
Youths charged with Damilola murder

Youths charged with Damilola murder Damilola Taylor bled to death in a stairwell Police investigating the killing of schoolboy Damilola Taylor have charged four youths with his murder. The youths, aged between 14 and 16, were arrested and questioned by detectives at various south London police stations on Tuesday morning. Ten-year-old Damilola.. More

859 21/03/2001
Israel Considers Retaliation

JERUSALEM (AP) - Tearful, angry Israelis prepared to bury teen-agers killed in a suicide bomb attack as the nation's leaders huddled Sunday to consider retaliation, while Palestinians tried to enforce a cease-fire but braced for a blow. A girl wounded in Friday's bombing outside a disco in Tel Aviv died early Sunday, a hospital official said, raising.. More

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Husseini's Body in West Bank for Jerusalem Funeral

[See photo caption below] RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The body of Faisal al-Husseini, the top Palestinian official for Jerusalem, arrived in the West Bank from Amman on Friday escorted by Palestinian President Yasser Arafat for a hero's funeral in Jerusalem. Hundreds of civilians and dignitaries gathered to pay their respects to Husseini, who was.. More

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Bush Meets Katzav as Israel Urges More U.S. Action

[See photo caption below] WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli President Moshe Katzav said on Thursday he was ``very, very satisfied'' with U.S. involvement in the Middle East, while Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites) urged Washington to do more to stop eight months of violence. After an Oval Office meeting with President Bush (news -.. More

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Hajj virtues

School of Faith in Ten Days of Thul-Hijjah

The believing human self needs strong provocations in order to awaken whenever it is enveloped by laziness in...
The Status of Hajj in Islam

Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam; Allah, The Exalted, ordained it in the ninth year after Hijrah (the Prophet's,...
School of Faith in Ten Days of Thul-Hijjah

The believing human self needs strong provocations in order to awaken whenever it is enveloped by laziness in relation...