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LONDON (AP) — A British academic who was arrested and held in custody on suspicion of terrorism offenses says he has been paid thousands of pounds in compensation. Rizwaan Sabir was detained after attempting to print out an al-Qaida manual as part of his research — though police did not disclose how they became aware of his action. Sabir, a …

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 7, 2011 (IPS) – A high-level meeting on racism, scheduled to take place later this month under the auspices of the General Assembly, is threatening to split the world body and trigger a North-South confrontation. Expressing unfounded fears the meeting might turn out to be anti- Israel, several Western states, including Canada, Germany, the United States, Italy, …

JEDDAH: A number of conservative scholars have threatened to sue Saudi astronomer and scientist Khaled Al-Zaaq for doubting the testimony of citizens who reported to the Hilal panel (moon sighting committee) that the Shawwal crescent was visible on Ramadan 29 (Aug. 29). After confirming the veracity of the sighting by the people who had reported to the panel, the committee …

  His gruesome strategy to snuff out the lives of the youth likely to lead the Labour Party, known for it’s relatively more liberal and cosmopolitan outlook, shows the height of a new morbid fanaticism The national memorial service for the dead and return of the survivors and bereaved families to Utøya Island, the site of the barbaric blitz by …

Every person travelling in the driving seat or the front passenger seat of every Motor Vehicle specified in the Gazette attached hereto shall be required to wear a seat belt with effect from 1st October 2011. The provisions of these regulations shall not apply to– (a) Persons whose height does not exceed of 1.5 meters; (b) Persons who are exempted from …

Crescent for Shawwal has been sighted. Therefore, Eid ul Fitr will be tomorrow (31-Aug-2011) – ACJU Sri Lanka From SMF Team