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People wait at a tram stop in front of the illuminated minaret of the Mahmud Mosque in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. Swiss voters approved a move to ban the construction of minarets in a Sunday vote on a right-wing initiative that labeled the mosque towers as symbols of militant Islam, projections by a widely respected polling institute showed.
Culture   Lawmaker   Photos   Religion   Switzerland		  The Independent 
Switzerland votes to ban the building of minarets
Mon 30 Nov 2009
The spectre of religious and racial intolerance was raised over Switzerland last night as a majority of voters backed a deeply controversial proposal to ban the building of minarets at mosques in a... (photo: AP / Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella)
Police watches demonstrators gathering on the Bundeshaus square in front of the governments building in Bern, Switzerland, to protest the acceptance of a minaret ban initiative on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009.
Islam   Justice   Photos   Society   Switzerland		  Wall Street Journal 
Switzerland Votes to Ban Minarets
Sun 29 Nov 2009
By DEBORAH BALL ZURICH -- Swiss voters Sunday approved a ban on the construction of new minarets on mosques, defying appeals from the government to reject the proposal and raising the specter of a new... (photo: AP / Keystone, Peter Klaunzer)
A model of a minaret, burning candles and a banner that reads "This is not my Switzerland" are seen on the Bundesplatz square in front of the governments building in Bern, Switzerland, to protest the acceptance of a minaret ban initiative on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009.  The Guardian  Sun 29 Nov 2009
Swiss ban mosque minarets in surprise vote

ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS Associated Press Writer= GENEVA (AP) — Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a... (photo: AP / Keystone, Peter Klaunzer)
Islam   Mosque   Photos   Switzerland   Vote
A woman using a Nokia mobile phone model N70 for voice communication , Philippines , November 19 , 2009.  Canada Dot Com  Sun 29 Nov 2009
Nokia-Siemens CEO says focus on market share: report

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Ailing telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks has changed its business focus to increasing its market share, the new chief executive of the venture was quoted as saying on... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
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This is a photo of Robert Gates being sworn in as the Defense sectetary. The DoD capition is as follows: Becky Gates holds the Bible as Robert M. Gates (center) is sworn in as the 22nd secretary of defense by Vice President Dick Cheney (right) at the Pentagon, Dec. 18, 2006. President George W. Bush (left) looks on. Gates was confirmed Dec. 6, 2006, by the U.S. Senate in a 95-2 vote. Defense Dept. photo by Helene C. Stikkel The Examiner Sun 29 Nov 2009
Afghanistan and the art of quagmire diplomacy
What former vice-president Dick Cheney called “dithering” has been a careful and cautious development of a new American strategy going forward in Afghanistan.... (photo: Public Domain / Hoshie)
Afghanistan   Diplomacy   Photos   President   Situation
091112-F-9429S-077 Students in Combat Airman Skills Training Course 10-1A practice dismounted patrolling tactics during training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on Nov. 12, 2009. The course, taught by the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron, prepares airmen for upcoming deployments. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol, U.S. Air Force. (Released) The Press Democrat Sun 29 Nov 2009
US soldiers: Afghan war more challenging than Iraq
Now fighting in Afghanistan, U.S. soldiers invariably encounter illiterate farmers who may never have talked to an American as they slog into remote villages on dirt... (photo: US DoD / Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol, U.S. Air Force)
Afghanistan   Iraq   Military   Photos   War
The Guardian Sat 28 Nov 2009
50 ultimate travel experiences | sites
Mystical ruins, roads made of skeletons, desert art installations ... explorers, travel writers and tour operators remember their favourite travel moments... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)
Asia   Europe   Lifestyle   Photos   Travel
Filipino Muslims pray during a rally outside the Blue Mosque at Maharlika Village, Taguig city, south of Manila, Philippines, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or feast of sacrifice. The Hindu Sat 28 Nov 2009
Political lessons of Philippine violence

On November 23, 57 people travelling to nominate a gubernatorial candidate, Ismael Mangudadatu, for the 2011 elections in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao... (photo: AP / AP)
Mindanao   Philippines   Photos   Politics   Violence
Sen. Barack Obama The Daily Mail Fri 27 Nov 2009
Did Barack Obama lie about his birth to become President?

As a highly regarded young detective, Neil Sankey was once seconded to elite Scotland Yard units hunting down IRA bombers, dangerous anarchists and organised crime... (photo: Creative Commons / Flickr)
Crimes   Photos   Politics   President   US


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