Mosque torched by Israeli extremists

Suspected Israeli extremists have torched a Palestinian mosque in the West Bank and left Hebrew graffiti at the site.Jibreen al-Bakri, governor of the Bethlehem region, says the mosque in the village of Jaba near Bethlehem was set alight at dawn on Wednesday, damaging the mosque's...

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Muslims feel UK is less tolerant

Almost half of Muslims living in Britain find it difficult to follow their faith in the country. Almost half of Muslims living in Britain believe that prejudice against Islam makes it difficult for them to follow their faith in the country,...

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Chadian troops have killed 207 members of the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram in north-eastern Nigeria

Chadian soldiers, part of a multinational force appointed by the African Union to help Nigeria fight Boko Haram, clashed with the insurgents in the town of Gamboru in Borno State near the border with Cameroon, according to a statement issued by Chad's army and read on the Nigerian Television Authority. We destroyed 13 pickup trucks and dozens of motorcycles that were used in the attack, the statement said.Last week, the Chadian...

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IF mobile phones are supposed to increase the risk of brain tumours, there is no evidence of it in

 cancer statistics in New Zealand, research shows. The explosion in numbers of people using mobile phones. Cancer expert Mark Elwood says there have been concerns using mobile phones could lead to an increase in the frequency of brain tumours."Several major international studies have suggested either no risk or a slightly increased risk in high users, while some others have suggested substantial risks."New...

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AVALANCHES caused by a heavy winter snow have killed at least 108 people in northeastern Afghanistan

The avalanches buried homes across four northeast provinces, killing those beneath, said Mohammad Aslam Says, the deputy director of the Afghanistan Natural Disaster Management Authority.The province worst hit appeared to be Panjshir province, about 100km northeast of the capital, Kabul, where the avalanches destroyed or damaged around 100 homes. Rescue teams had been dispatched to the affected areas and casualties were expected...

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