CNN – Gay Iranian wins UK asylum fight

Posted on May 20th, 2008 by martijn.
Categories: Misc. News.

Gay Iranian wins UK asylum fight
From Alphonso Van Marsh
CNN

LONDON, England (CNN) — Britain has granted asylum to Mehdi Kazemi, a gay Iranian student who faced deportation from the United Kingdom and feared execution in Iran for being homosexual, officials confirmed Tuesday. (more…)

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Behind the Scenes: Apology for a desecration – CNN.com

Posted on May 20th, 2008 by martijn.
Categories: Misc. News.

Behind the Scenes: Apology for a desecration – CNN.com

By Michael Ware
CNN

In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events. CNN’s Michael Ware covers the Iraq war.

CNN’s Michael Ware says the Quran incident could have become a crisis.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — What the Iraqi fighter found threatened America’s vital alliance with Sunni militia.

A week ago in a police station shooting range on Baghdad’s western outskirts, the American-allied Iraqi militiaman found what one or more GIs had been using for target practice — a copy of the Quran, Islam’s holy book.

Riddled with bullets, the rounds piercing deep into the thick volume, the pages were shredded. Turning the holy book in his hands, the man found two handwritten English words, scrawled in pen. “F*** yeah.” (more…)

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Protected: De Standaard Online – 'Planners aanslag België' opgepakt in Marokko

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