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Ancient Quran sparks ownership row in Bangladesh

DHAKA: A 400-year-old handwritten copy of the Quran complete with gold punctuation…

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Anger erupts as Bosnia awaits first gay festival

SARAJEVO: Muslims, Serbs and Croats united in anger Thursday over Bosnia s…

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US transferred foreign detainees for interrogation, says NY Times

WASHINGTON: The US military secretly has sent more than 200 foreign detainees…

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Egypt policeman seizes baby in hunt for fugitive

CAIRO: An Egyptian police officer held an 18-month-old baby hostage for five…

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Obama asks voters to tell Republicans enough

DENVER: Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama made history by becoming the first…

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UN rights official condemns 'disproportionate' Darfur camp raid

GENEVA: The office of the top UN human rights official Friday condemned…

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Golden girl: solid gold sculpture of Kate Moss unveiled

LONDON: A solid gold sculpture of British supermodel Kate Moss worth £1.5…

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Arab economic summit to focus on poverty

KUWAIT CITY: The first ever Arab economic summit, to be hosted by…

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Survey shows Muslims are not globalization 'separatists', says expert

WASHINGTON: Muslims embrace economic globalization as long as it doesn't mean that…

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