2009年11月7日星期六

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 03:55 PM PST

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, left, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, center, and British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, right, are seen during a group photo session at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)AP - Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.


Some fear backlash against Muslims in US military (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 02:20 PM PST

Graphic shows the number of active duty U.S. soldiers of the Islam faith as of Aug. 2009; includes other faiths and Islam faith by U.S. military branchAP - Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's family says he confided in them that he felt harassed as a Muslim in the U.S. military — and wasn't treated as an American and soldier should be.


Suspect told 'There's something wrong with you' (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 03:18 PM PST

Flowers are left outside the entrance of Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers during a rampage that left 13 people dead and 30 injured on Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - There was the classroom presentation that justified suicide bombings. Comments to colleagues about a climate of persecution faced by Muslims in the military. Conversations with a mosque leader that became incoherent.


Pope a fan of sports -- but not doping athletes (AFP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 12:36 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI (L) shakes hands with Swiss Massimo Busacca, the referee of the Champions League final match, at the end of his general audience at the Vatican's Saint Peter's Square in May 2009. The pope said the Catholic Church believed sport could be a force for good, particularly among young people, but warned against harmful aspects such as doping.(AFP/Osservatore Romano/File/Francesco Sforza)AFP - Pope Benedict XVI spoke out against drug-taking in sport on Saturday.


Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing backlash (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:31 AM PST

Muslim Community Center Imam Sheik Mohamed Abdullahi poses for a photo in Silver Spring, Md., on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The suspected gunman at Fort Hood, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, attended the mosque when he lived in the area. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Laura Skelding)AP - As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name.


US mourns as Muslim doctor slays 13 at army base (AFP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 05:38 AM PST

US Army Specialist Ryn Hill (R) and his daughter Emma, 3, place flowers and a candle for victims of the shooting at Fort Hood, at the main gate to Fort Hood. Investigators on Saturday worked to uncover the motives of a Muslim US army doctor suspected of killing 13 people and wounding 30 others in a shooting rampage at a US military base.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)AFP - US President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning on Saturday as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor killed 13 in a massacre at a US military base.


Obama to attend Fort Hood rampage memorial (AFP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 03:34 PM PST

US Army Specialist Ryn Hill (R) and his daughter Emma, 3, place flowers and a candle for victims of the shooting at Fort Hood, at the main gate to Fort Hood. Investigators on Saturday worked to uncover the motives of a Muslim US army doctor suspected of killing 13 people and wounding 30 others in a shooting rampage at a US military base.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)AFP - US President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service here this week to honor victims of the shooting rampage on the military base in which 13 people died, the White House said Saturday.


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