BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — The European Union backed Denmark Monday in a diplomatic dispute with Muslim countries over Danish caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad, saying that any retaliatory boycott of Danish goods would violate world trade rules. Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller said an EU foreign affairs ministers meeting condemned Saudi Arabia’s call to…
Two imams and the leaders of two main Muslim associations in Italy were among the appointed members of a newly created advisory council aimed at developing dialogue between the Italian government and the Muslim community, the interior minister confirmed Wednesday. Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu, presenting the 16 members of the council in Rome, said moderate…
LONDON, England (AP) — British prosecutors say they are considering treason charges against any Islamic extremists who express support for terrorism. Attorney General Lord Goldsmith’s office said the Crown Prosecution Service’s head of anti-terrorism would meet with senior Metropolitan Police officers to discuss possible charges against three prominent clerics as part of a crackdown on…
PARIS (AP) – Les musulmans de France penchent _ gauche… et sont plus nombreux _ se dire satisfaits de Jacques Chirac que la majorit_ des Fran_ais, selon une enqu_te IFOP publi_e vendredi dans “La Croix”.
By Maria Jesus Prades MADRID, Spain (AP) – The suspected terrorists who died in last weekend’s suicide blast had planned another major attack in Madrid, possibly during this week’s Easter celebrations, a court official said Wednesday.
