Insight: France struggles to fight radical Islam in its jails May 7th, 2013 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) By Alexandria Sage VILLEPINTE, France (Reuters) - In France, the path to radical Islam often begins with a minor offence that throws a young man into an overcrowded, violent jail and produces a hardened convert ready for jihad. With the country on he... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : insight, france, struggles, fight, radical, islam, jails, Top Keywords

Fight expected in House on online sales tax May 7th, 2013 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Monday to give states the power to enforce their sales tax laws on online purchases, but the legislation faces a tougher fight in the Republican-controlled... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : fight, expected, house, online, sales, islam, jails, Top Keywords

Ericsson sees tough fight in Chinese 4G, brighter signs elsewhere May 3rd, 2013 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson expects cut-throat competition between telecoms equipment makers as China prepares to spend billions of dollars on high-speed networks, punishing margins at a time when profitability is already under pressure. A decade-... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ericsson, sees, tough, fight, chinese, brighter, signs, elsewhere, Top Keywords

Heavy fighting reported north of Syrian capital Apr 26th, 2013 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian government troops pushed into two northern Damascus neighborhoods on Friday, triggering heavy fighting with rebels as they tried to advance under air and artillery support, activists said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : heavy, fighting, reported, north, syrian, capital, signs, elsewhere, Top Keywords

Iraq: 6 die in fighting a day after protest raid Apr 24th, 2013 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - Gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in northern Iraq and a car bomb struck a police patrol north of Baghdad on Wednesday, heightening Sunni-Shiite tension and raising fears that the country could be headed toward a new round of secta... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iraq, fighting, protest, raid, syrian, capital, signs, elsewhere, Top Keywords

Canada train plot suspects in court; to fight charges Apr 24th, 2013 - 02:30h (CET +01.00) By Allison Martell and Randall Palmer TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) - Two men charged with an alleged al Qaeda-backed plot to derail a Canadian passenger train made their first court appearances on Tuesday, and the lawyer for one said his client would f... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : canada, train, plot, suspects, court, fight, charges, elsewhere, Top Keywords

Pakistan's Musharraf vows to fight after arrest Apr 19th, 2013 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) ISLAMABAD (AP) - Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf vowed on Friday to fight what he called politically motivated allegations against him, following his arrest in a case involving his decision to fire senior judges while in power. (Sour... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pakistan's, musharraf, vows, fight, arrest, fight, charges, elsewhere, Top Keywords

Fierce fighting in Syria, ministry official killed Apr 19th, 2013 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Gunmen killed a government official in a Damascus restaurant, Syrian state media and activists reported Friday as regime troops and rebels fought fierce battles near the Lebanese border, killing 18 people in Syria's third largest c... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : fierce, fighting, syria, ministry, official, killed, charges, elsewhere, Top Keywords

Poland remembers Warsaw ghetto and its fighters Apr 17th, 2013 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Israel's ambassador to Poland opened a 3-D show of Warsaw ghetto photos on Wednesday as part of observances marking the 70th anniversary of the ghetto's ill-fated revolt against Nazi Germans. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : poland, remembers, warsaw, ghetto, fighters, killed, charges, elsewhere, Top Keywords

French farmers, anarchists unite in airport fight Apr 16th, 2013 - 09:10h (CET +01.00) NOTRE-DAME-DES-LANDES, France (AP) - They hurl sticks, stones and gasoline bombs. They have spent brutal winter months fortifying muddy encampments. And now they're ready to ramp up their fight against the prime minister and his pet project - a ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : french, farmers, anarchists, unite, airport, fight, charges, elsewhere, Top Keywords