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• Somali Islamic group threatens to attack Kenya
MOGADISHU, Somalia - An extremist Islamic militia in Somalia has threatened to launch attacks in neighboring Kenya if the Kenyan government trains Somali government troops, a spokesman said. The U.S. has accused the group, al-Shabab, of harboring the ...
• Iran shows off military muscle
Watch an in-depth profile of the Iranian president: firebrand, soccer fan and true believer in Khomeini's Islamic Revolution. Produced by Baruch Ben-Chorin. TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's army air force has begun a military exercise near the northwestern ...
• Mormon missionaries stabbed in Australia
Jews pray at the Mount of Olives, matzoh is baked in Brooklyn, and thousands of rabbis pose for a group photo. Oct. 10: Some people say the Fisher Price "Little Mommy Real Loving Baby Cuddle and Coo" doll is delivering an Islamic message. KJRH-TV's ...
• Britons jailed, fined for sex on Dubai beach
But what most foreigners don't know — and what the government is not advertising — is that beneath the liberal facade is a legal culture based on Islamic laws and tribal rules that looks a lot more like Riyadh than Las Vegas. While the laws are ...
• China says it won't torture Gitmo detainees
Qin said the men are members of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, which China says is an Islamic terrorist group that seeks to split the western region of Xinjiang from China. China has blamed sporadic violence and attacks in the region on the ...