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A moment of Revelation: Sean Stone, US director and actor embraces Islam

Sean Stone the US actor and producer, son of the well-known and controversial producer Oliver Stone, had announced that he has embraced Shia Islam last week in Isfahan and got a huge worldwide media coverage.

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Israeli police stoned at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa compound

Palestinian protesters hurled stones and shoes at police escorting Jewish and Christian visitors inside the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City on Tuesday, Israeli police said....

Azerbaijan says it busts alleged pro-Iran group

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Azerbaijan's security agency said Tuesday it has busted a suspected terrorist group working for Iran's secret services, the second such claim this year as tensions rise between the two neighbors....

Iran says would act against enemies if endangered

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran would take pre-emptive action against its enemies if it felt its national interests were endangered, the deputy head of the Islamic Republic's armed forces was quoted by a semi-official news agency as saying on Tuesday....

GENERAL

Seoul holds military drills despite NKorea threat

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea conducted live-fire military drills near its disputed sea boundary with North Korea on Monday despite Pyongyang's threat to respond with a "merciless" attack — a threat it did not immediately make good on.

IRANEWS

Iranian navy ships return from Syria through Suez

CAIRO (Reuters) - Two Iranian naval ships returned from Syria through the Suez Canal Tuesday, a Suez Canal source said.

MIDDLE EAST

Afghan protests erupt over Koran burning

Protesters hurling petrol bombs and firing slingshots besieged the largest US-run military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday, furious over reports that NATO troops burned copies of the Koran.

EUROPE

'We Are All Greeks Now' Rallies in Europe, US

Rallies are being held today, Saturday, February 18th, in capitals around the world to show support for the people of Greece as they face drastic austerity measures.

ASIA AUSTRALIA

India: Millions Study at the World's Largest University

The campus of the largest university in the world, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), in southern Delhi, is surprisingly small and modest.

AFRICA

South Sudan halves spending after oil shutdown row

South Sudan slashed non-salary government spending by half, weeks after halting the oil production that forms 98 percent of its budget in a bitter row with former foes in north Sudan, officials said Sunday.

S America Canada

Canadian Government is 'Muzzling Its Scientists'

The Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is underway this weekend in Vancouver, British Columbia.

USAFFAIRS

How Smart are the 2012 [US] Presidential Candidates?

Get primed for the presidential election by seeing what degrees have helped shape the leading candidates.

U-NATIONS

UN inspectors arrive in Iran for nuclear talks

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A team of U.N. inspectors arrived in Tehran early on Monday for talks on Iran's disputed nuclear program, a day after the Islamic Republic ordered a halt to its oil sales to Britain and France in apparent retaliation for tightening EU sanctions.

BUSI-MESS

UK gas prompt down, Iran export halt buoys curve

London (Reuters) - British gas prices for delivery this week fell on Monday as warm weather forecasts weighed on demand, while curve gas rose with oil after Iran halted exports to British and French companies months ahead of a European Union embargo.

RELIGIOUSITY

Sinead O'Connor rips up Pope again on new album

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Does Sinead O'Connor still have a major problem with the papacy?... Come on. Is the Pope Catholic?

OPINIONS & BLOGS

The Shift Has Hit the Fan … And All Heaven Has Broken Loose

Swami’s 2011 State of the Universe Address

ISLAM-IK

Al Baraka's Turkish unit to issue $200 million sukuk

Bahraini lender Al Baraka Bank's Turkish subsidiary will go ahead with a $200 million Islamic bond issue in the first quarter, after delaying a sale last month due to pricing concerns, the bank's chief executive said.

SCIENTIFIC VIEW

'Artificial leaf' eyed as holy grail in energy research

Turbo-charging photosynthesis -- by which plants and bacteria turn sunlight into food and energy -- in an "artificial leaf" could yield a vast commercial power source, scientists said.

TECHNO-LOGIC

Why are Brands Shutting Their Facebook Stores?

Eager to monetize the large followings they had built on Facebook, many large brands set up shop on the social network for the first time last year.

HEALTH TIPS

Total rethink needed on dieting, scientists say

Everything you know about dieting is wrong, say US scientists who have devised a new formula for calculating calories and weight loss that they hope will revolutionize the way people tackle obesity.

MEDIA-LOGIC

Youth shaping future of online TV, movies, music

CHICAGO (AP) — Young people want their music, TV and movies now — even if it means they get these things illegally.

ENVIRO-MENTALITY

Romanian military flies food in to stranded towns

February 13, 2012 — BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Military planes flew in tons of emergency food Monday to towns and villages in eastern Romania, where thousands have been stranded. Some people were cutting tunnels through up to 15 feet (4 meters) of snow to get out of their homes.

Israel holds 18 after tourists stoned

Afghanistan hopeful of Pakistan's help in peace drive

Bahrain deports four foreign activists

FBI could take down Internet for millions on March 8

Iraq accuses some Arab states of helping fund terror

US aid cut may force Israel treaty review: Egypt

As concerns over Iran’s nuclear program escalate, Obama sends national security adviser to Israel

No Israeli decision yet on Iran attack: US

Israeli leader pays historic visit to Cyprus

Sean Ali Stone to Present "True Image of a Muslim" to Western Society

More than 30,000 Germans turn out against anti-piracy treaty ACTA

Hezbollah denies role in attack on Israel's missions

Bahrain forces patrol capital on revolt anniversary

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