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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Italy convicts CIA agents

Italian judge sentences 23 Americans to prison for abducting a Muslim cleric.

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Mosquitoes develop resistance as Burkina Faso battles malaria

Burkina Faso is to supply its entire population with six million mosquito nets after research has shown many of the mosquitoes in the country have developed resistance to insecticides. The development fuels a malaria crisis in the West African nation -- over a disease which claims the life of an African child every 30 seconds, and has one million victims worldwide. Duration: 02:03.

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Hajj pilgrimage from your armchair

The annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca begins later this month. It's a must for Muslims around the world and as many as two million people are expected at the holy site in Saudi Arabia. But for those who don't have the time or money to make it this year, how about a virtual trip to hajj? An Egypt-based website is becoming increasingly popular. Duration: 01:41

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Manhattan moves to Doha for Tribeca film festival

A part of Manhattan and Hollywood stars moved to Qatar with the glittering opening on Thursday night of the inaugural "Doha Tribeca Film Festival." Martin Scorsese and Ben Kingsley were among the stars who graced the digital red carpet at the entrance of the new Islamic Museum of Doha, designed by Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei. Duration: 01:09

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Dark day for UN in Afghanistan

Taliban suicide gunmen stormed a UN guesthouse in Kabul on Wednesday, killing nine people in an attack the Islamist militia said signalled a bloody countdown to new Afghan elections next week. Duration: 01:31

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Dark day for UN in Afghanistan as nine killed

Taliban suicide gunmen stormed a UN guesthouse in Kabul on Wednesday, killing nine people in an attack the Islamist militia said signalled a bloody countdown to new Afghan elections next week. Duration: 01:31

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Kronfol Sees More Issuance of Islamic Debt- Video

Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Mohieddine Kronfol, managing director at Dubai-based Algebra Capital Ltd. talks with Bloomberg's Margaret Brennan about Islamic bonds. Kronfol sees "a lot more issuance" of Islamic debt in the next few months. (Source: Bloomberg)

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