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Pastor Seeking to Protest at Mosque Briefly Jailed

DEARBORN, Mich. -- A Florida pastor's planned demonstration outside a Michigan mosque was scuttled Friday after a jury determined the protest would constitute a breach of the peace and he was briefly jailed for refusing to pay what authorities called a "peace bond." The Rev. Terry Jones, whose past rhetoric against...

Afghan Officials: 2 Suspects in Custody for UN Attacks

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan officials say they have in custody at least two former insurgents suspected of involvement in the killing of seven U.N. workers during a riot last week in the northern city over Quran burning in the United States. Lawmaker Mohammad Akbari said on Wednesday that a government team investigating...

Terry Jones Unapologetic for Violence After Koran Burning [VIDEO]

Quran Protests Spread to Turbulent Afghan East

JALALABAD, Afghanistan - Demonstrators battled police in southern Afghanistan's main city on Sunday and took to the streets in the turbulent east for the first time as Western pleas failed to halt a third day of rage over a Florida pastor's burning of the Quran. An officer was shot dead in a second day of clashes in the...

'King of Limbs': Radiohead Album Title Meaning Explained

Here it is, but what does it mean? The British rock unit Radiohead released its much anticipated new album on today. While the 37 minutes of music on the new offering has already been getting high praise from critics, some fans are wondering about the title. Related Stories Radiohead's 'The King...

Background on quran

The Quran ( ; ', , literally meaning "the recitation"), also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Al-Coran, Coran, Kuran, and Al-Qur'an, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God (, Allah).

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