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US pastor arrested with kerosene-soaked Qurans: report
A controversial Florida pastor was arrested on Wednesday before he planned to burn almost 3,000 copies of the Quran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, US media reported.
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US pastor burns Qurans to urge Iran clergyman release
A controversial Florida pastor has burned copies of the Quran and a depiction of the prophet Mohammed to protest the imprisonment in Iran of a Christian clergyman Youcef Nadarkhani.
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Kandahar: Nine killed, 81 injured in violent protests against Quran burning
Violent protests over the burning of a Quran in Florida flared for a second straight day, with young men rampaging through the streets of this southern capital, flying Taliban flags and wielding sticks. Nine people were killed and 81 injured in the disturbances, all from bullet wounds, according to Abdul Qayoum Pakhla, head of the provincial health...
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US pastor wins car for cancelling Quran burning
An American pastor, Terry Jones, who drew international criticism by threatening to burn a copy of the Quran has ended up with an unlikely reward-a free car.At the height of the controversy, New Jersey car dealer Brad Benson offered Florida pastor Terry Jones a 2011 Hyundai Accent worth USD 14,200, if he would not fulfil his promise to burn the Mus...
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Protesters shred the Quran outside the White House on 9/11 anniversary
A small group of conservative Christians tore some pages from a Quran in a protest outside the White House to denounce what they called the "charade of Islam" on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. "Part of why we're doing that, please hear me: the charade that Islam is a peaceful religio...
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Finally, US pastor says he won't burn the Quran
On a day of dramatic twists and turns, a US pastor today announced that he has no plans to go ahead with his earlier decision to burn the holy Quran and said he still expects the planned mosque near Ground Zero to be moved as part of a "deal" with a Florida imam.Pastor Terry Jones made the announcement that he has decided not to burn Quran during a...
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Quran-burning: US media going overboard with coverage?
A renegade pastor and his tiny flock set fire to a Quran on a street corner, and made sure to capture it on film. And they were ignored. That stunt took place in 2008, involving members of the Westboro Baptist Church from Topeka, Kansas, an almost universally condemned group of fundamentalists who also protest at military funerals. But plans for a ...
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Obama implores minister to call off Quran burning
US President Barack Obama is exhorting a Florida minister to "listen to those better angels" and call off his plan to engage in a Quran-burning protest this weekend.Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview aired on Thursday that he hopes the Rev. Terry Jones of Florida listens to the pleas of people who have asked him to call off the...
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Jolie speaks out against plan to burn Quran
Angelina Jolie has condemned plans of a Florida church to burn the Quran.
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US pastor arrested with kerosene-soaked Qurans: report
A controversial Florida pastor was arrested on Wednesday before he planned to burn almost 3,000 copies of the Quran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, US media reported.
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US pastor burns Qurans to urge Iran clergyman release
A controversial Florida pastor has burned copies of the Quran and a depiction of the prophet Mohammed to protest the imprisonment in Iran of a Christian clergyman Youcef Nadarkhani.
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Kandahar: Nine killed, 81 injured in violent protests against Quran burning
Violent protests over the burning of a Quran in Florida flared for a second straight day, with young men rampaging through the streets of this southern capital, flying Taliban flags and wielding sticks. Nine people were killed and 81 injured in the disturbances, all from bullet wounds, according to Abdul Qayoum Pakhla, head of the provincial health...
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US pastor wins car for cancelling Quran burning
An American pastor, Terry Jones, who drew international criticism by threatening to burn a copy of the Quran has ended up with an unlikely reward-a free car.At the height of the controversy, New Jersey car dealer Brad Benson offered Florida pastor Terry Jones a 2011 Hyundai Accent worth USD 14,200, if he would not fulfil his promise to burn the Mus...
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Protesters shred the Quran outside the White House on 9/11 anniversary
A small group of conservative Christians tore some pages from a Quran in a protest outside the White House to denounce what they called the "charade of Islam" on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. "Part of why we're doing that, please hear me: the charade that Islam is a peaceful religio...
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Finally, US pastor says he won't burn the Quran
On a day of dramatic twists and turns, a US pastor today announced that he has no plans to go ahead with his earlier decision to burn the holy Quran and said he still expects the planned mosque near Ground Zero to be moved as part of a "deal" with a Florida imam.Pastor Terry Jones made the announcement that he has decided not to burn Quran during a...
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Quran-burning: US media going overboard with coverage?
A renegade pastor and his tiny flock set fire to a Quran on a street corner, and made sure to capture it on film. And they were ignored. That stunt took place in 2008, involving members of the Westboro Baptist Church from Topeka, Kansas, an almost universally condemned group of fundamentalists who also protest at military funerals. But plans for a ...
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Obama implores minister to call off Quran burning
US President Barack Obama is exhorting a Florida minister to "listen to those better angels" and call off his plan to engage in a Quran-burning protest this weekend.Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview aired on Thursday that he hopes the Rev. Terry Jones of Florida listens to the pleas of people who have asked him to call off the...
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Jolie speaks out against plan to burn Quran
Angelina Jolie has condemned plans of a Florida church to burn the Quran.
