Tragedy in Mecca
High winds wreak havoc, over 107 killed in a
crane crash near Ka’bah:
Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence Authority says more
than 200 were injured in preparations for the annual Haj pilgrimage.
At least 107 people were killed and 238 more were injured when a
crane collapsed on to the Grand Mosque during storms in the Muslim
holy city of Mecca on Friday (11), the Saudi Arabian Government
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Remembering 9/11:
Quirky honours, solemn rituals and thinning crowds
As low-slung clouds gave way to sunlight over
the 9/11 Memorial Plaza on Friday morning (11), a single bell tolled
in a momentarily solemn city and the first name was read: Gordon
Aamoth Jr. So began a tradition — now in its 14th year — of
honouring the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in terrorist
attacks at the World Trade Center,
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Uncommon tongue: Pakistan’s confusing move to Urdu
While many nations are adopting English,
Pakistan is going the opposite way, with the Supreme Court ruling
for it to be replaced with Urdu as the official language.Urdu is
beautiful, vastly expressive,
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