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Nepalese Hostages Killed in Iraq

August 31, 2004

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3614866.stm

Twelve Nepalese hostages have been killed by their captors in Iraq.

A Nepalese diplomat confirmed the deaths hours after images were put on a website, apparently showing one man being beheaded and 11 being shot dead.

Nepal's ambassador to Qatar, Shyamanand Suman, said it was one of the "worst days" in his country's history.

The...

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In TX, Battle Over The Bible Becomes Threatening

August 30, 2004

Source: Express-News

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/religion/stories/MYSA083004.1B.biblebattle.309fd485.html

On August 30, 2004 Express-News reported, "given the ferocity of the ongoing battle over the Bible at the Harris County Courthouse, it is perhaps not surprising that the woman seeking to remove it should receive a death threat amid the hate mail... Two weeks ago, following a short trial, U.S. District Judge Sim Lake — a...

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With Zoning Battles in the Past, San Jose Celebrates Opening of New Gurdwara

August 30, 2004

Source: The Mercury News

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/9534135.htm

On August 30, 2004 The Mercury News reported, "a slice of San Jose transformed into an Indian oasis Sunday when the nation's most expensive Sikh temple officially opened, drawing thousands to its onion-domed rooftops and cascading waterfall. The daylong event, which closed traffic for two hours on Quimby Road as Sikhs and their neighbors marched joyously to the new $10 million gurdwara on...

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France Refuses to Grant Kidnappers' Demands to Repeal Headscarf Ban

August 30, 2004

Source: ABC News Online

Wire Service: AFP

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200408/s1188368.htm

On August 30, 2004 Agence France-Presse reported, "France has vowed not to yield to Iraqi kidnappers who have taken two journalists hostage and are demanding the repeal of a law that bans the Islamic headscarf in state schools. Government spokesman Jean-Francois Cope says the law would come into effect as planned at the start of the...

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