Anger over UK NRIs anti-Islam remarks
LONDON: Abhijit Pandya,an Indian-origin candidate for the Leicester South byelection,has sparked fury by making critical remarks about Islam in his blog less than a week before the May 5 elections. Pandya,31,is the candidate for the UK Independence Party. On his blog,Pandya wrote,A theological system that fundamentally encourages discrimination between those who believe it and those who dont 8230;is morally flawed.
France analyses new Qaeda video
PARIS: The French government said officials are working to verify the authenticity of new online video showing four French hostages held by al-Qaedas north Africa branch. SITE Intelligence Group,a US tracker of extremist sites,said the video was posted on jihadist forums Tuesday. Hostages were kidnapped in September in Niger.