Some of the Muslim MPs had consumed the meat which was served in the restaurants with the assurance that it was “halal”.
According to Reuters, some of the more important issues to look out for are the U.S. presidential elections, the London Olympics and the unrest in Syria, as well the nuclear conflict in Iran, the Eurozone debt crisis and the future of the North Korean state, among others...
The General Teaching Council of Scotland is preparing guidelines for teachers on the use of social networks.
Female television hosts and newscasters in Egypt can now appear on air wearing a veil, which some of them argues is their religious right, and not a compulsion. An Egyptian court in Alexandria ruled Sunday that female state television hosts have the right to choose whether or not to wear a veil, saying that a veil does not "stand between the woman and her work and does not pose any obstacles for the working women," but rather "conserves her dignity."
Fireplace embers can be misleading. Ask any victim of the 11,600 U.S. residential building fires caused by hot ashes, according to federal authorities.
The 90-year-old Duke of Edinburgh attended the New Year's Day Service at St Mary Magdalene church on the Sandringham estate, the Queen's Norfolk retreat.
The city has been planning for such a grand New Year celebration in view of the forthcoming London Olympics.
Dr Rowan Williams said that the events of the summer were horrific but the youngsters involved in the riots are a minority.
In Vatican City, Pope Benedict XVI marked the end of 2011 with prayers of thanks and said humanity awaits the New Year with apprehension but also with hope for a better future.
People around the world ushered in the New Year 2012 with prayers, balloons and fireworks. They rejoiced the end of 2011 by holding midnight parties at select disco clubs and pubs.
Big crowds gathered in almost all major cities in the continent to celebrate the arrival of 2012.
Plans are under way for the smooth handling of the eventuality that involves the presence of the Queen and other dignitaries from around the world, a report has said.
With only a comparatively few hours left before the ball drops in New York's Times Square, the world-famous New Year's Eve party venue has been all decked out. An estimated 1 million people will make their way to the Manhattan location, looking to welcome the New Year.
This couple's love story is unique; they waited for 33 years before deciding to get married.
It's pointless to give treatises on all these happenings at a time when the whole world is getting ready to welcome the New Year. And the only apt thing to do at the eleventh hour is nothing but to recall the events through the dramatic images of the year
The entire world is all decked out to ring in 2012. Samoa, the tiny South Pacific nation, and the neighbouring Tokelau will be the first in the world to usher in the new year.
Pro-democracy leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), might contest the elections.
At least 10 feared dead after mass protests clash with security forces in Damascus, Homs, Hama and Deraa.
The International Business Times UK story of 2011 revealed how the nude Egyptian blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy fused the Arab Spring and the rise of the protester to a singular effect.
According to police, Sajjad Masih Gill of Pakpattan district in the Punjab province of Pakistan was arrested on the basis of complaints lodged by local Muslims.
US State Department 'concerned' by surprise raids on human rights offices.
Pre-emptive assault on Gaza Strip 'terror squad' foils rocket attack on Israel, says IDF.
'Iron Lady' kept lid on expenses of official residence, say National Archive documents.
Cali has celebrated the annual bullfighting festival.
Iranian authorities have claimed that they spotted and filmed a U.S. aircraft carrier near the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz, the strategic oil-transit channel, has become the latest focal point of tensions between Iran and the United States.
Israeli security forces arrested prominent right-wing activists in the West Bank early Thursday, reports Haaretz.
Newlyweds tie the knot at synchronised mass wedding in Peruvian capital of Lima.
Priests exchanged blows at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity over plans for the Orthodox Christmas in January.
Actress Megan Fox and TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson made the two biggest mental health related gaffes of the year, a charity claims.
Egypt's popular Islamist movement commits itself to protecting victimised Christians as they prepare for Coptic Christmas.
