NYC mayor: Blocking mosque near WTC would compromise commitment to fight terror with freedom

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US helps fund mosque, minaret restoration around the world as part of cultural outreach

US funds restoration of global Islamic sites

NY archbishop voices concern over tone of debate on mosque proposed near ground zero

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

Voices rise in favor of moving Islamic center, mosque proposed near ground zero in NYC

U.S. President Barack Obama joins Martha Coakley

Maharashtra celebrates Raksha Bandhan with fervour

MUMBAI - Raksha Bandhan, marking the start of the festive season, was celebrated Tuesday with fervour in Maharashtra as sisters tied rakhis (decorative threads) on the wrists of their brothers and fishermen marked the beginning of the fishing season.

Afghan election reforms struggle to overcome voter fear and disenchantment in upcoming ballot

Afghan vote runs up against fear, disenchantment

SGPC to send delegation to Kashmir

JAMMU - The Shiromani Gurudawara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) is to send a delegation to the Kashmir Valley to meet members of the Sikh community following anonymous letters asking them to embrace Islam or face dire consequences, an official said Tuesday.

Amarnath pilgrimage ends in Kashmir

JAMMU - Defying all odds, more than 456,000 pilgrims prayed at the cave shrine of Lord Shiva in southern Kashmir during the Amarnath Yatra that ended Tuesday.

Supporters say church destroyed on 9/11 is being ignored in furor over mosque near ground zero

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