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An American researcher who believes she has found the final resting place of Jesus Christ is campaigning to exhume a body at a Muslim shrine in Kashmir for scientific tests. Suzanne Marie Olsson, a New York-based researcher is currently in Srinagar, studying the Muslim shrine of Rozabal. While Muslims say Rozabal houses the tomb of Yuza Asaf, a Muslim saint, many researchers believe it contains the body of Jesus Christ. To put an end to speculation Olsson has suggested exhuming the remains at Rozabal for DNA testing and carbon dating. quot;This will trace him (the saint) to his origin ......

Following is an excerpt from a pep talk given by Ahmad Haroun, governor of South Kordofan, Sudan, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes. The talk aired on the Al-Jazeera network on March 30, 2012. Ahmad Haroun : The rest [of the mission] should be completed with high morale. Crowd : Allah Akbar. Ahmad Haroun : Make it clean. Crowd : Allah Akbar. Ahmad Haroun : Wipe them out, crush them, don't bring them back alive. Eat them uncooked. Crowd : Allah Akbar. Ahmad Haroun : Don't cause us any paperwork. Are you ready, people? Crowd...

Niger's President Mamadou Tandja was detained by mutinous troops on Thursday after a coup in the west African uranium exporter that left at least three soldiers dead, military sources said. Three Nigerian military sources said the coup was led by a soldier named Major Adamou Harouna. "The coup leader has succeeded. It is being led by Major Adamou Harouna," one source said. The president and the ministers are being detained not far from the presidential palace, the sources added. Earlier in the day plumes of smoke were seen rising from the palace after soldiers attacked the building where Tandja was...