Muslim-Americans Observe Ramadan with Fasts and Prayer -- Voice of America
WASHINGTON — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins Tuesday and Muslim-Americans of diverse backgrounds and national origins will be gathering in Islamic centers across the United States to worship and celebrate their faith.
Muslims around the world observe Ramadan with a set of traditional rituals. Families shop at Halal meat stores, prepare Iftar meals to break their dawn-to-dusk fasts with family and friends, pray together and help the poor.
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MIDDLE EAST
Syria naval base blast points to Israeli raid.
Analysis: Confident Assad sees Syria tide turning.
UN chief: Stop fighting in Syria during Ramadan.
Exclusive: Congress delaying U.S. aid to Syrian rebels - sources.
Russia: Syria rebels likely behind Aleppo chemical attack. US rejects Russia's chemical weapons claim.
Iraqis mourn Shiite fighter killed in Syria.
Car bomb rocks Shia suburb in Beirut.
Corruption worsened in Arab countries since uprisings: Poll.
Israel secretly holds 'Prisoner X2' for security breach: lawyer.
Al Jazeera staff resign after ‘biased' Egypt coverage.
ASIA
Afghan officials skeptical as U.S. mulls complete withdrawal. U.S. considers pulling all troops from Afghanistan: officials.
Seoul slams Tokyo claims over disputed islets.
Japan says faces increasing threats from China, North Korea.
Pakistan Taliban sack spokesman in sign of growing divisions.
Chinese police open fire on Tibetan monks: group. China vows to step up fight against Dalai Lama.
Five Philippine soldiers, 18 rebels slain in clashes.
China's environment ministry 'one of four worst departments in world'.
AFRICA
New PM El-Beblawi vows to form 'most important govt in Egypt history'. Egypt appoints new Premier amid rifts over Mursi removal.
Egypt showered with Gulf billions in show of support for army.
Egypt descends into chaos.
Egypt unrest: Brotherhood rejects Mansour poll decree.
South Sudan 'sliding towards instability, conflict and crisis'.
U.N. urged to consider drones, gunships for South Sudan mission.
Central African Republic 'abandoned' since coup, MSF says. Malaria crisis in post-coup Central African Republic as healthcare collapses.
Nigeria: $1 billion infrastructure loan from China.
Nelson Mandela 'still critical' - South Africa presidency.
EUROPE
Confusion on Snowden acceptance of Venezuela offer. WikiLeaks: Snowden has not accepted asylum in Venezuela.
From Greece to Germany, Europeans see government failing on corruption.
European court ruling: treaty authors would 'turn in their graves'.
Latvia gets Ecofin nod to become 18th eurozone member.
Spain Barcenas affair: Documents 'implicate PM Rajoy'.
Czech prosecutors prepare to charge ex-premier.
Former Cypriot Defense Minister guilty over blast.
Bolshoi ballet head Anatoly Iksanov replaced.
AMERICAS
NSA 'spied' on most Latin American nations: Brazil paper.
Brazil drops the idea of Cuban doctors and will hire physicians from Spain and Portugal.
Brakes key in investigation of train explosion in Lac-Megantic. Residents of Quebec town allowed to go home after train disaster.
Toronto storm causes flash floods, traffic chaos.
Teamsters bring Argentina to a stop and challenge fiscal policy and income tax. Over a third of Argentine population in poverty conditions says food and nutrition report.
Asiana flight attendant, last person off jet, describes ordeal.
30,000 California prisoners refuse meals in apparent hunger strike.
In Honduras, Manuel Zelaya in the running again with wife’s candidacy.
Mexico confusion over 'unreliable' Baja California vote count.
Mexico takes over from the U.S. as the fattest nation on earth, according to UN report./a>
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Nominee for FBI director says waterboarding is torture.
Pakistan's Bin Laden dossier.
Report says US Bin Laden raid 'an act of war'.
Judge faults Gitmo force-feeding but won't stop it.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
IMF forecasts slower global growth in 2013-14.
Barnes & Noble CEO resigns after Nook sales slump.
China's Ping An Insurance to buy Lloyd's building.
US-Europe talks open on Free Trade Pact.
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