China, whose $2.45 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves are the world’s largest, is turning bullish on Europe and Japan at the expense of the U.S. The nation has been buying “quite a lot” of European bonds, said Yu Yongding, a former adviser to the People’s Bank of China who was part... Read more...
Several severed pigs' heads have been found in mosque compounds in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. The national police chief, Musa Hassan, linked the discoveries to recent attacks on various houses of worship. Pigs are considered unclean by Muslims and their presence in the mosque compoun... Read more...
Muslims take part in Friday prayer at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur About two-thirds of Malaysia's population is Muslim The Malaysian government has refused to release 10,000 Bibles which it seized because they contained the word Allah to refer to God. The government, which is domi... Read more...