A round-up of today's other stories in brief
NY mosque project loses figureheads
NEW YORK – The couple behind a controversial plan to build a Muslim cultural centre and mosque near the site of New York’s September 11th attack are stepping down as leaders of the project, the centre said yesterday.
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf and Daisy Khan had become the public faces of the project, which they described as a cultural centre open to everyone, as opposition to the project swelled last year from critics who said its location was insensitive.
“Imam Feisal and Daisy Khan will not be speaking on behalf of Park51, nor will they be raising funds for the project,” Park51 said in a statement. – Reuters
Network concerns over TV star Sheen
LOS ANGELES – CBS television said yesterday it was highly concerned about the personal life of Two and a Half Menstar Charlie Sheen but gave no indication it planned to take the top-rated US comedy off the air.
“We have a high level of concern. How could we not?,” CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler told television journalists, responding to questions about persistent reports of drinking and partying by Sheen.
“On a basic human level, there is concern that this man is a father, he has children, he has a family. But you cant look at it simplistically. Charlie is a professional, he comes to work, he does his job extremely well. It is very complicated,” Tassler said.