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Christians slam Malaysia gov't for Bible seizure

The main Christian grouping in Muslim-majority Malaysia said Thursday it was "fed up" with the government's refusal to allow the distribution of tens of thousands of Bibles, saying this was an affront to religious freedoms.

The rare rebuke by the Christian Federation of Malaysia signals growing impatience among the religious minority in a years-old dispute over the government's ban on the use of the word "Allah" as a translation for God in Malay-language Bibles and religious texts.

The federation's chairman, Bishop Ng Moon Hing, said authorities are currently holding 30,000 Malay-language Bibles at a port on Borneo island. This was one of the latest attempts by Christians to import such Bibles, mainly from Indonesia, but none has been successful since March 2009. There are no similar problems with English-language texts.

Christians were "greatly disillusioned, fed up and angered by the repeated detention of Bibles," the federation said in a statement. "It would appear as if the authorities are waging a continuous, surreptitious and systematic program against Christians in Malaysia to deny them access to the Bible" in the Malay language.

Hampton Court to host Olympic time-trial

Hampton Court Palace will be the venue for the cycling time trial event at the London 2012 Olympic Games, it was announced on Wednesday.

The royal palace, located in the London borough of Richmond upon Thames, will host the road cycling discipline which is competed over 44km for men and 29km for women.

The event sees riders begin the course at 90-second intervals, with the cyclist who registers the fastest time winning the gold medal.

"Hampton Court Palace is a stunning venue that will showcase the area," Sebastian Coe, the chair of the London Organizing Committee, told the London 2012 official website.

"We have worked closely with the International Cycling Union and our partners to ensure that we have the best possible sporting course for the athletes and we are confident of spectacular races and worthy winners."