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General John Allen: U.S. will keep presence in Afghanistan after 2014
The US and its allies will retain a presence in Afghanistan big enough to bolster Afghan forces after the withdrawal of international combat troops at the end of 2014, the recently retired commander in...
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India celebrates Holi –festival of colors
From soldiers in the north to teenagers in the south, Indians of all hues threw water-filled balloons and smeared coloured powder on each other to celebrate the festival of Holi on Wednesday. The...
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Never mind Cyprus – look to Germany for causes of the euro crisis
Proper analysis suggests Germany is not a wage-productivity paragon but a major cause of the eurozone crisis Over the course of the last week’s tense negotiations over a Cyprus bailout deal, much of...
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Bangladesh widens crackdown on ‘blasphemous’ atheist bloggers
Bangladesh has widened a crackdown on allegedly blasphemous blogs after a threat by Islamic groups to march to the capital demanding the prosecution of atheist bloggers, an official said Wednesday. The...
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Jordan charges students with ‘devil worship’
A Jordanian military prosecutor on Wednesday charged five university students with incitement for allegedly desecrating the Koran and engaging in “devil worship.” “A state security court prosecutor...
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Colbert on marriage equality: ‘What’s the hurry, gays?’
The sight of people demonstrating in favor of marriage equality as the Supreme Court heard arguments on the issue unnerved Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night, citing a statement from Justice Samuel Alito...
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UK judges rule to keep ban on Abu Qatada deportation to Jordan as government...
The British government on Wednesday vowed not to give up its fight to deport radical cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan after losing its latest court challenge to have him expelled. Lawyers for Home Secretary...
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Russia already stockpiling snow to ensure ‘white’ 2014 Winter Olympics
Russia has started to stockpile hundreds of thousands of cubic metres of snow to ensure the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi is not hit by unpredictable weather conditions. The Sochi 2014 Olympics...
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Catholic parish in Missouri raided after child porn downloads
Federal and state authorities on Tuesday raided a Catholic parish in Independence, Missouri as part of an investigation into child pornography. A spokesperson for the Catholic Dioceses of Kansas...
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Watch live: Marriage equality activists rally outside of Supreme Court during...
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Veteran Republican senator: Marriage equality ‘is the new conservative position’
Former Sen. Larry Pressler (R-SD), a Vietnam veteran who served in Congress for more than two decades, said Tuesday on Current TV that the movement for marriage equality is much like the movement for...
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Pope to stamp ‘personal touch’ on Easter celebrations
Pope Francis will stamp his personal touch on Easter celebrations starting by washing the feet of young prisoners on Thursday as he stresses the importance of reaching out to those in need. The Holy...
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Judge in Sarkozy probe receives bullet by mail
The judge who charged former president Nicolas Sarkozy with taking financial advantage of France’s richest woman has received a bullet and a death threat in the post, say lawyers. Jean-Michel Gentil,...
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Turkish artillery fired into north Iraq: sources
Turkish forces fired artillery shells into north Iraq, apparently in a bid to intimidate Kurdish rebels with whom Ankara is in peace talks, security sources and rebels told AFP on Thursday. The...
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Colbert: Mop sink in Tennessee capitol is really a ‘terrorist foot shower’
Wednesday night on “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert discussed the group of Tennessee legislators who mistook a mop sink in a janitorial closet for an Islamic foot-bath. All over the country,...
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Gun-toting former Republican candidate claims ‘conspiracies’ after...
A former Republican candidate for Agricultural commissioner in Alabama, who once waved a rifle in a campaign ad about “thugs and criminals,” said on Thursday that he had been a victim of “conspiracies”...
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Maddow congratulates Justice Ginsburg on ‘winning the day’ in DOMA arguments
Wednesday night on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow recounted the back and forth verbal sparring between the justices of the Supreme Court at Wednesday’s oral arguments about the Defense of...
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Research: Men twice as likely as women to underestimate their weight
Men are more than twice as likely as women to underestimate their weight, finds a project with 300,000 participants Millions of men may be putting their health at risk by not realising they’re...
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Zimmerman’s brother tries to justify comparing Trayvon Martin to alleged baby...
Appearing Wednesday night on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Live,” the brother of George Zimmerman repeatedly tried to justify comparing Trayvon Martin, the black teen Zimmerman claims he killed in self defense,...
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Catholic league attack demands Time Warner have ‘serious talk’ with Bill Maher
The president of the Catholic League has had enough of HBO’s Bill Maher mocking his religion. Earlier this week, Catholic League President Bill Donohue sent a letter asking Time Warner to have a...
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