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Gay soldier arrested in Brazil

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An army sergeant who revealed that he was gay in an interview with a national news magazine at the weekend, has been arrested by Brazilian military. (more…)

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Obama and Clinton met

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Two days after Barack Obama (photo) in effect clinched the nomination for November’s Us presidential election, he held an unannounced meeting with his defeated rival, Hillary Clinton. (more…)

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Turkey’s scarf reform canceled by court

Posted in Europe, news, politics, religion, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on June 6, 2008| Leave a Comment »

The highest court of Turkey has blocked government moves to allow college students to wear Muslim headscarves.

A vote by parliament to ease a ban on scarves being worn on campuses violated the constitution’s secular principles, said the Constitutional Court. (more…)

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‘Missing pyramid’ found in Egypt

Posted in Africa, history, news, religion, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on June 6, 2008| Leave a Comment »

The “missing pyramid” (photo, from boston.com) of a pharaoh has been uncovered by Egyptian archaoligists, as well as a ceremonial procession road on which high priests carried mummified remains of sacred bulls, said Egypt’s antiquities chief on Thursday. (more…)

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