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With all of the controversy surrounding women’s rights in Islamic society, this is definitely a new one: A man has a sex-change operation, begins wearing the hijab, and then sues to be readmitted to the Islamic university that he-turned-she was attending before the operation. Oh, and Sally was a medical student. More from Al-Arabiya: [...]
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It was a major development this afternoon when Brian Dugan pleaded guilty to the 1983 murder of Jeanine Nicarico. And there will be more major developments this fall at what promises to be a dramatic and heartbreaking sentencing hearing. Read more
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3:25pm UK, Tuesday July 28, 2009 Clashes between security forces and Muslim rebels in a northern Nigerian city have killed 103 people over the past two days, police have said. Maiduguri prison [...]
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Marvel Comics announced at San Diego’s Comic-Con International that it has purchased the rights to Mick Anglo’s Marvelman character in a move long-anticipated by the industry. Marvel acquired the rights to Marvelman from 94-year-old artist Anglo, who created the character for Fawcett Comics after it was sued by DC Comics for their creation of Captain [...]
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Jul 28 – Police say eight security guards have been killed in a bank robbery in Baghdad, the second in two days. Read more
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Reuters TODAY’S HOT TOPICS BERNARD MADOFF KATE HUDSON FARRAH FAWCETT more topics SACHA BARON COHEN JANET JACKSON ELLE MAGAZINE MEGAN FOX LISA MARIE PRESLEY MICHAEL JACKSON ELIZABETH TAYLOR hide topics THIS WEEK’S HOT TOPICS PAULA ABDUL MICHAEL JACKSON ELIZABETH TAYLOR more topics JANET JACKSON [...]
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Though the news was overshadowed by discussions about health care and budget cuts and police procedures in Massachusetts, this week saw the Obama administration take some big steps toward reshaping the… Read more
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]
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Oh, what might have been. Sarah Palin has appeared before her Alaskan public for the last time as Governor and we still have no guarantees that she will ever stand for public office again. By way of consolation, she offered one last verbal tic as she thanked the good people of Fairbanks on Sunday. [...]
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El gobernador de Nueva York dice que quiere hacer más seguras las carreteras, mejorar la labor policial y ahorrarle a automovilistas $120 millones de dólares en tarifas de seguro. Pero parece que por ahora su plan se ha varado. Read more
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SKOPJE, Macedonia — Alexander the Great died more than 2,300 years ago. But his cult of personality is just starting to grip this tiny Balkan country. Read more
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A concrete wall already encircles Mohsin Aziz’s office, but workers are making it higher brick by brick. Kalashnikov-wielding guards shadow the industrialist everywhere he goes. A chase car tracks his black sedan through thick city traffic. Read more
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MEXICO CITY — President Felipe Calderón is under growing pressure to overhaul a U.S.-backed anti-narcotics strategy that many political leaders and analysts said is failing amid spectacular drug cartel assaults against the government. Read more
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RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday he was still working on a deal with Israel to halt West Bank settlement activity so peace talks can resume. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Chinese officials began grappling on Monday with how and when to withdraw the huge economic stimulus spending each has applied and to put in place measures to promote steadier long-term growth. Read more
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The Nigerian authorities have stepped up security across the north of the country, following two days of violence in which at least 100 people have died. Read more
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WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama called for a 21st century defined by broad US-China cooperation as the two countries sought common ground on reviving the global economy and fighting climate change. Read more
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Play Video Reuters  – UN Chief denied Suu Kyi visit AP – FILE – In this Nov. 9, 2007, file photo, released by Myanmar News Agency, Myanmar’s detained pro-democracy … By SHAWN POGATCHNIK, Associated Press Writer Shawn Pogatchnik, Associated Press Writer – Mon Jul 27, 5:31 pm ET DUBLIN – Myanmar’s long-detained democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is receiving Amnesty International’s highest [...]
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HE is known as Speedy Sarko, a ball of energy who leaves ministers and officials gasping at the pace of his reforms and the density of his schedule. Read more
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Deborah Dark, 45, has been a fugitive in France for 20 years — without knowing it. The grandmother from London has lost her job and gone into debt after discovering her criminal status when she attempted to travel internationally and landed in police custody. Read more