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Child brides give voice to their defiance in Yemen
Sometimes I think I live in a sheltered world when I read a story like this one, it would be too easy just to condemn without trying to understand how these children are sold into marriage, but condemn I do..."Child... Male priests marry in Anglican church's first gay 'wedding'
An Anglican church has held a homosexual "wedding" for the first time in a move that will deepen the rift between liberals and traditionalists" Two male priests exchanged vows and rings in a ceremony that was... May Day Brings Violence and Riots in Turkey
May 1 is a traditional workers' day holiday across most of Europe, with most of the countries on the continent having the day off (the UK and Ireland save the day off for the following Monday). It coincides with a... Mandela Meets with Fellow Activists Ahead of 90th Birthday
Former South African president and freedom fighter Nelson Mandela turns the big nine-oh this year, and is kicking off celebrations early. Today, Mandela met with other anti-apartheid activists who stood trial with...Fringe Catholics defy 'sacrament' by ordaining women
"Calling it a defiance of an unbreakable Catholic "sacrament," the Vatican is distancing itself from a Toronto ceremony in which five women and a married man were ordained as priests and deacons.The Roman Catholic...Tensions rise in Ukraine over troops
"Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Friday he was taking command of Ukraine's Interior Ministry troops, but a ministry spokesman rejected the order in a move of defiance that dramatically escalated the... Nigeria Elections: 18 political parties sue INEC
"The National Democratic Party (NDP) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney General of the Federation, Bayo Ojo. Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/166/2007 filed on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at Abuja Federal High Court also joined 17 other political... George Bush’s Land Mine: If the Iraqi People Get Revenue Sharing, They Lose...
"George Bush has a land mine planted in the supplemental appropriation legislation working its way through Congress. The Iraq Accountability Act passed by the House and the companion bill passed in the Senate contain deadlines for withdrawing our troops from Iraq, in open...Zimbabwe Oppositon Leader Beaten
Cris Chinaka reports today that the weekend detention of Morgan Tsvangirai(bio) was not merely an infraction against what remains of a democratic process in Zimbabwe. The head of Zimbabwe's main opposition party received head injuries and his face, according to his lawyers,...Q & A- Chomsky on Iran, Iraq, Lebanon … the World
"Saturday, 17 February, 2007 @ 8:23 PM Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On February 9, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq,...What is ADHD?
"Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder sometimes known as ADHD is the descriptive label given to an ever-increasing number of children with a variety of behavioural and learning problems including hyperactivity, poor attention span, lack of concentration, disruptiveness,...NYC Firefighters Ready To Defy Order With 10,000 US Flags
"New York - Ten thousand American flag decals are being distributed to New York City firefighters so they can stick them on their lockers in defiance of orders to remove everything from photos of dead soldiers to...'The bastards got me, they won't get us all'
" The poisoned Russian spy breathed defiance at the Kremlin as the effects of a mystery cocktail pushed him towards his death last night. âI want to survive, just to show them,â Alexander Litvinenko said in an exclusive interview given just hours before he died. ...U.N. considers N.Korea sanctions
"The U.N. Security Council is considering possible sanctions to impose on North Korea for its defiance of the world organization through its nuclear test. The veto-wielding permanent five members met for a second day Tuesday as experts from the panel of 15 debated wording of...Breaking News: North Korea in nuclear test claim
"It said the underground test, done in defiance of international warnings, was a success and had not resulted in any leak of radiation."
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