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In Poverty and Strife, Women Test Limits
"More than 80 percent of Afghan women are illiterate. Women’s life expectancy is only 45 years, lower than that of men, mostly because of the very high rates of death during pregnancy. Forced marriage and...
French foreign minister says Dalai Lama could be invited to Brussels 'shortly'
In a controversial move the French foreign minister has said the Dalai Lama could be invited to speak in Brussels. Crucially, it would be the European Union doing the inviting, which would land all of the member...
Philippe Starck tells magazine design is dead
Renowned French designer Philippe Starck says he is fed up with his job and plans to retire in two years, in an interview published in a German weekly on Thursday. "I was a producer of materiality and I am ashamed of this fact," Starck told Die Zeit weekly...
Israeli Parliament okays law banning pride parade
In years past the Jerusalem gay pride parade has sparked major controversy and protest amongst extreme elements of the religious communities, both Jewish and not. In what is touted as a way of preventing future...
Strife over immigration bill as debate begins in the Senate
"WASHINGTON — The Senate launched debate Monday on a sweeping bipartisan bill that could yield the most significant changes in the nation's immigration law in 20 years. But even before lawmakers voted 69 to 23 to begin the debate, the bill's opponents promised a bruising...
Ten hurt in Christian-Muslim clashes in Egypt
"CAIRO, May 11 (Reuters) - At least 10 Egyptian Christians were injured on Friday in sectarian clashes after rumours spread in a village near Cairo that Christians planned to build a church without government permission, security sources said.
They said four Christian homes... US is defeated in Iraq: Zawahiri
"Al-Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri said a US congressional bill calling for a troop withdrawal from Iraq was proof of Washington's defeat, according to a web video posted on Saturday. "This bill reflects American failure and frustration," Zawahiri said. "But this...Pakistan crosses a dangerous boundary
" Pakistan crosses a dangerous boundary By Syed Saleem Shahzad KARACHI - Even as the administration of President General Pervez Musharraf faces one of its biggest political challenges in seven years, the Pakistan Army has made the potentially explosive decision to intervene...Iran and Saudi pledge friendship
" NEWS MIDDLE EAST Iran and Saudi pledge friendship President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran and Saudi's King Abdullah compete to lead the Muslim world[AFP] The leaders of Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to fight the spread of sectarian strife between Sunnis and Shias in...Bold move by Afghan assembly: Immunity to all Afghans
It's either that, or a fool's errand. I have seen nothing from the taliban that would make me think that an offer of peace and reconciliation is even desirable to them. If anything, it reminds me of the early days of the war, and the fall of Konduz. The...
An African Doctor Returns to Heal His Ravaged Homeland
LIKE most Africans of his generation lucky enough to get a foreign education, 61-year-old Dr. Bernard Lala had his country to thank for it. In the optimistic early post-colonial years, the Central African Republic sent its brightest sons to France, the stern colonial master...
Somalia: the next Taliban state?
"The good news, we guess, is that the old "domino theory" of the Cold War is really dead. The bad news is that as a result, the press is mostly ignoring the transformation of Somalia into a Taliban...Archive Stories in strife
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