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Hospital siege, blasts new Pakistan government's first security test
ReutersQUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Militants in a volatile region of western Pakistan bombed a bus carrying women students on Saturday and then seized part of the hospital where survivors were taken, in the first major security test for the new prime minister,...Tags: Medical Specialization, Nawaz Sharif, Health and Safety at School, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Analysis: Iran moderate's poll triumph is mandate for change
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian voters weary of years of economic isolation and tightening political restrictions threw down a blunt demand for change on Saturday by handing a moderate cleric a landslide victory in a presidential election. Having waited...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Iran, Mohsen Rezai, Politics, Elections
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Hassan Rowhani, cleric known as a pragmatist, wins Iran election
TEHRAN — Hassan Rowhani, who a week ago was viewed as a long-shot candidate, was declared Iran’s next president on Saturday after capturing more than half of the votes cast Friday in national elections. Rowhani, a 64-year-old cleric with a...
Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mohammad Gharazi, Tehran (Iran), Iran, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf
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Pope urges French lawmakers to go beyond 'ideas of the moment'
ReutersVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged a delegation of French lawmakers on Saturday to avoid following only "fashions and ideas of the moment", when legislating, in an apparent reference to the country's legalization of gay marriage last month....Tags: Christianity, Vatican City, Roman Catholicism, Rome (Italy), Francois Hollande
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Rowhani appears headed to landslide win in Iran elections
TEHRAN — Hassan Rowhani, a cleric embraced by reformists and moderates as an alternative to the nation’s hard-line leadership, appeared headed toward a landslide victory Saturday in elections to succeed Iranian President Mahmoud...Tags: Iran Presidential Election (2009), Avalanches and Landslides, Tehran (Iran), Iran, Government
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'The Daily Show' mocks gay marriage opponents around the globe
Given the rapidly evolving status of gay rights here in the U.S, where the Boy Scouts of America recently lifted a ban on gay youths and the Supreme Court prepares to rule on two same-sex marriage cases, John Oliver decided it was time to check up on the...Tags: Politics, Vatican City, Benedict XVI, Family, John Oliver
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Longest Day Of The Year Carries Special Significance For State's Pagans
The Hartford CourantLisa Tonner was living in Fairfield County and knew nothing about Paganism when, in the late 1980s, she accepted an invitation to go to the city. "My friend said, 'Do you want to go to New York? We're going to a magic shop'," she recalled. "And I...Tags: Fairfield County, Belief and Faith, Trinity College, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Manhattan (New York City)
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New study: Races differ in how they view delay in arrest of George Zimmerman
Blacks and Hispanics are more likely than whites to believe that George Zimmerman would have been arrested immediately had Trayvon Martin been white, according to a new study co-written by a UCF professor. The study, co-authored by University of...
Tags: Social Issues, Police Arrests, Trayvon Martin, Criminals, The Pennsylvania State University
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Judge sets deadline in 'America's toughest sheriff' Arizona profiling case
ReutersBy David Schwartz PHOENIX, June 14 (Reuters) - A judge who found Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio racially profiled Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration gave attorneys on Friday an August deadline to agree to steps to correct the abuse and...Tags: Joe Arpaio, Local Elections, Racism, Civil Rights, Politics
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Iran presidential election underway
TEHRAN — Millions of Iranians headed to the polls early Friday to choose a new president in balloting that has taken on a competitive edge as a single moderate contender faces off against a splintered array of hard-line hopefuls. Friday's election...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iran Presidential Election (2009), Tehran (Iran)
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Baltimore police form new advisory council on LGBT issues
Making good on a promise by Baltimore police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts after the severe beating of a gay East Baltimore man, the city Police Department announced Friday a special advisory council to help improve its relations with the lesbian, gay,...
Tags: Social Issues, Hate Crimes, Police Arrests, Civil Rights, Gays and Lesbians
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