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Saudis query Sri Lankan maid's torture claim

Saudis query Sri Lankan maid's torture claim - 2010-09-02

RIYADH- Saudi government and private sector officials have questioned the account of a Sri Lankan maid who said her Saudi employers forced 24 nails and needles into her body. Saad al-Badah, head...

America and its core values compatible with Islam: US imam - 2010-09-01

DUBAI, W.G. Dunlop- America and its core principles are compatible with Islam, the US imam behind a controversial initiative to build an Islamic centre near the site of the 9/11 attacks said Tuesday...

Amnesty urges Egypt not to try workers in military court - 2010-08-29

CAIRO- Rights group Amnesty International called on Egypt not to try eight workers, accused of assaulting a manager and of vandalism at a military-owned factory, before a military court on Saturday....
Vatican calls for end to inter-religious violence

Vatican calls for end to inter-religious violence - 2010-08-28

VATICAN CITY- The Vatican on Friday called on religious and civil authorities to stop inter-religious violence in a message to Muslims for the coming end of the Ramadan fasting month in early...

Kitty litter fury in Britain over cat dumped in bin - 2010-08-25

LONDON - British authorities said Tuesday they would question a woman caught on camera dumping a cat in a rubbish bin, as the footage gained notoriety on the Internet. The 20-second clip shows the...

Roma expelled from France anxious about the future - 2010-08-21

PETROSANI, Anca Teodorescu - Back in his once flourishing but now economically depressed mining town, Gabriel, a 33-year-old Romanian Roma just expelled from France, is anxious about the future for...

UAE jails Brazilian girl, 14, for 'consensual sex': reports - 2010-08-12

DUBAI- A 14-year-old Brazilian girl was sentenced to jail in Abu Dhabi, then deportation, for having had "consensual sex" with a Pakistani school bus driver, local newspapers said Wednesday. The...
Poverty robs Yemeni children of their young years

Poverty robs Yemeni children of their young years - 2010-08-11

SANAA, Jamal al-Jaberi- After their father died two years ago, Raseel and Anwar left their family to work in a car garage, joining the millions of Yemeni children forced into the impoverished...

US court denies parents custody of Nazi name children - 2010-08-05

NEW YORK- A US court on Thursday ruled that a New Jersey couple who gave their three children Nazi-themed names should not be allowed custody. The decision by the New Jersey state appeals court...
When women deny their own pregnancie

When women deny their own pregnancie - 2010-08-02

PARIS, Marlowe Hood- Whether the French woman who killed eight of her newborns suffered from a syndrome known as pregnancy denial may determine if she faces major prison time or intensive psychiatric...
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Michael Douglas optimistic despite serious throat cancer

Michael Douglas optimistic despite serious throat cancer
NEW YORK- Hollywood star Michael Douglas has admitted his throat cancer is more serious than first thought, but says he remains optimistic as he undergoes intensive treatment. "It's a stage four, which is intense, and they gotta go at it,"...