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Protests follow upholding of death sentences in Egypt soccer riot
CAIRO -- Egyptian protesters set fire to a police social club and attempted to block the Suez Canal on Saturday after a court upheld death sentences for 21 soccer fans and acquitted seven police officers accused in a deadly stadium riot last year....
Tags: Suez Canal, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Riots, Punishment, International Monetary Fund
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In Indonesia, watching the sun rise with 504 Buddhas
Four a.m. is a terrible time of day, too late for night owls, too early for early risers. The exception is 4 a.m. at Borobudur, waiting for the sun to rise over the Kedu Plain in central Java with 504 figures of Buddha.
The temple is one of three great...Tags: Asia, Religious Conflicts, Buddhism, Arts, Sculpture
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Movies: Designs that build character
Los Angeles TimesA movie doesn't have to be jampacked with cinema style to have a memorable fashion moment or two, and in the course of screening the slate of holiday-season films, we found all kinds of clothes, accessories, hairstyles and makeup worth a mention. "Hugo"...Tags: Laurence Olivier, Salvador Dali, Religious Conflicts, Concerts, Fashion Trends
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McManus: A deal with the Khartoum devil?
How do you deal with a genocidal dictator who says he wants to reform?
For more than a decade, Sudan has been the quintessential pariah state. Its armed forces carried out a campaign of genocide in Darfur, killing more than 300,000; its president, Omar...Tags: Defense, Armed Forces, Politics, Wars and Interventions, Terrorism
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Book review: 'Jerusalem' by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Special to Tribune NewspapersSimon Sebag Montefiore's epic survey of Jerusalem's sanguinary history does not inspire confidence in the civilizing qualities of religion. The pile of corpses accumulated over millenniums from the persecutions both perpetrated and endured by all three of...Tags: Israel, Christianity, David Ben-Gurion, Religious Conflicts, England
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Syria fakes letter exposing identities of exiles, newspaper says
World NowSyrian authorities, apparently trying to discourage opposition members from granting media interviews, falsely claimed that the identities of two anonymous exiles interviewed by the Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot were exposed, the newspaper reported...... -
Islamists way ahead going into Egypt's final round of voting
World NowEgyptians voted Tuesday in the third round of parliamentary elections that so far suggest Islamist parties will become the dominate political voices as the country. Meanwhile, prosecutors made arguments against Hosni Mubarak, 83, who was toppled last year... -
Taliban to open political office in Persian Gulf nation of Qatar
World NowIn its most public indication to date of willingness to enter peace negotiations, the Taliban movement announced Tuesday it planned to open a political office in the Gulf state of Qatar.... -
Iran says big slide in currency value unrelated to new sanctions
World NowREPORTING FROM TEHRAN AND BEIRUT -- Iranian authorities denied Tuesday that the sharp slide in the value of its national currency against the U.S. dollar over the last few days was related to new U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic, local media... -
Israeli, Palestinian envoys meet in Jordan, agree to more talks
World NowIsrael-Palestinian talks in Jordan: Despite low expectations for a breakthrough in the deadlocked peace process, the first meeting between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in more than a year resulted in modest progress.... -
On Christopher Hitchens: August Brown considers
Jacket CopyAugust Brown writes: For me, his greatest influence was on the page. His style was defined by a refusal to resort to stock images and analysis -- or to accept them from others.... -
Egypt's Islamists close to a sweeping elections victory
World NowThe Muslim Brotherhood called for unity with other parties Wednesday as it was expected to dominate the final round of parliamentary elections and usher in a new political era that would replace the police state of deposed President Hosni Mubarak....
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