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    • Former Maldivian president Nasheed leaves with his supporters after Friday prayers at a mosque in Male
      Maldives ex-president demands election, … 39 minutes ago

      MALE (Reuters) - The former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, demanded on Friday fresh elections and said he would organise street protests in the Indian Ocean … More »Maldives ex-president demands election, …

      Former Maldivian president Nasheed leaves with his supporters after Friday prayers at a mosque in Male

      MALE (Reuters) - The former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, demanded on Friday fresh elections and said he would organise street protests in the Indian Ocean archipelago best known as a luxury beach getaway if polls were not called. Nasheed was free despite an arrest warrant against him as diplomats including …

    • Mourners at last year's funeral of Ugandan gay activist David Kato following his murder
      Uganda MP to drop death clause in anti-gay … 39 minutes ago

      A Ugandan lawmaker behind a proposed draconian anti-gay bill that sparked an international outcry said Friday he wanted to drop clauses seeking the death penalty for … More »Uganda MP to drop death clause in anti-gay …

      Mourners at last year's funeral of Ugandan gay activist David Kato following his murder

      A Ugandan lawmaker behind a proposed draconian anti-gay bill that sparked an international outcry said Friday he wanted to drop clauses seeking the death penalty for certain homosexual acts.

    • Syria Bloodshed: 'Why Isn't World Helping Us?'
      Syria Bloodshed: 'Why Isn't World Helping … 40 minutes ago

      A Syrian-British activist has pleaded for the UN and US to stop the bloodshed in Syria as people in his neighbourhood prepare to die. More »Syria Bloodshed: 'Why Isn't World Helping …

      Syria Bloodshed: 'Why Isn't World Helping Us?'

      A Syrian-British activist has pleaded for the UN and US to stop the bloodshed in Syria as people in his neighbourhood prepare to die.

    • Troops Mass Near Homs As Bombs Hit Aleppo
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      Twin car bomb attacks have struck Syria's second city of Aleppo, according to state TV, as up to 10,000 troops are reported to be massing on the outskirts of the besieged … More »Troops Mass Near Homs As Bombs Hit  …

      Troops Mass Near Homs As Bombs Hit Aleppo

      Twin car bomb attacks have struck Syria's second city of Aleppo, according to state TV, as up to 10,000 troops are reported to be massing on the outskirts of the besieged city of Homs.

    • Syria blamed "armed terrorist groups" for the attacks
      Twin car bombs rock Syria's Aleppo, … 8 minutes ago

      Two powerful car bombs targeting security posts ripped through Syria's second city of Aleppo Friday, killing at least 25 people, state media said, even as tanks surged … More »Twin car bombs rock Syria's Aleppo, …

      Syria blamed "armed terrorist groups" for the attacks

      Two powerful car bombs targeting security posts ripped through Syria's second city of Aleppo Friday, killing at least 25 people, state media said, even as tanks surged into battered protest hub Homs.

    • Greeks Protest Over Tough Bailout Terms
      Greeks Protest Over Tough Bailout T … 58 minutes ago

      A wave of fresh protests hit Greece today after eurozone finance ministers rejected the country's proposals on austerity. More »Greeks Protest Over Tough Bailout T …

      Greeks Protest Over Tough Bailout Terms

      A wave of fresh protests hit Greece today after eurozone finance ministers rejected the country's proposals on austerity.

    • Russia's Prime Minister Putin takes part in a conference held by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow
      Putin made Russian corruption "civilised" … 1 hour 8 minutes ago

      MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin has tamed the gangster capitalism which accompanied the collapse of the Soviet Union to make Russian corruption "normal and civilised," … More »Putin made Russian corruption "civilised" …

      Russia's Prime Minister Putin takes part in a conference held by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow

      MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin has tamed the gangster capitalism which accompanied the collapse of the Soviet Union to make Russian corruption "normal and civilised," his presidential election campaign chief said in an interview published on Friday. Russia is ranked as the most corrupt major power and in leaked documents …

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