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on Wed Feb 8 11:06 AM
India ministers quit after being caught watching porn in Parliament - BlogPost
“I don’t favor women wearing provocative clothes,” C.C. Patil, minister for women and child development in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, said last month.
And yet yesterday Patil, along with two other ministers from a morally...
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on Wed Feb 8 11:00 AM
Pete Hoekstra's ad raises ire in China - and a sense of deja vu - BlogPost
The now-infamous Super Bowl ad by Michigan senate candidate Pete Hoekstra has attracted as much curiosity as outright criticism here in China, the intended “subject” of the ad.
However, a second feeling accompanied the anger: deja vu.
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on Wed Feb 8 10:17 AM
Twitter joke trial appeal: Tweet 'constituted a threat' - BlogPost
A 27-year-old man complained about an airport delay in South Yorkshire, England on Twitter last year and wound up being found guilty of sending a “menacing” message by a U.K. court. Paul Chambers is back before the bench at London’s high...
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on Wed Feb 8 9:11 AM
Photo of the day: Mask dance - BlogPost
In the photo below, a group of men watch a monk who is performing a mask dance during a religious ceremony at a monastery.
Can you tell us where the photo is from? You can tweet us your responses to @Postworldnews with a hashtag...
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on Tue Feb 7 11:03 PM
Latin American Herald Tribune - Two Die in Attack on Venezuelan Governor
Two people, including a bodyguard, died during an attack on Jose Briceño, the governor of the eastern Venezuelan state of Monagas, officials said.
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on Tue Feb 7 11:30 AM
Chavez's opponents gear up for Venezuela vote - Venezuela Wires
Outmatched time and again at the polls by President Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan's opposition leaders are trying a new strategy to unseat the populist leader this year, holding the nation's first presidential primary to choose the strongest...
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on Mon Feb 6 9:31 PM
Prices rise, patience thins in sanctions-hit Iran
West hopes support for regime crumbles as life gets tougher
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on Sun Feb 5 9:04 AM
William flies into Falkland service
Britain's Prince William has begun a deployment to the Falklands with the Royal Air Force, angering Argentina which lays claim to the islands. He…
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on Sat Feb 4 11:18 PM
Chavez: Iran sanctions hurt joint auto venture - Venezuela Wires
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that international sanctions on Iran are impeding some of his country's business deals with Tehran.
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on Sat Feb 4 7:36 PM
Chavez and allies back Argentina on Falklands - Venezuela Wires
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and other leaders in the left-leaning ALBA bloc backed Argentina on Saturday in its long-running dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands.
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