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Do you need to be whipped or flogged Taliban style? One incident and a news report this week struck me as provoking deep thought. A Hindu friend of mine embraced Islam. He confided to me that he liked his new religion because it imposed discipline...
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The socialist ALBA summit that ended here Monday can trace its origins to two events that occurred in the same week, exactly 15 years ago, on opposite sides of the...
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi came to President Obama’s aid on health care legislation Wednesday, taking on an enraged liberal base that includes many House...
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The night his 11-year-old son escaped from kidnappers, Abdul Aziz bundled a few belongings into a car and drove his family 18 miles north across the Afghan border into...
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An all-singing and all-dancing video by President Nicolas Sarkozy’s centre-right political party has become the mocking buzz of the month on French-language...
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Yesterday Mugabe had a brief opportunity to address the Copenhagen Climate Change conference - and, as we thought he might, he had a go at the USA and the UK and the...
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One of Mexico’s most-wanted drug lords has been killed in a shoot-out with state security forces, officials say.
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The lucky ones survive with mutilated penises and shameful scars for the rest of their lives, but that’s the high price boys in rural South Africa pay to become a...
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The UN envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo says a joint military operation against rebels will be concluded at the end of this month.
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The acting Inspector General of Government, Mr Raphael Baku, has issued a hash indictment of government, saying all its various departs are corrupt but only differ in...
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Two of Colombia’s biggest rebel groups have announced they intend to unite with each other against the country’s US-backed security forces.
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The failure of the international community to reach a deal with Tehran is sparking fears of an atomic arms race in the volatile and oil-rich region.
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Vladimir Putin has a lot to celebrate this Christmas. Not only has the Russian strongman consolidated his control over the proletariat — and all their oil and gas...
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Pakistan’s top court struck down an amnesty Wednesday that had protected U.S.-allied President Asif Ali Zardari from corruption charges, setting the stage for...
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More specifically, how we define privacy in our texting, tweeting, Facebooking, YouTubing, Googling era.
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The British Broadcasting Corp. suffered criticism from lawmakers Wednesday for inviting debate on whether homosexuals should face execution in Uganda.
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For the first time in eight years of his rule has he dared speak the truth and explain his powerlessness to a public that is least interested in his words and more in...
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Recession has forced people for showing restraint over money and possessions. A life with less wealth, less sex and more self-imposed discipline has become more...
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The mobile phone culture has crept deeply in our country off late. No doubt, it is one of the most essential tool in today’s scenario and comes handy at many times....
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I hear the cries. I keep running, searching, but I can’t find him. Again, the belt cracks. I run faster, aimlessly, I must find this child. I’m about to...
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“Discipline” refers to a proper training and control of mind and character. It is a necessity to conduct life in accordance with rules and regulations. It can not...
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The religion has the advantage of providing an illuminating perspective on history and the way that false ideas can grip the world. Without religion, there will be a...
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Penn State tight end Andrew Quarless stands on the field during warm ups before their NCAA college football game against Oregon State, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa. Quarless and two other players are in trouble with the.
