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Libyan Court Gives Death Sentence to Gaddafi Son Saif al-Islam
A Libyan court passed a death sentence in absentia on Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son Saif al-Islam today for suppressing peaceful protests during the country's 2011 revolution that ended his father's rule.
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Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Opens 'Public' Mosque in his Presidential Palace
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today inaugurated a mosque inside his controversial presidential palace and opened it to public in an apparent bid to deflect criticism over his lavish spending on the complex.
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Ecuador Tense With Anti-Government Protests Ahead of Pope Francis Visit
Just days before the hotly-anticipated visit of Pope Francis to Ecuador, the country's president has come under increasing pressure from opposition protests demanding his ouster.
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A Victim of Perceptions; Another Target Killing in Kashmir
Fear has gripped a South Kashmir hamlet in Pulwama district after a village head was shot dead by suspected militants. What is more shocking that 43 year old Mohammad Yousuf Bhat is believed to be the victim of perceptions about his religious beliefs.
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'China's Jerusalem' Targets Party Members of Faith
The city known as China's centre of Christianity, Wenzhou, has launched a crackdown on Communist Party members with religious beliefs, the local government said, following tighter regulation of church buildings.
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Women Banned from Taking Part in Polls in Pakistan Region
In a bizarre diktat out of sync with modern-day ethos, the Jirga (religious assembly) in Gilgit Baltistan -- an eight-hour drive from the Pakistan capital -- has banned women from taking part in the coming assembly elections slated for June 8.
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Afghan Woman Lynched Over Koran-Burning Was Innocent
An Afghan woman who was beaten to death and set on fire by a mob for allegedly burning a copy of the Koran was innocent, the Interior Minister said today.
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At Least One Killed in Mosque Attack in Pakistan's Karachi
At least one person was killed and 10 others were injured in an explosion at the gate of a mosque in Pakistan's Karachi today.
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US Presbyterian Church Approves Same-Sex Marriage
The Presbyterian Church USA which accounts for just under two million members, voted on Tuesday to expand its definition of marriage to include gay and lesbian couples.
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Islamic State Extremism Fight May Take a Generation, Says Julie Bishop
The battle against the Islamic State group's extremism may last a generation, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has warned, likening the jihadists to fanatical followers of Adolf Hitler.
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Myanmar Jails New Zealander for 2.5 Years Over Buddha Insult Advertisment
A New Zealand bar manager and his two Myanmar colleagues were sentenced today to two and a half years in jail by a Yangon court over using a Buddha image to promote a cheap drinks night.
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Not Far From Riot-Hit Muzaffarnagar, Different Strokes For a School and a Madrassa
14 Hindu children are enrolled at the Jameeat-ul-Ansar Madarssa in Rampur, in western Uttar Pradesh. A few kilometres away, 150 Muslim students study at the Saraswat Vidya Mandir Inter College, run by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS.
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93-Year-Old Underground Chinese Bishop Missing, Presumed Dead
In a living room plastered with pious images, the Shi family flicked through timeworn pictures of a wizened man with tortoiseshell glasses and bright eyes, the oldest bishop of China's underground Catholic Church.
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North Carolina Muslims Call for Calm after Students Murder
Muslim leaders called for calm after three students were killed by a gunman with anti-religious views as this North Carolina university town prepared today to bury the victims.
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Libyan Court Gives Death Sentence to Gaddafi Son Saif al-Islam
A Libyan court passed a death sentence in absentia on Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son Saif al-Islam today for suppressing peaceful protests during the country's 2011 revolution that ended his father's rule.
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Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Opens 'Public' Mosque in his Presidential Palace
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today inaugurated a mosque inside his controversial presidential palace and opened it to public in an apparent bid to deflect criticism over his lavish spending on the complex.
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Ecuador Tense With Anti-Government Protests Ahead of Pope Francis Visit
Just days before the hotly-anticipated visit of Pope Francis to Ecuador, the country's president has come under increasing pressure from opposition protests demanding his ouster.
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A Victim of Perceptions; Another Target Killing in Kashmir
Fear has gripped a South Kashmir hamlet in Pulwama district after a village head was shot dead by suspected militants. What is more shocking that 43 year old Mohammad Yousuf Bhat is believed to be the victim of perceptions about his religious beliefs.
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'China's Jerusalem' Targets Party Members of Faith
The city known as China's centre of Christianity, Wenzhou, has launched a crackdown on Communist Party members with religious beliefs, the local government said, following tighter regulation of church buildings.
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Women Banned from Taking Part in Polls in Pakistan Region
In a bizarre diktat out of sync with modern-day ethos, the Jirga (religious assembly) in Gilgit Baltistan -- an eight-hour drive from the Pakistan capital -- has banned women from taking part in the coming assembly elections slated for June 8.
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Afghan Woman Lynched Over Koran-Burning Was Innocent
An Afghan woman who was beaten to death and set on fire by a mob for allegedly burning a copy of the Koran was innocent, the Interior Minister said today.
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At Least One Killed in Mosque Attack in Pakistan's Karachi
At least one person was killed and 10 others were injured in an explosion at the gate of a mosque in Pakistan's Karachi today.
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US Presbyterian Church Approves Same-Sex Marriage
The Presbyterian Church USA which accounts for just under two million members, voted on Tuesday to expand its definition of marriage to include gay and lesbian couples.
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Islamic State Extremism Fight May Take a Generation, Says Julie Bishop
The battle against the Islamic State group's extremism may last a generation, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has warned, likening the jihadists to fanatical followers of Adolf Hitler.
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Myanmar Jails New Zealander for 2.5 Years Over Buddha Insult Advertisment
A New Zealand bar manager and his two Myanmar colleagues were sentenced today to two and a half years in jail by a Yangon court over using a Buddha image to promote a cheap drinks night.
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Not Far From Riot-Hit Muzaffarnagar, Different Strokes For a School and a Madrassa
14 Hindu children are enrolled at the Jameeat-ul-Ansar Madarssa in Rampur, in western Uttar Pradesh. A few kilometres away, 150 Muslim students study at the Saraswat Vidya Mandir Inter College, run by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS.
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93-Year-Old Underground Chinese Bishop Missing, Presumed Dead
In a living room plastered with pious images, the Shi family flicked through timeworn pictures of a wizened man with tortoiseshell glasses and bright eyes, the oldest bishop of China's underground Catholic Church.
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North Carolina Muslims Call for Calm after Students Murder
Muslim leaders called for calm after three students were killed by a gunman with anti-religious views as this North Carolina university town prepared today to bury the victims.
