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French far-right pays tribute to Notre Dame suicide of Dominique Venner
France’s far-right paid tribute to a writer and activist who shot himself dead in front of the altar of Paris’s famed Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday after denouncing gay marriage and immigration. Police confirmed the man’s identity as Dominique Venner, 78, an essayist and activist linked with France’s far-right and…
Afghan interpreters who served with British forces to get UK visas
About 600 Afghan interpreters who served with British forces fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan will be offered the chance to live in Britain after a government U-turn, it was revealed on Wednesday. Prime Minister David Cameron had initially sought to discourage the interpreters from settling in Britain for fear of…
Conservatives in Britain call for rejection of same-sex marriage bill
Conservative opponents of gay marriage have invited the House of Lords to reject the bill after 133 Tory MPs, including two cabinet ministers, defied David Cameron to vote against the measure. As a Tory grassroots organisation warned of a “civil war in conservatism”, prompted in part by the legislation, more…
Richard Wagner’s 200th anniversary reignites debate over controversial composer
To some he will never be more than a narcissist, an antisemite and a misogynist. To others he is an undisputed musical genius and towering intellect. Richard Wagner, often described as one of the most controversial Germans of all time, will be commemorated – warts and all – on the…
Muslim religious leaders meet with Holocaust survivors in Poland
Muslim religious leaders from across the globe met with Holocaust survivors and their saviours in an emotional encounter Tuesday at Warsaw’s synagogue, as part of an anti-genocide programme that includes a visit to Auschwitz. “Today, we’ve met real people who suffered the Holocaust and the heroes that saved them at…
Harry Potter book fetches $227,000 at London auction
A 1997 first edition of “Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone” annotated by J.K. Rowling sold for £150,000 ($227,000, 176,000 euros) at a London auction Tuesday, a new record for a printed book by the writer. Two bidders battled it out for the work before the hammer finally came down,…
Bieber’s pet monkey becomes German property
Justin Bieber’s pet monkey, which was seized by German customs in March, officially became German property Tuesday after the Canadian pop sensation failed to claim the animal, officials said. Mally, a capuchin monkey, is temporarily in an animal refuge in the southern city of Munich where he was visited Tuesday…
British marriage equality bill set to pass crucial hurdle
A bill to legalise gay marriage in Britain was set to pass a crucial hurdle in parliament on Tuesday, after Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to strike a last-minute deal with the opposition to stop members of his own party wrecking the plans. Lawmakers in the lower House of…
Russia says it killed top Islamist insurgent
Russia on Tuesday said that a top Islamist rebel, deputy to the country’s most wanted militant Doku Umarov, was killed in an operation in the North Caucasus region, where Moscow is fighting a bloody insurgency. Dzhamaleil Mutaliyev, who helped organise a 2010 suicide bombing attack in the city of Vladikavkaz,…
Number of Afghanistan women jailed for ‘moral crimes’ like fleeing abuse rises sharply
The number of women jailed in Afghanistan for “moral crimes” such as fleeing abusive husbands has risen sharply, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, undermining claims that the status of women has improved. The campaign group said interior ministry statistics revealed that the number of women and girls convicted of “moral…
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