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Secret shrine shared by Muslims and Christians
Seeded on Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:52 PM EDT (BBC News)
Up 240 steps, behind a padlocked wooden door, is a shrine holy to both Christian and Muslim believers. It is not well known. Wary of flocks of tourists, the people in Makedonski Brod, in south-western Macedonia, have kept its existence a well-guarded secret for years.
Seeking Survivors as China's Quake Victims Pile Up
Seeded on Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:20 PM EDT (The New York Times)
From afar, the jumble of colorful blankets appeared to be a garbage heap.
Ya'alon - No need ever to remove any settlements
Seeded on Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:17 PM EDT (JPost.com)
Israel should not have to remove any settlements in a peace agreement with the Palestinians, Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya'alon has told The Jerusalem Post, adding that just as Arabs live in Israel, so, too, should Jews be able to live in a future Palestinian entity.
Special Report: Making Sense of the Jerusalem Crisis
Seeded on Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:10 PM EDT (Honest Reporting)
While the Ramat Shlomo announcement was deemed to be "provocative" and damaging to peace, the Palestinian Authority sought to avoid an embarrassing situation for itself, and, judging by the lack of coverage, succeeded.
'Rome has to be defeated,' alleged Canadian terror cell leader says on video
Seeded on Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:04 PM EDT (Google)
An alleged terror cell leader gave a fiery speech at a terrorist training camp north of Toronto urging attendees to band together and sacrifice whatever was needed to defeat the empire of Rome, meaning Western civilization, court heard Wednesday.
Special provides chilling look at homegrown terrorist Tim McVeigh
Seeded on Thu Apr 15, 2010 7:54 PM EDT (The Buffalo News)
For those who have forgotten details about McVeigh's plot and his accomplices, MSNBC gives a step-by-step re-creation of the bombing with the use of the actor, computer graphics and the tapes.
Croatian president apologizes to Bosnia for role in war
Seeded on Thu Apr 15, 2010 7:50 PM EDT ()
Croatian President Ivo Josipovic addressed the Bosnian parliament on Wednesday, and apologized for Zagreb's role in fuelling bitter ethnic divisions during the 1992-1995 war which still endure today.
The New Nuclear Threat
Seeded on Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:39 PM EDT (The Mark)
If it seems dismayingly unambitious to you that one of the aims of the conference is to secure all nuclear materials within the next four years – decades after the breakup of the Soviet Union – you're not alone.
Chinese ship 'crushed two miles of coral'
Seeded on Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:33 PM EDT (The Times)
A Chinese coal ship ship stranded for nine days on the Great Barrier Reef crushed two miles of coral and caused such severe damage to the reef that it will take up to 20 years to recover.
Karadzic says war crimes witness 'made up the whole event'
Seeded on Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:29 PM EDT (The Globe and Mail)
Mr. Karadzic, who is conducting his own defence, spent more than three hours seeking to discredit Bosnian Muslim mine worker Ahmet Zulic, who testified for almost 90 minutes.
4,000 Years of Abortion History
Seeded on Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:13 PM EDT ()
3000s BCE – The Royal Archives of China hold the earliest written record of an abortion technique.
Human Rights Groups Oppose New IDF Rules that Favor Arabs
Seeded on Tue Apr 13, 2010 2:17 PM EDT (Arutz Sheva News Briefs)
Human rights groups and the Arab world have furiously objected to a new IDF policy that makes it easier for Gaza and foreign infiltrators from Judea and Samaria to appeal orders that they return home.
Get back to cleaning basics to avoid toxins
Seeded on Mon Apr 12, 2010 4:43 PM EDT (The Straight)
Back when coal heating was the norm, people couldn't wait for warm weather to arrive so they could get rid of the soot, dust, and ash that darkened and dirtied their homes. Gone are the days of coal-burning stoves, but the tradition of spring cleaning lives on.
A response to Israel's haters
Seeded on Mon Apr 12, 2010 4:38 PM EDT (CFP)
Every year Israeli civilians have been murdered by Fatah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Al Aqsa Martyr's Brigade, Hezbollah or some other terrorist group.
Very Few Innocents in Housing Market Collapse
Seeded on Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:22 PM EDT (Pajamas Media)
Mr. David Stevens, of the Federal Housing Administration, was sentimental. He said that the government was developing "a program for responsible homeowners who through no fault of their own find themselves in a situation of negative equity."
If we are what we eat, we are in trouble
Seeded on Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:14 PM EDT (FT.com)
Suppose that you and your partner go out for dinner tonight. You order steak and salad while your partner has chicken with rice. Now inspect your plates. Your cow spent almost all its life in a shed, burping methane that heats the planet.
Demons of the Past: The Armenian Genocide and the Turks
Seeded on Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:02 PM EDT (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
Between 1915 and 1918, some 800,000 to 1.5 million people were murdered in what is now eastern Turkey, or died on death marches in the northern Syrian desert. It was one of the first genocides of the 20th century.
South Sudan takes first steps to independence
Seeded on Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:55 PM EDT (Independent.co.uk)
Under a fierce morning sun, clutching a wooden cross to her chest, Martha Ayom Duk became the first person in her village and one of the first women in South Sudan to ever cast a vote.
Time catches up with America's Nazi hunters
Seeded on Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:38 PM EDT (The Times)
Eli Rosenbaum, director of the OSI and America's chief Nazi hunter, thinks that a few dozen of the hundreds of criminals and collaborators who fled to the US after the Second World War are still in the country.
Bishop Giacomo Babini blames Jews for attacks on Pope
Seeded on Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:33 PM EDT (The Times)
A retired Italian bishop has provoked fury by reportedly suggesting that "Zionists" are behind the current storm of accusations over clerical sex abuse shaking the Vatican and the Catholic Church.
Poland Called Planes 'Flying Coffins'
Seeded on Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:28 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
I admit the reputation of that airplane preceded it so much that my family tried to discourage me from boarding it. But inside, it looked just like any other airliner.
The Buddha wasn't a Buddhist
Seeded on Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:48 AM EDT (Buddhist Channel)
There are many definitions of religion. Some are so broad they'd include your neighborhood garden club. Others are narrower: your garden club would need a deity, enthusiasm for that deity, and a set of beliefs and practices.
Islamic terrorism: Afghanistan to Bosnia and September 11
Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:38 AM EDT
Islamic Terrorism: Afghanistan to Bosnia and September 11 By Lee Jay WalkerTokyo Correspondent – THE SEOUL TIMES THE MODERN TOKYO TIMES
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Rape: A Global Crime Wave
Sat Apr 3, 2010 2:01 PM EDT
I was looking up some stats the other day and came across some disturbing numbers. South Africa is the #1 country per capita. Over 1 in every 1,000 have been raped. The United States in #1 in raw totals, 95,000 reported rapes.
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Israel, Gaza tensions: Why Egypt helps maintain the blockade
Seeded on Fri Apr 2, 2010 5:31 PM EDT (Christian Science Monitor)
Egypt has also kept its border with Gaza largely closed, despite the intense public anger it arouses here and throughout the Muslim world.
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