World
Pope’s condom statement offers Rorschach theology
November 23, 2010Pope Benedict XVI set off a firestorm this week when the Vatican released excerpts from a new book in which the pontiff obliquely says that HIV prevention might be a reason for condoms.
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Artists protest funding cuts
November 22, 2010Singers, painters and television presenters demonstrated across the Netherlands on Saturday against government plans to slash funding and subsidies for the arts.
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Haiti cholera crisis provokes street protests
November 19, 2010The cholera epidemic in Haiti has now spread to the capital, Port au Prince, and has killed over 1,000 people while sickening up to 19,000.
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Obama in land of Gandhi
November 17, 2010While Indians celebrated the visit of the U.S. president and the support given for India's bid to the UN Security Council and his noting that India has "emerged" as a world power, there were specific U.S....
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World Notes: Japan, Israel, Cuba and more
November 16, 2010Western Sahara, Mexico, United Kingdom, Afghanistan, Israel and Cuba: all the latest in international news.
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