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Christian Jordanian woman sues her Muslim employer
A Christian Jordanian woman said Sunday she is suing her Gulf Arab employer for arbitrary dismissal after she refused a new dress code forcing her to cover her head.The incident is rare and could stir religious tensions in Jordan, a predominantly conservative Muslim nation whose Western-educated ruler — King Abdullah II — is perceived as a staunch supporter of moderate Islam and tolerance

Egypt heads for Islamist or military rule
Egyptians, who reveled in the falling of Hosni Mubarak's regime 15 months ago, will now have to settle for either a veteran of the ousted autocratic regime or a Muslim Brother, the first-round results of a presidential run-off showed on Friday.

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World 10K run raises Rs.1.63 crore for charity
The TCS World 10K Bangalore to be run here this weekend, has raised Rs.1.63 crore for 84 NGOs, according to Murray Culshaw, chairman, Bangalore Cares, the official charity partner to the event.

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Explicit film 'Paradise:Love' on female sex tourists cheered in Cannes

A graphic and unflinching look at the delicate interplay of desire, money and power among European women sex tourists and African gigolos hit the screen on Thursday in the Cannes Film Festival

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Oregon bans Native American mascots in schools

Eight Oregon high schools will have to retire their Native American mascots after the Board of Education voted Thursday to prohibit them, giving the state some of the nation's toughest

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Unlimited sugar exports to lure bargain hunters