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S.African president withdraws case
South African President Jacob Zuma has withdrawn his legal case against a gallery that displayed a portrait depicting his genitals.The agreement, in which the Goodman Gallery said it "regrets the pain that the display of the painting has caused," was announced Wednesday by Zuma's governing African National Congress and the gallery director at a news conference at the Johannesburg gallery.Gallery director

Beverly Hills subway approved after fiery films
Flames, explosions, sophisticated soundtracks, slapstick comedy with harmonizing hillbillies.

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S.African president opens case against artist

A lawyer for South Africa's president broke down in tears Thursday as he tried to convince three judges that the display of a portrait that depicts the president's genitals is unlawful.

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Battle over Beverly Hills subway goes Hollywood
In Los Angeles, even a typical local dispute over public transportation comes back to the movies.

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India, Italy spar over arrested marines
India and Italy are engaged in what is seen as a diplomatic spat over the trial of two Italian marines arrested in Kerala after they allegedly killed two Indian fishermen in February this year in the high seas off the southern state mistaking them as pirates.

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S.Africa's ANC fumes over art ridiculing president

South Africa's governing party said Thursday it will demand the removal of a painting from an exhibition by one of the nation's best-known artists that ridicules the party and the president with

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