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Turkey: Gingrich’s odd embrace of a secularist
feature The answer can only be that Gingrich favors secularism not for Christians but for Muslims, as a bulwark against what he sees as “creeping sharia,” said Mustafa Akyol at Hürriyet.
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Chile: Repulsive honors for a murderer
feature There’s a disgusting effort afoot to rehabilitate Pinochet-era torturers, said Elias Vera Alvarez at Clarín.
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Canada: An Olympic host that’s in it to win it
feature Are the Canadians taking the Olympics a little too seriously?
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Bolivia: Can civil war be avoided?
feature There’s just one way out of this domestic crisis, said Jose Ocampo Castrillo in Bolivia’s El Diario: Both sides must acknowledge some blame.
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Malaysia: Hiding something or just incompetent?
feature It is “painful to watch” how Malaysia has embarrassed itself before the world with its bungled response to the missing plane.
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India: After a savage rape, a nation looks inward
feature The brutal gang rape and murder of a young woman has “stirred the conscience of the nation.”
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Egypt: A court rules on Mubarak’s crimes
feature A judge sentenced Hosni Mubarak to life in prison.
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World Cup: Where cheaters and fakers rule
feature “The embarrassment has gone out of cheating” at the World Cup, said Suresh Menon in India’s Tehelka.com.
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China: Land of mystery meat
feature What are you supposed to feed your family when you can’t trust the labels on meat?
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Africa: The enduring power of witchcraft
feature In Africa, witchcraft is an evil that continues to flourish with devastating consequences.
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Russia: Will gays be welcome at the Olympics?
feature Gay athletes who compete in next February’s Winter Olympics could be arrested.
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The West inspired Africa’s violent homophobia
feature Many African countries view homosexuality as an import from the immoral West, said Thomas Hofnung in France’s Libération.
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South Africa: Is a song inspiring blacks to kill whites?
feature “Kill the Boer,” an apartheid-era anthem that calls for the shooting of white farmers, has become a hit once again, now that a prominent black politician has begun singing it at his rallies.
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Indonesia: Persecuting a Muslim splinter sect
feature This year, more than two dozen regions and cities have enacted laws banning or restricting the Ahmadiyah sect, said Ati Nurbaiti at The Jakarta Post.
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