Several Turkish Kurdish Rebels Killed In Iran - Report (Nasdaq)
TEHRAN (AFP)--Iranian security forces have killed several Kurdish rebels from Turkey in western Iran, Fars news agency reported Tuesday.
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Iran kills members of Kurdish guerrilla group (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Iranian security forces have killed several members of a Kurdish guerrilla group and arrested four in western Iran, Iranian media reported on Tuesday.
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Small Iraqi party says it will not support US pact (The Charlotte Observer)
(By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer) A small Shiite party said Wednesday that a U.S.-Iraqi security pact allowing American troops to stay in Iraq for three more years infringes on Iraqi sovereignty, and vowed to vote against the deal in parliament. Even without the support of the Fadhila party's 15 lawmakers, the agreement is likely to be approved when the 275-seat parliament votes ...
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Persepolis: endearing eye-opener (Tulane Hullabaloo)
There will be a screening of Persepolis Tuesday at 7 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. "Persepolis," a film by Mariane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, follows the life of a little girl named Marji growing up in Iran during the '70s and '80s. Marji is a child who is full of life and fascinated by the Islamic Revolution.
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Briefing: Fourth diocese leaves Episcopal Church (Pioneer Press)
NEW YORK — The Diocese of Fort Worth voted Saturday to split from the liberal-leaning Episcopal Church, the fourth traditional diocese to do so in a long-running debate over gay relationships and other issues. About 80 percent of clergy and parishioners in the Texas diocese supported the break in voting at a diocesan convention. North Texas Episcopalians, an umbrella group for those who want to ...
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THE GLASS HOUSE - a documentary about the girls of Omid e Mehr (Payvand Iran News)
In Tehran, many teenage girls face obstacles of abuse, drugs, indifference and prejudice
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The State: CSU student held in Iran free on bail (The Monterey County Herald)
LOS ANGELES CSU student held in Iran free on bail ACalifornia State University-Northridge graduate student who has spent nearly a month in an Iranian jail was freed on bail Monday but still faces charges relating to her research of the country's women's rights movement, the student's father said.
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Winning Asian cinema (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Right on the heels of the AFI Project: 20/20 mini film festival at the Honolulu Academy of Arts is another festival with a strong international flavor, albeit more Asian. NETPAC, formed in 1991 as a collaborative effort between longtime Asian film journal Cinemaya and UNESCO, now has members in 21 countries.
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The week in words and drawings (Vail Trail)
Sports “I’m sure he’ll have many special nights for us. I think it’s fun to have an ally in Chauncey.”
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Iran's New Penal Code Unfair To Women - Nobel Laureate (Nasdaq)
TEHRAN (AFP)--Nobel peace laureate Shrin Ebadi Wednesday criticized Iran's new Islamic penal code, saying it remains unfair to women and uses an "incorrect" interpretation of Islam.
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