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  • Gay marriage can now take place in France Gay marriage can now take place in France

    France has legalised same-sex marriage, becoming the 14th country to do so. President Francois Hollande signed the bill into law following months of bitter political debate, including a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition. On Friday the Constitutional Council threw out the challenge, allowing the president to sign the documents. The legislation also legalises gay ...

  • Denmark wins Eurovision song contest 2013

    Denmark has been crowned the winner of Eurovision song contest 2013 that were held in the Swedish city of Malmo. Emmelie de Forest, 20, won the title with 281 points thanks to her splendid rendition of the song 'Only Teardrops', while Azerbaijan stood second 234 points, the BBC reported. UK entrant Bonnie Tyler, 61, who is best known for her 1983 hit 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', had high ...

  • Sectarian Violence Kills 11 in Iraq

    It was a violent day in Iraq Saturday with at least 11 people killed and 10 policemen kidnapped as hatred simmers between the ruling Shi'ite majority and the Sunni minority. Gunmen broke into the home of an anti-terrorism policeman in the Baghdad suburb of Rasheed, killing him, his wife, and two children. Another security officer was killed elsewhere in Rasheed. Police say gunmen killed ...

  • Pope Church Must Help Poorest Not Dissect Theology

    VATICAN CITY Pope Francis shared personal moments with 200,000 people on Saturday, telling them he sometimes nods off while praying at the end of a long day and that it "breaks my heartrdquo; that the death of a homeless person is not news. Francis, who has made straight talk and simplicity a hallmark of his papacy, made his unscripted comments in answers to questions by four people at ...

  • Top Pakistani Politician Gunned Down in Karachi

    A top Pakistani politician has been shot and killed in Karachi. Police say Zahra Shahid Hussain was shot twice in the head Saturday during an attempted street robbery outside her home. She died on the way to the hospital. A spokesman for Hussain's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, calls her killing an act of terrorism. Hussain was a senior vice president of PTI, which ...

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The Face of Another (Tanin no kao) [DVD]

The Face of Another (Tanin no kao) [DVD]

There is a great deal of rumination about faces in Hiroshi Teshigahara's The Face of Another (Tanin no kao)--what they are, what they represent, and, most importantly, what happens in their absence. I wonder if losing one's face deranges one's senses? asks the pro ... ...

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  • Afghanistan India to Discuss Military Aid

    A spokesman for the Afghan president says Mr. Karzai will ask for assistance for the strengthening of the country's military and security institutions. Afghanistan and India signed a strategic partnership in 2011 which included India's training of Afghan forces as they prepare to takeover security from foreign troops in 2014. Pakistan has also offered a strategic partnership ...

  • Anderlecht hold off Zulte Waregem to seal title

    "This is something beautiful," said RSC Anderlecht coach John van den Brom after steering the club to their 32nd Belgian title courtesy of a final-day 1-1 draw against SV Zulte ...

  • Womens winners recount final memories

    With the 12th UEFA women's club final rapidly approaching, Steffi Jones, Hanna Ljungberg, Jayne Ludlow, Annike Krahn, Jennifer Zietz and Lotta Schelin remember their days in the ...

  • Wilko wins top European award

    Toulon fly-half Jonny Wilkinson has capped a fine Heineken Cup campaign by winning the ERC European Player of the Year award. The prestigious award comes after the 33-year-old captained Toulon to a dramatic 16-15 Heinken Cup final victory over Clermont at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday.The former England international was presented with his award, a specially struck gold medal, by ...

  • Man dies and boy fighting for his life after plane crash

    Kim Pilling - 19 May 2013 A man has died while a boy and another man are fighting for their lives after a light aircraft crashed on the approach to an airport ...

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