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Boat capsizes off Myanmar; dozens feared dead
NEW DELHI — At least 58 people were missing and feared dead Tuesday after a boat capsized off Myanmar while residents tried to flee an approaching cyclone, United Nations officials said. The boat was carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims, many of...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Religion and Belief, Buddhism, United Nations, Kaman Corporation
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Bangladesh to end search for building collapse victims
Bangladesh's military is ending its search for bodies in the wreckage of an eight-story garment factory building that collapsed last month because no more victims are expected to be found, officials said Monday. Also Monday, the government agreed to...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Religion and Belief, Disasters and Accidents, Heavy Engineering, Plant Openings
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On eve of Kerry visit, watchdog group accuses Israel of trying to legalize settlement outposts
Associated PressJERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli watchdog group on Thursday accused the government of taking steps to legalize four unauthorized settlement outposts in the West Bank, days before the U.S. secretary of state is set to arrive on a new peace mission. The...Tags: Religion and Belief, Benjamin Netanyahu, International Law, Politics, Israeli Settlements
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May 14 Letters: Bombing suspect burial, foreign aid
Right thing to do Re: "Mass. bombing suspect buried in Va. cemetery," May 11. My deepest respect goes to whoever approved this burial at the Al-Barzahk Islamic Cemetery. I was disgusted following the news of the last few days that the body of...Tags: National Government, Religion and Belief, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Congress, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Pakistan ex-premier's party sweeps elections
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's overwhelming victory in weekend parliamentary elections returns to power a seasoned politician who historically has had rocky ties with Pakistan's powerful military and is viewed by many...
Tags: Nawaz Sharif, Religion and Belief, Politics, Asif Ali Zardari, Small Businesses
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Daily Press Feedback for Monday, May 13: Public-housing time limit, suspected bomber buried in Va.
Public-housing time limits A proposal by the Obama administration could allow public housing agencies to set time limits for units or vouchers, giving residents several years to improve their circumstances and find alternative housing. •Rick...Tags: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Religion and Belief, Boston Marathon, Timothy McVeigh, Sports
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Two last-minute candidates stir up Iran presidential race
TEHRAN — The run-up to Iran's June presidential election took a dramatic turn Saturday with last-minute candidacy announcements by two controversial political figures: former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, top...Tags: Religion and Belief, Politics, Iran, Tehran (Iran), Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Benghazi: The Obama spin continues
"Bumps in the road." — President Barack Obama on the unrest in Libya and elsewhere in the Middle East that included the deaths of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, an information officer, and two Navy SEALS. "Crude and disgusting"… "an...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Religion and Belief, Jay Carney, U.S. Congress
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Supreme Court weighing public school graduation in a church
WASHINGTON — Can a public high school hold its graduation ceremony in a local church? The Supreme Court has been pondering that question in its private conference for six weeks, discussing whether to take up a Wisconsin case that could reset the...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Church and State Relations, Washington, DC, Christianity, Separation of Church and State
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Sympathy for Boston bombing victims 'moving'
The members of the Interfaith in Action Committee of the Lehigh County Conference of Churches wish to express our sentiments about the Boston Marathon bombings that occurred approximately one month ago. As all Americans, we too were shocked and horrified...Tags: Religion and Belief, Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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In Bangladesh, shock may give way to status quo
NEW DELHI — The disaster caused shocking loss of life among young, mostly female garment workers, awoke the conscience of a nation, spotlighted dismal working conditions and spurred loud calls for construction and labor reform. So far, that...Tags: Italy, Consumers, Religion and Belief, Companies and Corporations, Activism
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Voice of the People, May. 13
Purchasing Plan B As a liberal-minded individual who believes in a woman's right to choose, I believe 15-year-old girls should not be purchasing the Plan B One-Step morning-after pill without their parents' knowing. Most 15- through 17-year-old girls are...Tags: Chemical Industry, Religion and Belief, Pharmaceuticals, Jihad, Politics
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