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1st Serbian gay pride march in years planned
Source: The Associated Press
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Organizers are planning Serbia's first gay pride march in nearly a decade next month after the one last year was canceled amid threats of violence by extremists.
Gays and lesbians often face harassment and pressure in predominantly conservative Serbia. Extremists broke up the Balkan nation's first gay pride march in 2001 and beat up several participants. No gay pride marches have been held since then.
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1st Serbian gay pride march in years planned
Source: The Associated Press
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Organizers are planning Serbia's first gay pride march in nearly a decade next month after the one last year was canceled amid threats of violence by extremists.
Gays and lesbians often face harassment and pressure in predominantly conservative Serbia. Extremists broke up the Balkan nation's first gay pride march in 2001 and beat up several participants. No gay pride marches have been held since then.
Marchers plan to p… Click to Read More
Ancient city by the sea rises amid Egypt's resorts
Source: The Associated Press
MARINA, Egypt (AP) Today, it's a sprawl of luxury vacation homes where Egypt's wealthy play on the white beaches of the Mediterranean coast. But 2,000 years ago, this was a thriving Greco-Roman port city, boasting villas of merchants grown rich on the wheat and olive trade.
The ancient city, known as Leukaspis or Antiphrae, was hidden for centuries after it was nearly wiped out by a fourth century tsunami that devastated the region.
More recentl… Click to Read More
Ancient city by the sea rises amid Egypt's resorts
Source: The Associated Press
MARINA, Egypt (AP) Today, it's a sprawl of luxury vacation homes where Egypt's wealthy play on the white beaches of the Mediterranean coast. But 2,000 years ago, this was a thriving Greco-Roman port city, boasting villas of merchants grown rich on the wheat and olive trade.
The ancient city, known as Leukaspis or Antiphrae, was hidden for centuries after it was nearly wiped out by a fourth century tsunami that devastated the region.
More recentl… Click to Read More
Study: Aid after 2005 quake won trust in Pakistan
Source: The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) The influx of foreign aid after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake significantly increased survivors' trust in the West, according to new research that also suggests hard-line Islamist charities did little to help despite the publicity they generated.
The research is one of the first empirical studies of the effect of foreign emergency relief in Pakistan. It also raises questions about whether the ongoing U.S. relief mission for the victims of this summer's d… Click to Read More
Study: Aid after 2005 quake won trust in Pakistan
Source: The Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) The influx of foreign aid after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake significantly increased survivors' trust in the West, according to new research that also suggests hard-line Islamist charities did little to help despite the publicity they generated.
The research is one of the first empirical studies of the effect of foreign emergency relief in Pakistan. It also raises questions about whether the ongoing U.S. relief mission for the victims of this summer's d… Click to Read More
Congo official says capsized boat was overloaded
Source: The Associated Press
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) A capsized boat that killed as many as 200 people was carrying four times as many people as the passenger list claimed, and boat operators bribed officials to allow them to overload the vessel, a Congolese official said investigators have found.
Kasai Occidental Province Deputy Governor Hubert Mbingho said late Monday that at least 153 passengers were on the boat that capsized late Saturday on the Kasai River. But he said the passenger list only … Click to Read More
Congo official says capsized boat was overloaded
Source: The Associated Press
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) A capsized boat that killed as many as 200 people was carrying four times as many people as the passenger list claimed, and boat operators bribed officials to allow them to overload the vessel, a Congolese official said investigators have found.
Kasai Occidental Province Deputy Governor Hubert Mbingho said late Monday that at least 153 passengers were on the boat that capsized late Saturday on the Kasai River. But he said the passenger list only … Click to Read More
Commuters walloped by strikes in France, London
Source: The Associated Press
PARIS (AP) Strikes hobbled public transit across France and in London on Tuesday, with tourists and commuters bearing the brunt of a wave of discontent over government austerity measures.
French unions challenged unpopular President Nicolas Sarkozy with a major nationwide strike over plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, cutting service on trains, planes, buses and subways. Post offices and schools also shut down.
Across the English C… Click to Read More
Commuters walloped by strikes in France, London
Source: The Associated Press
PARIS (AP) Strikes hobbled public transit across France and in London on Tuesday, with tourists and commuters bearing the brunt of a wave of discontent over government austerity measures.
French unions challenged unpopular President Nicolas Sarkozy with a major nationwide strike over plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, cutting service on trains, planes, buses and subways. Post offices and schools also shut down.
Across the English C… Click to Read More
