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Under fire, South Africa’s former president repudiates apartheid

To watch the full original interview with President de Klerk, click here De Klerk told CNN that he and Mandela have been "close friends "The question that she asked related to the policies that he had supported when he was a young man – and his reply centered on his view that, though idealistic at [...]

Iranian rapper faces death threats, bounty over song

An Iranian rapper is facing death threats and has a $100,000 bounty on his head for a song that some say insults an Islamic Shiite imam Nevertheless, Najafi told Qantara he has taken "precautionary measures "This fatwa does not represent the government of Iran,” Zarei is quoted as saying. “This is done by a religious [...]

Clips From Last Night: The Dalai Lama on China, Tibet, and withstanding temptation

On Wednesday, "Piers Morgan Tonight" welcomed His Holiness The Dalai Lama for an hourlong exclusive interview, touching upon such topics as religion, politics, and temptation "Image of the eye – I am monk. I always remember, I am monk, always monk. I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama A Nobel Peace Prize winner, [...]

Mystery surrounds deaths of 877 dolphins washed ashore in Peru

— Environmental authorities are investigating the deaths of more than 800 dolphins that have washed up on the northern coast of Peru this year The dolphin deaths in Peru are just the latest in a worldwide trend More than 80% of those dolphins were found in an advanced state of decomposition, making it difficult to [...]

PETA willing to support Kim K. ‘flour bomber’

If Kim Kardashian ever brings charges against the woman who flour-bombed her at an blog. event last week, it seems PETA is planning to side with the powder perpetrator The woman, who ambushed Kardashian on the red carpet of her fragrance launch this past Thursday, reportedly called her a “fur hag” before dousing her with [...]

Will a Santorum win in Louisiana change GOP race?

– Rick Santorum has a very good chance of scoring a major victory in Saturday’s Republican presidential primary in Louisiana, but the big question is whether it will still matter Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, among those likely to vote in Louisiana’s contest.Polls released the past couple of days indicate the former [...]

Santorum doesn’t let up on Etch A Sketch attack

– Rick Santorum showed no signs of dropping his Etch A Sketch assault on Mitt Romney Thursday, brandishing the children’s toy at an event in Texas and later saying his chief rival was winning states by spending huge amounts of campaign cash The press release didn’t pass over the now-inevitable Etch A Sketch reference, proclaiming: [...]

Post office front for gun ring, police say

— Australian police have smashed an illegal gun trafficking ring which they claim supplied Sydney’s organized crime gangs with handguns from Europe via a suburban post office One of the 12 addresses raided in Sydney was a post office in the residential suburb of Sylvania Waters, south of the city Extra officers were deployed in [...]

Carnival fever seizes Brazil as parades, block parties kick off

Rio de Janeiro — Carnival revelers descended on Rio de Janeiro, flocking to hundreds of block parties and cramming into designated areas to watch elaborate parades from dusk until dawn But the five-day Carnival in Rio, which started Friday, is more than just the official parades This year, about 850,000 tourists descended on Rio for [...]

NATO: Man in Afghan army uniform kills service member

A man in an Afghan National Army uniform killed a NATO service member in southern Afghanistan, once again bringing a disturbing issue to center stage in the long Asian war – attacks by local security forces against coalition troops "Green on blue" – a euphemism for attacks by members of the Afghan security forces on [...]

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