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Vatican attacked for opposing gay decriminalization

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Gay rights groups and newspaper editorials on Tuesday condemned the Vatican for its decision to oppose a proposed U.N. resolution calling on governments worldwide to de-criminalize homosexuality. ...  > full story

Bomber kills 4 near U.S. embassy in Afghanistan

KABUL, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — A suicide bomber killed four people near the U.S. embassy in Kabul Thursday, underscoring Afghanistan's deteriorating security, but a U.N. Security Council delegation said the situation was not out of control. ...  > full story

Italian couple killed 4 neighbors

COMO, Italy, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — An Italian man and his wife were sentenced to life in jail for slitting the throats of four neighbors, including a two-year-old toddler who they said made too much noise, a court said on Wednesday. ...  > full story

Italy court clears top police of Genoa G8 violence

GENOA, Italy, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — An Italian court on Thursday found 13 police officers guilty of beating protesters at the G8 summit in Genoa in 2001, but acquitted 16 others, including the most senior police officials. ...  > full story

Top court rules Italian man can let daughter die

ROME, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — Italy's top court has authorized a father to disconnect the feeding tube which has kept his comatose daughter alive for 16 years, removing the last legal hurdle in a landmark right-to-die case that has split the country. ...  > full story

Italy losing confidence in Berlusconi, poll says

ROME, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — Confidence in Silvio Berlusconi has slipped from the high levels seen early in his tenure, according to a new poll, as the Italian premier faces deep economic gloom, strikes, protests and criticism for a gaffe about Barack Obama. ...  > full story

Italy court to rule in landmark right-to-die case

ROME, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Italy's top court could have the final word on whether a man can remove the feeding tube which has kept his comatose daughter alive for 16 years, in a landmark right-to-die case that has split the country. ...  > full story

"Mama Africa" Miriam Makeba dies after concert

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — South African singer Miriam Makeba, one of Africa's best known voices and a champion of the fight against apartheid during three decades in exile, has died of a heart attack after a concert in Italy. She was 76. ...  > full story

European politicians defy Israel, sail to Gaza

LARNACA, Cyprus, Nov. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Eleven European politicians sailed to Gaza from Cyprus Friday after saying attempts to get to the Palestinian territory via Egypt failed. ...  > full story

Greece a "prison" for migrants amid EU policy mess

PATRAS, Greece, Nov. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — The West's war against the Taliban drove Khalid Mohamed from his home. But his search for asylum in Europe has left him trapped in a shanty town in Greece, ignored by the government and abused by police. ...  > full story
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