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Big Victory for Gay Rights in India

Jagan T 20 hours ago

Region: India

At last, Delhi's High Court has legalized homosexuality.  The court has ruled that homosexual intercourse between consenting adults is not a criminal act. The ruling overturns a 148-year-old colonial law which describes a same-sex relationship as an "unnatural offence."  The court said that a statute in Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which defines homosexual acts as "carnal intercourse against the order of nature" and made them illegal, was an "antithesis of the right to equ... more

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Iraq: Ideology a must for independence

Mohan Nepali a day ago

Region: Iraq

The withdrawal of US troops from cities—not a bad thing in general—has for the time being pleased many in Iraq and USA. Ordinary civilians in Iraq want an end to the foreign occupation of their land on the one hand while they also want to get rid of the ongoing senseless civil war on the other. Similarly, Americans do not want their tax to be embezzled in the name of this or that war. They feel America would be far better than today should the ruling elites pay adequate attention ... more

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Twilighters holds symposiu...

 Some really dedicated Twilight fans, or Twilighters, held a Twilight symposium last weekend at the Summer School in Forks,Washington, where the vampire-human romantic story took place in the book by Stephenie Meyer.  By paying US$300, couple Twilighters could experience every thing Edward Cullen and Bella Swan did in the book - attending the classes, having dinners, driving in the... more

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