The Swiss go to the polls this month to vote on a referendum to ban the construction of minarets on mosques. The initiative is just the latest by a right-wing party known for its racially tinged campaigns
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By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press Writer CAIRO (AP) - A 16-year old Christian girl from southern Sudan said Friday she was lashed 50 times for wearing a skirt deemed indecent by authorities in the north who enforce a strict...
By SAMANTHA HENRY Associated Press Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - One New Jersey lawmaker wants to add a new attraction to amusement parks along the Jersey shore: windmills. State Sen. Jeff Van Drew is pushing to change state...
It is the only place you can take a candlelit tour during the day. Special tours are given by costumed interpreters with the mine illuminated by lanterns and candlelight. much as it would have been when the mine was active.
Porfirio Lobo, candidate for president for Honduras' National Party, reads a newspaper in a barber shop in Tegucigalpa, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Costa Rica promised to restore ties with the Honduras after it elects a new...