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Analysis: Saudi fatwa ruling seeks to contain the clergy
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:16:25 -0400
RIYADH (Reuters) - A move by Saudi Arabia to allow only clerics approved by King Abdullah to issue religious edicts is a signal that the absolute monarchy wants to rein in a conservative clergy that has sometimes stood in the way of political reforms.

ANALYSIS-Saudi fatwa ruling seeks to contain the clergy
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:10:21 -0400
* Fatwa move gives monarchy more control over clerics<BR><BR> * Crucial reforms may still need to wait<BR><BR> <BR><BR> By Souhail Karam<BR><BR> RIYADH, Aug 23 (Reuters) - A move by Saudi Arabia to allow only clerics approved by King Abdullah to issue religious edicts is a signal that the absolute monarchy wants to rein in a conservative clergy that has sometimes stood in the way of political reforms.<BR><BR> The world's biggest oil exporting country, a close U.S. ally, is ruled by the Al Saud f

Rivals stop coalition talks in Iraq in sectarian row
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:00:06 -0400
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Sunni-backed Iraqiya alliance of former Iraqi premier Iyad Allawi on Monday formally broke off coalition talks with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, likely delaying even further the formation of a government.

Rivals stop coalition talks in Iraq in sectarian row
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:58:58 -0400
* Political vacuum accompanied by persistent violence<BR><BR> * Groups present lawsuit demanding formation of government<BR><BR> * U.S. keen on deal as it ends combat operations<BR><BR> (Adds analyst, paragraphs 2, 21-23, State of Law, paragraph 20)<BR><BR> By Waleed Ibrahim<BR><BR> BAGHDAD, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The Sunni-backed Iraqiya alliance of former Iraqi premier Iyad Allawi on Monday formally broke off coalition talks with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, likely delaying even further the fo

Protest in China for legal brothels, organizer held
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:52:43 -0400
BEIJING (Reuters) - An activist Chinese sex worker said she had been detained after fronting an unusual protest to demand legalized prostitution, rampant in China despite an official ban since the Communists took power six decades ago.

U.N. rights forum names team to probe Israel ship raid
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:27:10 -0400
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations Human Rights Council appointed a team of international experts on Friday to investigate Israel's raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla and called on all parties to cooperate.

UN rights forum names team to probe Israel ship raid
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:25:54 -0400
* Fact-finding team of three independent experts named<BR><BR> * Experts expected to visit Israel, Turkey, Gaza in August<BR><BR> * Due to present report to U.N. Human Rights Council in Sept<BR><BR> <BR><BR> By Stephanie Nebehay<BR><BR> GENEVA, July 23 (Reuters) - The United Nations Human Rights Council appointed a team of international experts on Friday to investigate Israel's raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla and called on all parties to cooperate.<BR><BR> The fact-finding team comprises three

Syria debates reported ban on student veils
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:27:38 -0400
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Reports that authorities had banned fully veiled Muslim women students from university campuses have caused a rare public debate in Syria.

"Pillars of Earth" a diverting mix of sex, violence
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:19:20 -0400
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Earls and kings duked it out in 12th century England, and the results of their cruelty, hedonism, plotting and cynicism is presented in all its glory and gore in Starz's "The Pillars of the Earth," a six-part, eight-hour miniseries that debuts on Friday.

Clinton vows not to abandon Afghanistan's women
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:03:28 -0400
By Andrew Quinn<BR><BR> KABUL, July 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday promised not to abandon Afghanistan's women as Washington weighs possible political solutions to an unpopular war against Taliban insurgents.<BR><BR> Clinton, who has made women's rights one of the hallmarks of her political career, promised a group of distinguished Afghan women that she had a &quot;personal commitment&quot; to ensuring that their rights must be fully guaranteed in any future Af

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