Democracy: Full of hurdles As long as they are legitimate, long time residents and satisfy the requirements for becoming eligible for voting, there can be no excuses for refusing to include them in the voters list.
POPE IN UN
The Vaticans relative truth Like every pope since the birth of the UN in 1945, Benedict supports robust global governance, in a fashion that has long bewildered neoconservative critics of the UN in the US and elsewhere.
Palestinians have little to celebrate Muslims from the West Bank were not allowed to go to al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem for Eid prayers. They are isolated and cut off from families and friends by Israels 560 permanent checkpoints
Tourism built on abuse The British government should take a stand against
men who travel abroad to buy sex.
A Christian family carries a Christmas tree supplied by the municipality in Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday. AP
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