Thesis Research: Films and Songs. Pussy Riot allies to continue protests against Putin. 14 August 2012Last updated at 08:24 ET Daniel Sandford reports Members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot plan to continue their anti-Putin protests despite the trial of three colleagues on hooliganism charges.
Fighting extremism in Egypt's Sinai. 10 August 2012Last updated at 08:40 ET By Yolande Knell BBC News, North Sinai Egyptian security forces have found that Islamic extremists have attracted many sympathisers in the neglected Sinai region.
First Palestinian male ballet dancer battles prejudices. 10 August 2012Last updated at 19:54 ET By Sylvia Smith London Ayman Safiah in rehearsal: 'Our culture does not really understand what ballet is about' As the young ballet dancer stretches backwards lifting his leg over the barre and rising up on to demi-pointe, beads of sweat appear on his forehead.
The two hour-long routine takes place daily in south London in a practice studio surrounded by mirrors. The practice is so demanding that it would break the will, not to mention the physical strength, of anyone less passionate about dance. Mali 'thief's' hand amputated by Islamists in Ansongo. 9 August 2012Last updated at 17:49 GMT.
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Amondawa tribe lacks abstract idea of time, study says. 20 May 2011Last updated at 02:04 By Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News.
Iran protests 'going nowhere', says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. 15 February 2011Last updated at 22:54 Mr Ahmadinejad said the opposition wanted to undermine a pro-government rally held last Friday President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said the opposition protests seen in Iranian cities on Monday are "going nowhere" and vowed to punish their organisers.
Mr Ahmadinejad told state television that "enemies" were trying to "tarnish the Iranian nation's brilliance". Two people were killed and several wounded in clashes between protesters and security forces in central Tehran, officials said. US President Barack Obama sharply criticised the authorities' response. Severed Corpus Callosum. Cane rat meat 'sold to public' in Ridley Road market. What did Occupy movement achieve? Understanding Genetics. -A curious adult from California A redhead of African descent is about as common as a Caucasian with red eyes.
And there's a good reason for this -- being an albino causes them both. Except when people are of mixed ancestry, red hair in Africans is usually caused by a kind of albinism. When people think of albinos, they tend to think of white hair, pale skin and red eyes. DeviantART: where ART meets application! U.S. News Releases 2013 Best Graduate Schools Rankings. Monkeys work in Japanese restaurant. French riots: Amiens crowd jostles Manuel Valls. 14 August 2012Last updated at 15:47 ET Manuel Valls was in Amiens to hold meetings after two nights of violence France's interior minister has been jostled and jeered in the northern French city of Amiens where rioters have clashed with police.
Manuel Valls was in the city to hold meetings with officials after two nights of violence in which buildings and cars were set on fire. Seventeen police officers were injured in Monday's clashes with dozens of youths, some of whom used live rounds. A hundred extra police officers have been sent to Amiens as reinforcements. Boos and curses A group of about 100 young men confronted Mr Valls as he arrived at the town hall, accompanied by security guards. "Calm down! He told a news conference that it was unthinkable that the rioters had targeted the police with weapons. Pussy Riot found guilty of hooliganism by Moscow court. 17 August 2012Last updated at 17:46 GMT Judge Marina Syrova: "These three plus others... plotted together to undermine civil order, motivated by religious hatred" Three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot have been jailed for two years after staging an anti-Vladimir Putin protest in a Moscow cathedral.
Judge Marina Syrova convicted the women of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, saying they had "crudely undermined social order". The women say the protest, in February, was directed at the Russian Orthodox Church leader's support for Mr Putin. The US, UK and EU all criticised the sentences as "disproportionate".
Prosecutors had been seeking a three-year jail sentence for the women. Judge Syrova said Maria Alyokhina, 24, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 29, had offended the feelings of Orthodox believers and shown a "complete lack of respect". Worldwide protests Mr Putin was elected for a third term as president two weeks later. Continue reading the main story. Visual History of War, Religion, and Government. Is the UK the same as Britain, Great Britain and England? The UK is situated north-west of the European continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. It has a total land area of 244,100 square kilometres, of which nearly 99% is land and the remainder inland water.
From north to south it is about 1,000 kilometres long. The UK part of Europe and is a member of the European Union (EU). The Lost Prince (TV 2003. Best & Worst Lists - Top 10 Controversial Popes. Pussy Riot case: One defendant freed in Russia. 10 October 2012Last updated at 15:24 ET Yekaterina Samutsevich was mobbed by friends, family and supporters as she left court A Moscow court has freed one of the convicted women from the punk band Pussy Riot but upheld two-year jail terms for the other two. There were cheers in court when the two-year jail term of Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, was suspended.
Earlier the trio spoke defiantly at the appeal hearing, saying their protest song was political and not anti-Church. Race Main. What is Race? The data on race were derived from answers to the question on race that was asked of individuals in the United States. The Census Bureau collects racial data in accordance with guidelines provided by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and these data are based on self-identification. The racial categories included in the census questionnaire generally reflect a social definition of race recognized in this country and not an attempt to define race biologically, anthropologically, or genetically.
Priest says child is often the seducer in abuse cases. The remarks by the Rev. Benedict Groeschel, 79, co-founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in Westchester County outside New York City, drew strong criticism from the Archdiocese of New York and the support group Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. “Suppose you have a man having a nervous breakdown, and a youngster comes after him.
A lot of the cases, the youngster — 14, 16, 18 — is the seducer,” Groeschel said when asked by an interviewer from the National Catholic Register, the nation’s oldest Catholic newspaper, about his work with priests who abuse children. Groeschel, who has published numerous books and hosted shows on the Eternal Word Television Network, suggested that children might seduce priests because they lacked a father figure, adding, “They won’t be planning to get into heavy-duty sex, but almost romantic, embracing, kissing, perhaps sleeping but not having intercourse or anything like that.”
California bans teenage gay conversion therapy. 2 October 2012Last updated at 13:44 ET California Governor Jerry Brown said the therapy had no basis in science. A small Czech sumo wrestler destroys other larger opponents in his way. World Wind JAVA SDK. Seven dead in Tokyo knife attack. A man armed with a knife has killed seven people and injured 10 others in central Tokyo, Japanese media say.
The incident occurred in the Akihabara district, a busy shopping area known as Electric Town that is popular with young people and tourists. Thai King sparks pink shirt craze. Clothing stores in Thailand have seen a rush to buy pink shirts, thanks to a fashion craze sparked by the country's King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Thais have been queuing in their hundreds to buy the shirts ever since the King left hospital last month wearing both a pink shirt and blazer. The Phufa fashion chain said it had sold 40,000 pink shirts this month. Why Thailand's king is so revered. Not much can bring the life of the noisy, traffic-clogged heart of Bangkok to a halt. The Night Lights of Europe (as seen from space) Travel Map Generator. Music. The anime, being a TV show that has lasted many seasons, has many opening and ending themes.
These themes have been from original Japanese songs. Amadeus (film)