One of the world's largest cruise ships, its foreign passengers primed for onshore spending, was supposed to dock in Egypt this month. The port call, however, was scrapped because of security concerns surrounding Mideast protests against a film made in the U.S. that denounces Islam's holiest figure.
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September 28th, 2012
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September 28th, 2012
An Egyptian-American man behind an anti-Islam film that has stoked violent protests across the Muslim world was arrested last night in California for allegedly violating his probation.
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September 28th, 2012
A court in Russia's region of Chechnya has banned the anti-Islamic film that sparked deadly protests across the Muslim world, a ruling that in theory should be observed across Russia.
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September 28th, 2012
Hundreds of Pakistanis demonstrated in small rallies against a US-made anti-Islam film on Friday, but there was no repeat of the widespread violence seen at protests a week ago.
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September 28th, 2012
Islamic militants told Christians living in the city of Rafah in the Sinai Peninsula to leave within 48 hours or violent assaults on Christians, their churches, and businesses, would follow.
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September 28th, 2012
New Jersey Assemblyman, John J. Burzichelli, introduced what he refers to as the "New Jersey Death with Dignity Act"; on September 27, a bill that is a "Oregon Style" assisted suicide bill.
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September 28th, 2012
A bid to tighten legal controls on assisted deaths in Switzerland and ban suicide tourism has been rejected by the country's parliament.
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September 27th, 2012
The Labour leader backed Government plans to legislate for same-sex marriages as a sign that Britain is a "modern country".
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September 27th, 2012
More than seven out of ten MPs refuse to back calls to legalise assisted suicide, according to a new survey released today (See reports from Press Association, Telegraph and Conservative Home).
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September 27th, 2012
Legislators have voted in Uruguay by a razor-thin margin to legalize abortion.