Several thousand Israelis have demonstrated in the town of Beit Shemesh against the behaviour of ultra-orthodox Jews, who want to enforce segregation between men and women.
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VIDEO: Thousand protests over segregation call
BEIT SHEMESH, Israel — A sign outside a row of synagogues directing women to walk on the other side of the street has turned this town near Jerusalem into a front line of a raging national debate about the imposition of strict social codes by ultra-Orthodox zealots. A community of 86,000 about a half-hour’s drive from Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh has a growing ultra-Orthodox population. The town has become a cauldron of tension in recent days, with crowds of black-cloaked men assaulting television crews and facing off with police, pelting them with rocks and eggs. Read full article > >
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Religious limits on women spur controversy in Israel
The bodies of 53 Gaddafi supporters are found dead outside a hotel in the town of Sirte after apparently being executed, a rights group says.
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Gaddafi loyalists ‘were executed’
The Princess Royal is to represent the Queen as the “Royal” prefix is awarded to the town of Wootton Bassett, in honour of its role in the repatriation of UK military personnel.
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Royal honour for Wootton Bassett
Forces loyal to ousted Libyan leader Col Mummar Gaddafi launch fresh attacks around the town of Bani Walid.
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Fresh shelling by Gaddafi forces
Anti-Gaddafi forces in Libya say they are close to capturing the town of Bani Walid, one of four towns still controlled by fighters loyal to the former leader.
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‘Battle under way’ for Libya town
LAS VEGAS H as Rick Perry done Mitt Romney a favor? Those who make book in this town wouldn’t say so. The former Massachusetts governor’s status as the titular front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination has been undone by the brash Texas governor. Read full article > >
Amid negotiations between rebels and loyalists in the town of Bani Walid, a convoy of top Libyan officials fled to Niger, the State Department said.
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Libyan Rebels Press Gains as Some Loyalists Are Said to Flee
Numerous people remained stranded Monday in Greene County, New York, after torrential rains from Hurricane Irene washed out roads and bridges, flooded homes and businesses and left the town largely cut off, according to government officials and residents.
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N.Y. town ‘washed away’ by Irene
Libyan rebels have been pushing forwards towards the town of Sirte
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VIDEO: Rebels close in on Gaddafi hometown
Syrian tanks and armoured vehicles surround the town of Rastan, north of Homs, which has been the site of anti-regime dissent, activists say.
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Syria town ‘surrounded by tanks’
UK jets bomb a bunker in Col Gaddafi’s birthplace of Sirte as Libyan rebels prepare to launch their offensive on the town.
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Nato jets target Gaddafi stronghold
A performance space in memory of Warrington born actor Pete Postlethwaite is opened in the town.
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Postlethwaite named studio opens
Rebel fighters in Libya say they have pushed into the town of Tawargha, east of the city of Misrata, after an assault designed to end the almost daily rocket attacks hitting the western city.
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VIDEO: Rebels film push into Libyan town
Washington counts. Counts yeas and nays. Counts earmarked dollars and donated dollars. Counts favors and disses. Counts everything. So golf, one of the most number-preoccupied of amateur sports, fits the town’s mind-set. It’s eminently quantifiable. Read full article > >
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Libyan Rebels Press Gains as Some Loyalists Are Said to Flee
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
