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8/30/2012 12:00:00 AM
The Pussy Riot controversy follows the classical mould of the struggle for freedom of expression, and unveils a typical authoritarian machine, where political autocracy and religious powers unite
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World
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Region
8/29/2012 8:14:45 PM
Jordanian prime minister vows to expel Syrian refugees believed to have participated in Tuesday protest in which 20 Jordanian policemen were injured
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International
8/28/2012 8:36:33 PM
2 Kenyan police officers and a civilian are killed by a grenade thrown by angry rioters a day after the death of an influential Muslim cleric as riots, looting spread in Mombasa
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International
8/27/2012 8:32:03 PM
Hundreds of Kenyan protesters riot in Mombasa, accuse police of assassinating Muslim preacher Aboud Rogo Mohammed
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International
8/26/2012 5:34:57 PM
2 members of Russia's Pussy Riot group flee the country to avoid prosecution which saw other members to prison after a controversial gig at Moscow's main cathedral
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8/24/2012 8:06:48 PM
Russia's human rights ombudsman claims he could step in to lessen the Pussy Riot's 'excessive' prison sentence and warned that intolerance is igniting tensions
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Africa
8/22/2012 6:17:08 PM
Tunisian supporters are still immature, says Esperance coach Nabil Maaloul
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8/22/2012 1:09:54 PM
Madonna dropped from her last concert in Europe Tuesday a swastika that outraged France's right-wing party but again demanded the freedom of jailed Russian girl punk band Pussy Riot
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International
8/20/2012 6:10:58 PM
Former chess king turned Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov faced the threat of prison Monday after being questioned over claims that he bit a policeman at the sentencing of the Pussy Riot punk rockers
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International
8/18/2012 12:32:33 PM
International Community condemn Russia's decision to jail three members of Pussy Riot punk band to two years in prison for their protest in an Orthodox cathedral
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International
8/17/2012 3:32:30 PM
A Russian court finds three women from the punk band Pussy Riot guilty of hooliganism based on testimony of the 'defendants themselves and other evidence'
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Region
8/15/2012 11:01:20 PM
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates issue warnings to their citizens in Lebanon to leave the country immediately earlier incidents of kidnappings of Syrian nationals and riots which have paralysed the city
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Music
8/15/2012 1:13:43 PM
The global campaign to free Pussy Riot is gaining speed
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International
8/15/2012 12:22:24 PM
Journalists say Russian police beat up protesters and reporters during demonstration to support Pussy Riot punk band charged after an anti-Putin performance
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World
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International
8/14/2012 2:28:12 PM
French President Hollande vows a tough response to the overnight rioting in the deprived neighbourhood of Amiens, where 16 policemen were injured
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8/14/2012 1:01:36 PM
The dominant Russian Orthodox Church's tough stance against the all-girl punk band Pussy Riot has troubled some faithful and estranged it from the younger generation it must foster for future growth
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Life & Style
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Food
8/12/2012 8:24:52 PM
Think chefs are only good for cooking? This Michelin-star kitchen brandished their knives to warn off some thugs - now sentenced - from the 2011 riots in London
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Business
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Economy
8/9/2012 11:52:00 PM
Attempts by major food importing nations to shelter their populations from effects of a U.S. drought may make a bad situation worse, 5 years after last jump in crop prices provoked rioting in some of world's most fragile states
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Music
8/7/2012 10:16:36 PM
American pop singer Madonna urges the Russian president Valdimer Putin to release the three members of the Pussy Riot protest band who face three years in jail
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Music
8/7/2012 1:47:05 PM
The three women members of Pussy Riot face charges of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred after singing a song against Vladimir Putin in a church; the case is ongoing
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