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5/11/2012 6:03:24 PM
Advisor to Royal Saudi court is sacked over vocal comments against gender mixing in ultra-conservative Gulf kingdom
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International
5/11/2012 11:05:15 AM
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International
5/10/2012 1:37:01 AM
After years of "evolving" on the issue, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, taking a stand that is likely to please his political base and upset conservative voters
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International
5/6/2012 3:37:15 PM
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5/6/2012 3:05:46 PM
Final results of the Iranian elections show that loyalists of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have been reduced to a small fraction in the Islamic Republic's legislature, outnumbered by conservatives
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International
5/6/2012 10:03:23 AM
France's 46.03 million voters cast ballots in a presidential election where all opinion polls point to a victory for socialist Francois Hollande over conservative re-election contender Nicolas Sarkozy
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Region
5/5/2012 10:37:01 AM
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is set for a resounding victory over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, both conservative hardliners, in the Islamic republic's run-off parliamentary election
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Egypt
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Politics
5/3/2012 1:30:00 PM
Ultra-conservative Islamist party refutes claims its members were officially present at defence ministry clashes whilst denying links with supporters of disqualified Salafist presidential contender Abu-Ismail
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World
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International
4/8/2012 4:42:09 PM
Homosexual Mormon students 'come out' in series of online videos in move sure to stir controversy in conservative Church of Latter-day Saints
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Arts & Culture
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Film
4/5/2012 12:38:26 PM
Young Saudis use the internet to break taboos, open debate and encourage debate in the ultra-conservative kingdom
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
4/4/2012 3:37:00 PM
Bahrain's culture minister is facing demands for her dismissal after calling conservative lawmakers "not real men" for opposing an annual arts festival under way in Manana
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World
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Region
3/4/2012 2:51:55 PM
Preliminary elections results indicate that opposition forces -- largely conservatives -- will control two-thirds of parliament; Number of reformists dwindle
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Region
3/3/2012 2:08:09 PM
The turnout of Iran's parliament election reaches 64% compering to 55% in 2008 election, indicators also shows the Conservatives Party might win the majority
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Region
2/29/2012 3:02:09 PM
Iran's 48 million voters are being called on to decide their next parliament in elections whose turnout will be weighed to give an idea of support for the Islamic republic's regime
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International
2/24/2012 1:30:47 PM
A British Labour MP was suspended from his party as he has been charged with three counts of assault during a late night fracas in the House of Commons
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2/15/2012 2:57:23 PM
Conservative French president to go head-to-head with Socialist candidate Francois Hollande
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International
2/12/2012 2:21:23 PM
New Maldives President Mohammed Waheed Hassan expands his coalition government, includes members of strict religious party Adhalat
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International
2/11/2012 11:00:00 PM
The leader of Greece's main conservative party says the country must hold a snap election once the bond swap called for in a deal with Greece's private creditors is completed
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International
2/8/2012 3:33:41 PM
Christian conservative Rick Santorum's triumph in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri - while still non-binding - may be an indication that he poses a real challenge to Republican front runner Mitt Romney in the US presidential race
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World
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Region
1/14/2012 3:22:22 PM
Tehran mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf - a rival of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's - sees 'moderate' conservatives winning March legislative elections for Iran's next parliament
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