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Local officials in France voice opposition to gay marriage Dec 21st 2012, 11:51 BLERANCOURT, France—For Patrick Laplace, the mayor of this trim little town, the Socialist government's decision to legalize same-sex marriage in France is a colossal mistake. Laplace has not taken his stand for political reasons. He belongs to the Radical Party, a loyal ally of the Socialist majority in parliament. Nor has he decided for religious reasons. Laplace has faith in God but puts no stock in the organized church. His opposition, he said, arises from a rational analysis defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman for family and filiation. Read full article >> As foreign workers flow to Germany, tensions on both sides Dec 21st 2012, 03:27 TUTTLINGEN, Germany — More than three years into an economic crisis that has threatened to tear Europe apart, one country is still on a hiring spree, and it is pulling away the best and the brightest workers from its neighbors along the way. Read full article >> U.S.- and European-backed force will try to rebuild Mali's military Dec 21st 2012, 01:49 UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Thursday voted unanimously to establish a U.S.- and European-backed African force to rebuild Mali's troubled military and to begin preparing it for a possible military offensive to retake control of sections of the country from separatists and Islamic extremists. Read full article >> Russians still forced to pay bribes, despite corruption fight Dec 21st 2012, 01:35 TIMONINO, Russia — From his tiny shop on a highway 20 miles southeast of Moscow, Valery Tsaturov listens to daily reports of a national fight against corruption with a mixture of anger and skepticism. The headline-grabbing charges of high-level official misconduct began a few weeks ago, and President Vladimir Putin recently said that the battle would certainly extend to the everyday bribes that average people pay to keep their lives running smoothly. The news, Tsaturov said, has not reached the traffic police officers and health inspectors who prey on him in this society permeated with corruption. Read full article >> Reporter Austin Tice's parents appeal to his captors Dec 21st 2012, 01:28 An open letter to those holding our son, Austin Tice: Our family is longing for the safe return of our cherished son and beloved brother Austin, who was taken captive while working as a journalist in Syria. So many things have happened in the more than 18 weeks he has been missing. We missed him terribly at the family gathering for the feast of Thanksgiving. We are a close-knit family, sharing so many memories and traditions. Now, as we prepare for the joyful celebration of Christmas, we desperately want our family to be whole. Our hearts are heavy to think his chair may once again be empty at our family table; we dread missing his great storytelling and contagious laugh. Read full article >> Journalist Austin Tice's family pleads to have him home for Christmas after capture in Syria Dec 21st 2012, 01:25 The family of American freelance journalist Austin Tice, who was taken captive in August while covering the Syrian civil war, appealed Thursday for his release, saying loved ones yearn to have him home for the holidays. Read full article >>

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