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A fight for Afghanistan's most famous artifact Dec 29th 2012, 22:56 For 250 years, Masood Akhundzada's family has protected Afghanistan's most sacred artifact: a cloak said to have been worn by the prophet Muhammad. Its power drew Afghan kings and presidents and Taliban leaders to a small, blue shrine in a city conquered by Alexander the Great and contested ever since. Read full article >> Russia blames Syrian opposition for failure to halt conflict Dec 29th 2012, 19:00 MOSCOW — Russia's foreign minister declared a deadlock Saturday in the latest efforts to resolve the Syrian crisis, blaming the Syrian opposition for refusing to negotiate with the government and reiterating that Moscow will not force President Bashar al-Assad to leave. Read full article >> 10 reasons why India has a sexual violence problem Dec 29th 2012, 18:06 The case of a 23-year-old medical student who died Saturday after a brutal gang rape on a bus in New Delhi has seemed to snap India to attention about its endemic sexual violence problem. Hundreds of Indians poured into the streets of New Delhi to mourn the young woman, and police announced that the six men arrested in connection with the attack had been charged with murder. Read full article >> French constitutional panel strikes down 75 percent tax rate on wealthy on technicality Dec 29th 2012, 15:08 PARIS — France's Constitutional Council, in a stinging political rebuke to the Socialist government, ruled Saturday that an emblematic new law that imposes a 75 percent tax rate on earnings above $1.3 million is unconstitutional. Read full article >>

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