HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe’s broke coalition government says it has raised enough money privately to pay for a referendum on a new constitution scheduled for March 16.
As Iran and Israel trade threats, first Iranian novels appear in Hebrew
When the Hebrew manuscript of the Persian novel “My Uncle Napoleon” crossed Jonathan Nadav’s desk at Xargol Books, the small but highly regarded Israeli publishing house, the editor was skeptical.
45 arrested in Madrid after mass demonstration
MADRID (Reuters) – Forty-five people have been arrested in Spain during disturbances following a demonstration on Saturday by tens of t housands of people against spending cuts and allegations of government corruption. The mostly peaceful march convened in central Madrid on Saturday evening in front of parliament under the watch of riot police, who closed access to the legislature, Ritz Hotel and stock exchange. However, while most protesters dispersed after the rally, police reported disturbances later on Saturday and early on Sunday around the city's Atocha train station. … Banksy graffiti auction halted after UK outcry
LONDON (AP) -- A mural by secretive graffiti artist Banksy has been withdrawn from an auction sale after a campaign by London residents to reclaim it. Merkel's conservatives mull U-turn on gay couples' rights
BERLIN (Reuters) – Leading members of Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) are considering a U-tu rn in policy on same sex couples after a court ordered the government to grant them greater adoption rights, in an embarrassing ruling for the chancellor. Germany's constitutional court ruled last week that gay people should be allowed to adopt a child already adopted by their partner, and that the present ban was unconstitutional because it violated the principle of equal treatment. … 
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