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• Iran's Supreme Leader approves Ahmadinejad's second term
• New York woman arrested over strangling death of Holocaust survivor
• EU`s Swedish presidency slams Israel over East Jerusalem evictions
• Knesset passes law to privatize state-owned lands
• Jordan bans hymen examinations for would-be brides

Iran's Supreme Leader approves Ahmadinejad's second term Posted: 03 Aug 2009 11:49 AM PDT Iran's Supreme Leader endorsed the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a ceremony boycotted by leading moderates in protest at a disputed poll that plunged Iran into its worst crisis since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. ...

New York woman arrested over strangling death of Holocaust survivor Posted: 03 Aug 2009 11:47 AM PDT A New York City woman has been accused of strangling an 89-year-old man who survived the Holocaust after being sent to Auschwitz. ...

EU`s Swedish presidency slams Israel over East Jerusalem evictions Posted: 03 Aug 2009 09:56 AM PDT The European Union's Swedish presidency on Monday criticized Israel's recent evictions of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem, calling them "unacceptable" and illegal. ...

Knesset passes law to privatize state-owned lands Posted: 03 Aug 2009 09:36 AM PDT The Knesset passed a land reform bill Monday that allows for privatization of state-owned lands. ...

Jordan bans hymen examinations for would-be brides Posted: 03 Aug 2009 07:41 AM PDT A top-level panel of Islamic scholars in Jordan have issued a judgement that bans the examination of a bride-to-be's virginity even if it is requested by her fiance, local newspapers reported Monday. ...

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