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Iran bail decision on American stirs backlash (AP)

September 13th, 2010

FILE - In this May 21, 2010 file photo, Sarah Shourd, left, hugs her mother Nora Shourd, as Shane Bauer, second right, hugs his mother Cindy Hickey, during their meeting at the Esteghlal hotel in Tehran. Iran announced Thursday that one of the three Americans jailed for more than a year will be released Saturday to mark the end of Islamic holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Press TV, File)AP - Iran’s internal battles over the handling of American detainee Sarah Shourd flared again Monday as the mouthpiece of the powerful Revolutionary Guard led the backlash against a decision…

Quran burning plan stirs outrage in Muslim world (AP)

September 9th, 2010

Pakistani lawyers burn a U.S. flag while rallying in reaction to a small American church's plan to burn copies of the Quran in Multan, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)AP - Hundreds of angry Afghans burned an American flag and chanted “Death to the Christians” on Thursday to protest plans by a small American church to torch copies of…

Egypt TV show stirs debate over Muslim Brotherhood (AP)

September 3rd, 2010

AP - The bearded young cleric yells at a young woman for lifting her traditional veil from her face while speaking to him on the street, and rants against Egyptians…

Catalonia Bullfighting Ban: Divisive Vote Stirs Politics (Time.com)

July 28th, 2010

Time.com - Catalonia is the first region in mainland Spain to ban bullfighting, but opposition parties accuse Catalan politicians of using the vote to push a nationalist agenda

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Proposal stirs fears of Pakistani media censorship (AP)

July 1st, 2010

Men read newspapers at a stall in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, July 1, 2010. A government-backed proposal to limit Pakistani broadcasters' terror coverage and criticism of the state is stirring outrage among journalists who fear it will stifle the country's feisty, flourishing media. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)AP - A government-backed proposal to limit Pakistani broadcasters’ terror coverage and criticism of the state is causing concern among journalists who fear it will stifle the country’s feisty, flourishing…