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November 28th, 2012
Written by Mansur Mirovalev - Associated Press in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
MOSCOW (AP) — A world martial arts champion from Russia's southern Caucasus region was convicted Tuesday of involuntary manslaughter, but set free after a trial that inflamed ethnic tensions.
The verdict led to protests by nationalists outside the court and prompted Russian riot police to flood the wide square outside the Kremlin to prevent possible violent clashes between nationalists and ethnic...
November 27th, 2012
Written by Rob Harris - AP Sports Writer in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
LONDON (AP) – English soccer faced another racism investigation after a Premier League match between Tottenham and West Ham was marred by anti-Semitic abuse by fans.
West Ham pledged to impose lifetime bans after some of its supporters were heard Sunday making chants about Adolf Hitler and also praising Italian club Lazio after an apparent anti-Semitic stabbing of a Tottenham fan on Wednesday in...
November 27th, 2012
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FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) — Judy Byers, the director of the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia folklife center, knew at a very young age she would spend her life working in preserving folk culture. She feels like her work is far from being completed.
Byers uses oral storytelling as a method to preserve West Virginia folklore culture.
She's been doing this work for several years, and she discovered her...
November 26th, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawrence Guyot, a civil rights leader who survived jailhouse beatings in the Deep South in the 1960s and went on to encourage generations to get involved, has died. He was 73.
Guyot had a history of heart problems and suffered from diabetes, and died at home in Mount Rainier, Maryland, his daughter Julie Guyot-Diangone said late Saturday. She said he died sometime Thursday night...
November 26th, 2012
Written by Konstantin Testorides - Associated Press in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — More than 1,000 ethnic Albanians marched in the capital of Macedonia on Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of Albania's independence from the Ottoman Empire. Some politicians have opposed such celebrations, saying they could stoke ethnic tensions in Macedonia.
The prime ministers of neighboring Albania and Kosovo, Sali Berisha and Hashim Thaci, were expected to attend...
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