Clerics issue death decree for six in Kohistan over wedding video - DAWN Group
28 May 2012, 5:24 am
ISLAMABAD: Four women and two men have been sentenced to death in northern Pakistan for singing and dancing at a wedding, police said Monday. Clerics issued a decree after a mobile phone video emerged of the six in a remote village in the ...

Spain weighs Bankia debt issue - Financial Times
28 May 2012, 3:08 am
Spain is considering directly injecting its own government debt into BFA-Bankia to help fund the stricken lender’s €19bn nationalisation, in an attempt to sidestep borrowing money directly from the bond markets. The plan, viewed as highly unorthodox by ...

From 2 Divergent Magazines, a Special Design issue - New York Times Blogs
27 May 2012, 5:35 pm
Combining content from two different magazines can make for interesting, sometimes awkward matchups. Consider the risk in joining a magazine that offers readers design tips like how to avoid tripping over a lamp’s electric cord with a magazine ...

Newt Gingrich: 'Bain As An issue Doesn't Work' - Huffington Post
27 May 2012, 3:05 pm
Newt Gingrich on Sunday defended Mitt Romney from attacks made on his record at Bain Capital. "Bain as an issue doesn't work because people look at it in balance," he said on 'Meet The Press'. "And they say, wait a second, yeah, you can pick a ...

Iran claims traces of enriched uranium a 'technical issue' - FOX News
27 May 2012, 2:33 am
Jan. 15, 2011: A file photo, shows Iran's heavy water nuclear facilities near the central city of Arak 150 miles southwest of Tehran, the negotiating stance from Iranian officials never varies: The Islamic Republic will not give up its ...

Kyle Lowry takes issue with McHale - ESPN
26 May 2012, 8:21 pm
Kyle Lowry expects the Houston Rockets' backcourt to look a little different next season. The Rockets guard told the Houston Chronicle on Friday that he does not think he and Goran Dragic will both return next season. And he is especially ...

As conservatives rally on marriage issue, fate rests with high court - msnbc.com
25 May 2012, 5:09 pm
Conservative religious leaders rallying outside the Capitol Thursday promised to make the preservation of marriage as a union between one man and one woman an issue in 2012 campaign. But with traditional marriage already having been made the law ...

Native American issue continues to dog Warren - CBS News
24 May 2012, 6:57 pm
(CBS News) Nearly a month after questions were first raised surrounding Elizabeth Warren's past claims to Native American lineage, the Democratic Massachusetts Senate candidate continues to be dogged by a debate over whether or not she ...

Bond issue a last resort as India frets over rupee - Reuters India
22 May 2012, 11:57 am
REUTERS - India is weighing further steps to brake the slide in the rupee, which hit a new record low on Tuesday, including selling dollars directly to oil importers, official sources said. However, New Delhi is reluctant to issue an overseas ...

Obama citizenship still an issue for some Republicans - USA Today
22 May 2012, 9:20 am
Some Republicans don't want to stop questioning President Obama's citizenship. The chairman of the platform committee for the Iowa Republican Party says it is including a demand that presidential candidates "show proof of being a 'natural born citizen' of ...