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Rescued migrants refuse to leave ship taking them to LibyaRescued migrants refuse to leave ship taking them to Libya
Image copyrightMSF SeaImage caption The cargo ship has been docked in Libya for eight days

Dozens of increasingly desperate migrants rescued by a cargo ship in the Mediterranean have been refusing to leave after it docked in a Libyan port.

Some told journalists they would rather die than be forced to disembark

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Viewpoint: The 'feminist' ruling angering Indian womenViewpoint: The 'feminist' ruling angering Indian women
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Protesting women feel that no one cares to understand their worldview

A recent Supreme Court ruling, which has been hailed as a feminist victory, has instead angered the Indian women it was meant to empower, says commentator Shyam Krishnakumar.

At the Sabarimala temple in

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Pakistan Christians live in fear amid protests over Bibi
When furious protesters gathered around Pakistan late last month in the wake of Asia Bibi's acquittal for blasphemy, a senior police officer visited the Islamabad slum of France Colony. It might be best, the policeman advised, if the mainly Christian residents closed their shops, went home and laid low in case there was trouble.
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Australian wedding magazine White shuts after LGBT rowAustralian wedding magazine White shuts after LGBT row
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One of Australia's leading wedding magazines is shutting down after it refused to feature same-sex couples.

Luke and Carla Burrell, founders of White magazine, said advertisers had abandoned them in droves.

The Christian couple said they made the choice because they had "no desire to create a social, political or

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Sheikh Hasina: Lawsuit threat over Bangladesh PM 'tail' errorSheikh Hasina: Lawsuit threat over Bangladesh PM 'tail' error
Image copyrightReutersImage caption The film follows Sheikh Hasina's life and career

A supporter of Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina threatened to sue a cinema over a spelling error that inadvertently suggested she had a "tail".

The cinema in Dhaka misspelled the title, Hasina: A Daughter's Tale - but has since

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India's first elephant hospital opensIndia's first elephant hospital opens
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