Pakistan bans Quran interpretation article to curb violence
Information minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed says customs will seize the edition claiming it insults the Quran. He warns the piece could trigger sectarian violence in Pakistan amid Sunni Shiite feuding. Newsweek spokesman Ken Weine defends the magazine’s story.
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Mexico probes past political crimes risk failure
Mexico City AP reports a human rights group warns the first major effort to investigate crimes from the past could fail without greater presidential support. In Tokyo AP notes Japan's Diet debates a bill on sending peacekeepers to Iraq amid tense, late-night sessions and a delayed vote. Prime Minister Koizumi faces a fragile coalition struggling to convene parliament over the weekend.
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France tightens age limit on cigarette sales to under sixteen
Paris AP reports the French Senate backs a nationwide anti smoking bill raising the legal purchase age to under sixteen and increasing fines for sellers. The measure, already approved by the National Assembly, Imposes fines up to 170 dollars and contemplates licenses revocation and heavier penalties for violations. Belgique NATO war crime law debate aims to replace 1998 statute amid Bush era cases and Iraq war tensions with a justice committee seeking passage by August first.
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Tips sprout ahead of military tribunals at Guantanamo
AP reports that at Guantanamo Bay detainees show greater cooperation in intelligence gathering under incentive based interrogations. Maj. Gen. Miller says over 75 percent are cooperative, providing tips leading to arrests and insights into terror networks. Interrogations average 300 interviews weekly. hearings remain unprotected by US courts. Critics urge fair tribunals and attorney access.
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Test-tube baby births reach higher success yet costly toil endures
Twenty five years after Louise Brown’s birth in 1978, IVF success has doubled with over a million babies born worldwide. Yet many infertile couples face frustration and high costs as maternal age remains the main factor, with survival odds from IVF falling sharply after age 45.
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