Turkey picks president amid secularism clash in parliament
In Ankara the ruling party’s candidate Abdulllah Gul failed to win the required two thirds in a first round vote. Opposition boycotted, aiming to deny 367 votes for validity. a second round is set, with observers wary of Islam’s rising role and secularist protests in Ankara and Istanbul.
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Cell phone death rumor spreads across Pakistan
A nationwide text rumor warned that answering calls from specific numbers would kill the recipient, prompting panic from Sialkot to Karachi. Officials denied the danger, urging calm as newspapers and telecoms faced questions and skeptics weighed risks versus logic.
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British slave records to be posted online by Ancestry.co.uk
Ancestry.co.uk announced it will post about 8 million names from 700 registers across 23 British territories, covering 1813 to 1844, online free within 12 months. The database will be searchable by name, island, plantation, age, and sex to aid descendants researching enslaved ancestors.
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