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People wait for parliamentarians to vote on recognising same-sex partnerships in the square outside parliament in Valletta April 14, 2014. The Maltese parliament approved a law late on Monday to recognise same-sex partnerships on a legal par with marriage

11-Year-Old Chastises Tony Abbott for Pathetic Stand on Gay Marriage

A letter by an 11-year-old Australian boy chastising Prime Minister Tony Abbott for his pathetic stand on gay marriage has gone viral. It was initially posted on Facebook, including the reply of Mr Abbott, and is reposted in various Web sites in different parts of the world, reports News.com.au.
Iraqi security forces leave a military base as Kurdish forces take over control in Kirkuk June 11, 2014.

500,000 Iraqi Forced to Flee From Mosul Takeover - IOM

An estimated 500,000 Iraqi have been forced to flee from Mosul, Ninewa governorate, the second largest city in Iraq after Armed Opposition Groups (AOG) completely took over the city according to International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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New Zealand Unaware of Abbott's 'Alliance' in Email Mistakenly Sent to Media

An email from the office of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key was accidentally sent to a Newstalk ZB reporter which revealed details not to be shared yet in public. The contents of Mr Key's personal notes include a killin and a secret meeting of United Nations ambassadors to Queenstown.

New Zealand Greens Ratifies Policy to Decriminalise Abortion

The New Zealand Greens has approved a formal policy on abortion. The ratification makes the Greens the only party in Parliament to have such a policy. The party will be legislating the decriminalisation of abortion and protect "the right to end a pregnancy."
An aerial view of the flooded city of Orasje May 18, 2014. Russian cargo planes and rescue teams from around Europe on Sunday joined huge volunteer aid efforts in swathes of Serbia and Bosnia where at least 24 people have died in the worst floods in over

Bosnia Floods: 1992-1995 Wartime Mass Graves Exposed

The floods that deluged Bosnia in May, which claimed at least 44 lives, has unearthed wartime mass graves of Muslim Bosniak victims of the bloody 1992-1995 war in the country.

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