Indian ministry says gay sex ‘immoral’, calls for ban

India's home ministry urged the country's Supreme Court on Thursday to reverse a landmark decision to decriminalise gay sex, saying homosexuality was immoral, “against nature and spreads HIV.” The Supreme Court is hearing more than a dozen petitions filed to overturn a 2009 ruling by a Delhi High Court that made gay sex between consenting adults legal for the first time.

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Action-man tycoon eyes sprint finish in Russia polls

Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov assumed the lotus position while sitting on a volleyball and serenely explained the lessons of life to a clutch of starry-eyed teenage boys. “You should always let the stress out of your muscles before leaping into action,” declared the tycoon,

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Taliban urge Afghans to kill foreign soldiers

In revenge for burning copies of the Koran:

Taliban insurgents yesterday urged Afghans to kill foreign soldiers in revenge for the burning of copies of the Koran at a US-run military base that has sparked violent protests across the country.

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