Brazil's ministry for women today made calls for a TV advert featuring Gisele Bundchen, one of the world's most famous supermodels, in lingerie, to be suspended.
The advertising authorities have been asked by the ministry to ban the ad, which it said does nothing other than reinforce stereotypes of women ...
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Two French women that have continued to wear their full-face veils in defiance of new laws banning them in France will appear in court to receive sentencing today.
Ms Hind Amas and Ms Kenza Drider were caught donning the niqab in public just outside Meaux town hall, an area of eastern ...
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The head of the Libyan National Transitional Council has appealed for weapons while his forces battle to capture areas of the country that remain loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
Mr Mustafa Abdul Jalil told foreign reporters that the ousted leader is in southern Libya while he plans revenge attacks. A message ...
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Police in Berlin have brought in two men suspected of plotting a bomb attack.
The first suspect has been described as a German citizen with Lebanese roots, aged 24, while the other hails from Gaza and is aged 28. Over a matter of months, they procured chemical substances capable of being ...
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Manchester United has today reported a new record annual operating profit.
Revenue increased to £334.1m for the financial year that ended in June 2011, which is also a record, up £45m when measured against the previous year; the overall profit was £110.9m. Lastly, headline pre-tax profits came in at £29.7m, which ...
