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UK: Pakistani parents found guilty in ‘honour killing’ of teenage daughter

Pakistani parents found guilty in ‘honour killing’ of teenage daughter Published on Friday August 03, 2012 http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1236647–pakistani-parents-found-guilty-in-honour-killing-of-teenage-daughter Martin Rickett/AP A British court found that Iftikhar (above) and Farzana Ahmed, both originally from Pakistan, suffocated their 17-year-old daughter, Shafilea, in 2003. They were ordered Friday to serve a minimum of 25 […]

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Sacrificing Iran’s queen

Credit: Asia Times Sacrificing the queen So the question to be asked of the EU could be whether they are prepared to join a Eurasian framework for political and economic co-operation largely based upon energy and trade, or would prefer to cling to a failing and dysfunctional deficit-based economic framework […]

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In Britain, polygamy could be rewarding for immigrants

London, July 31 (IANS) Courtesy an unplugged loophole in the British government’s welfare shake-up, immigrants having multiple wives can claim higher benefit payments, it has emerged. Benefits potentially available to spouses in polygamous marriages include income support, jobseeker’s allowance, employment and support allowance, pension credit, housing benefit and council tax […]