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UK town stuck with 'hotbed of terrorism' tag
Luton has long been saddled by the suggestion that it is a town riddled with terrorists.
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Britain looks to ban anti-Islam pastor
Britain is considering banning far-right United States pastor Terry Jones from travelling to the UK.
![Demise of apple orchards threatens Britain's mistletoe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Demise of apple orchards threatens Britain's mistletoe
Although this year's harvest is bountiful and prices are buoyant, a long-term threat hangs over the future of the UK's mistletoe.
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FBI plant 'too extreme' for mosque
The spying game wasn't all it was cracked up to be for Craig Monteilh, a convicted criminal recruited by the FBI to investigate the march of radical Islam into southern California.
![China: Islam infused with aspects of the dragon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
China: Islam infused with aspects of the dragon
Chinese Muslims are sons of the Silk Road, says Jim Eagles.
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Jewish spokesman defends kosher poultry killing
A spokesman for the New Zealand Jewish community has defended the animal-killing practice of shechita.
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Animal welfare groups slam shechita reversal
Animal welfare organisations are disappointed by the Government's decision to reverse a ban on the kosher killing of chickens.
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Death at Sydney detention centre
Detainees at Sydney's Villawood detention centre may go on a hunger strike after the death of an Iraqi asylum seeker.
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Suu Kyi's release from house arrest
People around the world have celebrated as Aung San Suu Kyi was this week freed from seven years of house arrest. She says she will continue to fight for human rights and the rule of law in the military-ruled nation of Myanmar.
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Ex-political prisoner welcomes Suu Kyi's release
A former Burmese political prisoner says Aung San Suu Kyi is 'the hope of the nation'.
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Smart kidnapping has religious overtones
Elizabeth Smart is the perfect advertisement for one of the world's fastest-growing religions - Mormonism.
![<i>Suu Kyi free:</i> 'The Lady' free to fight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Suu Kyi free:</i> 'The Lady' free to fight
Thousands of wildly cheering supporters welcomed the end of the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi.