Brothers seek more reform on feudal island
miamiherald.com     22-May-2008            

Two media magnate brothers went to court Wednesday in an effort to move a tiny, car-free island in the English Channel further away from its feudal past. Sark, 25 miles off France, changed its constitution last month to allow each of its 600 residents to run for election. Until then, the... [read full story]                    


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Row over trial's 'Ramadan' delay

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Ramadan is a holy month of fasting and prayer for Muslims A row has broken out in France after a court postponed a trial, apparently because it was to take place during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. Critics say the...                    

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Canadian PM to call snap election

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Recent polls indicate Stephen Harper's Conservatives could win a majority Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office has confirmed he will call an early general election. Dimitri Soudas, a spokesman for the prime...                    

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The Queen her life revealed on film

telegraph.co.uk     yesterday          

The life of Queen Elizabeth II will be seen as never before in a souvenir collection of nine DVDs, available free exclusively to Telegraph readers. Unseen footage of the monarch, from her earliest days to the celebration...                    

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