APNewsBreak: National gay rights leaders to deliver more than 100k letters to Mormon church

APNewsBreak: US gay rights leaders headed to Utah

SALT LAKE CITY – National gay rights activists said Friday they’ll descend on Salt Lake City’s Mormon church headquarters to deliver more than 100,000 letters asking a senior church leader to recant recent anti-gay statements.
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest gay civil rights organization, this week called … Read : APNewsBreak: National gay rights leaders to deliver more than 100k letters to Mormon church.

RSS prefers out of court settlement on Ayodhya: Spokesperson

NEW DELHI – The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) will prefer an out of court settlement in the Ramjanmabhumi-Babri Masjid dispute in the light of the recent Allahabad High Court judgment, RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav said Friday.

“Of course, we will prefer an out of court settlement. The court has upheld the main contention of … Read more >>>.

Archbishop of Canterbury to arrive in India Saturday

NEW DELHI – The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams will arrive in Kolkata Saturday and visit several prominent churches during his 16-day visit to India.

“I look forward greatly to being back in India once more. Family connections, many friendships and the memory of two inspiring earlier visits mean that India is a special place …. Source article  : Archbishop of Canterbury to arrive in India Saturday.

Iraq’s political dealmakers hitting the road with al-Maliki trying to hang on

Iraq’s political gambits move to regional stage

BAGHDAD – Iraq’s political bazaar is branching out.
Envoys for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his chief rival crossed paths in Kuwait this week. Iraq’s deputy prime minister just returned from Turkey and a top Shiite powerbroker and others have beaten a path to Syria recently to discuss Iraq’s seven-month …. Read the original article  : Iraq’s political dealmakers hitting the road with al-Maliki trying to hang on.

Sarkozy heads to papal audience seen as fence-mending visit after flap over Gypsies

Sarkozy seeing pope amid Gypsy crackdown fallout

VATICAN CITY – French President Nicolas Sarkozy met Friday with the pope and top Vatican officials in a fence-mending visit following France’s controversial crackdown on Gypsies, while a top Vatican cardinal urged France to welcome immigrants and those who have been persecuted.
Sarkozy’s government has linked Gypsies, or Roma, to … Original source on Gaea Times at : Sarkozy heads to papal audience seen as fence-mending visit after flap over Gypsies.