UNESCO urgently lists Bethlehem church as world heritage
The UN cultural body UNESCO overrode Israeli objections on Friday to urgently grant world heritage status to a church in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem venerated as the birthplace of Jesus.
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Saint Petersburg governor signs anti-gay law
The governor of Russia's second city Saint Petersburg signed a new law against homosexual propaganda, in defiance of protests that it discriminates against gays, the city said on Sunday.
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