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French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo’s nude Mohammad cartoons prompt France to shut embassies, schools in 20 countries
A French magazine ridiculed the Prophet Mohammad on Wednesday by portraying him naked in cartoons, threatening to fuel the anger of Muslims around the world who are already incensed by a film depicting him as a womanizing buffoon.
The French government, which had urged the magazine not to print the images, said it was temporarily shutting down premises including embassies and schools in 20 countries on Friday, when protests sometimes break out after Muslim prayers.
Riot police were deployed to protect the Paris offices of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo after it hit the news stands with a cover showing an Orthodox Jew pushing the turbaned figure of Mohammad in a wheelchair. On the inside pages, several caricatures of the Prophet showed him naked.
Apple iPhone 5 launch in pictures http://natpo.st/QSpU0M
Kelly McParland: Nathan Cullen’s deportment police can start with Pat Martin
Fresh from an extremely well-behaved leadership race, the NDP is suggesting the House of Commons could learn a lesson in comportment from the mannerly fashion in which it conducted its competition
Gary Clement on the Trayvon Martin case
Harper denies Tories knew about illegal ‘robocalls’ linked to party
The Prime Minister says the Conservative Party was not involved in illegal phone calls sent out during the last election campaign directing voters to the wrong polling locations
![Matt Gurney: If RIM accepts it isn’t cool, it can still thrive
I always had a soft spot for RIM, and was an early non-corporate adopter. My first Berry was great. I could type emails easily, browse the web, play music – a vast improvement over my accidentally drowned Razor
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Matt Gurney: If RIM accepts it isn’t cool, it can still thrive
I always had a soft spot for RIM, and was an early non-corporate adopter. My first Berry was great. I could type emails easily, browse the web, play music – a vast improvement over my accidentally drowned Razor
Transcript: Coast guard angrily orders captain to return to Costa Concordia
The Italian coast guard angrily ordered the captain of the capsized Italian cruise ship to go back aboard to oversee the evacuation.
But he did not, according to a recording of their dramatic exchange played on national television.
Liberal delegates vote yes to legalizing marijuana, no to cutting off monarchy
Cannabis and the Crown.
It’s as good a motto as any for the federal Liberal party after members voted Sunday morning to make the legalization of marijuana a party policy and rejected a motion to sever ties with the monarchy.
