The dot and the (fashion) line

The dot and the (fashion) line


Morsi also asked Defense Minister Hussein Tantawi to replace the commander of the military police, a force that has been heavily used since the ouster 18 months ago of Hosni Mubarak. He also fired the commander of the presidential guards and named new chiefs for security in Cairo and the police's central security, a large paramilitary force often deployed to deal with riots.

The attack raised questions about the readiness of Egyptian forces in the area, particularly after Israel warned the country earlier of an imminent attack.


Jerusalem: Blurry eyeglasses look to keep women out of sight
It's the latest prescription for extreme ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who shun contact with the opposite sex: Glasses that blur their vision, so they don't have to see women they consider to be immodestly dressed.

The ultra-Orthodox have separated the sexes on buses and other public spaces in their neighborhoods. Their interpretation of Jewish law forbids contact between men and women who are not married. Now they're trying to keep women out of clear sight altogether.

The ultra-Orthodox community's unofficial "modesty patrols" are selling glasses with special blur-inducing stickers on their lenses. The glasses provide clear vision for up to a few meters, but anything beyond that gets blurry.


Shawal, Pakistan: Taliban threaten to kill Pakistani cricket star
The Taliban have threatened to kill a Pakistani cricket star turned politician if he holds a planned march to their tribal stronghold along the Afghan border to protest U.S. drone attacks.

Although the Pakistani Taliban also oppose the strikes, which have killed many of their fighters, spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan said they would target Imran Khan because he calls himself a "liberal" - a term they associate with a lack of religious belief. He also warned they would attack anyone who participates in upcoming elections.


Paris: Paris dismantles Gypsy camp, families vanish
French authorities started dismantling a major Gypsy camp in Paris on Wednesday, after warning nearly 100 people living there that their ramshackle homes would be cleared.

The residents of the encampment vanished the night before the police action, despite offers of more permanent housing

Police spokesman Frederic Rose said the settlement on public property was illegal. Rose said it was the largest of several camps of Gypsies, or Roma, in Paris.


Sao Paulo: Brazil Senate approves affirmative action bill
The Brazilian Senate has approved an affirmative action bill that reserves half the spots in federal universities for high school graduates of public schools, with those seats distributed according to the racial makeup of each state.

The bill that was approved late Tuesday bill now goes to President Dilma Rousseff, who is expected to approve it.

The Senate says the reserved spots will be distributed among black, mixed race and indigenous students proportionally to the racial composition of each state.


Santiago, Chile: 3 buses burned as students stage protest
Police used water cannons and tear gas Wednesday to break up a protest in Chile's capital by thousands of students demanding free education. Three buses were set ablaze during the demonstrations.

Demonstrations demanding education reforms have swept Chile for more than a year. The government says the latest one in late June was the most violent with 472 demonstrators arrested and 36 police officers injured.



Morsi also asked Defense Minister Hussein Tantawi to replace the commander of the military police, a force that has been heavily used since the ouster 18 months ago of Hosni Mubarak. He also fired the commander of the presidential guards and named new chiefs for security in Cairo and the police's central security, a large paramilitary force often deployed to deal with riots.

The attack raised questions about the readiness of Egyptian forces in the area, particularly after Israel warned the country earlier of an imminent attack.


Jerusalem: Blurry eyeglasses look to keep women out of sight
It's the latest prescription for extreme ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who shun contact with the opposite sex: Glasses that blur their vision, so they don't have to see women they consider to be immodestly dressed.

The ultra-Orthodox have separated the sexes on buses and other public spaces in their neighborhoods. Their interpretation of Jewish law forbids contact between men and women who are not married. Now they're trying to keep women out of clear sight altogether.

The ultra-Orthodox community's unofficial "modesty patrols" are selling glasses with special blur-inducing stickers on their lenses. The glasses provide clear vision for up to a few meters, but anything beyond that gets blurry.


Shawal, Pakistan: Taliban threaten to kill Pakistani cricket star
The Taliban have threatened to kill a Pakistani cricket star turned politician if he holds a planned march to their tribal stronghold along the Afghan border to protest U.S. drone attacks.

Although the Pakistani Taliban also oppose the strikes, which have killed many of their fighters, spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan said they would target Imran Khan because he calls himself a "liberal" - a term they associate with a lack of religious belief. He also warned they would attack anyone who participates in upcoming elections.


Paris: Paris dismantles Gypsy camp, families vanish
French authorities started dismantling a major Gypsy camp in Paris on Wednesday, after warning nearly 100 people living there that their ramshackle homes would be cleared.

The residents of the encampment vanished the night before the police action, despite offers of more permanent housing

Police spokesman Frederic Rose said the settlement on public property was illegal. Rose said it was the largest of several camps of Gypsies, or Roma, in Paris.


Sao Paulo: Brazil Senate approves affirmative action bill
The Brazilian Senate has approved an affirmative action bill that reserves half the spots in federal universities for high school graduates of public schools, with those seats distributed according to the racial makeup of each state.

The bill that was approved late Tuesday bill now goes to President Dilma Rousseff, who is expected to approve it.

The Senate says the reserved spots will be distributed among black, mixed race and indigenous students proportionally to the racial composition of each state.


Santiago, Chile: 3 buses burned as students stage protest
Police used water cannons and tear gas Wednesday to break up a protest in Chile's capital by thousands of students demanding free education. Three buses were set ablaze during the demonstrations.

Demonstrations demanding education reforms have swept Chile for more than a year. The government says the latest one in late June was the most violent with 472 demonstrators arrested and 36 police officers injured.