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Intolerance in Serbia - world press reports on anti-gay protests in Belgrade

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Papers this morning are looking at Sunday’s events in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, where anti-gay protesters attacked a gay pride march. We also look at the prospect of political reform in China following the Nobel Committee’s decision to award the Peace Prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. These and other stories in today’s international press review: MONDAY, 11TH OCTOBER 2010

IN THE PAPERS
By Nicholas RUSHWORTH

International Herald Tribune: “Gay rights parade in Serbia erupts into violence”

The Guardian: “Tanks and dancing ostriches: the Young General meets his public”

 South China Morning Post: "Rising Son"

South China Morning Post: “Tearful Liu dedicates prize to martyrs”

South China Morning Post: “Nobel news nothing for Beijing to cry about”

Jerusalem Post: “Right to advance more loyalty bills after cabinet passes oath of allegiance”

Haaretz: “Lieberman – Israel will not be 2010’s Czechoslovakia"

Angelina Jolie: 'my medical choice'
14/05/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Angelina Jolie: 'my medical choice'

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Tues. 14/05/13: Actress Angelina Jolie pens a piece in the New York Times explaining why she decided to have a preventive double mastectomy. Also, garment workers in Bangladesh are to get a pay rise and a safer work environment, the US Justice Department secretly obtained phone records from AP journalists, and a Canadian superstar astronaut returns to Earth.
Paris, c’est tragique!
14/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Paris, c’est tragique!

FRENCH PAPERS, Tues. 14/05/13: French papers react to what was supposed to be a celebration of Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 victory yesterday that turned quite violent. Critics say the police was underprepared. Also, according to a recent study, French people’s approval of the European Union is plummeting. Finally, the government wants to tax smartphones and tablets to fund culture.
Pakistan elections: Democracy 1, Taliban 0
13/05/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Pakistan elections: Democracy 1, Taliban 0

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Mon. 13/05/13: International papers react to elections in Pakistan over the weekend. Pakistani papers applaud the voter turnout despite threats from the Taliban. Also, China remembers victims on fifth anniversary of a deadly quake, Benjamin Netanyahu sparks outrage over "bed-gate" and a town in Spain boasts zero unemployment.
Paris c’est magique!
13/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Paris c’est magique!

FRENCH PAPERS, Mon. 13/05/13: Paris Saint-Germain clinched their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years on Sunday with a 1-0 win over Lyon. Also, François Hollande’s government gears up to tackle pension reform, Ségolène Royal releases a book and French papers react to rising tensions on the border between Turkey and Syria.
'Camps hold Syria’s lost youth'
10/05/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'Camps hold Syria’s lost youth'

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Mon. 10/05/13: Bangladeshi papers react to a deadly fire in a factory that comes soon after the country’s worst industrial accident. Also, the International Herald Tribune reports on Syria’s lost generation in refugee camps, a controversial opera gets banned and a twist in Turkey's "lipstick gate".

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