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• True Religion rises on news of possible sale
• Religious leaders and Russians favored for Nobel Peace Prize
• Egypt drops blasphemy case against two Christian boys

True Religion rises on news of possible sale Posted: 10 Oct 2012 10:27 AM PDT True Religion Apparel's stock soared on Wednesday as investors embraced the clothing company's announcement that it is considering putting itself up for sale.

Religious leaders and Russians favored for Nobel Peace Prize Posted: 10 Oct 2012 07:24 AM PDT OSLO (Reuters) - Russian dissidents and religious leaders working for Muslim-Christian reconciliation are among the favorites to win the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize when the result is announced on Friday. The year has brought few notable peace breakthroughs, leaving an unusually large selection of names in circulation and perhaps increasing the chance of a surprise winner. "I'm pretty sure the committee would like to honor the monumental events in the Middle East," said Jan Egeland, the Director of Human Rights Watch Europe. ...

Egypt drops blasphemy case against two Christian boys Posted: 10 Oct 2012 04:28 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Two Egyptian Christian boys detained over charges of blasphemy and insulting the Koran were released and their case was dropped on Wednesday, their defense lawyer said. The brothers, Mina Nadi, 9, and Nabil Nadi, 10, were accused by locals in the village of Marco south of Cairo of tearing up a copy of the Koran and urinating on it. They were placed in juvenile detention on October 3. "The case has been closed ... ...

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