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British class system alive and growing, survey finds  Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 08:39 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - British people can now aspire to and despise four new levels of social classes, according to a new survey conducted by researchers in partnership with public broadcaster the BBC. The Great British Class Survey found that the prevailing notions of a system comprised of the Upper Class, Middle Class and Working Class only related to a slice of the UK population, when analyzed according to income, assets, social connections and social activities. ... Full Story	Top
Saudi court said to order criminal to be surgically paralyzed  Wednesday, Apr 03, 2013 07:35 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Amnesty International has condemned a reported Saudi Arabian court ruling that a young man should be paralyzed as punishment for a crime he committed 10 years ago which resulted in the victim being confined to a wheelchair. The London-based human rights group said Ali al-Khawaher, 24, was reported to have spent 10 years in jail waiting to be paralyzed surgically unless his family pays one million Saudi riyals ($270,000) to the victim. ... Full Story	Top

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