Senegal bans reggae star for criticizing president
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Senegal banned reggae star Tiken Jah  Fakoly from the West African country on Wednesday after he  strongly criticized President Abdoulaye Wade at a concert in  Dakar and called on him to "leave power."
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The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, who converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam, joined the furor over Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments about Islam by criticizing the pontiff on Sunday.Comment
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Police in Manchester ban a concert by Jamaican singer Buju Banton after protests by gay rights campaigners.
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BEENIE MAN has been banned from a performing at a MTV concert in MIAMI after gay rights activists planned to protest over the singerâs homophobic lyrics.
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A Malaysian rock singer who stripped off his shirt and bared his chest to reveal a bright red Superman logo has been barred from television concerts for three months by the countryâs media authority.
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The BBC is criticised after rock star Iggy Pop used a racist term during coverage of the Glastonbury Festival.
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Ousted Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide has rounded on his critics by denouncing Haiti&#39;s prime minister as a &quot;killer&quot; responsible for the latest wave of violence in his home country.
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The deportation of illegal migrants from Spain to Senegal is suspended after complaints of mistreatment.
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Court rules president's suspension of judge illegal.
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HAITIâS interim prime minister has accused ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide of directing violence from exile. Gerard Latortue has also claimed that the South African government hosting Aristide is violating international law.
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Gay pop star Elton John feels religion should be banned altogether because it promotes bashing of homosexuals and lacks compassion. At a time when several protests and disruptions have been stemming from religion, John complained that there are too few...
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MTV has dropped reggae star Beenie Man from one of its concerts after protests from gay rights groups.
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Malaysian censors have banned a song by Hong Kong pop diva Faye Wong because of a line that talks about opium smoking, a Sony music spokesman said Friday.
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A nightclub has canceled a performance by Buju Banton, a reggae star whose violent lyrics about gays and lesbians have made him a controversial figure, after receiving complaints from patrons.
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Singer Stevie Wonder criticises rapper Eminem for ridiculing Michael Jackson in his latest video.
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A Kenyan minister and close ally of President Mwai Kibaki is  banned from the UK over corruption allegations.
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Gay-killer reggae lyrics spark outrage