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Jim Carrey posts YouTube plea
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WASHINGTON: Hollywood actor Jim Carrey posted a
message in the video-sharing website YouTube on Tuesday urging
Americans to join a global campaign for the freedom of Myanmar’s
democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
“I want to tell you about a
hero of mine, her name is Aung San Suu Kyi. She is a champion of
human rights and decency in Asia and of similar hope to all
struggling people,” said the comedy star.
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Japan’s new cabinet gets fresh boost in polls
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TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s new
cabinet on Wednesday pledged to win back voters with honesty, after
a reshuffle led to a sharp rise in public support.
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Rice congratulates new Japanese FM
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WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
congratulated on Tuesday new Japanese foreign minister Nobutaka
Machimura, saying she looked forward to working closely with him to
boost ties...
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Myanmar protests
must draw wider public: analysts
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BANGKOK: Myanmar’s junta is struggling to stamp out
more than 10 days of protests by pro-democracy supporters, but
analysts said Wednesday that the rallies could fizzle unless the
wider public joins in.
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World to focus on China’s 17th Party Congress
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BEIJING: When China’s Communist Party holds its
Congress in October, the rest of the world will be watching more
intently than ever, reflecting the Asian giant’s rapidly growing
global importance.
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Tourists flock to Malaysia for its 50th anniversary
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KUALA LUMPUR: Rehearsals are underway, flags are
flying and traffic is jammed as Kuala Lumpur prepares to mark
Malaysia’s independence day. But at hotel desks nationwide,
frustrated tourists are being turned away.
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INBRIEF
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NAJAF, Iraq: At least 52 people were killed
and 300 wounded in fierce clashes between police and Shiite fighters
in the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala, a senior medical official said
Wednesday.
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