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Singapore hunts for escaped JI
member
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SINGAPORE: An intense manhunt was underway Thursday for the alleged
leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militant network in Singapore
following his escape from custody.
Mas Selamat bin Kastari, who was accused of
planning to hijack a plane and crash it into Changi Airport in
Singapore, escaped Wednesday from the Whitley Road Detention Centre,
the home affairs ministry said.
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India mulls potentially landmark
ruling on generic drugs
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NEW DELHI: A drugs firm asked Indian officials for permission
Thursday to make cheaper generic copies of cancer drugs for export
to poor countries in a case watched closely by global pharmaceutical
giants.
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Missile strike kills 12 in Pakistan
tribal belt—officials
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A missile strike early Thursday killed at least
12 people, most of them Arabs, in a Pakistani tribal area known as a
safe haven for Al-Qaeda militants, officials and residents said.
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Clinton suffers setback as civil
rights icon switches to Obama
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WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton’s troubled White House hopes suffered
another body blow as civil rights hero and Democratic elder John
Lewis defected to surging rival Barack Obama.
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BANGKOK: Ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra said Thursday
after his return to Bangkok that he would not seek revenge against
the generals who ousted him 17 months ago.
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