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Palestinians
on full alert for bush visit
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JERUSALEM: Snipers posted on rooftops, entire city blocks sealed
off, thousands of police on duty, Israel and the Palestinian
Authority are going on full alert for US President George W.
Bush’s visit.
For weeks, Israeli and
Palestinian officials have grappled with how to ensure the safety of
the leader of the world’s biggest superpower in densely populated
urban centers in one of the most volatile regions on the planet.
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Malaysia to ban
foreign workers at airports
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will ban
foreign workers at all its airports in a bid to reduce migrant labor
in the country, according to a report Wednesday.
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Rights group urges
better immigration detention
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SYDNEY: Australia’s official
human rights watchdog on Wednesday criticized conditions in some of
the government’s immigration detention centers, describing one as
a “disgrace” that should be demolished.
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Prosecutors appeal
Ma’s acquittal
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TAIPEI: Prosecutors in Taiwan on
Wednesday appealed the acquittal of the opposition Kuomintang’s
presidential candidate, Ma Ying-jeou, on corruption charges to the
island’s Supreme Court.
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Cubans celebrate
49th anniversary of Castro’s triumph in Havana
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HAVANA: With fireworks, outdoor
speeches and a message from their ailing iconic leader, Cubans late
Tuesday celebrated President Fidel Castro’s triumphal entry into
Havana 49 years ago at the head of his revolution.
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WORLD
INBRIEF
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SYDNEY: An Australian
government ship has left on a mission to track Japan’s whaling
fleet and gather evidence for a potential international court case
against Tokyo, an official said Wednesday.
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