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Anwar
challenges sex accuser in court
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian opposition figurehead Anwar Ibrahim on
Wednesday filed a complaint in the Islamic court that challenges a
young male aide who accuses him of sodomy to prove his allegations.
Mohamad Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 23,
has been under police protection since accusing Anwar of sodomizing
him—the same charge that sent the opposition leader to jail a
decade ago.
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Singapore falls
short on rights
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SINGAPORE: Despite its impressive
economic development, Singapore fails to meet international
standards for political and human rights and there are concerns
about the independence of its judiciary, an association of lawyers
said.
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Hong Kong student,
17, gets Ph.D. slot at Oxford
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HONG KONG: Britain’s Oxford
University has accepted a 17-year-old from Hong Kong on one of its
doctorate programs, making him one of the famed university’s
youngest such students, a report said Wednesday.
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Leaders of rich,
developing nations
struggle to combat climate change
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TOYAKO: The leaders of 16 of the
world’s biggest rich and developing nations agreed Wednesday to
work together to fight global warming but failed to bridge deep
differences on how to do it.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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ISTANBUL: Three unidentified
gunmen and a Turkish policeman were killed in a shootout outside the
US consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, Turkish television channels
reported. Three men, driving in a white car,...
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