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Report
makes lie of sodomy charges – Anwar
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim demanded
Tuesday that police drop a sodomy investigation against him,
producing a medical report he said showed no assault had taken
place.
Anwar reiterated that the
allegations by a young male aide, a repeat of charges that saw him
jailed a decade ago, have been fabricated to disrupt his plans to
seize power from the coalition that has ruled here for half a
century.
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Obama confronts US
economic ‘emergency’
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WASHINGTON: White House contender
Barack Obama said Monday the faltering US economy was now in the
grip of an “emergency” as he pivoted back to the domestic agenda
after a foreign tour.
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Australia vows
‘more humane’ policy
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SYDNEY: Australia on Tuesday
announced a “more humane” policy toward refugees, saying most
asylum seekers would no longer be automatically locked up when they
arrive in the country.
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Ritalin may help
elderly avoid falls – study
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WASHINGTON: The medication
Ritalin (methylphenidate), often prescribed to treat hyperactive
children, may also be used to prevent elderly people from falling,...
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SIEM REAP, Cambodia: Cambodia and Thailand said
they were committed to a peaceful solution to the nearly two-week
bilateral military standoff in the border area near the Preah Vihear
temple,...
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