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Obama quits controversial,
long-time Chicago church
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WASHINGTON: Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama said
Saturday he has quit his long-time Chicago church, following a
string of racially tinged rhetoric by preachers from its pulpit.
The decision followed new controversy over
sermons at the Trinity United Church of Christ, when a guest
preacher last week mocked Obama’s foe Hillary Clinton with racial
rhetoric.
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World leaders to address
food-price crisis in Rome
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ROME: World leaders are set to gather in Rome on Tuesday for a
high-profile summit on food security as runaway prices have sparked
riots across the world.
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Myanmar says cyclone aid
must have ‘no strings attached’
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SINGAPORE: Foreign aid to Myanmar’s hundreds of thousands of
cyclone victims must have “no strings attached,” Deputy Defense
Minister Aye Myint said Sunday, insisting the focus was now on
reconstruction.
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Malaysia’s Mahathir outlines plan to oust PM
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s influential former premier Mahathir
Mohamad urged disgruntled ruling party lawmakers not to defect to
the opposition to oust the embattled prime minister, but to become
independents.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities are carrying out night patrols near endangered Hawksbill turtle nesting sites after 4,000 eggs were stolen, reports said Sunday.
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