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GOVT ‘CRIPPLES’ OPPOSITION’S REFORM AGENDA
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Anwar’s
allies hit streets
as sodomy trialopens
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s opposition said it will mount a rally of
thousands of black-clad supporters Wednesday outside the court where
leader Anwar Ibrahim is to go on trial for sodomy.
Shamsul Iskandar Mohammad Akin,
youth chief of Anwar’s Keadilan party, said he was aiming to
gather 5,000 supporters for a march to the court complex, despite
warnings from the government against creating a disturbance.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Han Chinese,
Uighurs tension mounts despite police control
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URUMQI, China: Police have fired
clouds of acrid tear gas to disperse thousands of Han Chinese
protesters armed with makeshift weapons, as chaos gripped this
flashpoint city riven by ethnic tensions.
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Diplomacy major
key to US, Russia bilateral ties–Obama
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MOSCOW: President Barack Obama
said Tuesday the United States wanted a strong, prosperous but also
democratic Russia, as he set out his vision of the US relationship
with its former Cold-War era foe.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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ISLAMABAD: A suspected US drone
Tuesday launched an attack on a suspected hideout of Taliban
militants in a Pakistani tribal region and killed at least 14
people.
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