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Discrimination darken Women's Day in Asia
Asia marked International Women's Day yesterday with rallies and protests against a wide range of gender inequalities and acts of violence, although there were some celebrations for hard-won victories.
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Perc rates Indonesia most corrupt in Asia
Indonesia is ranked as the most corrupt country in Asia by foreign businessmen in the region, raising fears about how billions of dollars in post-tsunami aid will end up, a new survey showed yesterday.
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US forces may abandon Abu Ghraib prison
Incessant attacks against Baghdad's notorious Abu Ghraib prison may force the US military to return the facility to Iraq's government and take their own high-security prisoners to a safer place, a USmilitary
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Syrian troops start Lebanon pullback
Syrian soldiers loaded trucks with furniture and other supplies and drove east from the Lebanese mountain posts they have held for decades, the first signs of a redeployment to Lebanon's Bekaa Valleyannounced
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India slaps federal rule in Bihar
The Indian government on Monday imposed direct federal rule in the lawless state of Bihar where legislative polls last month produced a hung assembly, officials said.
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Dominican prison fire kills 134
A fight between rival gangs led to a fire that swept through an overcrowded Dominican Republic prison on Monday, killing 134 inmates in the deadliest prison incident in the Caribbean country's history,
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Video shows US soldiers in 'Ramadi madness'
US Army soldiers in Iraq filmed themselves kicking a gravely wounded prisoner in the face and making the arm of a corpse appear to wave, then titled the effort "Ramadi Madness" after the city where it
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