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- Monaco gears up for a royal wedding for the people
- Spectacular discoveries in New Guinea
- Rights lawyers in China harassed, tortured: Amnesty
- Greek parliament set to endorse second bill
- New doubts raised on Saleh’s Yemen return
- A ‘Thaksinomics’ renaissance in Thailand
- NEWSMAKER - S.Sudan president steers nation to independence
- FEATURE - Military defections expose cracks in Syrian army
- Thai massage king prefers "pimp" label to politician
- Greek parliament expected to endorse second bill
- Hong Kong teddy bear smugglers nabbed in Australia
- Aquino says he rid Philippines of apathy
- Seven arrested over illegal assembly
- Court rejects Hindraf's application for judicial review
- Transforming Klang River into an oasis of tranquility
- Japan sweats out summer in shadow of nuclear crisis
- Pakistan ends U.S. use of base for drone attacks - FT
- Kim cancelled Russia trip on security worry - report
- Outgoing U.S. defense chief weighs toll of war
- South Korean jailed for filming belly-dancers
| Monaco gears up for a royal wedding for the people Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:22 AM PDT (Monaco-AFP) - Monaco is best known as a playground of the rich and tax-shy, but when Prince Albert II marries Charlene Wittstock on Saturday the happy day will be marked with a decidedly populist festival. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Spectacular discoveries in New Guinea Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:21 AM PDT A frog with fangs, a blind snake and a round-headed dolphin are among more than 1,000 new species recently found on the Melanesian island of New Guinea. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Rights lawyers in China harassed, tortured: Amnesty Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:33 AM PDT BEIJING, June 30 – Human rights group Amnesty International called today for China to stop the harassment, arbitrary detention and torture of human rights lawyers, part of what it said was an "uncompromising" series of steps to rein in activists. "(Chinese authorities) are not only failing to ensure protection for human rights lawyers and others ... 
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| Greek parliament set to endorse second bill Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:24 AM PDT ATHENS, June 30 — The streets of the Greek capital were calm today ahead of a vote expected to approve a final austerity bill that is needed to avert default. The government of Prime Minister George Papandreou, which won a first vote yesterday by 155 votes to 138, expects to pass the second and final bill covering detailed measures to implement ... 
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| New doubts raised on Saleh’s Yemen return Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:03 AM PDT SANAA, June 30 — Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh was so severely injured in an assassination attempt that it is uncertain when he will return to the country, Yemen Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has said. Saleh was injured in an attack on his palace in early June and is receiving medical treatment in Saudi Arabia. Yemen has been shaken ... 
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| A ‘Thaksinomics’ renaissance in Thailand Posted: 29 Jun 2011 11:08 PM PDT BANGKOK, June 30 — Festive campaign posters across Thailand promise voters the world in Sunday's election: free tablet PCs, wage increases, high-speed trains, tax cuts. The list goes on. These could deliver a burst of consumer spending and investment but also fuel a host of problems — from higher debt to delays in economic reforms and an ... 
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| NEWSMAKER - S.Sudan president steers nation to independence Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:32 AM PDT KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Salva Kiir's reputation as the quiet man of Sudanese politics, with an eccentric taste in cowboy hats, masks a wily operator who is about to steer his impoverished region into full statehood on July 9. 
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| FEATURE - Military defections expose cracks in Syrian army Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:32 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - A growing number of Syrian soldiers are deserting the army to avoid taking part in the military crackdown against protesters demanding the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad. 
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| Thai massage king prefers "pimp" label to politician Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:32 AM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Graft-busting "Massage Parlour King" Chuwit Kamolvisit must be the only candidate in Thailand's election who wants to be in opposition -- and he prefers being labelled a pimp rather than a politician. 
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| Greek parliament expected to endorse second bill Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:32 AM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's government expects to pass a second austerity bill on Thursday to pull the country back from default by securing more EU and IMF funds. 
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| Hong Kong teddy bear smugglers nabbed in Australia Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:10 AM PDT A Hong Kong couple have been arrested in Perth after being caught trying to smuggle blue-tongue lizards out of Australia by stuffing them inside teddy bears.
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| Aquino says he rid Philippines of apathy Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:09 AM PDT Growing demands for change from the poverty-stricken people of the Philippines are a good thing, President Benigno Aquino said Thursday as he marked a year in office amid falling ratings.
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| Seven arrested over illegal assembly Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:08 AM PDT Police arrested five women and two men at a house in Section 4 here yesterday in association with the illegal rally planned for July 9 in Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Arjunaidi Mohamed said today.
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| Court rejects Hindraf's application for judicial review Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:08 AM PDT The High Court here today dismissed an application filed by Hindraf Makkal Shakti (Hindraf) for leave to seek a judicial review to set aside a decision by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and three others in not approving it as a non-governmental organisation (NGO).
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| Transforming Klang River into an oasis of tranquility Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:07 AM PDT Mention the name of Sungai Klang, and the first image that comes to people's minds is that of the river's polluted water, and banks littered with rubbish.
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| Japan sweats out summer in shadow of nuclear crisis Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:43 AM PDT Air conditioning has been switched off, office hallways are darkened and escalators have ground to a halt as a government decree to reduce power usage forces Tokyo to sweat out a hot summer.
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| Pakistan ends U.S. use of base for drone attacks - FT Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:29 AM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Pakistan has stopped the United States from using an air base in the southwest of the country to launch drone strikes against militant groups, the defence minister was quoted as saying, as ties remain strained between the two countries. 
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| Kim cancelled Russia trip on security worry - report Posted: 30 Jun 2011 12:29 AM PDT REUTERS - MOSCOW (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il cancelled a visit to Russia this week because of worries about security following media reports about the trip, Russia's Kommersant newspaper reported on Thursday. 
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| Outgoing U.S. defense chief weighs toll of war Posted: 29 Jun 2011 11:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Robert Gates, in his final interview as U.S. defense secretary, grew quiet as he tried to articulate the heavy toll his job took on him over the past four and a half years -- every day of them during wartime. 
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| South Korean jailed for filming belly-dancers Posted: 29 Jun 2011 11:58 PM PDT A 39-year-old South Korean was jailed for 10 months Thursday for secretly videotaping women who were taking part in a belly-dancing class.
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