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| South African students fined for racist video |
| A South African court is ordering four white former students to pay fines for a video they made humiliating black university employees.The case has prompted bitter protests that racism remains entrenched in South Africa more than... |
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Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:38 p.m. |
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| Former Fiji PM pleads not guilty |
| Fiji's former prime minister has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges including money laundering and tax evasion, local media reported.Mahendra Chaudhry is charged with breaching Fiji's laws on overseas investments, of not declaring... |
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Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:28 p.m. |
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| Attackers torch Sri Lankan media outlet |
| COLOMBO - A dozen men armed with assault rifles and petrol bombs attacked the offices Friday of a media company whose owners had strongly supported the opposition in the last presidential election.The men entered the premises... |
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Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:17 p.m. |
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| Amnesty welcomes Fiji case dismissal |
| Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand (AIANZ) has welcomed today's decision by the Suva High Court to throw out all charges against Fijian lawyer Imrana Jalal.In January Ms Jalal, a prominent human rights lawyer, and her... |
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Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00 p.m. |
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| Kevin Rudd in hospital |
| Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has been admitted to a Brisbane hospital and will have an operation today.A spokeswoman for Mr Rudd, who is running for the Brisbane seat of Griffith in the August 21 federal election, said the... |
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Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:00 p.m. |
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| Top Mexican drug lord killed in army clash |
| One of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel, Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel," was killed Thursday in a gunbattle with soldiers, the Mexican army announced.The death of Coronel, 56, is the biggest strike yet against... |
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Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:08 p.m. |
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