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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com
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Thousands of Chinese villagers clashed with riot police after barricading officials and foreign businessmen in a warehouse they said has been built on illegally seized land, a newspaper reported yesterday...
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CNN
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Five days after Cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh, an overwhelming stench filled the air Tuesday as rotting bodies and animal carcasses floated in pools of stagnant water around the coastal city of Patharghata. Villagers complained about lack of government h..
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BBC News
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Thousands of villagers have rioted in south-western China over the country's controversial family planning restrictions, reports say.
The villagers, in Guangxi province, reportedly attacked government offices after officials imposed heavy fines on fami..
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Yahoo News
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Villagers in southeastern China are up in arms after missing out on lucrative bribes during a recent village elections when candidates foreswore the practice at a temple, according to a Communist Party monthly magazine.
Officials up for election in Din..
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Sydney Morning Herald
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I don't imagine anyone was deeply shocked that Saddam Hussein was found guilty of crimes against humanity yesterday. The massacre of 148 Shiiite villagers was an act of barbarism amid many others. And if you have a death penalty, which Iraq does (both of..
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