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Witness Implicates Prominent Family in Philippine Massacre
Voice of America
Photo: AP Testimony has begun in the trial of a prominent Philippine politician accused in last year's massacre of 57 people, including 30 journalists. A former house servant of Andal Ampatuan told the court Wednesday his boss had gathered his children ...
Political massacre trial begins in PhilippinesABC Online
Test for Aquino as Philippine massacre trial startsReuters Africa
The rise of the Ampatuan clan in the PhilippinesBBC News
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Reuters

Don't burn Qurans, U.S. embassy in Pakistan urges church
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The US Embassy in Pakistan condemned a Florida church's plan to burn the Quran, the Muslim holy book, as "disrespectful, intolerant and divisive," in a statement on Wednesday. "We are deeply concerned ...
Clinton slams 'disgraceful' Koran-burning, but pastor defiantAFP
Pastor reaffirms Koran-burning planThe Press Association
Profile: Dove World Outreach CenterBBC News
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The Hindu

Sarkozy offers pension reform concessions
Financial Times
President Nicolas Sarkozy outlined concessions worth €1bn a year to his flagship pension reform to try to avert an escalation of trade union-led demonstrations against his plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. ...
Sarkozy faces down French unions on pension age riseReuters
CFTD Union Calls For More French Protests Vs Pension ReformWall Street Journal
Sarkozy defies French pensions protestorsAFP
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CBC.ca

Iranian woman's stoning sentence suspended
CBC.ca
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's son has told an Italian news agency he was appealing to Pope Benedict XVI and to Italy to try to stop his mother's execution. (Amnesty International/Associated Press) The stoning death sentence passed against an Iranian ...
Iran: Woman's stoning sentence on holdCNN
Iran says stoning sentenced suspended, under reviewReuters
European Parliament condemns Iran stoning sentenceThe Associated Press
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Aljazeera.net

Nigeria Says 732 Inmates Freed in Attack on Prison
Voice of America
Nigerian officials said Wednesday at least 732 inmates - including members of a suspected radical Islamic sect - escaped a northern prison during an attack by gunmen. The state police commissioner says four people were killed when gunmen opened fire on ...
Sect members escape Nigeria jailBBC News
Nigerian officials search for more than 680 prison escapeesCNN International
Prisoners freed in Nigeria attackAljazeera.net
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