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1. World

   Israel to build new settlement in West Bank

   AP - Friday, July 25

   JERUSALEM - A key committee has approved construction of the first new Jewish settlement in the West Bank in a decade, an Israeli official said Thursday. More »

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   Asia Pacific

   Cambodia calls for UN Security Council meet on Thai border issue

   AFP - Tuesday, July 22

   PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia (AFP) - - Cambodia called Tuesday for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to resolve a military standoff with neighbouring Thailand over a temple. More »

3. Local

   Lawyer seeks to summon Malaysia's deputy prime minister as witness in murder trial

   AP - Tuesday, July 22

   KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian opposition lawyer said Tuesday he hopes to summon the deputy prime minister to testify in the trial of a slain Mongolian woman. More »

4. Asia Pacific

   EU welcomes Myanmar's commitment to democracy

   AFP - Tuesday, July 22

   ROME, July 21, 2008 (AFP) - The European Union's special envoy for Myanmar, Piero Fassino, on Monday welcomed the military regime's decision to sign a charter that commits it to respecting ideals of democracy and human rights. More »

5. Local

   Lawyer: Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim provides alibi to police in sodomy case

   AP - Saturday, July 19

   KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim provided an alibi to prove he did not sodomize a male aide but maintained that he would not give a DNA sample, saying he feared he would be framed, his lawyer said. More »

6. Local

   Malaysia's Anwar rules out DNA swab in sodomy case

   AP - Friday, July 18

   KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's main opposition leader said Thursday he would not provide a DNA sample to disprove allegations that he sodomized a male aide, claiming it could be used to frame him to stop his coalition from seizing power. More »

7. Local

   Malaysian opposition leader Anwar arrested

   AFP - Thursday, July 17

   KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Malaysian police arrested opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim Wednesday over allegations of sodomy levelled by a male aide, which threaten to derail his plan to seize power. More »

8. Entertainment

   Hard Knox for Jolie-Pitt boy, but Vivienne shines

   AP - Tuesday, July 15

   Knox Leon's first report card wasn't great. More »

9. Asia Pacific

   Thousands mourn Vietnam's top dissident Buddhist monk

   AFP - Friday, July 11

   HANOI (AFP) - - Thousands of followers on Friday mourned the death of Vietnam's top dissident Buddhist monk Thich Huyen Quang at a funeral at his pagoda in central Vietnam, supporters, a witness and an official said. More »

10. Local

    Malaysia minister backs castration for repeat offender rapists

    AFP - Thursday, July 10

    KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - A senior female minister in Malaysia said Wednesday she backs the castration of repeat offender rapists as a way to put a stop to a surge in the number of rape cases here. More »