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Europe | 07/09/08
Two cases have the nation on edge. While the government goes after an ultranationalist gang, prosecutors want to ban the ruling party on charges of Islamist subversion.
Africa | 07/09/08
Forgiveness is more than a generous heart, it's a practical matter in hardscrabble village life.
Asia Pacific | 07/09/08
Ahead of Beijing Olympics, the international group Justice for North Korea hopes to press China to accept North Korean refugees as defectors, not migrants.
Middle East | 07/09/08
As the secular government eases its firm control over society, Islamic firms are increasingly cropping up.
Middle East | 07/09/08
Claimed by Lebanon and occupied by Israel, it will get new attention as the two countries' last remaining major dispute if a Hezbollah-Israeli prisoner swap is successful.
Asia: South & Central | 07/08/08
The Beijing Organizing Committee has enlisted cheerleaders from the New England Patriots football team to hone the Chinese elite squad's skills.
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