Cory Aquino dies; Philippine people power heroine
MANILA (Reuters) - Corazon Aquino of the Philippines, whose ouster of one of the 20th Century's most corrupt dictators made her a global icon of democracy, died on Saturday after a 16-month battle against colon cancer. She was 76. Her family announced she died in the early hours of Saturday, shortly after a private mass was...
Massive anti-ISA protests in Kuala Lumpur
By Syed Jaymal Zahiid and Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani from The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 - Police have crushed an anti-ISA rally that turned the capital into a battlezone with tear gas and water cannon as Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz defiantly said Barisan Nasional will keep the security law as it was “necessary”. “As...
Myanmar court delays Suu Kyi verdict to August 11
YANGON (Reuters) - A Myanmar court on Friday postponed the verdict in the high-profile trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to August 11, her lawyer said. Suu Kyi, a Nobel peace prize winner who has spent 14 of the past 20 years in detention, is charged under Section 22 of a law protecting the state from "subversive elements."...
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