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Iran arrests, jails 3,700 to halt protests
Associated Press, Published on 10/01/2018
» DUBAI: Iranian security forces arrested some 3,700 people during widespread protests and unrest over the past two weeks, a lawmaker said Tuesday, offering a far higher number than authorities previously released.
Russia bars opposition leader from election
Associated Press, Published on 26/12/2017
» MOSCOW: Russian election officials on Monday formally barred Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president, prompting calls from him for a boycott of next year's vote.
Police arrest Spanish football federation president and son
Associated Press, Published on 18/07/2017
» MADRID - Spanish Football Federation president Angel Maria Villar, FIFA's senior vice president and a long-time player in world soccer, was arrested Tuesday along with his son and two more federation executives in an anti-corruption investigation.
Polls open in heated vote for Jakarta governor
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2017
» JAKARTA - Voting was underway in the election for governor of the Indonesian capital after a divisive months-long campaign in which the monumental problems facing Jakarta took a backseat to religious intolerance and racial bigotry.
Fake world of China's counterfeiters
Business, Associated Press, Published on 11/12/2015
» SHANGHAI: Multinational corporations doing business in China face a losing battle when it comes to keeping copies of their products off the market: The anti-counterfeiting industry they rely on is plagued with fraud, making it that much easier for potentially dangerous fake goods from airbags to Christmas lights to reach consumers, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Chinese banks a haven for web counterfeits
Associated Press, Published on 08/05/2015
» SHANGHAI — Kim Sbarcea knew exactly what she wanted. She typed “Tiffany Elsa Peretti mesh earrings” into Google and scrolled through impeccable photos of the delicate US$450 diamond-shaped earrings until she chanced upon a pair for -- deal of deals! -- $32.
Thailand: Political crisis timeline
Associated Press, Published on 09/12/2013
» Thailand's political crisis took an unexpected turn Monday when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said she would dissolve the lower house of Parliament and call early elections. The move appeared to be an attempt to ease tension after weeks of sometimes violent anti-government demonstrations.
The man who leaked the secrets to WikiLeaks
Associated Press, Published on 03/06/2013
» FORT MEADE, Maryland - Army Private First Class (Pfc) Bradley Manning went on trial Monday, more than three years after he was arrested in Iraq and charged in the biggest leak of classified information in US history.
50,000 Malaysians in anti-govt rally
Associated Press, Published on 08/05/2013
» KUALA LUMPUR - At least 50,000 Malaysian opposition supporters rallied at a stadium Wednesday to protest what they say are fraud-marred election results that enabled the long-ruling coalition to cling to power.