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Thailand begins returning ethnic Hmong asylum-seekers to Laos, despite international concern
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Thailand has begun deporting a group of about 4,000 ethnic Hmong back to communist Laos, despite international concerns for their safety. Comment?
Thailand starts action to send Hmong back to Laos
Thailand early Monday morning launched an operation to close a refugee camp and send some 4,000 ethnic Hmong back to Laos, despite concerns about their safety. Comment?
Socially Conscious hip/hop group Number Seven, performs for the MADD benefit concert
Marion, IL, Dec. 23, 2009 - Number Seven, a hip-hop and R&B group was recently the featured artists at a benefit concert, hosted by MADD . Comment?
Deer Lagoon project gets grant
Island County will get grants totaling more than $1.1 million to help salmon recover efforts. Comment?
Piping plovers face new challenge on SC island
A project to put more sand on Hilton Head Island may help preserve the winter home of the endangered piping plover, but some worry it could also disturb an area where the tiny-beaked birds dig for food. Comment?
Priest gives evidence in Blackburn man's Albanian orphans abuse trial
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A PRIEST has flown to Albania to speak on behalf of a Blackburn charity worker accused of abusing orphans. Comment?
Percy Sutton, attorney for Malcolm X, dies at 89
Percy Sutton , the pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X before launching successful careers as a political power broker and media mogul, has died. Comment?
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie donate $100K to charity, but have no...
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt speak at the UNICEF Ball on Thursday, Dec. 10 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Comment?
David H. Orr, 65, North Syracuse, formerly of Pulaski
David H. Orr, 65, North Syracuse, formerly of Pulaski died Thursday at his home. Comment?
Sergeant Major Randy J. Clement, 50, Glen Park
Retired Sergeant Major Randy John Clement, age 50, Glen Park, NY passed on to the greater unknown in the evening hours of December 25th 2009, at his home with family after a lengthy battle with cancer. Comment?
Study Reveals 70% of World Population Lives Under High Religious Restrictions
Nearly 70 percent of the world's 6.8 billion people live in countries with high restrictions on religion, the brunt of which often falls on religious minorities, according to a new study of prestigious Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life. Comment?
Capital punishment still an important deterrent
China executes more people than the rest of the world combined. The exact number of those put to death each year is a state secret, but there is no doubt that the authorities regard capital punishment as an important deterrent. Comment?
CARMA Awards $264,000 for Horse Retirement
The California Retirement Management Account Foundation is awarding $264,000 to 12 different charitable organizations caring for retired California race horses. Comment?
Chinese Activist Liu Gets 11 Years
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Close See a sample reprint in PDF format. Order a reprint of this article now ASIA NEWS DECEMBER 28, 2009 By LORETTA CHAO BEIJING -- A Chinese court sentenced Liu Xiaobo, China's most prominent dissident, to 11 years in prison for criticizing the government, an unusually long sentence that rights activists say suggests other activists will also ... Comment?
Survey: Drop in movie and museum attendance
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If you haven't gone to a movie, jazz concert, art exhibit or opera in recent years, you are in steadily growing company. Comment?
Friends of Felines might have to close up shop
Friends of Felines volunteer Nancy Lent watches as a feral cat creeps past as she feeds them at a site off Blue Clay Road Thursay, Dec. Comment?
Powerful nations keep the Goldstone report in limbo
Richard Goldstone said his report signalled an end to impunity for those behind the atrocities. Comment?
Uncle Sams money comes tanted with corruption. If the census was just ...
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The Rev. Al Sharpton , the Rev. Jesse Jackson and National Urban League Chief Executive Officer Marc Morial take part in a news conference in Washington to discuss the undercounting of blacks in the census. Comment?
News Alert: Black Business Legend Percy Sutton Dead at 89
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Percy Sutton, who rescued the Apollo Theater in New York City from extinction eight years ago, poses under the Marquee in this July, 1991 file photo. Comment?