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Australia: No deal with Indonesia in Schapelle Corby drug case

By AP News Wed, May 23, 2012 3:58PM UTC

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia denied Wednesday that it had agreed to treat young Indonesian people smugglers more leniently in return for Indonesia reducing the prison sentence of a high-profile Australian drug trafficker. But Foreign Minister Bob Carr conceded that Indonesians saw a link between the treatment of Australian Schapelle

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Foreigner-bashing rises amid China’s domestic woes

By AP News Wed, May 23, 2012 10:31AM UTC

BEIJING (AP) — First, videos of rude foreigners went viral in Chinese cyberspace, then a Beijing police crackdown on visitors without valid visas drew fervent applause, and finally, a state TV host urged his countrymen to toss out the “foreign trash.” The latest anti-foreigner stirring in China has put the

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Philippine justice denies charges, blames Aquino

By AP News Wed, May 23, 2012 10:07AM UTC

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The chief justice of the Philippine Supreme Court denied Tuesday that he stole from the country’s coffers and said he would open his bank accounts for inspection if the 188 lawmakers behind his impeachment do the same. In testimony in his impeachment trial, Chief Justice Renato

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Malaysian opposition’s Anwar charged over Bersih protest

By AP News Tue, May 22, 2012 6:15PM UTC

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Prosecutors charged Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and two of his allies Tuesday with breaking various laws during a massive street rally to demand electoral fairness. The charges could distract Anwar from preparing for national elections that many speculate will be held by September. The

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Indonesia cuts prison term for Australian drug smuggler

By AP News Tue, May 22, 2012 5:57PM UTC

BALI, Indonesia (AP) — An Australian woman imprisoned in Indonesia for drug smuggling has been granted a five-year reduction on her 20-year sentence, officials said Tuesday, meaning she could be eligible for parole as early as August. Former beauty student Schapelle Leigh Corby was convicted in 2005 of smuggling marijuana

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