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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

MALAYSIA'S Anwar back in court in sodomy case

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was back in court Thursday over a government appeal against his sodomy acquittal, as he prepared to contest a key state by-election.

NORTH KOREA Missiles Passed Near Jet

North Korea defended its recent missile firings as "ordinary military practice," as South Korea said Tuesday's volley passed above a Chinese passenger jet's route just minutes ahead of the airliner.

CHINA: Woman Self-Immolates In Tiananmen Square

A 40-year-old woman reportedly self-immolated in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on March 5 while another woman handed out leaflets, according to New Tang Dynasty Television. BBC reports indicated demonstration activity in the square.

JAPAN - PORT OF OTARU - Hokkaido city's new sport -- shoveling snow

The president of a consulting firm in Otaru, Hokkaido, has created a nationwide association to promote snow shoveling, with the aim of turning the tedious ...



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