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Four people have been killed and dozens

wounded during an anti-government strike in

the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka.

Violent clashes broke out as supporters of both

the governing Awami League and the

opposition parties fought pitched battles using

firearms.

The opposition want

the Prime Minister,

Sheikh Hasina, to resign

for failing to stop the

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Lorry drivers in Hong Kong have called off a

five-day blockade of the territory's port after

they emerged victorious in an industrial

dispute.

The drivers have forced cargo-handling

companies owned by some of Hong Kong's

biggest conglomerates to back down after

they tried to levy new charges.

The cargo handlers, owned by some of Hong

Kong's biggest trading companies, backed

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Huang Qi, 36, went on trial on Tuesday in the

south-western city of Chengdu. He is accused

of attempting to subvert state power by

allowing articles about the 1989

pro-democracy protests to appear on his

website.

-BBC

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Mail for all (from Real Change News)

A class-action lawsuit filed last week in federal court against the United States Postal Service could give homeless people the right to a basic service other people take for granted: free and easily accessible mail.

its black history month . . . has the headlines covered anything like this?

Story Filed: Thursday, February 08, 2001 1:22 PM EST

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) -- More than 30 years after three men were killed by state police during a civil rights protest, Gov. Jim Hodges said Thursday the state still is healing.

Hodges, a first-term Democrat, became the first South Carolina governor to participate in a ceremony honoring the victims.

did this get any coverage?

Thursday, February 8 7:05 PM SGT

US military chief apologizes for calling Okinawa leaders "nuts"

TOKYO, Feb 8 (AFP) -

The US military chief on Okinawa apologized Thursday after labelling local leaders "nuts" and "wimps" for demanding a reduction in the sub-tropical Japanese island's huge number of US forces.

Lieutenant General Earl Hailston visited Okinawa governor Keiichi Inamine and prefectural assembly chairman Kokichi Iramina to deliver a letter of apology, prefectural spokesman Atsushi Shinzato told AFP.

needs US spin . . . pretty short though. when did Fox meet with Bush?

World: Rebel sympathizers protest military occupation of Chiapas village

By ALEJANDRO RUIZ, Associated Press

GUADALUPE TEPEYAC, Mexico (February 10, 2001 8:48 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - Zapatista rebel sympathizers protested Saturday and demanded an end to the military occupation of a jungle hamlet that rebel forces once used as their headquarters in the southern state of Chiapas.

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Kissinger outlasts protest at W&M

BY ANDREW PETKOFSKY
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER
Feb 11, 2001

WILLIAMSBURG - Some student protesters unfurled a sign saying "Kissinger Kills" and others chanted "Not our chancellor!" as former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was introduced yesterday to deliver his first speech as chancellor of the College of William and Mary.

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Monday, February 12 5:41 PM SGT

Two Palestinians killed as Sharon launches diplomatic offensive in US

JERUSALEM, Feb 12 (AFP) -

Two Palestinians were killed in renewed bloodletting Monday as Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon prepared to send off a team of envoys to the United States in a
diplomatic offensive to explain his tough line on the peace process.

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Story Filed: Friday, February 09, 2001 5:56 AM EST

Xinhua News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb. 9) XINHUA - Malaysia's International Muslim Action Network (IMAN) Friday launched an anti-American campaign, calling for the boycott of all products and

services from America in a protest against America's support for Israel oppression against the Palestinians.

IMAN, a non-governmental organization base in Pulau Pinang, northern Malaysia, has published more than 100,000 pamphlets listing down the goods and services from America