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Malaysia police arrest opposition figures in crackdown
ReutersBy Siva Sithraputhran KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (Reuters) - Malaysian police arrested several opposition politicians and activists on Thursday, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked...Tags: National Government, Human Rights, Parliament, Elections, Najib Razak
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Deutsche bosses seek to win over skeptical shareholders
ReutersFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank's bosses tried to convince skeptical shareholders at a lively annual meeting on Thursday that the bank was on the right track again after facing a host of legal problems. Co-chief Executives Anshu Jain and Juergen...Tags: Religion and Belief, Deutsche Bank AG, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Jainism
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Malaysian police arrest opposition figures in crackdown
ReutersKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police arrested three opposition politicians and activists on Thursday and charged another with sedition, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked a...Tags: Human Rights, National Government, Parliament, Elections, Laws
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Malaysia charges student activist with sedition, arrests 3 other anti-government figures
Associated PressKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities detained three anti-government figures, charged a student activist with sedition and seized hundreds of opposition newspapers Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections...Tags: Justice System, National Government, Elections, Prosecution, Najib Razak
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Ukrainian court bars gay pride event, citing security concerns
Reuters* Gay rights event would have been first in ex-Soviet republic * Similar rally cancelled last year after threats to activists KIEV, May 23 (Reuters) - A Kiev court on Thursday banned what would have Ukraine's first gay pride event after city authorities...Tags: Civil Rights, Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Minority Groups, Justice and Rights
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Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment
INDIANAPOLIS-DEADLY FIRE Chief: Burns, smoke inhalation killed 2 children INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say two children killed in a fire east of Indianapolis Monday suffered "very bad" burns and smoke inhalation. Cumberland Police Chief Mike...Tags: Justice System, McDonald's, National Weather Service, Water Supply, Politics
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Entertaining change: Sony to look at activist's spin-off idea
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Few foreign activist investors have made much headway in forcing change in Japan, where a conservative corporate culture favors long-standing ties with banks, business partners and workers rather than shareholders seeking value....Tags: Banking, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Electronics, Science and Technology, Corporate Officers
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Council of Europe head says Russia must protect LGBT rights
ReutersMOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - The head of the Council of Europe demanded on Wednesday that Russia allow gay rallies, weighing in on what has become an increasingly divisive issue since Vladimir Putin returned to the presidency. As support for same-sex...Tags: Sex Crimes, Human Rights, Minority Groups, Social Issues, Politics
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2 Occupy protesters sue central Indiana county, where they say officers roughed them up
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Occupy protesters are suing sheriff's officers in a central Indiana county who they say shoved one of them roughly into a wall and arrested them when they entered the county courthouse. The two Occupy Kokomo demonstrators...Tags: Trials, Protest, Justice System, American Civil Liberties Union, Crime, Law and Justice
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Tea party activists rally against IRS in downtown Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tea party activists have rallied outside a federal building in Louisville, chanting it's time for the IRS to go because of its extra scrutiny of conservative groups. Some waved flags and others held signs saying an apology...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Taxation, Tea Party Movement, Politics
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For Nappier And Other Activists, Only A Moral Victory in Dimon Vote At JPMorgan Chase
Shareholder activists including state Treasurer Denise L. Nappier, who tried to force JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon to give up his chairman post, will have to be satisfied with a moral victory. Their bid fell short Tuesday at the company's...Tags: Finance, Stock Market, Corporate Officers, Elections, Jamie Dimon
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Rome protest turns up heat on new PM Letta
Reuters* Honeymoon over for Letta after less than a month * Protesters demand focus on jobs * Government's approval rating falling ROME, May 18 (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested in Rome on Saturday against austerity policies and high unemployment,...Tags: Unemployment, Mario Monti, National Government, Enrico Letta, Labor Legislation
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