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Activist Adam Adli, center, smiles before being released on bail at a court house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Prosecutors filed a sedition charge Thursday against a student activist who urged Malaysians to engage in street protests against the government over claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Malaysian charged with sedition, 2 more arrestedMalaysia charges student activist with sedition, arrests 2 other anti-government figures
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2011 jail breaks become political issue in EgyptEgypt's 2011 jailbreaks still a mystery, carry potential embarrassment for Islamist leader
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Japan bond yields jump following Fed commentsJapan government bond yields jump following Fed comments, adding to jitters over growing debt
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File - In this April 14, 2011 file photo, a boat is by the jetty of the Capernaum National Park in the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel.  The monumental structure, made of boulders and stones with a diameter of 70 meters, was found through a sonar scan at the bottom of the Sea of Galilee in 2003. Now, archaeologists are beginning to put together grant proposals and funding requests in a bid to permit them access to the submerged stones.(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
Submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologistsHuge submerged mystery structure in Sea of Galilee stumps dry-docked Israeli archaeologists
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Police: Car bomb kills 12 in southwest PakistanCar bomb kills 11 police, 1 civilian in southwest Pakistan
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ADDS LOCATION - From left: Emiri Miura, daughter, and Tomoko Miura, wife of 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura speaks with him immediately after he conquered the summit of Mount Everest, at Miura's office in Tokyo on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Miura on Thursday became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest, although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next week. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT
Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest80-year-old Japanese extreme skier becomes oldest climber to reach summit of Mount Everest
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Lawyer: Malaysian accused of rape married the girlProsecutors pursue rape case against Malaysian whose lawyer says he married 13-year-old girl
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FILE - In this Sunday, May 12, 2013 file photo, Bangladeshi soldiers stand amid the rubble of the garment factory building that collapsed on April 24 as they continue search operation in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. A government investigation said poor quality construction materials and building code violations contributed to the collapse of building housing garment factories last month in Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Ismail Ferdous, File)
Building materials blamed in Bangladesh disasterGov't probe faults poor quality construction materials for deadly Bangladesh building collapse
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In this handout photo provided by the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital Pakistan's cricketer turned politician Imran Khan, leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party leaves the hospital in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Khan left the hospital Wednesday, more than two weeks after he suffered serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign event, a spokesman said. (AP Photo/Shaukat Khanum Hospital)
Police: Car bomb kills 12 in southwest PakistanCar bomb kills 11 police, 1 civilian in southwest Pakistan, say police
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