Japanese activists land on Senkaku island raise flags
A group of Japanese activists landed on Uotsuri Island in the Senkaku archipelago and raised flags amid China and Taiwan claims. China protested with street actions against Japanese cars and businesses as Beijing filed a formal complaint to Tokyo. One of ten visitors was quoted defending the island as Japanese territory.
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Seattle
Germany
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Assange calls for end to U S whistleblower war from embassy balcony
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange urged the United States to halt its “witch hunt” against WikiLeaks and to free Bradley Manning from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London where Assange seeks asylum. He spoke as police watched below and thanked Ecuador’s Rafael Correa for granting asylum amid Sweden’s sexual assault inquiry.
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Frontyard grave in Stevenson pits a man against city
James Davis fights to keep the remains of his wife Patsy Ruth Davis in his yard, arguing a 2009 burial was allowed by health authorities while Stevenson city officials seek to move the grave. The Alabama Court of Appeals is weighing whether the site is a family plot or a cemetery. Davis runs for City Council amid the dispute.
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Joseph Snee
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Birmingham
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Assad Appears in Public Amid Eid Al Fitr Prayers
Syrian President Bashar al Assad attends prayers at a Damascus mosque marking Eid al Fitr his first public appearance since the July bombing that killed four top security officials. The regime faces anti government protests and ongoing civil war in Damascus and Aleppo.
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