Singapore's leader eases free speech limits
Singapore's new Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong outlined a plan for a more open society. He said public speakers will not need police permits inside buildings unless discussing religion or race and activists may exhibit at Speakers' Corner in a downtown park, signaling a relaxation of tightly restricted speech. In Bangladesh, violent protests followed a grenade attack on a rally, with a railway attack injuring dozens as police used tear gas, and authorities arresting hundreds amid clashes in multiple towns.
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Singapore
Lee Huien Loong
Lee
Lee Kuan Yew
Dhaka
Bangladesh
Subarna
Uhaarah
Mastafi Cafuntail
Stater
Bangladesh Railways
Fer
Chittagong
NTV
Paris Fire Destroys Jewish Community Center Amid Anti Semitic Graffiti
An arson attack gutted a Jewish community center in eastern Paris before dawn as red anti-Semitic graffiti appeared including Jews get out. Firefighters extinguished the blaze by morning while authorities investigated. Prime Minister Raffarin and President Chirac condemned the act and pledged maximum sentences for perpetrators.
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Paris
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
France
Jacques Chirac
Chirac
Serge Benaim
Middle East
Israel
Europe
Paris marks WWII liberation amid hunger memories and resistance
Paris recalls the 1944 liberation as bread was scarce and streets held camp fires. Veterans and residents describe hunger, resistance acts like Madeleine Riffaud's 1944 killing, and the swift takeover of Paris City Hall on August 20 1944, signaling renewed hope and collective defiance.
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Paris
David Wingeate Pike
American University of Paris
Maulet
U.S
Normandy
Col
Maurice Courtesses
Madeleine Riffaud
Resistance
Riffaud
American contractor accused of torturing suspects in Afghanistan
An American, Jonathan Keith Idema, allegedly entered Afghanistan with U S help using a letter from a U S embassy official identifying him as a Department of Defense contractor. He and two others were arrested after Afghan forces raided their Kabul jail. The U S government denies sponsorship, while Idema claims government support and faces prison in Afghanistan. Four Afghans are charged as accessories.
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Wayetteville
N.C
Afghanistan
Fayetteville
Jonathan Keith
Dick” Idema
Idema
U.S
Kabul
the Observer
Uzbekistan
Department of Defense
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Gary Scurka
Greg Long
Defense Department
Scurka
Tom Casey
State Department
Observer
Casey
Long
Thema
Scurki
Brett Bennett
Edward Caraballa
Seurka
John E. Tiffany
Afghan civilians killed at checkpoint in Ghazni province
U S soldiers at a joint checkpoint fired on a pickup that did not stop killing two women and a man and wounding two others. Ghazni Gov Khalid called it a tragedy and an investigation was ordered as Afghan leaders sought to ease coalition tensions.
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Afghanistan
Ghazni
Haji Asadullah
Khalid
Associated Press
U.S
Itmoan
Khost
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