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Syria urged to probe prison riot deaths
An international human rights watchdog is urging Syria to order an independent investigation into the shooting of inmates during a prison riot earlier this month.  Sharing power with Mugabe may be only optionZimbabwe's beaten down opposition may end up being forced to accept what it swears is unacceptable - a power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe.
Dutch court voids language test for some migrants
A Dutch court punched a hole in toughened immigration restrictions, ruling an illiterate Moroccan woman cannot be required to pass a Dutch language test to join her husband in the Netherlands.
Group says Chinese Internet dissident is arrested
A Chinese dissident who wrote politically sensitive articles including some criticizing the government's handling of a devastating earthquake was formally arrested Friday on charges of allegedly possessing state secrets, a human rights group said.
Concerns remain over sex Offender law
Another revision of the Nevada attorney general's position on a new sex offender law has left critics of the law confused - and glad that a federal judge has blocked enforcement of the law pending further review.
2 Algerians missing since Gitmo transfer
Two Algerians released from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay have not been heard from since they were transferred two weeks ago to the custody of the North African country, a human rights group said Monday.  Sudan will urge UN to block Darfur prosecutionSudan's ambassador said Monday his nation will try to persuade the U.N. Security Council to block a prosecutor from pursuing genocide charges against the Sudanese president.
Hundreds of migrant workers riot in eastern China
Hundreds of migrant workers attacked a police station in eastern China after one was allegedly beaten while trying to get a residence permit, highlighting enduring tensions between temporary workers and authorities.  Agencies seek to protect Myanmar cyclone orphansNow, 12-year-old Twe Zin Win must try to play the role of mother. Every night, she lulls her little twin sisters to sleep with a soothing lullaby their mother once sang them - before the storm swept away her parents forever.
Focus on South Africa's Zimbabwe efforts
The failure of the U.S. campaign for international sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders returns the focus to South African efforts to end the deadly political crisis and to questions about whether President Thabo Mbeki is the right mediator.
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