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    Thousands of foreign workers have died in Malaysia in recent years from accidents, illnesses and suicide. They work in so-called '3D' conditions - dirty, dangerous and difficult. Critics say the death rate is a result of slack safety standards, poor housing conditions and weak enforcement of laws to protect them.
    Worked to death
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    The deaths of thousands of migrant workers in recent years bring Malaysia's safety standards into question.
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      Want to add your voice to Al Jazeera's social media show, The Stream? Record a short "I'm in The Stream video" and you could be on the air.
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      Record your own video here and we'll feature it on The Stream
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      A South African court has postponed the corruption case against former African National Congress (ANC) youth leader Julius Malema, as the court added racketeering to the list of criminal charges against the fallen star of the ruling party.
      Malema court hearing postponed to next year
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      Adjournment means corruption case against ex-ANC youth leader will not be heard before party's key December conference.
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    "Ukraine has been shaped by centuries of invasion and today people of many different ethnic origins make up the population. The Ukrainians are an explosive, colourful, joyous people despite centuries of repression by big brother Russia."
    Ukraine: State of Chaos
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    Has the eastern European country been returned to the grips of the powerful oligarchs and neighbouring Russia?
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    Fata Orlovic is a 70-year-old Bosnian widow. Hers is one of the most intriguing and dramatic war stories of modern times. Fata's suffering reflects the plight of many Bosnian war refugees still fighting for justice.
    The House Fata Didn't Build
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    Tensions in the aftermath of the Bosnian war are exposed through a widow's fight against the state, police and church.
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      The Kazakh government has launched a fresh crackdown on independent news media, shutting down newspapers and raiding offices.

      The government is branding media outlets that are sympathetic to opposition activists as "extremists", and hitting them with legal injunctions and cases.
      Kazakh media fights against new restrictions
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      News organisations battling to find ways around latest crackdown on independent media.
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      Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied in central Cairo, continuing more than a week of demonstrations against new powers assumed by the president and the drafting of a constitution seen by many as undermining basic freedoms.
      Thousands rally in Cairo against constitution
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      Unrest continues in Tahrir Square after assembly rushes through vote on controversial draft constitution for Egypt.
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    Feature: A new taxi company in Myanmar aims to help former political prisoners get back on their feet. Read the full article here: http://aje.me/VjfXBD
    Myanmar's taxi service with a twist
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    A taxi company run by former political prisoners is making the most of the country's ongoing transformation.
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    The UN's International Telecommunication Union will soon gather to negotiate a treaty on online access, cybersecurity and other regulatory measures for the web. Rights groups and tech companies say a new treaty could lead to more online censorship and prevent innovation. What regulations are needed, and how would it affect internet freedom?
    Should the UN regulate the internet?
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    A new treaty could determine the future of the web.
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      Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the disgraced former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief, have denied reports that he has agreed to pay $6m to settle a lawsuit brought by a Manhattan maid who accused him of sexual assault.
      Strauss-Kahn 'settles' case with hotel maid
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      French and US media say ex-IMF boss has agreed to pay $6m to hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault in New York.
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    Feature: The release of thousands of previously secret government-held documents offers fresh hope of finally gaining a measure of justice for suffering under British rule. Read more here: http://aje.me/QSjKo3
    Archive sheds light on dark British past
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    Thousands of recently released files reveal rampant use of torture by Britain against subjects during colonial era.
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    A report issued by the World Bank earlier this month warns of severe consequences if global warming is not dealt with. But the international organisation may itself be contributing to climate change.
    Is the World Bank turning up the heat?
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    Bank warns dire consequences if global warming is not countered, but its own work may be contributing to climate change.
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    There was a great show of support for the Palestinians as they bid to upgrade their status at the United Nations. But the move was also strongly opposed by Israel and the United States. Danny Ayalon, Israel's deputy foreign minister, said the bid is a "virtual move without any substance", while Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, said it would serve no purpose.
    Palestine: The meaning of a status upgrade
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    While US and Israel oppose Palestinian bid for non-member statehood at UN, we ask how move could affect peace efforts.
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      Marxist FARC rebels and Colombian government negotiators have wrapped up the first round of talks aimed at ending Latin America's longest-running insurgency. The issues covered at the peace talks in Havana included the political and legal future of the FARC, drug trafficking and compensation for victims of violence. http://aje.me/Yx5SBK
      FARC rebels optimistic on peace talks
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      Hopes of ending nearly 50 years of war between Colombia and the Marxist FARC rebels wrap up on high note.
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      Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has criticised the forcible crackdown on protesters at a mine in the country's northwest that has left dozens injured, including Buddhist monks. On Friday, Suu Kyi met police behind the crackdown on the mine protest and was due to hear villagers' grievances in a bid to mediate an end to the dispute. http://aje.me/YdxY5V
      Suu Kyi decries crackdown on Myanmar rally
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      Opposition leader criticises police behind crackdown on mine protest that injured dozens, including, Buddhist monks.
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      Phone and internet networks were down across most of Syria for a second straight day, amid reports of fighting near the capital's international airport. The length of internet blackout, which continued on Friday, is unprecedented in Syria's 20-month-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. http://aje.me/Yx4SgV
      Internet blackout continues in Syria
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      Phone and internet networks down across most of the country for a second day, amid reports of clashes near airport.
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      The mood overnight on the streets of the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip was jubilant after the UN voted in favour of the status upgrade for the territories, but not all Palestinians believe that UN recognition will change anything on the ground. http://aje.me/Rn8hwP
      Palestinians react to status upgrade
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      West Bank and Gaza celebrate UN vote, but not everyone is convinced the new status will help Palestine's cause.
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      Jubilant Palestinians have rejoiced at the historic but largely symbolic vote at the UN General Assembly in New York granting them a non-member observer status. Celebrations took place overnight in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera's correspondents in both places reported. http://aje.me/Rm8Y9x
      UN votes to upgrade Palestinian status
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      Overwhelming majority of states vote to give Palestinians non-member observer status, despite Israel and US criticism.
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    Munib al-Masri is one of the most famous and influential Palestinians, but you may never have heard of him. He has a fortune estimated at $1.6 billion, and is chairman of the powerful Palestine Development and Investment Company (Padico), a firm whose interests respresent an estimated one-quarter of the whole Palestinian economy.
    Munib al-Masri: 'The spring is coming'
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    One of the most influential Palestinians discusses his fears for the future of both Palestinians and Israel.
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    Climate change has become one of the biggest, most complex issues of our time. And the warnings from some of the world's leading scientists are getting louder. But sceptics remain. Despite the data, many are unconvinced that the science is on target. So, we ask: Is climate change man-made and, if so, what can we do to stop it?
    The Climate Question: Degrees of Change
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    As delegates gather in Doha for COP18, we examine communities on the front line of global warming.
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    "Now it's Africa for Norway"

    Article: http://bit.ly/RlyRq8

    Student group challenges stereotypes with mock aid campaign

    A Norwegian student group's mission to challenge patronising stereotypes of the “Global South” has gone viral. Erik Schreiner Evans and Anja Bakken Riise created a mock campaign called Radi-Aid, urging Africans to donate radiators to ease the plight of Norwegians suffering from cold winters.
    Photo: "Now it's Africa for Norway" Article: http://bit.ly/RlyRq8 Student group challenges stereotypes with mock aid campaign A Norwegian student group's mission to challenge patronising stereotypes of the “Global South” has gone viral. Erik Schreiner Evans and Anja Bakken Riise created a mock campaign called Radi-Aid, urging Africans to donate radiators to ease the plight of Norwegians suffering from cold winters.
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    This is the story of Shabeena, a remarkable school principal, and her quest to bring education to the children, particularly the young girls, living in the shadow of the Taliban on Pakistan's frontier.
    Shabeena's Quest
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    On Pakistan's Taliban frontier getting an education is an act of defiance, but one woman is opening her school to all.
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      A South African court ruled that government officials "unreasonably delayed" a decision about whether to grant the Dalai Lama a visa for a planned 2011 trip, largely out of fears of angering the Chinese government.
      SA denial of visa to Dalai Lama is 'unlawful'
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      South African courts rule refusal to grant a visa to Tibet spiritual leader in 2011 as stalling tactics.
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    After decades of oil drilling, they have seen their land destroyed, and their waters polluted. But members of Ecuador's indigenous communities have yet to see a single penny for the damage inflicted on their lives by Chevron and its subsidiary, Texaco.
    Holding Chevron accountable
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    What will it take for the energy giant to pay out the billions of dollars it owes for the pollution of the Amazon?
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      A Norwegian student group's mission to challenge patronising stereotypes of the “Global South” has gone viral. Erik Schreiner Evans and Anja Bakken Riise created a mock campaign called Radi-Aid, urging Africans to donate radiators to ease the plight of Norwegians suffering from cold winters.
      Now it's Africa for Norway
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      Student group challenges stereotypes with mock aid campaign.
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    In a special two-part series, Fault Lines travels across Iraq to take the pulse of a country and its people after nine years of foreign occupation and nation-building.
    Iraq: After the Americans
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    Fault Lines travels across Iraq to take the pulse of a country and its people after nine years of occupation.
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    @UN misfires tweet on one-state solution

    Link: http://bit.ly/V8UAgs

    The UN tweets an ill-timed typo ahead of the General Assembly's vote on Palestine.
    Photo: @UN misfires tweet on one-state solution Link: http://bit.ly/V8UAgs The UN tweets an ill-timed typo ahead of the General Assembly's vote on Palestine.
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    Away from its busy capital city and famous canal, Panama is one of the world's most ecologically diverse nations. Yet huge new hydroelectric dam projects now underway are seeing pristine rivers damned and virgin rainforest flooded.
    Panama: Village of the damned
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    One indigenous tribe is engaged in a life and death struggle against the big business interests flooding their land.
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    Should the UN regulate the internet? The UN's International Telecommunication Union will soon gather to negotiate a treaty on online access, cybersecurity and other regulatory measures for the web. Rights groups and tech companies say a new...
    treaty could lead to more online censorship and prevent innovation. What regulations are needed, and how would it affect internet freedom? Join the conversation at 1930GMT | http://aje.me/SraBRA
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    Should the UN regulate the internet?
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    A new treaty could determine the future of the web.
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      Internet has been shut off across Syria, according to residents and companies monitoring internet connectivity.

      Meanwhile, fighting has reportedly forced the closure of the road to Damascus International Airport.
      Fighting rages along Damascus airport road
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      Activists say road closed following heavy clashes, as the internet is shut off across the country.
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    Back in 2008-2009, Israel locked most of the global media out of its 23-day attack on Gaza. This time round, journalists have flooded into the Strip, giving the world a much better view of the bombardment, and some of the buildings they work out of have been targeted.
    The politics of conflict(ing) narratives
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    A look at how media has presented Gaza as a short-term conflict and why in India freedom of speech is being challenged.
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      The Leveson inquiry into Britain's newspaper industry has recommended a scrutinised form of self-regulation backed by legislation to uphold UK press standards.

      Judge Brian Leveson said a new regulatory body should be established in law to prevent more people being hurt by "press behaviour that, at times, can only be described as outrageous".
      Leveson recommends independent UK press body
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      Press inquiry reports calls for tough form of self-regulation backed by legislation in wake of phone-hacking scandal
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    A scandal has cost Afghanistan's Kabul Bank hundreds of millions of dollars. And a new report now says political meddling is preventing efforts to find out why it happened. The report says the bank funneled $900m into the pockets of the country's political elite.
    Can Afghanistan tackle corruption?
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    As a new report on the Kabul Bank scandal places a spotlight on corruption, we ask what Hamid Karzai will do about it.
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    The UN Yugoslav war crimes court acquitted Kosovo's ex-Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and two aides in a retrial on charges of murder and torture during the 1990s war of independence from Belgrade. http://aje.me/VfOjVV
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    Argentina holds 'death flights' trial | A trial involving 800 cases of human rights abuses during Argentina's military dictatorship is set to begin. http://aje.me/TqBMcl
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    This pic, taken by Azad Essa, shows M23 forces enter town of Karuba on Wednesday as first phase of withdrawal begins. Read the latest here: http://aje.me/V1J2eA
    Photo: This pic, taken by Azad Essa, shows M23 forces enter town of Karuba on Wednesday as first phase of withdrawal begins. Read the latest here: http://aje.me/V1J2eA
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