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Lawyer in China mob trial gets 1 1/2 years on appeal
BEIJING (AP) - The lawyer for an alleged mob boss in southwest China was given a reduced 1 1/2-year prison term Tuesday during his appeal on charges that he helped his client falsely claim torture by police during interrogation, the court said.

Nearly 200 people indicted in Philippines massacre
By OLIVER TEVES Associated Press Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against the head of a powerful clan and 195 others in the biggest and deadliest murder case since the country's World War II war crimes trials.

Sri Lanka's president dissolves parliament
By FISNIK ABRASHI Associated Press Writer COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A government official says Sri Lanka's president has dissolved the country's parliament setting the stage for new elections.

Nigerian Senate votes to empower vice president
By BASHIR ADIGUN Associated Press Writer ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's Senate has passed a resolution that would empower the vice president to take over for the nation's ill president. The Senate passed the motion Tuesday, which would allow Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to step in for President Umaru Yar'Adua.

Zimbabwean law to require black business ownership
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - White businesspeople in Zimbabwe who don't cede control of their companies to black partners could face jail under a law going into effect next month.


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