Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been acquitted of charges of sodomy after a two-year court battle. A judge ruled today that DNA...
Malaysia: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim acquitted of sodomy charges
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Syrian journalist dies after being shot by gunmen
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