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Violence in the streets of Dhaka (Daaaaka, a deep emphatic "d" and "a"), Bangledesh, over religious freedom of speech have resulted in 4 deaths and dozens of injuries. The ruling party, the Awani League, supported the ruling by the High Court to ban fatwas (the second "a" is not deep, almost "fatwehs"), which are religious rulings for Muslims. The violence was between Awani supporters and opposition supporters.

Battling ELF

Teen Convicted in Eco-Terror Attack

Battling ELF

Teen Convicted in Eco-Terror Attack

By Oliver Yates Libaw

Feb. 12 — Prosecutors have recorded their first conviction in a case linked to the Earth Liberation Front, an eco-terror group that claims credit for more than 100 acts of destruction in the last five years and $37 million worth of damage.

Prosecutors on New York's Long Island confirmed that a 17-year-old Suffolk County high school student pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a series of arson fires.

The D.C. Democracy Seven, arrested

for protesting Congressional oppression of the

District of Columbia last summer, will begin their

second trial on the afternoon of Monday, February 12,

2001. On Thursday, February 8, a pre-trial rally

outside the D.C. Superior Court building attracted

over 75 citizens and supporters.

[Press release forwarded by the D.C. Statehood Green

Party. Five members of the D.C. Democracy 7 are

active members of the party.]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 12, 2001

The D.C. Democracy Seven, arrested

for protesting Congressional oppression of the

District of Columbia last summer, will begin their

second trial on the afternoon of Monday, February 12,

2001. On Thursday, February 8, a pre-trial rally

outside the D.C. Superior Court building attracted

over 75 citizens and supporters.

[Press release forwarded by the D.C. Statehood Green

Party. Five members of the D.C. Democracy 7 are

active members of the party.]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 12, 2001

The D.C. Democracy Seven, arrested

for protesting Congressional oppression of the

District of Columbia last summer, will begin their

second trial on the afternoon of Monday, February 12,

2001. On Thursday, February 8, a pre-trial rally

outside the D.C. Superior Court building attracted

over 75 citizens and supporters.

[Press release forwarded by the D.C. Statehood Green

Party. Five members of the D.C. Democracy 7 are

active members of the party.]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 12, 2001

Consumers Want Engineered Food Labeled

Shoppers Express 'Outrage' That Product Choices Aren't Clear, FDA Reports

Consumers Want Engineered Food Labeled
Shoppers Express 'Outrage' That Product Choices Aren't Clear, FDA Reports

by Marc Kaufman

Consumers want mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods and feel "outrage" when they learn how many supermarket products already are produced through biotechnology, according to a Food and Drug Administration report.

Two Palestinians killed, seven injured as tide of violence rises

Two Palestinians killed, seven injured as tide of violence rises

GAZA CITY, Feb 13 (AFP) -

Two Palestinians were killed Tuesday and seven others wounded as Israeli-Palestinian violence continued an upward climb since Israeli right-wing leader Ariel Sharon was elected prime minister a week ago.

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Four people have been killed and dozens

wounded during an anti-government strike in

the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka.

Violent clashes broke out as supporters of both

the governing Awami League and the

opposition parties fought pitched battles using

firearms.

The opposition want

the Prime Minister,

Sheikh Hasina, to resign

for failing to stop the

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Lorry drivers in Hong Kong have called off a

five-day blockade of the territory's port after

they emerged victorious in an industrial

dispute.

The drivers have forced cargo-handling

companies owned by some of Hong Kong's

biggest conglomerates to back down after

they tried to levy new charges.

The cargo handlers, owned by some of Hong

Kong's biggest trading companies, backed

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Huang Qi, 36, went on trial on Tuesday in the

south-western city of Chengdu. He is accused

of attempting to subvert state power by

allowing articles about the 1989

pro-democracy protests to appear on his

website.

-BBC