S.Korean president orders crackdown on railway strike
President Lee Myung-Bak on Saturday ordered a tough crackdown on an ongoing railway strike as cargo train services remained crippled across South Korea for a third day.
AFP via Yahoo! Singapore News,
Fri Nov 27 23:25:00 PST 2009
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China executes Chongqing gang boss amid crackdown
A top gangster in western China has been executed as part of a major crackdown on organized crime, state media reported Friday.
AP via Yahoo! Asia News,
Fri Nov 27 02:21:00 PST 2009
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Gang leader executed, four lawmakers removed in SW China crime crackdown
A notorious gang leader was executed Thursday in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality after being convicted of organizing a crime ring that killed one person and intentionally injured e...
People's Daily,
Fri Nov 27 02:58:27 PST 2009
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Iraqi journalists worry about media crackdown
Lawsuits, rules that allow the government to shut TV stations that promote violence and other signs of creeping censorship are raising fears of a crackdown on Iraq's often partisan media ah...
Reuters via Yahoo! News,
Thu Nov 26 01:14:05 PST 2009
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Amnesty fears crackdown around Honduras polls
Amnesty International expressed fears Friday of excessive use of force during post-coup elections in Honduras as international support grew for the polls that have divided the Americas.
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Fri Nov 27 10:18:26 PST 2009
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Huge crackdown to kill
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The Malaysian Insider,
Thu Nov 26 16:06:19 PST 2009
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China vows tougher crackdown on mobile phone pornography
China has vowed to step up its ongoing crackdown on mobile WAP sites offering pornography for mobile phone users, as such sites are taking measures to avoid supervision.
China Daily,
Thu Nov 26 22:04:09 PST 2009
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China vows tougher crackdown on mobile phone pornography
China has vowed to step up its ongoing crackdown on mobile WAP sites offering pornography for mobile phone users, as such sites are taking measures to avoid supervision. An official from th...
People's Daily,
Thu Nov 26 19:16:29 PST 2009
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US delays crackdown on Internet gambling
The US Treasury Department and Federal Reserve Board delayed for six months on Friday the enforcement of new rules designed to crack down on Internet gambling.
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Fri Nov 27 15:52:24 PST 2009
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Jeffersonville eyes crackdown on news stand boxes
Councilman Mike Smith says newspaper and advertisement boxes are becoming an eyesore and a hazard in loading zones.
FOX 41 Louisville,
Sat Nov 28 12:39:41 PST 2009
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Amnesty fears crackdown around Honduras polls
TEGUCIGALPA - Amnesty International expressed fears Friday the Honduran de facto regime would use excessive force to clamp down on opposition to post-coup polls that have divided the Americ...
Malaysian Mirror,
Fri Nov 27 19:44:24 PST 2009
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Child prostitutes aren't receiving needed help
When the FBI announced a nationwide crackdown on child prostitution last month as part of a long-term initiative to combat...
Deseret News,
Sat Nov 28 20:22:37 PST 2009
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Jeffersonville eyes crackdown on news stand boxes
A Jeffersonville councilman wants the city to crack down on what adorns its street corners.
WTHR Indianapolis,
Sat Nov 28 09:25:26 PST 2009
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At least 100 women raped in Guinea crackdown -group
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinean soldiers raped at least 100 women during a crackdown on protesters in September, a human rights group said on Thursday.
The Star,
Thu Nov 26 05:04:52 PST 2009
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At least 100 women raped in Guinea crackdown -group
Source: Reuters * At least 100 women raped during Guinea protest crackdown * UN experts investigating human rights abuses By Saliou Samb CONAKRY, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Guinean soldiers raped a...
AlertNet,
Thu Nov 26 04:09:06 PST 2009
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Men executed in child trafficking crackdown
Two men have been executed after being convicted of abducting and trafficking children in China.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation,
Fri Nov 27 16:19:43 PST 2009
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Three charged in crackdown
TWO men and a woman have been arrested and charged with housebreakings during a crackdown on criminals in West Lothian.
Edinburgh Evening News,
Thu Nov 26 03:16:02 PST 2009
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Tories propose no-notice pupil detentions
The Conservatives would change the law to allow teachers to hand out no-notice detentions to be served the same day, as part of a crackdown on behaviour, the shadow schools minister, Nick G...
Guardian Unlimited,
Sat Nov 28 16:30:41 PST 2009
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Waterways crime crackdown
The federal government hopes to sign a new treaty with the United States to allow specially designated Canadian and American law enforcement officers to jointly patrol coastal and inland wa...
Niagara Falls Review,
Sat Nov 28 04:28:12 PST 2009
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