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Mexican lawmakers decriminalize migrants (AP)
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 11:42pm EDT
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AP - Migrant rights activists applauded a vote by Mexico's Congress to remove long-standing criminal penalties for undocumented migrants found in the country. -
Militiamen ambush drives back US patrol in Sadr City (AP)
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 11:13pm EDT
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AP - The killings of five U.S. soldiers in separate attacks in Baghdad pushed the American death toll for April up to 49, making it the deadliest month since September.
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Turkey's parliament softens law restricting free speech (AP)
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 11:02pm EDT
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AP - Turkey's parliament approved a government-backed proposal Wednesday to soften a law restricting free speech that has been used to prosecute intellectuals and dissidents.
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Nearly 200 Zimbabwe opposition supporters released (AP)
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 7:15pm EDT
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AP - Police on Tuesday released nearly 200 people who were arrested last week in a raid at opposition headquarters, while President Bush called on Zimbabwe's neighbors to step up the pressure on longtime leader Robert Mugabe.