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"The idea of human rights begins with a fundamental commitment to the dignity that is the birthright of every man, woman and child."
Hillary Rodham Clinton
The U.S. Secretary of State was speaking on the release of the 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

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Ellen Presents $30k To Lesbian In Prom Flap
Nintendo Aims To Get Consoles In Schools
Comelec Readies 1,700 Generator Sets
Paf Buying 18 Trainer Aircraft
Philippines Lawyers Protest Ruling Allowing President To Appoint Chief Justice

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50 Cent will never retire from music
Pete Doherty praises British penal system
Mentor sues Lady Gaga for $35 million
Peter Andre to get rid of Katie Price tattoo

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Preneet Kaur's Manila visit for interfaith dialogue for cooperation in peace
Hawksbill Turtle Rescued In Manila Port

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Indian charged with murder of tourist in Singapore
Singapore authorities Friday charged an Indian man with the murder this week of a 30-year-old Philippine tourist, a media report...

Philippine Rebels Endorse 'fatwa' Against Estrada
MANILA (AFP) - Muslim separatist rebels on Saturday declared deposed ex-leader Joseph Estrada an enemy of Islam and called on Philippine voters to reject his bid to become president again.The Moro...
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A policeman, who apparently acted in self-defense following an altercation, has been suspended pending an on-going investigation after shooting Moscow Metro...
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Ellen DeGeneres and a Web site called Tonic give $30,000 check to homsexual student whose prom was...
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Wall Street shivers over Indian rate hikeWall Street shivers over Indian rate hike
U.S. stocks closed in the red on Friday. For the Dow Jones it was the first time in 9...

Century old Bank of Hiawassee shutteredCentury old Bank of Hiawassee shuttered
The FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Citizens South Bank, Gastonia, North Carolina, to assume all of the deposits of Bank of...
10 branches of Appalachian Community Bank close10 branches of Appalachian Community Bank close
Appalachian Community Bank with $1.01 billion in assets has been unable to stay...
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Singapore authorities Friday charged an Indian man with the murder this week of a 30-year-old Philippine tourist, a media report said.

Gopinathan Nair Remadevi Bijukumar, 34, was suspected of stabbing Roselyn Reyes Pascua to death, the online edition of The Straits Times newspaper reported.

Pascua's body was found Monday in a rented room. She came to Singapore about three weeks ago to visit relatives and friends.

If convicted, Bijukumar faces the death penalty under Singapore law.


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