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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=98608105&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Indonesia has sent 120 firefighters to battle blazes from peatland areas that are causing unhealthy levels of pollution in neighbouring Malaysia, an official said….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=98540049&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Philippine authorities on Thursday said they had seized an enormous haul of illegally harvested corals and more than 100 preserved sea turtles before they could be smuggled abroad….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=98540075&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Four months after Hezbollah toppled Lebanon's unity government, arduous negotiations on forming a new cabinet that will exclude the pro-Western camp are ongoing, with no clear end to the talks in sight….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=98519625&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A US drone fired two missiles into a vehicle in Pakistan's tribal district of North Waziristan on Thursday, killing at least five suspected militants, local security officials said….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=98508609&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK China, which employs an army of censors to police the Internet, has also deployed legions of "web commentators" to get the government's message out — in a crafty but effective way….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=98477187&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Uganda on Wednesday blocked opposition leader Kizza Besigye's return from neighbouring Kenya, where he had sought treatment after an assault by police who broke his protest against rising living costs….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=98414599&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Ugandan police on Tuesday arrested an opposition leader who attempted to hold a meeting at a public square in the capital Kampala and used tear gas to disperse his supporters….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=98389327&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK An indefinite strike by public-sector workers in diamond-rich Botswana is threatening the ruling party's 45-year grip on power and denting its image as the steward of one of Africa's success stories….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=98385681&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK US high-tech giant Apple said staff at its flagship Beijing store acted in self-defence when a fight broke out, resulting in injuries to a customer who has since been compensated, reports said Tuesday….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=98372581&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Conservation group WWF on Monday urged timber firms to drop plans to clear Indonesian forest areas where infra-red cameras have captured footage of rare Sumatran tigers and their cubs….