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In the news
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- Anwar Ibrahim (pictured), leader of the Malaysian opposition and former Deputy Prime Minister, is acquitted of a sodomy charge.
- A hot air balloon crash near Carterton, New Zealand, kills 11 people.
- A suicide bombing in Damascus kills 26 people and wounds more than 60, according to Syrian officials.
- Two people are convicted of the murder of Stephen Lawrence, the crime that led to a landmark change in double jeopardy law in the United Kingdom.
- Christopher Loeak is elected President of the Marshall Islands.
- Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan, and Togo join the UN Security Council as non-permanent members.
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