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| Spurred by Myanmar radicals, Thai Buddhists push for state religion status | | Wednesday, November 04, 2015 3:13 AM | |
|  By Andrew R.C. Marshall and Pairat Temphairojana BANGKOK (Reuters) - A campaign to enshrine Buddhism as Thailand's state religion has been galvanized by a radical Buddhist movement in neighbouring Myanmar that is accused of stoking religious tension, the leader of the Thai bid said. Experts say the campaign could appeal to Thailand's military junta, which is struggling for popularity 18 months after staging a coup, and tap into growing anti-Muslim sentiment in a country that prides itself on religious tolerance. While Buddhists form an overwhelming majority in both countries, Thailand has avoided the nationwide religious violence that has killed hundreds of people in Myanmar, most of them Muslims.
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| Australian intelligence reports spike in 'terrorism' funding cases | | Wednesday, November 04, 2015 1:32 AM | |
| | By Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's anti-money laundering agency says reports of "terrorism-financing" cases have tripled in the past year, with around 100 people suspected of funnelling over A$50 million ($35.92 million) out of the country to support Islamist militants. The financial intelligence agency, AUSTRAC, said in its annual report released this week that it had recorded a trebling of "suspicious matter reports" linked to the funding of overseas militant groups. "The volume of terrorism financing in Australia is linked to the number of Australians travelling to join terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq," the report said. |
| Tarantino says won't be intimidated over movie boycott calls | | Wednesday, November 04, 2015 12:00 AM | |
|  Director Quentin Tarantino said on Tuesday he would not be intimidated by police unions who have called for a boycott of his movies over remarks he made at a rally against police brutality. In his first remarks on the growing controversy, the Oscar-winning director told the Los Angeles Times that he was not a "cop hater" and that his words had been misrepresented. "I'm not being intimidated," Tarantino told the newspaper.
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| Clinton renews push for gun restrictions in new ad, campaign stop | |  By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday renewed her pledge to take on the powerful U.S. gun lobby. Speaking at a townhall-style event in Coralville, Iowa, Clinton said gun violence affects urban, suburban and rural areas. "This is a problem, it's a danger, it's a threat, everywhere in our country," Clinton said.
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| Ex-Brazil football chief pleads not guilty in U.S. after extradition | |  By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi and Nate Raymond ZURICH/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Brazilian chief Jose Maria Marin pleaded not guilty to bribery charges in a U.S. court after being extradited on Tuesday from Switzerland in the corruption case that shook world football's governing body FIFA. Marin, 83, who headed Brazil's preparations to host the 2014 World Cup while president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, had bail set at $15 million and a judge ordered him placed under house arrest. Marin appeared to have trouble standing during the hearing, which Dearie paused briefly to ask if he were feeling well.
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| Thousands march in Romania as toll from nightclub fire reaches 32 | |  By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested across Romania on Tuesday, demanding cabinet resignations as the death toll from a nightclub fire reached 32, with dozens more people in hospital critically hurt. In Bucharest, over 20,000 people marched to the government headquarters and the interior ministry, and protests spread out in the central Romanian cities of Brasov and Ploiesti. More rallies were being announced on Facebook across Romania in coming days.
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| Bulgarian police protest benefit cuts, in challenge to government | | | By Angel Krasimirov SOFIA (Reuters) - Hundreds of Bulgarian policemen, firemen and prison guards staged a spontaneous protest on Tuesday against cuts to their pensions and benefits, testing the authority of the centre-right government. The demonstrators blocked major roads in the capital Sofia and held rallies in several other cities, demanding the resignation of Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova, who is trying to force through the changes. Street protests have grown in Bulgaria, the European Union's poorest member, in recent years. |
| Brazil's ex-football chief pleads not guilty to U.S. charges | |  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, one of 14 people indicted in a corruption case that has rocked the football world's governing body FIFA, pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court on Tuesday. Jose Maria Marin appeared in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, after being extradited to the United States from Switzerland. Marin, 83, was among seven officials from FIFA who were arrested in May in a dawn raid at a Zurich hotel. U.S. prosecutors have accused Marin of taking bribes in connection with sports marketing rights. ...
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