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| Rajapaksa launches comeback bid in Sri Lanka poll for PM | |  By Shihar Aneez MEDAMULANA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, regarded as a hero by some and a war criminal by others for the brutal defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels six years ago, announced on Wednesday that he would stand in an election for prime minister next month. The parliamentary election comes after months of deadlock in the legislature, as a six-month-old coalition government cobbled together by President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickramassinghe has struggled to pass key political reforms in the island state. Together they had sought to curb presidential powers which they had accused Rajapaksa of abusing during his decade in power, and depoliticise state institutions such as the police, judiciary and public services.
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| Singapore PM takes to the stand for hours in blogger defamation case | |  By Rujun Shen SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took the stand for nearly seven hours on Wednesday, answering questions from a blogger he has successfully sued for defamation as the Supreme Court tried to decide how much he should be paid in damages. Lee sued Roy Ngerng, 34, for a blog last year in which the defendant was alleged to have implicated Lee in impropriety in connection with how funds in Singapore's mandatory retirement savings scheme are managed. Its leaders have previously sued or settled out of court with foreign media for alleged defamation, but this is the first time a blogger has faced such action.
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| Kuwait arrests two police officers in crackdown on militants - media | | | Kuwait has arrested two police officers as part of a security crackdown on Islamist militants launched after last week's deadly bombing on a mosque claimed by Islamic State, newspapers reported on Wednesday. The attack by a suicide bomber on Friday killed 27 people and injured more than 200, prompting the government to declare it was at war with Islamist militants would strike out at cells believed to be on its soil. Security forces found weapons, ammunition, maps and slogans supporting Islamic State in a raid on the home of a student and another suspect who said they had received the weapons from the officers, al-Rai daily quoted security sources saying. |
| Afghan army general accused of drug trafficking | | | Afghan police have detained an army general accused of smuggling nearly 20 kg (44 lb) of heroin, police and defence officials said on Wednesday. Afghanistan is the world's biggest producer of opium, used to produce heroin, but high-level arrests are rare. Brigadier General Abdul Sama, head of the army recruitment centre in northern Balkh province, was stopped with a bodyguard and driver in a military pick-up truck. |
| Crowds count down to legalisation of marijuana in Oregon, then light up | |  By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Crowds counted down the minutes to midnight then lit up joints as smoking marijuana became legal in Oregon on Wednesday, part of a growing legalization movement spreading down the United States' west coast. Hundreds gathered on the Burnside Bridge in downtown Portland and smoked under the glow of a neon city sign, marking the moment that the law allowing recreational use, backed by voters in November, came into effect. The legislation opens the way for shops to sell marijuana by next year - though some lawmakers say they will still try to block retail outlets.
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| "Conscience vote" may help Australia decide on same-sex marriage | |  Australia will soon decide whether to legalise same-sex marriage under a cross-party bill which may allow parliament members to vote according to their conscience, rather than along party lines, media reported on Wednesday. The debate over whether to follow countries like the United States and Ireland in recognizing same-sex marriage has strained relations between Australia's socially conservative Catholic Prime Minister Tony Abbott and members of his Liberal Party in favour of the change. A cross-party bill, sponsored by two Liberal Party lawmakers is expected to go to the federal parliament on Aug. 11, Sky News Australia said.
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| China adopts new security law to make networks, systems "controllable" | |  By Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) - China's legislature adopted a sweeping national security law on Wednesday that covers everything from territorial sovereignty to measures to tighten cyber security, a move likely to rile foreign businesses. A core component of the law, passed by the standing committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), is to make all key network infrastructure and information systems "secure and controllable". President Xi Jinping has said China's security covers areas including politics, culture, the military, the economy, technology and the environment.
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