Cambodian court jails 11 for insurrection
PHNOM PENH • A court jailed 11 opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party members yesterday for insurrection after an anti-government protest turned violent a year ago. The 11 members received jail terms ranging from seven to 20 years for forcibly trying to reopen the country's only designated protest venue, Freedom Park.
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Philips' Chinese arm sued by Beijing villa
BEIJING • The Chinese arm of Dutch electronics giant Philips is being sued by a government villa in Beijing over alleged false advertising of air purifiers, a court said yesterday.
The Diaoyutai State Guesthouse regularly receives foreign leaders and has accommodated US president Richard Nixon and British premier Margaret Thatcher.
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Death-row bomber's appeal thrown out
NEW DELHI• India's Supreme Court yesterday threw out a last-minute appeal by Yakub Memon, the only person to be condemned to death for a series of bombings in Mumbai in 1993, clearing the way for his execution after two decades in jail. He is due to be hanged on July 30.
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