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News at a GlanceSeptember 29 - October 7
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Vietnam warns Catholic Church
The government has accused four Catholic priests and the Archbishop of Hanoi, at odds with the government over a land dispute, of "stirring the population" and encouraging illegal religious activity. The government wants to transform the disputed land into a park, but the Church argues that the land is sacred.
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PM to step down
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced he would step down and turn power over to his deputy Najib Razak in March next year to prevent his United Malays National Organization party from breaking apart. The UMNO forms the core of the ruling National Front coalition, which has ruled Malaysia ever since independence from Britain in 1957.
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Streets of blood
Two people died and over 450 were injured when police broke up anti-government protests in Bangkok in what has been called the worst violence in over a decade in Thailand. Protesters, who have controlled the compound of the prime minister's office since August 26, vowed vengeance for those killed in the clashes.
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