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Chen arrives in U.S.

Chen thanks U.S., China STORY HIGHLIGHTS Chen expresses gratitude, asks for justice in China Actor Christian Bale, who tried to visit Chen in China, wants to meet him in U.S.

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Poisoned water sickens Afghan boys

Almost 400 Afghan schoolchildren have been poisoned after drinking contaminated water. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Nearly 400 students fall ill after drinking tainted water, health official says The official suspects poisioning of the school’s well It’s the latest in a string of similar poisonings since at least 2010 (CNN) — Nearly 400 boys at a school in Afghanistan’s Khost province fell ill after drinking water from a well that may have been poisoned, a health official said Tuesday. Eighty of the 389 boys treated for illness Tuesday morning remained hospitalized, two of them in critical condition, said Amir Padshah Mangal, director of the provincial health department.

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Chen tells U.S. of reprisals

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng at the U.S.

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Protests may cancel Gaga concert

Indonesian police have recommended Lady Gaga not be issued a permit in the country, because of security concerns. STORY HIGHLIGHTS The performer’s show is under fire from conservative Muslims; police deny her a permit Some consider her shows to be forbidden under Islamic law Newspaper says more than 25,000 concert tickets were sold 2 hours after they went on sale A Christian group also opposed Gaga’s show in South Korea (CNN) — Lady Gaga may have to disappoint a lot of her “little monsters” in Indonesia after Jakarta police recommended that her sold-out June 3 show not be issued a permit because of security concerns

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Protests may cancel Lady Gaga concert

STORY HIGHLIGHTS The performer’s show is under fire from conservative Muslims; police deny her a permit Some consider her shows to be forbidden under Islamic law Newspaper says more than 25,000 concert tickets were sold 2 hours after they went on sale A Christian group also opposed Gaga’s show in South Korea (CNN) — Lady Gaga may have to disappoint a lot of her “little monsters” in Indonesia after Jakarta police recommended that her sold-out June 3 show not be issued a permit because of security concerns.


 
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