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Local sources said some of those involved were farmers who had taken part in violent protests against a local rubber firm.
China faces thousands of protests and riots every year, most of them small and never openly reported.
NEPAL
Vote on President Fails
The new republic of Nepal failed to elect its first president Saturday when none of the three candidates was able to muster the majority needed to begin the process of forming a new government.
Nepal has been in political limbo since April, when former Maoist rebels won a historic election that left them short of a parliamentary majority but enabled them to form a special assembly and abolish the 239-year-old monarchy.
MEXICO
Kennedy Given Honor
Mexico has awarded U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy the country's highest honor for his work defending the rights of immigrants during his decades in Congress.
The Mexican government said in its official gazette that it presented the Aztec Eagle honor to the Massachusetts Democrat in Washington on Friday.
"He has denounced injustices suffered by immigrants" and "promoted initiatives to promote full political participation and increased access to health and education services for the Mexican-American community," the official announcement said.
Temple Standoff in Fifth Day
Cambodia and Thailand continued to reinforce their troops along a disputed border area near the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple, even as they prepared for talks Monday to avert a military confrontation. Cambodian Brig. Gen. Chea Keo said Cambodia had about 800 troops, compared with 400 Thai soldiers in the area as the standoff entered a fifth day.
Israelis Kill Syrian Smuggler
Israeli troops killed a drug smuggler from Syria and wounded another as the men crossed a fence into territory controlled by Israel on the occupied Golan Heights, the Israeli army said.
Picasso Print Recovered in Brazil
Police recovered a Pablo Picasso print and arrested one person in connection with an armed robbery at Sao Paulo's Pinacoteca Museum last month. The print, Picasso's "The Painter and the Model," from 1963, was one of four works taken in broad daylight June 12.
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