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Bahrain urged to show restraint
Washington urges Bahrain to show restraint in dealing with protesters and calls for real reform after a bloody clampdown.
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Japan ends its annual Antarctic whaling season early, saying "harassment" by activists' ships had made it too dangerous to continue.
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A US judge quashes an attempt by Jose Padilla, jailed for terrorism offences, to sue senior US officials over alleged torture at a US navy prison.
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