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Malaysia's Anwar pleads innocent to sodomy charge
By EILEEN NG Associated Press Writer KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's top opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday dismissed as "treacherous" a sodomy charge against him, but remained free on bail to campaign for a by-election to Parliament.

Official: Maldives adopts new constitution
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press Writer COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom signed and adopted a new constitution Thursday that allows multiparty elections and a number of other key democratic reforms after decades of authoritarian rule.

Homegrown marijuana cases surge in Japan
By JAY ALABASTER Associated Press Writer TOKYO (AP) - Police investigations of marijuana use have surged this year in Japan, the result in part of the easy availability of seeds on the Internet for home cultivation, authorities said Thursday, raising concerns in a country long considered immune from the drug abuse problems of Europe and the United States.

Mauritania junta promises free elections "soon"
By AHMED MOHAMED and TODD PITMAN Associated Press Writers NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) - A day after overthrowing the government in a coup, Mauritania's new military junta announced Thursday it plans to hold free and transparent elections "as soon as possible."

Mexico condemns Texas execution of Mexican man
By JORGE VARGAS Associated Press Writer NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico (AP) - Mexico's government condemned Texas' execution of Jose Medellin despite a world court order to review the case, expressing concern for the rights of other Mexicans detained in the United States.

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