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Emboldened Bahrain metes out harsh sentences

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Emboldened Bahrain metes out harsh sentences

Bahrain's Lualua television network reported on Thursday that the court had sentenced five dissidents to life in prison and stripped eight others of their citizenship.

China blasts 'trespassing' by US warship

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China blasts 'trespassing' by US warship

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Thursday that the US warship trespassed in its waters "without permission".