Obama clinches historic victory over Clinton

Barack Obama made history Tuesday, capturing the Democratic White House nomination as the first black candidate atop a major-party ticket, after a giant-slaying win over Hillary Clinton.

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Indonesian police detain militants for rally attacks

Indonesian police said they had detained 57 members of a hardline Islamic group for questioning on Wednesday morning following an attack on an interfaith rally in Jakarta on Sunday.

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Bangladesh crackdown:

Over 10,000 arrested

At least 10,000 people have been detained over the past week in a major crackdown on crime in emergency-ruled Bangladesh, the country's police chief told AFP Wednesday.

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