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A Philippine governor ordered troops Wednesday to rescue an ailing Italian Red Cross worker held by al-Qaida-linked militants for more than three months in their southern jungle stronghold.
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A Filipino woman activist shouts slogans in front of the Asian Development Bank headquarters in suburban Manila, Philippines on Wednesday, April 29, 2009. The demonstrators alleged that ADB’s policies and programs that are supported by various Asia...
