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Cambodian forest campaigners fight rampant logging

25/05/2012 : Frustrated by government inaction, Cambodian citizen patrollers are risking their lives to take on the country's illegal loggers in a bid to save their shrinking forests.
More than 50 climbers summit crowded Everest

25/05/2012 : More than 50 climbers reached the top of Mount Everest Friday at the start of a two-day window that has raised fears of perilous overcrowding on the world's highest peak after four deaths last week.

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Hollande defends French exit in Afghanistan
25/05/2012 : President Francois Hollande visited Afghanistan on Friday to defend France's imminent departure from the war, telling troops that it would be coordinated closely with Afghan and NATO allies.
Indonesian police consider toned-down Gaga show
25/05/2012 : Police in Indonesia, after refusing a permit for Lady Gaga to perform in Jakarta, said Friday they were considering an offer from her local promoters to tone down the pop superstar's racy show.
Japan's AWOL penguin back in captivity
25/05/2012 : A penguin on the run from a Tokyo aquarium since early March was adjusting to life back on the inside Friday after being recaptured on a riverbank.
NZ oil spill ship's captain gets jail
25/05/2012 : WELLINGTON -- The captain and second officer of a ship that caused New Zealand's biggest sea pollution disaster when it ploughed into an offshore reef have both been jailed for seven months.
Climbers ignore overcrowding fears in Everest bid
25/05/2012 : More than 200 mountaineers are set to head for the summit of Mount Everest on Friday and Saturday, risking perilous overcrowding just a week after four died on the packed trail in bad weather.
Indian PM to 'meet Aung San Suu Kyi' in Myanmar
25/05/2012 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi next week during the first visit by an Indian premier to Myanmar in a quarter of a century, according to her party.
Man arrested in Chinese cannibalism case: reports
25/05/2012 : Police in southwest China have detained a man suspected of murdering more than a dozen boys and young men, chopping up their bodies and selling the flesh to unsuspecting consumers, according to reports.
Chen Guangcheng, in US, pledges to keep speaking out
25/05/2012 : Blind activist Chen Guangcheng has vowed to keep speaking out against rights abuses in China as he settles into a new life in New York following his dramatic escape from illegal detention.
Marine reserves boost fish: Australian study
25/05/2012 : Australian researchers tracking life on the Great Barrier Reef said they have proven a long-debated theory that fish born in marine reserves boost overall ocean stocks by dispersing widely.
Fabio Grosso 'seeks Aus A-League club'
25/05/2012 : Italian defender Fabio Grosso, viewed as a villain by Australian fans for robbing the Socceroos of a quarter-final berth at the 2006 World Cup, wants to play in the Australian A-League, according to reports.