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			<title><![CDATA[Report Criticizes India for Action on Hunger]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/280613</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bangladesh newspapers fooled by spoof 'fake moon landing' story]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/278751</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[7.6 mag. earthquake hits Indian Ocean, tsunami warning issued]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/277372</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Conversion to christanity an escape route for Mumbai girl Sara]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/276453</link>
			<description><![CDATA["I fear for the safety of my step-brother and my father,” said Qatar-based Sara in a trembling tone to her friend speaking at the other end of the telephone line from Mumbai.]]></description>			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:13:55 -0400</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/276453]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cyber-activism an extended mission of journalism: Noronha]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/274067</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Taiwan Regulates but Doesn't Criminalize Prostitution]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/275146</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Muslim woman caned for talking to a Hindu man in Bangladesh]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/273832</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A Muslim woman was caned for talking to a Hindu man in Bangladesh, the police reported on June 6. This comes after a government policy to ensure equal property rights to women in the country was met by angry protests by Muslim clerics.]]></description>			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:55:44 -0400</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/273832]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Royal Bengal Tigers Killed 36 People in Bangladesh]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/273044</link>
		<enclosure url="http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/1/7/0/5/i/3/3/5/p-small/indochinesetigers.jpg" length="3257" type="image/jpeg"></enclosure>			<description><![CDATA[Royal Bengal Tigers have killed 36 people in Bangladesh during the last four months of this year. The tigers prey on villagers in the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world and home to the Royal Bengal Tigers]]></description>			<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 19:33:38 -0400</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/273044]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Markus and Anita Rytz the BMW motorcycle couple on world tour]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/272682</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Women’s Rights Expressed by Muslims at Meeting in Shreveport]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/272422</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Indian Girl Starts Movement Against Child Marriages]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/271661</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[22 militants suspects arrested in Bangladesh]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/271439</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Twenty-one suspected militants are being held in Bangladesh. Security forces arrested the group, most of whom are women in Barisal district raid.]]></description>			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:27:53 -0400</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/271439]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obama announces $100 million microfinance fund]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/271300</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bangladesh arrest head of Green Crescent Charity orphanage]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/270556</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Charity leader faces arms investigation]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/270558</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The leader of a charity based in the United Kingdom has been detained in Bangladesh after arms were discovered at a school that was receiving it's funding.]]></description>			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:12:02 -0400</pubDate>		<guid><![CDATA[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/270558]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA['Frog marriage' conducted to bring rain to Bangladesh]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/269946</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Press Group: South Asia Risky Place for Journalists]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/269716</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nations Around the World Observe World Water Day]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/269633</link>
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			<title><![CDATA['Smart levees' predict breaks 42 hours in advance]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/269622</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nepali ‘confined’ mother of newborn looking for change in society]]></title>
<link>http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/268595</link>
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