Monday,  April 30, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 291 • 18 of 29 •  Other Editions

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said Fu, a former teacher at a Communist Party academy in Beijing whose advocacy group focuses on the rights of Christians in China and who maintains a network of contacts in the country.
• "It really depends on China's willingness to facilitate Chen's exit," Fu said.
• Chen, a well-known dissident who angered authorities in rural China by exposing forced abortions, made a surprise escape from house arrest a week ago into what activists say is the protection of U.S. diplomats in Beijing, posing a delicate diplomatic crisis for both governments.
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Syria: 2 blasts that kill at least 8 in city of Idlib carried out by suicide bombers

• BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's state news agency says the two explosions that killed at least eight people in the city of Idlib were carried out by suicide bombers.
• The state news agency, SANA, said

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