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N. Korean gov't official detained in Russia seeking defection

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Photo taken Feb. 8, 2010 shows a facility in the Russian Far East, where a North Korean government official has been detained. Russian security and other sources said Feb. 15 that the 40-year-old official, detained after smuggling himself into the country, wants to defect to Russia or another country.

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Joyu sect leaves AUM to form new organization

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 8 about his group's defection from the doomsday cult AUM, now calling itself Aleph, to set up a new organization around April or May.

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Joyu sect leaves AUM to form new organization

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 8 about his group's defection from the doomsday cult AUM, now calling itself Aleph, to set up a new organization around April or May.

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Ex-Philippine president irked by Arroyo's clampdown

MANILA, Philippines - Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos speaks at a press conference in Makati City on Feb. 25. He called President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's emergency rule ''overkill,'' questioned the legal basis of the proclamation, and warned her of his possible defection.

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GNP protest defection of fellow members

Members of South Korea's opposition Grand National Party (GNP) burn photos of four fellow lawmakers in Seoul on Sept. 8, expressing their protest against the four, who quit the party and joined the ruling National Congress for New Politics (NCNP) earlier in the day. With the defection, the NCNP, headed by President Kim Dae Jung, and its coalition partner United Liberal Democrats (ULD) secured a parliamentary majority.

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Ex-Philippine president irked by Arroyo's clampdown

MANILA, Philippines - Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos speaks at a press conference in Makati City on Feb. 25. He called President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's emergency rule ''overkill,'' questioned the legal basis of the proclamation, and warned her of his possible defection. (Kyodo)

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Joyu sect leaves AUM to form new organization

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 8 about his group's defection from the doomsday cult AUM, now calling itself Aleph, to set up a new organization around April or May. (Kyodo)

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Joyu sect leaves AUM to form new organization

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 8 about his group's defection from the doomsday cult AUM, now calling itself Aleph, to set up a new organization around April or May. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean gov't official detained in Russia seeking defection

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Photo taken Feb. 8, 2010 shows a facility in the Russian Far East, where a North Korean government official has been detained. Russian security and other sources said Feb. 15 that the 40-year-old official, detained after smuggling himself into the country, wants to defect to Russia or another country. (Kyodo)

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GNP protest defection of fellow members

Members of South Korea's opposition Grand National Party (GNP) burn photos of four fellow lawmakers in Seoul on Sept. 8, expressing their protest against the four, who quit the party and joined the ruling National Congress for New Politics (NCNP) earlier in the day. With the defection, the NCNP, headed by President Kim Dae Jung, and its coalition partner United Liberal Democrats (ULD) secured a parliamentary majority.