Thursday, March 29, 2012

Indonesians rally over fuel price hike

Indonesians rally over fuel price hike

Indonesians rally over fuel price hike

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Indonesian workers rally against the government's plan to hike fuel prices in JakartaIndonesian police fired tear gas and water cannon Thursday to disperse stone-pelting protesters who rallied against a planned fuel price hike, as the parliament prepared to vote on the proposal.

BRICS summit insists on dialogue for Syria, Iran

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Heads of the BRICS countriesThe world's emerging powers on Thursday said dialogue was the only answer to crises in Syria and Iran at a summit aimed at bolstering their non-Western alliance's influence on global affairs.

Pakistan backs open communication with US

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US President Barack Obama (R) and Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani (L) meet on March 27Pakistan called Thursday for open dialogue with the United States even before parliament wraps up a protracted debate on repairing an anti-terror alliance that nearly ruptured over a series of crises.

Latif blasts MCC 'double standard' on Pakistan

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Pakistan's Rashid Latif is clean bowled during a one-day international against South Africa in 2003Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif on Thursday lashed out at cricket's oldest club, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), for contemplating a tour of war-torn Afghanistan at the expense of Pakistan.

Japan executes first prisoners since 2010

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The method of execution in Japan is hangingJapan resumed its use of capital punishment after a 20-month break on Thursday, with an unapologetic government minister signing death warrants for three multiple murderers.

One dead in Philippine shopping mall robbery mayhem

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Philippine police investigate the area where a grenade exploded outside the Galleria shopping mallA security guard was killed and five people wounded Thursday as men armed with guns and grenades created mayhem at a popular Manila shopping mall in a robbery against a bank courier, police said.

Myanmar parties set out stalls for landmark polls

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A portrait of opposition General Aung San hangs from the stall of woman selling tobacco products in YangonAung San Suu Kyi stirringly called for "freedom from fear" in her first televised campaign speech, but some of her rivals have more prosaic issues on their minds -- like fish ponds and bean crops.

S. Korea kicks off parliamentary election campaign

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Volunteers of the Democratic United Party dance during a campaign rally in SeoulCandidates bowed to commuters and loudspeaker vans blared slogans as campaigning began Thursday for South Korea's general election, a key test of sentiment before the December presidential vote.

F1 champ Vettel is a 'cry baby' says Karthikeyan

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Narain Karthikeyan is India's first Formula One driverIndian driver Narain Karthikeyan has described double world champion Sebastian Vettel as a "cry baby" following their collision during last Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.

Frenchman suspected in Indonesian embassy blast

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A Frenchman who studied with Islamic militants in Indonesia allegedly orchestrated last week's bombing at the country's embassy in Paris, a top anti-terrorism official said Thursday, citing intercepted emails and online chats.

Pacquiao focuses on fight, not tax

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Manny Pacquiao is set to face his American opponent on June 9World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao said Thursday that a growing row with the Philippine government over tax will not distract him from his Las Vegas showdown with the undefeated Timothy Bradley.

Army chief battles Indian gov't, blames corruption

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FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2012 file photo, Indian Army Chief V.K. Singh, second left, salutes Indian Defense Minister A.K. Anthony, second right, at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi on Martyr's Day in New Delhi, India. Antony told India's Parliament Wednesday, March 28, 2012, that the government was addressing the concerns that the army chief had raised in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that nearly all of India's air defense equipment was out-of-date. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, File)In his day, India's army chief fought the Pakistani army in the battlefields of Bangladesh and the Tamil Tiger insurgents in the forests of Sri Lanka. Now, he has a new adversary — his own government.

Dead Tibetan activist's letter calls for freedom

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Elderly Tibetan exiles cry after viewing the body of Tibetan Jamphel Yeshi, 27, laid at a hospital morgue in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 29, 2012. Yeshi, who burned himself alive on the eve of a visit by China's president, left behind a letter that urged the world to stand up for his homeland, activists said, while Indian authorities detained more Tibetans on Thursday in the Indian capital. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)The Tibetan who burned himself alive on the eve of a visit by China's president left a letter that urged the world to stand up for his homeland, activists said, while Indian authorities detained more Tibetans on Thursday in the Indian capital.

Japan hangs 3 killers in 1st executions since 2010

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In this photo taken and released on Aug. 27, 2010 by Japan's Justice Ministry, the trapdoor where a condemned criminal is to stand is wide open downward in an execution room at Tokyo Detention Center when the local media are allowed a rare tour of Tokyo's main gallows in a bid to create more public awareness about capital punishment. Three death row inmates in Japan were executed by hanging on Thursday, March 29, 2012, the country's first executions in more than a year and a half. Japan, along with the United States, is one of the few industrialized countries that still has capital punishment. The room behind the glass window is for witnesses to stand and observe the execution. (AP Photo/Justice Ministry) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO CROPPING ALLOWEDThree men convicted of multiple killings were hanged Thursday in Japan's first executions in more than a year and a half.

Pakistan: Gunmen kill 6 people, 1 a UN employee

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Pakistani protesters shout slogans against government to condemn killings in Quetta, Pakistan, on Thursday, March 29, 2012, after an attack by a gunman who appeared to target local employees of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, officials said. In two attacks seeming to target the UN organization gunmen killed six people on Thursday. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)Gunmen killed six people Thursday in a pair of attacks in southwestern Pakistan, one of which targeted local employees of a U.N. agency, officials said.

TEPCO asks for $12 bn capital injection

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TEPCO is facing mammoth costs for decommissioning the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plantThe operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday asked the Japanese government for a capital injection of $12 billion in a bid to avoid insolvency.

Clarification: Afghan-French Troops story

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In a March 28 story on 200 French troops leaving Afghanistan, The Associated Press reported that the troops were part of France's accelerated pullout from the country. The story should have made clear that while the 200 troops are part of the expedited withdrawal, they had already been scheduled to leave before French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced in January that France would pull out 1,000 troops instead of 600 by year-end and withdraw all combat forces by the end of 2013.

Pakistan sacks doctor who helped track down bin Laden

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Osama bin Laden was killed during a clandestine US raid last May that humiliated PakistanPakistan sacked on Thursday a government surgeon recruited by the CIA to help find Osama bin Laden, officials said, amid calls for him to face treason charges.

Indonesia women's group slams miniskirt comment

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Protesters from various Muslim groups hold an anti-pornography rally outside Bandung court in West JavaIndonesia's commission for women's rights condemned on Thursday a minister's suggestion that miniskirts be banned under the controversial anti-pornography law.

China executes three over deadly hotel arson

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A burnt-out hotel operated by Chinese budget chain Home Inns in TonghuaChina on Thursday executed three arsonists held responsible for a deadly hotel fire last year that killed 11 people and injured more than 30 others, state media reported.

Two UN workers, four Shiites killed in Pakistan

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A Pakistani policeman stands guard at the site of an attack by gunmen in QuettaGunmen separately killed four Shiite Muslims and two local UN employees Thursday in Baluchistan, a Pakistani province plagued by Taliban violence and a separatist insurgency, police said.

S. Korea activists protest against Japan

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Some 60 activists torched placards showing Noda and chanted slogans after a rally outside the Japanese embassy in SeoulSouth Korean activists on Thursday burned pictures of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and scuffled with police in a protest against Tokyo's claims to disputed islands.

Myanmar shines spotlight on historic election

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FILE - In this file photo taken on March 28, 2012, supporters of National League for Democracy stand near posters of their leader Aung San Suu Kyi during the NLD's campaign for the April 1 by-election in Mayangone Township in Yangon. Myanmar has sent out a surprisingly broad guest list for elections Sunday, hoping to showcase its democratic credentials to the world. The by-election is likely to bring opposition leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi into Parliament for the first time, marking a symbolic turning point and raising hopes for a more representative government after a half-century of repressive military rule. (AP Photo/File)Myanmar has sent out a surprisingly broad guest list for elections Sunday, hoping to showcase its democratic credentials to the world.

Cambodian dad chains son to pole over online gaming

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A Cambodian boy chained to a power pole in Battambang province, northwest of Phnom PenhAn irate Cambodian father chained his teenage son by the neck to a power pole to punish him for skipping school to play online games, police said Thursday.

Oil near $105 amid possible reserves release

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Oil hovered above $105 a barrel Thursday in Asia, capped by the possible release of crude reserves by Western nations.
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