Sunday, April 22, 2012

Pakistan orders new plane inspection after crash

Pakistan orders new plane inspection after crash

Pakistan orders new plane inspection after crash

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A Pakistani man walks by the wreckage of a Bhoja Air Boeing 737 passenger plane that crashed on Friday, killing all 127 people on board, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 22, 2012. Pakistan barred the head of the airline whose jet crashed near the capital from leaving the country, vowing to investigate the tragedy that revived fears about the safety of aviation in the country saddled by massive economic problems. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)The Pakistani government mandated Sunday that all airplanes operated by private airlines must undergo a new inspection to determine whether they are safe to fly, days after a crash near the capital killed 127 people.

US, Afghanistan finalize strategic pact

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FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009 file photo, a member of U.S. special operations forces and an Afghan National Army soldier search for roadside bombs during a joint patrol in Shewan, a former Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan's Farah province. . President Hamid Karzai's office said Sunday, April 22, 2012 that Afghan and U.S. officials have finalized a long-awaited strategic partnership deal. The statement from the presidency says officials from both sides have initialed the document and it is now ready to be signed by the two presidents. The document was initialed Sunday by Afghan National Security Adviser Rangin Dadfar Spanta and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)Afghan and U.S. officials finalized a long-awaited strategic partnership deal Sunday that is meant to set forth guidelines for U.S. involvement in Afghanistan as forces draw down, the two governments said.

US, Afghanistan reach deal on strategic pact

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FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009 file photo, a member of U.S. special operations forces and an Afghan National Army soldier search for roadside bombs during a joint patrol in Shewan, a former Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan's Farah province. . President Hamid Karzai's office said Sunday, April 22, 2012 that Afghan and U.S. officials have finalized a long-awaited strategic partnership deal. The statement from the presidency says officials from both sides have initialed the document and it is now ready to be signed by the two presidents. The document was initialed Sunday by Afghan National Security Adviser Rangin Dadfar Spanta and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)Afghanistan and the U.S. agreed on a much-delayed strategic partnership deal Sunday that is meant to govern the U.S. role in Afghanistan as international forces draw down and for decades after, the two governments said.

Bangladeshi police clash with striking protesters

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Bagladesh's opposition lawmakers shout slogans as security officials stop them during a daylong general strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, April 22, 2012. Schools and businesses were shut in Bangladesh's capital on Sunday as opposition parties enforced a daylong general strike across the South Asian nation. An 18-party opposition alliance was enforcing the strike to urge the government to find a regional opposition leader who went missing on Tuesday. (AP Photo/ Pavel Rahman)Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at stone-throwing opposition supporters enforcing a strike Sunday to protest a politician's disappearance, leaving dozens injured, police said.

Afghanistan, US 'finalise draft post-2014 deal'

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The US-led Nato force has 130,000 troops in AfghanistanAfghan and US officials have finalised the initial draft of a strategic partnership agreement that will govern relations between Kabul and Washington after 2014, a presidential statement said Sunday.

Afghan presidency: pact with US finalized

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President Hamid Karzai's office says Afghan and U.S. officials have finalized a long-awaited strategic partnership deal.

Clashes in Bangladesh over missing opposition head

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Opposition leader Ilias Ali has been missing for five daysPolice fired rubber bullets and tear gas at hundreds of opposition activists in Bangladesh on Sunday as a nationwide strike over the disappearance of a senior politician brought daily life to a halt.

Suu Kyi's party postpones Myanmar parliament debut

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Aung San Suu Kyi's party is not boycotting parliament, just Aung San Suu Kyi's party announced Sunday it will postpone its parliamentary debut, in the first sign of discord between Myanmar's newly-elected opposition and reformist government.

Pakistan buries victims of airline crash

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Mourners gather around a coffin of a passenger killed in the Bhoja Air Boeing 737 accident on April 21Pakistan on Sunday buried victims of an airline crash near Islamabad that killed all 127 people on board, as investigators probed the causes of the fatal incident.

China scandal 'exposes elite's impunity'

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Scandal has toppled Bo Xilai, one of the Communist Party's stars, and prompted authorities to probe his wife for murderA sensational political scandal unfolding in China has exposed the high level of impunity enjoyed by elites at a time when social tensions are rising, highlighting the need for change, observers say.

Discovering North Korea by train

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Taking train to North Korea offers a unique glimpse of the most closed country in the worldTo get to North Korea, one can make the rare journey by taking a plane from Beijing to Pyongyang. But for those who have the opportunity, the train offers a unique glimpse of the most closed country in the world.

India's new 'Motor City' rises from the dust

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A worker at the site of the Ford Production Plant in Sanand, an hour's drive from the state's biggest city AhmedabadThe first sight of India's newest "Motor City" is a collection of giant blue-and-grey structures, windowless boxes in corporate colours that are the hallmark of modern manufacturing.

Sri Lanka rejects call to withdraw army from north

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Sri Lanka's president says troops are in various areas, not just the northSri Lanka's president has rejected a call by Indian legislators to withdraw soldiers from the island's former war zone in the north where minority Tamils are concentrated, his spokesman said Sunday.

Australia's parliamentary speaker steps down

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FILE - In this undated file photo released by the Office of Peter Slipper MP, Peter Slipper of the Liberty Party of Australia poses before the camera. Slipper temporarily stepped down Sunday, April 22, 2012 amid allegations of sexual harassment and fraud, touching off a political crisis that threatens Prime Minister Julia Gillard's tenuous grip on power. (AP Photo/The Office of Peter Slipper MP) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAustralia's parliamentary speaker temporarily stepped down Sunday amid allegations of sexual harassment and fraud, touching off a political crisis that threatens Prime Minister Julia Gillard's tenuous grip on power.

Australian speaker steps aside amid gay sex scandal

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Australia's Parliament House in CanberraAustralia's parliamentary speaker stood aside Sunday following claims he sexually harassed a male staffer and misused taxi services in a case that could hurt the nation's fragile government.

Maoists kidnap govt official in central India

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File photo shows a vigil held for Indian security personnel killed during a Maoist ambush in India's Chhattisgarh 2010Maoist rebels in India have taken a government official hostage and killed his two bodyguards in the central state of Chhattisgarh, police said Sunday, in the latest of a series of kidnappings.

China and Russia hold first navy exercises

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China and Russia have jointly participated in four military exercises since 2005, some involving other countriesChina and Russia launched their first joint naval exercises Sunday, with war games in the Yellow Sea that come amid tensions between China and its Asian neighbours over territorial claims.

Police probe Aboriginal shooting incident

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This file photo shows a busy street in central SydneyFootage surfaced Sunday appearing to show a police officer viciously punching one of the suspects from a stolen car that mounted a crowded footpath in Sydney, leading to two Aboriginals being shot.

S. Korea Christians protest over Lady Gaga concert

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About 300 Protestant church members will gather in Seoul on Sunday to hold a group prayer against the Lady Gaga concertScores of conservative South Korean Christians will pray together on Sunday against Lady Gaga's Seoul concert, organisers said, accusing the US pop star of advocating homosexuality and pornography.

Japan win berth in Fed Cup World Group

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Japan's Ayumi Morita during the match against Belgium's Alison van UytvanckAyumi Morita secured a berth in the Fed Cup World Group next season when she defeated Tamaryn Hendler to give Japan an insurmountable 3-0 lead over Belgium on Sunday.

Taiwan plans to buy 'four warships from US'

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China has repeatedly threatened to invade Taiwan should the island declare formal independenceTaiwan plans to purchase four warships from the United States as part of the island's efforts to modernise its forces and offset the perceived military threat from China, local media reported on Sunday.

China-Russia Yellow Sea naval drills begin

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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Russian Pacific Fleet's flagship Varyag, a Slava-class guided missile cruiser, arrives at a naval base in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Saturday, April 21, 2012. A China-Russia joint maritime drill is scheduled from April 22 to 27 on the Yellow Sea, Xinhua said. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zha Chunming) NO SALESChina and Russia launched joint naval exercises Sunday that highlight warming ties between their militaries and growing cooperation in international affairs.

Tea to be declared India's national drink

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Tea is generally served in India with milk and plenty of sugar, and often spiced with cardamomIndia is to declare tea as its national drink to celebrate the life of a pioneering tea-planter who was hanged by British colonial rulers for taking part in the rebellion of 1857.

Opposition strike cripples Bangladesh's capital

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Schools and businesses were shut in Bangladesh's capital on Sunday as opposition parties enforced a daylong general strike across the South Asian nation.

Other nations must take stand on China: Philippines

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Philippines' Department of Foreign Affarirs (DFA) secretary, Albert del RosarioThe Philippine foreign secretary called on other nations to take a stand on China's new aggressiveness in a simmering territorial dispute over a shoal in the South China Sea.
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