Saturday, April 28, 2012

Top Indian politician jailed for four years in bribe case

Top Indian politician jailed for four years in bribe case

Top Indian politician jailed for four years in bribe case

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Bangaru Laxman was filmed accepting a bribe from journalists pretending to be arms dealersA former top leader of India's main opposition Hindu nationalist party was jailed for four years on Saturday for accepting a bribe in a fake arms deal that was a media sting operation.

Malaysian Lee storms into India Open final

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Malaysian Lee Chong WeiTop-seeded Malaysian Lee Chong Wei moved into the men's singles final of the India Open badminton tournament with a crushing 21-13, 21-7 win over Taiwan's Jen Hao Hsu on Saturday.

Under-age call girl scandal shakes Singapore elite

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Howard Shaw (L) leaves a courthouse in SingaporeAn unfolding scandal over an under-age call girl has shaken Singapore's political and economic elite after businessmen, civil servants and uniformed officers were charged in the case.

Pakistan wants apology for US border killings

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American attempts to rebuild its relationship with Pakistan appear to be stuck on the issue of a U.S. apology for killing 24 Pakistani border troops last November.

Gunmen kill 2 guards in attack on Afghan governor

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An Afghan investigator checks sandals belonging to militants after an attack at the governor's compound in Kandahar south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 28, 2012. Two Taliban militants hiding small guns in their shoes slipped into a provincial governor's compound in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, setting off a fierce gunbattle that left two security guards and both attackers dead. (AP Photo/Alludddin Khan)Two Taliban militants hiding handguns in their shoes slipped into a provincial governor's compound in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, setting off a fierce gunbattle that left two security guards and both attackers dead.

Wonderful Wiesberger breaks away in Ballantine's

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Bernd Wiesberger fired a second successive seven-under 65 to take the leadBernd Wiesberger was within a round of claiming his maiden European Tour victory after running away with the lead at Ballantine's Championship on Saturday.

Group: Blind Chinese activist under US protection

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In this photo taken in late April, 2012, and provided by Hu Jia, blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng, left, meets with Hu at an undisclosed location. Chen, an inspirational figure in China's rights movement, slipped away from his well-guarded rural village on Sunday night, April 22, 2012, and made it to a secret location in Beijing on Friday, April 27, setting off a frantic police search for him and those who helped him, activists said. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Hu Jia)A blind legal activist escaped house arrest in his Chinese village for American officials' protection, activists said Saturday, creating a diplomatic dilemma for the U.S. and Beijing days ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Tear gas used as 25,000 rally for Malaysia reforms

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Protesters encounter Malaysian police, not in photo, during a rally to demand for electoral reforms in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, April 28, 2012. At least 25,000 demonstrators had swamped Malaysia's largest city in one of the Southeast Asian nation's biggest street rallies in the past decade. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)Police unleashed tear gas and chemical-laced water Saturday at thousands of demonstrators who staged one of Malaysia's largest street rallies in years, demanding fair rules for national elections expected soon.

EU's Ashton urges 'irreversible' Myanmar reforms

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Catherine Ashton has hailed a The EU's top diplomat urged Myanmar to make its political reforms "irreversible" and called for an end to bloody ethnic conflict after talks with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday.

China to loan South Sudan $8 billion

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Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) and South Sudan President Salva Kiir toast after a signing ceremonyChina has agreed to loan South Sudan eight billion dollars for infrastructure development, Juba government spokesman Barnaba Mariel Benjamin said on Saturday.

Afghan gunmen kill two guards in attack on governor

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Insurgents made it through security with pistols hidden in their sandalsTwo gunmen hiding pistols in their shoes snuck inside a provincial governor's high-security compound in southern Afghanistan Saturday, and killed two guards in a fierce gun battle.

Clashes as Malaysians rally for clean elections

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Police fired repeated rounds of teargas and water cannonMalaysian police fired teargas and water cannon Saturday as thousands of protesters took to the streets of the capital to demand sweeping electoral reforms ahead of widely expected polls.

Fugitive Chinese activist 'under US protection'

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Chen Guangcheng had made a video alleging abuses against him and his familyA leading Chinese activist who escaped from house arrest last weekend is now under US "protection" and Washington and Beijing are in talks over his status, an overseas rights group said Saturday.

10 Afghan local police killed by roadside bomb

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Two Afghan officials say a roadside bomb in the country's east has killed 10 members of the Local Police.

High-tech graft-busting helps feed hungry Indians

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In this Monday, March 19, 2012 photo, Nitin Jawale, the top bureaucrat of Rayagada district, explains the benefits of using high technology for the Public Distribution System during an interview at his office in Rayagada, in the Indian eastern state of Orissa. India's Public Distribution System sends out 45 million metric tons of heavily subsidized food each year to help 400 million people in their tenuous struggle for survival, but in reality, the $15 billion national program is riven with corruption. But new devices are transforming Rayagada into a laboratory to test a thesis with deep implications for the future of India: Can technology fix a nation? (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)The dreams of modern India rarely make it to Rayagada. The Indians of these eastern forests forage for sago leaves and wild mango to survive. Barely a third can sign their names. Most live without electricity. Many have joined a Maoist insurgency fighting to overthrow the system.

6.4-magnitude quake strikes off Tonga

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A seismic chart shows a 6.4 magnitude earthquakeA strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, US seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.

Gunmen attack Afghan governor's office in south

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Afghan security forces killed two would-be suicide attackers who entered the provincial governor's compound in the southern city of Kandahar on Saturday, an official said.

Saudi lets bin Ladens in 'on humanitarian grounds'

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The paper said authorities were confident they and the children Saudi Arabia has allowed the three widows and children of slain Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden entrance into the kingdom on humanitarian grounds, a Saudi-owned daily reported on Saturday.

After bin Laden, Al-Qaeda 'essentially gone': US

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Among Al-Qaeda's affiliates, the group's branch in Yemen posed the greatest danger to the USNearly a year after a US raid killed Osama bin Laden, his core Al-Qaeda network in Pakistan is "essentially gone" but its affiliates remain a threat, US intelligence officials said.

Regulators eye Google in Argentina, South Korea

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Google makes most of its money from search-related advertisingGoogle's online search and advertising services are under scrutiny by regulators in Argentina and South Korea, the company has confirmed.

Japan, ASEAN vow to complete trade 'roadmap'

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Ministers from Japan and Southeast Asia have agreed to complete a Ministers from Japan and Southeast Asia agreed to complete a "roadmap" in August to double trade in 10 years between the world's third largest economy and the rapidly developing region.

NZealand rugby desperate to keep Smith

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Former All Blacks coach Wayne Smith is pictured in 2011New Zealand rugby is "desperately keen" to keep former All Blacks coach Wayne Smith from England's clutches and is preparing a counter-bid to retain the master tactician, its top official said.

Gunman attacks Afghan governor's office in south

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A gunman has attacked the provincial governor's office in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.

McGinley sets scorching pace in S.Korea golf event

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Paul McGinley opened his third round with an amazing sequence of birdies at five of the first six holesPaul McGinley last tasted European Tour success in 2005 but a spectacular seven-under-par 65 put him firmly in the hunt to end his win drought at the Ballantine's Championship.

25,000 rally for electoral reforms in Malaysia

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Police move to try and stop a group of protesters as they march through the central business district in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, April 28, 2012. Thousands of people gathered near Kuala Lumpur's Independence Square to seek sweeping changes in polling regulations to curb fears of fraud in elections that many speculate will be held in June. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)At least 25,000 demonstrators swamped Malaysia's largest city on Saturday to demand an overhaul in electoral policies perceived as biased ahead of national polls expected soon.
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