Indonesia says to release Australian Corby in 2017

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• Indonesia says to release Australian Corby in 2017
• Pakistan, India vow joint terror fight
• Battle over SKA super-telescope leads to split site
• Days after deaths, another crowd attempts Everest
• French president defends early Afghan withdrawal
• Thai king makes 1st trip outside Bangkok in years
• Climber, 73, finally felt old at summit of Everest
• Cambodia land activists' convictions called unjust
• Visa change for Beijing-sent teachers upsets China
• India govt rules out immediate petrol price rollback
• Indonesian police consider toned-down Gaga show
• Jail for 2 blamed for New Zealand cargo ship spill
• Born this way? Lady Gaga meets Thai 'lady boys'
• Hollande defends French exit in Afghanistan
• Appeal over Pakistan doctor's bin Laden conviction
• Top Philippine judge ends emotional testimony
• Ship's captain jailed over New Zealand oil spill
• Chinese 'cannibal' detained in Yunnan province
• Asia's richest man anoints son to head empire
• Japanese man cooks, serves own genitals
• French president: all combat troops out in 2012
• More than 50 climbers reach crowded Everest summit
• More than 50 climbers reach crowded Everest summit
• Top Philippine judge says he didn't declare $2.4M
• Hockey coach demands improvement from India

Indonesia says to release Australian Corby in 2017 Posted: 25 May 2012 10:27 AM PDT Indonesia is due to release jailed Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby in September 2017, a prison chief said Friday, after she had five years slashed off her 20-year term.

Pakistan, India vow joint terror fight Posted: 25 May 2012 10:37 AM PDT Pakistan and India on Friday pledged to fight terrorism together, calling it "a continuing threat to peace and security" and a block to the full establishment of normal relations.

Battle over SKA super-telescope leads to split site Posted: 25 May 2012 10:03 AM PDT A long-running joust to host a radio telescope that would give mankind its farthest peek into the Universe ended on Friday with a Solomon-like judgement to split the site between Australia and South Africa.

Days after deaths, another crowd attempts Everest Posted: 25 May 2012 01:41 AM PDT Scores of climbers were headed for the summit of Mount Everest on Friday in what is expected to another busy weekend on the top of the world.

French president defends early Afghan withdrawal Posted: 25 May 2012 09:47 AM PDT France's president defended his decision to pull the country's 2,000 combat troops out of Afghanistan two years early, telling French soldiers stationed in the east on Friday that "the time for Afghan sovereignty has come."

Thai king makes 1st trip outside Bangkok in years Posted: 25 May 2012 09:39 AM PDT Thousands upon thousands of devoted Thais feted their 84-year-old monarch Friday on his first trip outside the capital in almost three years, a period marked by his ailing health and national political turmoil

Climber, 73, finally felt old at summit of Everest Posted: 25 May 2012 08:40 AM PDT The oldest woman to climb Mount Everest said Friday she finally felt she had gotten old when she scaled the world's highest peak last weekend.

Cambodia land activists' convictions called unjust Posted: 25 May 2012 07:31 AM PDT Human rights groups in Cambodia expressed outrage Friday over prison sentences imposed on 13 women who were protesting being evicted from their land without adequate compensation.

Visa change for Beijing-sent teachers upsets China Posted: 25 May 2012 07:30 AM PDT A U.S. clampdown on visas for instructors at China's flagship cultural program overseas has incensed Beijing, with state media pouncing on it as an attempt by Washington to frustrate Chinese global ambitions.

India govt rules out immediate petrol price rollback Posted: 25 May 2012 07:21 AM PDT The Indian government ruled out Friday any immediate rollback of a petrol price hike that has sparked widespread public protests and anger among its coalition allies.

Indonesian police consider toned-down Gaga show Posted: 25 May 2012 07:12 AM PDT Police in Indonesia, after refusing a permit for Lady Gaga to perform in Jakarta, said Friday they were considering an offer from her local promoters to tone down the pop superstar's racy show.

Jail for 2 blamed for New Zealand cargo ship spill Posted: 25 May 2012 07:09 AM PDT The captain and the navigator of a ship that ran aground on a New Zealand reef last year in what authorities have called the country's worst maritime environmental disaster were each sentenced Friday to seven months in jail.

Born this way? Lady Gaga meets Thai 'lady boys' Posted: 25 May 2012 07:08 AM PDT Lady Gaga has met Thailand's premier "lady boys" at a Bangkok drag show featuring busty dancers who were not born that way.

Hollande defends French exit in Afghanistan Posted: 25 May 2012 06:58 AM PDT President Francois Hollande on Friday defended France's imminent exit from Afghanistan, saying 2,000 combat troops will leave in a coordinated withdrawal this year but vowing not to abandon the country.

Appeal over Pakistan doctor's bin Laden conviction Posted: 25 May 2012 06:42 AM PDT Pakistani lawyers said Friday they would appeal the conviction for treason handed down by a tribal court to a surgeon recruited by US intelligence to help find Osama bin Laden.

Top Philippine judge ends emotional testimony Posted: 25 May 2012 06:07 AM PDT The Philippines' top judge on Friday disclosed he had more than $4 million in his bank accounts as he wound up an emotional testimony to try and save his job at his closely watched impeachment trial.

Ship's captain jailed over New Zealand oil spill Posted: 25 May 2012 06:01 AM PDT The captain and second officer of a ship that caused New Zealand's biggest sea pollution disaster when it ploughed into an offshore reef were both jailed for seven months on Friday.

Chinese 'cannibal' detained in Yunnan province Posted: 24 May 2012 05:36 PM PDT Police in southwest China have detained a man suspected of murdering more than a dozen boys and young men, chopping up their bodies and selling the flesh to unsuspecting consumers, reports said Friday.

Asia's richest man anoints son to head empire Posted: 24 May 2012 05:25 PM PDT Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing on Friday confirmed that his eldest son will eventually control his business empire, but the 83-year-old tycoon dismissed suggestions that he is about to retire.

Japanese man cooks, serves own genitals Posted: 24 May 2012 05:16 PM PDT A Japanese artist cooked his own genitals and served them to five paying diners in Tokyo to cover the medical costs, in a bizarre act to raise awareness about sexual minorities.

French president: all combat troops out in 2012 Posted: 25 May 2012 05:11 AM PDT All French combat troops will pull out of Afghanistan by the end of the year, France's new president said in Kabul Friday, but some trainers will remain to help Afghanistan's nascent security forces.

More than 50 climbers reach crowded Everest summit Posted: 25 May 2012 04:47 AM PDT More than 50 climbers reached the top of Mount Everest Friday at the start of a two-day window that has raised fears of perilous overcrowding on the world's highest peak after four deaths last week.

More than 50 climbers reach crowded Everest summit Posted: 25 May 2012 04:47 AM PDT More than 50 climbers reached the top of Mount Everest Friday at the start of a two-day window that has raised fears of perilous overcrowding on the world's highest peak after four deaths last week.

Top Philippine judge says he didn't declare $2.4M Posted: 25 May 2012 02:25 AM PDT The chief justice of the Philippine Supreme Court has testified at his impeachment trial that he did not violate any laws when he failed to declare $2.4 million in bank accounts.

Hockey coach demands improvement from India Posted: 25 May 2012 01:10 AM PDT India's hockey coach ripped into his squad Friday over its pummelling by New Zealand a day before, saying much work remained before the former power was ready for the London Games.

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