Tuesday, May 1, 2012

West seeks wider North Korea sanctions list: diplomats

West seeks wider North Korea sanctions list: diplomats

West seeks wider North Korea sanctions list: diplomats

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North Korean soldiers salute during a military paradeThe United States, South Korea, Japan and European countries have proposed dozens of North Korean firms and entities be added to a UN sanctions list over the isolated state's rocket launch, diplomats said Tuesday.

Tendulkar 'MP' says cricket comes first

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Sachin Tendulkar is the only batsman to score 100 international centuries -- 51 in Tests and 49 in one-dayersBatting superstar Sachin Tendulkar said Tuesday he was "honoured" to be nominated to India's parliament but stressed that cricket would remain his priority as long as he keeps playing.

Blind lawyer strikes a popular chord in China

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This undated photo provided by the China Aid Association shows blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangchen in Shandong province, China. Chen, a well-known dissident who angered authorities in rural China by exposing forced abortions, made a surprise escape from house arrest on April 22, 2012, into what activists say is the protection of U.S. diplomats in Beijing, posing a delicate diplomatic crisis for both governments. (AP Photo/www.ChinaAid.org)The blind activist at the center of a diplomatic tussle between the U.S. and China did not set out to be a dissident. Chen Guangcheng taught himself law to defend the constitutional rights he saw trampled so often.

Chen's escape shames officials, but breaks no law

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This undated photo provided by the China Aid Association shows blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangchen, left, with his son, Chen Kerui, center, and his wife Yuan Weijing in Shandong province, China. Chen, a well-known dissident who angered authorities in rural China by exposing forced abortions, made a surprise escape from house arrest on April 22, 2012, into what activists say is the protection of U.S. diplomats in Beijing, posing a delicate diplomatic crisis for both governments. (AP Photo/www.ChinaAid.org)Dissident lawyer Chen Guangcheng was being held under house arrest illegally, activists say, and his only offense in escaping may have been to embarrass local officials bent on punishing him for exposing forced abortions.

US hopes buoy markets in thin holiday trading

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A woman and a child walk in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell Tuesday amid a stronger yen and signs of a slowing U.S. economy, while other key Asian stock indexes were closed for a public holiday. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)Global markets rose Tuesday on signs of growth in U.S. and Chinese manufacturing, though trading volumes were thin due to a holiday in much of Europe and Asia.

Unilever Indian arm posts 21% rise in quarterly profit

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Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is India's biggest consumer goods firm by revenuesConsumer goods giant Hindustan Unilever, the Indian unit of Anglo-Dutch Unilever, said Tuesday quarterly profit jumped by 21 percent, led by higher sales of personal care, soaps and detergent products.

Japan FM warns on Iran strike at start of Israel visit

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Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba will meet with his Israeli counterpart, Avigdor Lieberman in JerusalemJapan's top diplomat on Tuesday reiterated Tokyo's concern over a strike on Iran's nuclear programme in an interview published as he began a two-day trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Late Lee double stuns Guangzhou

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Guangzhou Evergrande's Feng Xiaoting (R) tussles for the ball against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' Lee Dong-GookEx-Middlesbrough striker Lee Dong-Gook scored twice in injury time to put 10-man Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on the brink of the AFC Champions League knock-outs in a dramatic night of action on Tuesday.

Myanmar comedy shows struggle for national image

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In this photo taken April 3, 2012, Myanmar filmmaker Htun Zaw Win poses outside his office in Yangon, Myanmar. When Htun Zaw Win decided to make a short comedy about the tragically bizarre process of getting movies made in his oppressed homeland, he knew exactly what to base it on: Real life. When Burmese filmmaker Htun Zaw Win decided to make a short comedy about the tragically bizarre process of getting movies made in his oppressed homeland, he knew exactly what to base it on: real life.

China rushes to erase activist from social media

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A well-known blind activist's escape from house arrest in China has set off a cat-and-mouse conflict on the Internet between censors and netizens.

Far-flung New Zealand sees risk from boat refugees

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FILE - In this April 29, 2009 file image provided by the Department of Home Affairs, two launches intercept a boat, believed to be carrying 72 suspected asylum seekers, in the Arafura Sea north of the Northern Territory, Australia. New Zealand is proposing new measures to allow authorities to detain large groups of boat refugees under a single warrant for up to six months. If New Zealand passes the new measures and essentially matches Australia's approach, it is likely to push the problem back onto Australia because New Zealand's larger neighbour remains a closer destination for refugees.(AP Photo/Department of Home Affairs, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLYNew Zealand may be one of the most geographically isolated nations on Earth, but its leaders say the country is not immune to the risks of refugees arriving by boat.

Malaysia to introduce minimum wage. says report

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Workers march during a May Day rally in Kuala Lumpur amid news of an announcement on minimum wageMalaysia will introduce a minimum wage for the first time in a move to bolster incomes amid rising living costs and speculation of a snap general election, a report said Tuesday.

AP Exclusive: Indian sailors recount pirate attack

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Shantilal Harji Solanki, one of the seven Indian crew members of the Italian ship Enrica Ievoli, which was hijacked by Somali pirates, and were held hostage for four long months, hugs a colleague upon his arrival at the airport in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. The ship was carrying 15,000 metric tons of caustic soda from Iran to Turkey when it was hijacked by Somali pirates. (AP Photo/ Rajanish Kakade)The alarm sounded at 6:40 a.m. It could have been a fire or a man overboard. But in the waters off the coast of Oman near the Gulf of Aden, the sound meant one thing to the crew of the Enrica Ievoli: pirates.

India ferry capsizes; 103 dead, 100 missing

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Rescuers pull out the wreckage of a ferry that capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Buraburi village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) west of the state capital Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Army divers and rescue workers pulled more than 100 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing Tuesday after the ferry carrying about 350 people broke into two pieces late Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)Rescuers on Tuesday had recovered 103 bodies from a turbulent northeastern river after a heavily packed ferry capsized, saying they feared that dozens of others had been swept by the current to neighboring Bangladesh.

New Afghan protests accuse NATO of killing civilians

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An Afghan woman cries over the body of her son in an incident that provoked a second protest against NATO in LaghmanHundreds of Afghan protesters blocked highways in two separate demonstrations on Tuesday, accusing US-led NATO troops of killing children and civilians, officials and witnesses said.

Fears India ferry victims washed into Bangladesh

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A relative mourns one of the victims of the ferry disaster near Bura-Buri village in Assam stateIndian authorities on Tuesday said that bodies might have been washed downstream into Bangladesh after a ferry sank in the Brahmaputra river, leaving more than 100 people dead and about 100 missing.

Pakistan car bomb kills two and wounds 16: police

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A Pakistani soldier stands at the site of the blast in QuettaA car bomb killed two people and wounded 16 others, including five paramilitary troops, in Pakistan's troubled southwest on Tuesday, police said.

NATO-Afghan raid kills 2, sparking protests

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Ayoub Khan, mourns over body of his friend, Abdul Satar, who was allegedly killed in an Afghan-led operation in Laghman east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. NATO says a Taliban leader and another insurgent were killed after they opened fire on security forces taking part in an Afghan-led operation in the eastern province of Laghman. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)Hundreds of protesters carrying the bodies of two people killed in a NATO-Afghan raid blocked a key road in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday. The demonstrators say the dead were villagers while the coalition says they were Taliban insurgents.

Indian exports rise, but trade deficit spikes

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A mobile crane stacks shipping containers at the Inland Container Depot in SanandIndia's exports grew 21 percent in the last financial year to beat the government's target, data showed Tuesday, but the country's trade deficit surged to a record high.

Tanker with valuable cargo 'hijacked' off Togo

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The tanker was hijacked from the port of Lome in the West African nation of TogoA Singapore-managed product tanker with valuable gasoline cargo has gone missing and is suspected to have been hijacked by pirates while at anchor off Lome, Togo, a maritime watchdog said Tuesday.

China, US in talks to allow Chen to leave: activist

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Chinese paramilitary guards march outside the US embassy in BeijingBeijing and Washington are working on a deal to allow rights activist Chen Guangcheng to leave China for the United States with his family after he fled house arrest, a fellow activist said Tuesday.

Obama aide: drone strikes are legal, ethical

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US President Barack Obama has ordered more openness about the secretive drone war pounding Al-Qaeda in PakistanUS President Barack Obama has ordered more openness about the secretive drone war pounding Al-Qaeda in Pakistan, a top official said, mounting the firmest defense yet of the program.

UN chief Ban hails Suu Kyi's Myanmar compromise

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Ban Ki-moon (L) has hailed Aung San Suu Kyi as a UN chief Ban Ki-moon praised Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi Tuesday for backing down over a boycott of parliament which had threatened to stall the fragile reform process.

Bin Laden complained of Al-Qaeda 'disaster'

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Local residents stand at the demolished compound of slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin LadenOsama bin Laden bemoaned "disaster after disaster" inflicted by the US onslaught on Al-Qaeda before he was killed and even mulled changing his terror group's name, a top US official said Monday.

Workers demand pay hikes in May Day marches

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Protesters burn an effigy of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III during a rally near the Presidential Palace in Manila to celebrate international Labor Day known as May Day Tuesday May 1, 2012 in the Philippines. Thousands of workers marched under a brutal sun in Manila to demand a wage increase amid an onslaught of oil price increases, but the Philippine President rejected a $3 daily pay hike which the workers have been demanding since 1999 and warned may worsen inflation, spark layoffs and turn away foreign investors. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)May Day moved beyond its roots as an international workers' holiday to a day of international protest Tuesday, with rallies throughout Asia demanding wage increases and marches planned across Europe over government-imposed austerity measures.
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