Thursday, May 3, 2012

What China's dissidents are saying about Chen

What China's dissidents are saying about Chen

What China's dissidents are saying about Chen

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On Thursday, legal activist Chen Guangcheng told the United States that he wants to leave China, deepening a diplomatic dispute. His case has drawn comments from other prominent Chinese activists and dissidents — both to Chen directly and in other forums.

US in talks with blind China activist after plea

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A US embassy car enters the Chaoyang Hospital in Beijing where Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng was stayingThe United States said Thursday it was in talks with Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng about his future, after the blind activist expressed fears for his safety and pleaded to be taken abroad.

Nepal leader to form new coalition government

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Nepal's Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, second right, walks escorted by security officers after meeting with leaders of major political parties in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May, 3, 2012. In a last-ditch effort to finish years of work on Nepal's new constitution, Prime Minister Bhattarai will dissolve his Cabinet and form a new coalition government that includes members of the main opposition parties, an aide said Thursday. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)In a last-ditch effort to finish years of work on Nepal's new constitution, Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai will form a new coalition government including members of the main opposition parties, officials said Thursday.

Bin Laden worried about 'unnecessary' Muslim deaths

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Osama Bin Laden's Pakistani compound, pictured in February 2012, has since been demolishedOsama bin Laden was deeply worried about "unnecessary" Muslim casualties from Al-Qaeda attacks and called on his deputies to spare civilian lives to shore up his network's image, according to letters from his compound published Thursday.

Family concerns key to Chinese activist's choices

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In this photo released by the US Embassy Beijing Press Office, blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng, in wheel chair, meets his wife Yuan Weijing, right, daughter Chen Kesi, in blue shirt at second right, and son Chen Kerui, left, at a hospital in Beijing, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. U.S. ambassador to China, Gary Locke stands at Chen's right, and man at back in dark suit is language attache James Brown. (AP Photo/U.S. Embassy Beijing Press Office, HO)Chen Guangcheng's sudden change of heart to leave China after insisting for days he wanted to stay has caught his American supporters off guard. But his reason was simple: His family's safety came first.

Australia delays fighter jet project to save money

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The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II, built by Lockheed MartinAustralia said Thursday it will delay its order of 12 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jets by two years to save money in an aggressive drive to return the budget to surplus.

BBC, Al-Jazeera decry alleged Malaysia censorship

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Malaysian riot police fire water canon and tear gas into protestors in April 2012Broadcasters BBC and Al-Jazeera have asked Malaysia's satellite provider to clarify reports it censored their coverage of a mass rally for electoral reform.

Afghans capture Pakistani suicide bomber

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Afghan soldiers patrol the streets of Kabul in April 2012Afghan intelligence forces said Thursday they had foiled a large attack in Kabul, arresting a Pakistani suicide bomber driving a truck packed with 1,000 kilograms of explosives.

Maoists release kidnapped Indian official

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Alex Paul Menon is Sukma's district collectorMaoist rebels in central India released a government official Thursday after holding him hostage for nearly two weeks in the latest of a series of kidnappings by the guerrillas.

Afghanistan: Pakistani driving truck bomb arrested

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Afghans push a damaged car away from the scene of a militant attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. A suicide car bomber and Taliban militants disguised in burqas attacked a compound housing hundreds of foreigners in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, officials and witnesses said. The Taliban said the attack was a response to President Barack Obama's surprise visit just hours earlier. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)Afghanistan's intelligence agency prevented a large terrorist attack, arresting a Pakistani citizen driving a truck packed with explosives, according to a statement Thursday.

Pakistan's Asif released from British jail

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Mohammad Asif had taken 106 wickets in 23 Tests before he was jailed for spot-fixing in 2011Former Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif was released from a British prison on Thursday after completing half of his one-year sentence for , his lawyers said.

Karzai warns 'difficult' US security talks ahead

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Hamid Karzai said the talks will include Afghan President Hamid Karzai hailed a newly signed strategic pact with the United States but warned Thursday that tough negotiations still lay ahead on the US military presence in his war-torn country after 2014.

Myanmar army poised to attack: Kachin rebels

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Violence in the Kachin area re-ignited after a 17-year ceasefire was shattered last yearMyanmar's army is poised for a major assault on Kachin minority rebels, the guerilla group said Thursday, despite calls for an end to the violence which has cast a shadow over the new regime's reforms.

China sends more ships to disputed shoal: Philippines

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A Chinese surveillance ship is seen off Scarborough Shoal in the South China SeaThe Philippine military on Thursday accused China of sending more ships to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, describing the move as an insult that would further inflame tensions.

New N. Korea sanctions sets stage for nuclear showdown

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North Korea fired the Unha-3 rocket on April 13, but it disintegrated soon after launch and fell into the Yellow SeaThe UN Security Council on Wednesday put three top North Korean state firms on a sanctions black list over the country's failed rocket launch.

Jakarta road 'jockeys' help drivers skirt the rules

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For a small fee, Jakarta's carpooling laws were meant to ease traffic jams. Instead, they have spawned an industry of professional hitchhikers who help drivers comply with highway rules -- for a fee.

Philippines erects wall to obscure view of slums

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A resident pedals his tricycle, locally known as Delegates attending an international conference in the Philippines capital may not see what they came to discuss: abject poverty.

Oil hovers above $105 ahead of key US jobs figures

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Oil prices hovered above $105 a barrel Thursday in Asia as investors awaited key U.S. employment data for clues about the strength of the economy and crude demand.

Australia had tree-climbing sheep-sized marsupials

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The skeleton of a sheep-sized diprotodontoid marsupial called NimbadonSheep-sized relatives of modern-day wombats lived in Australian treetops 15 million years ago, a palaeontologist said Thursday as she was honoured for her discovery.

N. Korea GPS jamming hits S. Korea flights: Seoul

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Jamming signals from North Korea that have affected scores of civilian flights in South Korea are continuing, Seoul saysElectronic jamming signals from North Korea which have affected hundreds of civilian flights in South Korea were continuing unabated on Thursday, officials said, amid simmering cross-border tensions.

Nepal to form national unity government

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Nepal's Maoist prime minister Baburam Bhattarai is to disband his cabinet and form a new national unity governmentNepal's Maoist Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai will disband his cabinet and form a new national unity government in a bid to end the country's political deadlock, an aide said Thursday.

Concern in New Zealand at 'possum' drinking craze

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A game called Authorities in New Zealand raised concerns Thursday about a student drinking game called "possum", in which participants sit in trees downing alcohol until they fall to the ground in a drunken stupor.

Bombs kill five in Pakistan badlands

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Two bomb attacks have killed at least five people in Pakistan's lawless tribal badlands on the Afghan borderTwo bomb attacks killed at least five people in Pakistan's lawless tribal badlands on the Afghan border Thursday, officials said.

Bombs kill 5 people in northwest Pakistan

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A Pakistani official says two bomb blasts targeting anti-Taliban tribal elders and security forces have killed five people in the country's northwest.

Abducted Dutch boy freed in Malaysia

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Nayati Moodliar, 12, was kidnapped on his way to school in Kuala LumpurThe parents of a 12-year-old Dutch boy who was kidnapped a week ago said Thursday their son had been safely returned to the family.
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