Saturday, January 12, 2013

Pakistani Shiites refuse to bury 50 bomb victims

Pakistani Shiites refuse to bury 50 bomb victims

Pakistani Shiites refuse to bury 50 bomb victims

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 03:38 AM PST

A Pakistani man holds a poster showing a victim of Thursday's deadly bombings in Quetta, while he and others attend a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Shiites in a southwestern Pakistani city hit by a brutal terror attack refused to bury their dead Friday in protest, demanding that the government do something to protect them from what has become a barrage of bombings and shootings against the minority Muslim sect. Poster shows one of the (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — About 3,500 Pakistani Shiites protested in southwestern Pakistan for a second day on Saturday, blocking a main road with dozens of coffins of relatives killed in explosions to demand better security from the government.

Chinese painter portrays Tibet self-immolators

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 11:49 PM PST

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, portraits of Tibetans who have self-immolated over the past three years painted by Beijing-based artist Liu Yi are displayed at his studio in Songzhuang art village in Tongzhou, on the outskirt of Beijing. Liu is working on a series of black-and-white portraits he knows will never be shown in a Chinese gallery. His varied subjects - men and women, young and old, smiling and pensive - have one thing in common: They are Tibetans who have set themselves on fire to protest repressive Chinese rule. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)BEIJING (AP) — Beijing-based artist Liu Yi is working on a series of black-and-white portraits he knows will never be shown in a Chinese gallery. His varied subjects — men and women, young and old, smiling and pensive — have one thing in common: They are Tibetans who have set themselves on fire to protest repressive Chinese rule.

Police official says 30 die in Nepal bus accident

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 09:36 PM PST

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A police official says a bus veered off a mountain road in west Nepal leaving at least 30 people dead and several more injured.

Pakistani Shiites protest after attack kills 86

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 12:20 PM PST

A Pakistani boy holds a candle while he and his mother take part in a protest to condemn Thursday's deadly bombings in Quetta, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Shiites in a southwestern Pakistani city hit by a brutal terror attack refused to bury their dead Friday in protest, demanding that the government do something to protect them from what has become a barrage of bombings and shootings against the minority Muslim sect. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Shiite Muslims hit by a twin bombing that killed 86 people refused to bury their dead Friday, demanding the Pakistani government do more to protect them from increasing violence against the minority sect.
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