Monday, January 14, 2013

Thousands of protesters rally in Pakistani capital

Thousands of protesters rally in Pakistani capital

Thousands of protesters rally in Pakistani capital

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 09:29 AM PST

Supporters of Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri listen to speeches while waiting his arrival to Islamabad, as a youth runs across the street holding a national flag, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. Thousands of supporters of the fiery cleric who has been calling for election reforms were descending Monday on the Pakistani capital, where authorities have put up barricades and sent riot police into the streets in preparation. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of Pakistanis fed up with a government they say is corrupt and indifferent to the plight of common citizens descended on the capital Monday, responding to the call of a charismatic cleric who has quickly become a powerful but mysterious political force.

Karzai: US troop immunity up to Afghan elders

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 09:02 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai adjusts his hat as he speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. Karzai says a national meeting of elders should be called to decide whether U.S. troops staying in Afghanistan after 2014 would be immune from prosecution under Afghan law. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan president said Monday that a meeting of the nation's elders should convene to decide whether U.S. troops staying in the country after 2014 would be immune from prosecution under Afghan law.

India's army chief warns Pakistan of retaliation

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 07:35 AM PST

Indian army chief Gen. Bikram Singh addresses a press conference in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. Singh says a Pakistani attack in which two Indian soldiers were killed in the disputed Kashmir region was premeditated. The violence killed two soldiers on each side with both the countries accusing each other of violating a 2003 ceasefire and summoning their envoys to lodge protest. (AP Photo) INDIA OUTNEW DELHI (AP) — India's army chief on Monday accused Pakistan of planning an attack in which two Indian soldiers were killed in the disputed Kashmir region last week, and warned of possible retaliation.

Millions of Hindus bathe in Ganges to cleanse sins

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 07:33 AM PST

ALLAHABAD, India (AP) — Millions of devout Hindus led by naked ascetics with ash smeared on their bodies plunged into the frigid waters of India's holy Ganges River on Monday in a ritual they believe can wash away their sins.

Lawyer in India rape case says client is a minor

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 06:39 AM PST

Manohar Lal Sharma, lawyer for one of the accused, speaks to the journalists outside the Saket district court complex where the accused in a gang rape are to be tried, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. The lawyer for one of the five men charged in the fatal gang rape of a woman on a moving New Delhi bus said Monday that his client is a minor and asked a court to order a medical test to determine his age. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)NEW DELHI (AP) — One of the five men charged with gang-raping and killing a 23-year-old student on a bus in India's capital is a minor, his lawyer said Monday as he demanded an age-determination test in what could be a tactic to delay the case from being tried in a fast-track court.

Suspects to appear at India gang rape hearing

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:56 AM PST

NEW DELHI (AP) — The cases of five men charged in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus were expected to be shifted to a fast-track court at a hearing Monday, defense lawyers said.

Pakistani capital prepares for cleric's march

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:41 AM PST

Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, 61, center, leaves Lahore to lead an anti-government march to the capital Islamabd, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 in Pakistan. After years in Canada, Qadri returned to Pakistan last month and gave a speech demanding that sweeping election reforms be implemented before elections expected to take place this spring. On Thursday, Pakistan's Minister of Interior Rehman Malik issued a strongly worded statement that Qadri would not be allowed to rally in Islamabad, warning that the Taliban might attack the event. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of supporters of a fiery Pakistani cleric who has been calling for election reforms were descending Monday on the capital, where authorities have put up barricades and sent riot police into the streets in preparation.

Pakistani city prepares for cleric's march

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:30 PM PST

Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, 61, center, leaves Lahore to lead an anti-government march to the capital Islamabd, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 in Pakistan. After years in Canada, Qadri returned to Pakistan last month and gave a speech demanding that sweeping election reforms be implemented before elections expected to take place this spring. On Thursday, Pakistan's Minister of Interior Rehman Malik issued a strongly worded statement that Qadri would not be allowed to rally in Islamabad, warning that the Taliban might attack the event. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of supporters of a fiery cleric who has been calling for election reforms were descending Monday on the Pakistani capital, where authorities have put up barricades and sent riot police into the streets in preparation.

Suspects to appear at Indian gang rape hearing

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:55 PM PST

NEW DELHI (AP) — Defense lawyers say the cases of five men charged in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus are expected to be shifted to a fast track court.

Beijing warns residents after off-the-charts smog

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 08:56 PM PST

Visitors gather near an entrance to the Forbidden city during a very hazy day in Beijing Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. People refused to venture outdoors and buildings disappeared into Beijing's murky skyline on Sunday as the capital's air quality went off the index. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)BEIJING (AP) — Beijing schools kept children indoors and hospitals saw a spike in respiratory cases Monday following a weekend of off-the charts pollution in China's smoggy capital, the worst since the government began being more open about air-quality data.

Correction: Philippines-Fatal Fire story

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 07:32 PM PST

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — In a story Jan. 12 about a hotel fire that killed seven people in Olongapo, Philippines, The Associated Press misspelled a victim's surname based on incorrect information provided by city police. He was James Brighenti from Kodiak, Alaska, not James Brigati.

Pakistan sacks provincial government after attack

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 02:00 PM PST

Pakistani Shiite Muslims chant slogans during a rally to condemn Thursday's deadly bombings in Quetta, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. Thousands of Pakistani Shiites protested in southwestern Pakistan for a third day blocking a main road with dozens of coffins of relative killed in explosions to demand better security from the government. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani leaders dismissed the government of southwest Baluchistan province early Monday in response to the demands of protesters angry about an attack on minority Shiite Muslims there that killed 86 people.
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