World
Zardari seeks explanation for girl’s arrest in blasphemy case
Pakistan’s president Monday called on officials to explain the arrest on blasphemy charges of a Christian girl with Down’s Syndrome who allegedly burnt pages inscribed with verses from the Qur’an.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
A wildfire blazes in Torneros de Jamuz near Leon, Monday.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
China sentenced the wife of fallen Politburo member Bo Xilai to death on Monday but suspended her execution, setting the stage for a possible final purge of Bo himself in a scandal that has shaken Beijing ahead of a leadership transition.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
Missouri Congressman Todd Akin was keeping a low profile Monday, a day after he said women’s bodies are able to prevent pregnancies in “a legitimate rape” situation and that conception is rare in such cases.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
An Australian radio host was Monday taken off air after taunting the mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with a Nazi slogan, screaming at her “Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil!”.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
South Korea’s ruling party overwhelmingly voted for the daughter of an assassinated dictator to be its presidential candidate.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
An Israeli military court on Monday indicted four Palestinians for planning to shoot and kidnap Israelis for future prisoners swap deals.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
Thirty-two Gaddafi loyalists have been arrested following Sunday’s car bombings, which killed two people, authorities have said.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
Tropical Storm Tembin brought heavy rains, triggering landslides and flashfloods in the northern Philippines, just weeks after a series of deadly storms and monsoon rains, the government said Monday.
Tuesday, 21 - August 2012
The leader of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPOe), Heinz-Christian Strache, was under fire Monday from the Jewish community and politicians after posting on Facebook an apparent anti-Semitic caricature.
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Myanmar abolished direct media censorship on Monday, the latest dramatic reform by its quasi-civilian regime, but journalists face other formidable restrictions including a ban on private daily newspapers and a pervasive culture of self-censorship.
