Thousands gather for Pakistan cleric's protest march on capital

Thousands gather for Pakistan cleric's protest march on capital

Thousands gather for Pakistan cleric's protest march on capital

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:16 AM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Pakistanis converged on the capital Monday to join a march planned by Sufi cleric Muhammad Tahirul Qadri calling for the indefinite delay of elections and a crackdown on government corruption and inefficiency.

Chinese media urges action on air pollution

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:11 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese media said on Monday the government had to take urgent action to tackle air pollution, which has blanketed parts of the country at dangerous levels in recent days, and one newspaper called for a re-think of a "fixation" on economic growth.

Air strike near Damascus kills 20 - opposition activists

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:56 AM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - An air strike on a rebel-held town southwest of the Syrian capital Damascus killed 20 people on Monday, resident opposition activists said.

Immunity for U.S. troops in Afghanistan to be decided by year-end

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:51 AM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - A decision on immunity for U.S. troops staying in Afghanistan after the 2014 planned withdrawal will be made by the end of the year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday.

Second French commando dies after failed rescue bid - Somali rebels

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:06 AM PST

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A second French soldier has died from gunshot wounds after an attempt to rescue a French agent failed on Saturday, Somalia's al Shabaab rebel group said on Monday.

Karzai says Afghanistan to be safer once foreign troops leave

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:01 AM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai told a press briefing on Monday that his country will be "more secure" once most foreign troops leave by the end of 2014.

India's army chief turns up heat on Pakistan, says can retaliate

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:00 AM PST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's army chief accused Pakistan on Monday of detailed planning of an attack along Kashmir's de factor border last week in which two soldiers were killed and said India reserved the right to retaliate.

Gunshots fired at Greek government party's headquarters

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:52 PM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - Unknown assailants fired shots at the headquarters of Greece's co-ruling conservative New Democracy party in the early hours of Monday, causing minor damage to the building but no injuries, police said.

Second French soldier dies after failed rescue bid: Somali rebels

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:29 AM PST

MOGADISHU, Jan 14 – A second French soldier has died from gunshot wounds after an attempt to rescue a French agent failed on Saturday, Somalia's al Shabaab rebel group said today. "The second commando died from his bullet wounds. We shall display the bodies of the two French men," Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, spokesman for al Shabaab's military ...

Millions of Hindus take to the Ganges at largest festival

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:36 PM PST

ALLAHABAD, Jan 14 — Upwards of a million elated Hindu holy men and pilgrims took a bracing plunge in India's sacred Ganges river to wash away lifetimes of sins today, in a raucous start to an ever-growing religious gathering that is already the world's largest. Once every 12 years, tens of millions of pilgrims stream to the small northern city of ...

India accuses Pakistan of planning deadly Kashmir incident

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:48 PM PST

NEW DELHI, Jan 14 — India's army chief accused Pakistan today of planning a shootout along Kashmir's de facto border in which two Indian soldiers died, and said he had instructed commanders to respond aggressively if there is a provocation from the other side. "The attack on January 8 was premeditated, a pre-planned activity. Such an operation ...

China’s space activities raising US satellite security concerns

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:29 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 — The United States is concerned about China's expanding ability to disrupt the most sensitive US military and intelligence satellites, as Beijing pursues its expanded ambitions in space, according to multiple sources in the US government and outside space experts. A classified US intelligence assessment completed late last year ...

India police arrest six in new gang rape case, say papers

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 08:32 PM PST

NEW DELHI, Jan 14 — Indian police arrested six people including a bus driver after a woman said she was gang raped in the northern state of Punjab, newspapers said yesterday. The reports come weeks after a student in Delhi was assaulted and beaten in a moving bus and thrown bleeding onto the street in a case that sparked outrage in the country. In ...

Pakistan Shi’ites to bury bomb victims after meeting PM

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 07:58 PM PST

QUETTA, Jan 14 — Shi'ite Muslims agreed today to begin burying nearly 100 of their people killed three days ago in one of Pakistan's deadliest sectarian attacks after the prime minister said he would comply with their demands to sack the local government. Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf met leaders of the Shi'ite Hazara community in a mosque ...

Police rescue victims kidnapped by mother's ex-workmate

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:17 AM PST

Police have rescued two siblings, aged 12 and 14, who were kidnapped on Jan 11 at Taman Klang Jaya near here by two men, one of them a Myanmar national who is also a former workmate of the victims' mother.

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Appeals Court rules lawyers have locus standi to sue government

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:58 AM PST

The Court of Appeal here today ruled that two lawyers have the locus standi (legal standing) to sue the Prime Minister, deputy prime minister and the government over the need for all 523 Tamil primary schools in the country to be fully-aided.

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Police probe Singapore daily over voter poll

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 12:16 AM PST

Police said Monday they were investigating Singapore's top daily The Straits Times over a voter survey it conducted ahead of a by-election in apparent breach of a law against polls during the campaign.

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VIDEO: Golden Globe Awards: Highlights

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:57 PM PST

Ben Affleck's film Argo wins best drama at the Golden Globes, with Affleck named best director - while Daniel Day-Lewis and Adele lead UK winners.

VIDEO: One year since Costa Concordia disaster

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:59 PM PST

Survivors of the Costa Concordia disaster and relatives of the 32 people killed have been marking a year since the luxury cruise liner hit rocks and capsized off the Italian island of Giglio.

VIDEO: Syrians face 'staggering' crisis

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:20 PM PST

The Middle East faces a "staggering" humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict in Syria, an aid agency says.

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