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Ex-army chief vows to topple Sri Lanka govt
Former Sri Lankan army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka addresses journalists in Colombo, Thursday. — AFPCOLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s former army chief Sarath Fonseka, who was released from jail last month, renewed his fight with President Mahinda Rajapakse ...
Fifty aid groups demand Israel to lift Gaza blockade
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Palestinian territories, Maxwell Gaylard (L), listens to the Commissioner General of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Filippo Grandi, during an event in Gaza City, Thursday. — AFPGAZA — Fifty international aid groups ...
Politicians and press ‘too close’: Cameron
David CameronLONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron said ties between politicians and the media had become “too close” as he began giving evidence Thursday to a public inquiry into press ethics.“It has been too close and I think we ...
Haqqani defends civilian rule, ties with US
WASHINGTON — Pakistan’s former ambassador to Washington, who was summoned by his country’s top court, Thursday staunchly defended civilian rule and efforts to improve ties with the United States.A commission set up by the Supreme Court has accused Husain Haqqani ...
Protester heckles Blair in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — A lone protester Thursday heckled former British prime minister Tony Blair as he prepared to make a speech on religion and globalization at the University of Hong Kong.The man shouted about breaches of the Geneva Conventions on ...
Pakistan calls again for apology for NATO strike
KABUL — Pakistan Thursday called again for an apology for a NATO cross-border strike that killed two dozen of its soldiers last year before it considers reopening supply routes to foreign troops in Afghanistan.Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, speaking to ...
Yemen: Civilians among 16 killed in south
ADEN — At least 16 people, including women and children, were killed Thursday in clashes in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan where Al-Qaeda and the army are battling for control of the restive territory.Speaking on condition of anonymity, a military ...
Libya urged to release ICC detainees
CANBERRA — NATO Thursday joined international calls for Libya to release delegates from the International Criminal Court (ICC) detained in Zintan on allegations they had smuggled documents to the son of toppled dictator Muammar Gaddafi.The ICC delegation, led by Australian ...
Japan moves closer to restarting nuclear reactors
TOKYO — Japan moved closer Thursday to restarting nuclear reactors for the first time since last year’s earthquake and tsunami led to a nationwide shutdown after a mayor gave his support to a plan to bring two of them back ...
Apple maps a path to mobile throne
Scott Forstall, senior vice president of iOS Software at Apple Inc., demonstrates iOS6’s Passbook app with an airline ticket during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2012 in San Francisco, California. — ReutersSAN FRANCISCO — Apple is mapping a path ...
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