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Tibetan 'attempts self-immolation'
AFP, Published on 14/01/2012
» A Tibetan set himself on fire in southwest China on Saturday and police fired on hundreds of locals, possibly killing one, as they attempted to rescue the burned body from officials, rights groups said.
China's Tibetan Buddhists 'in vicious cycle'
AFP, Published on 13/01/2012
» China's Tibetan Buddhists are locked in a "vicious cycle" of radicalisation as an intensifying government crackdown spurs them to increasingly desperate acts of protest, rights groups say.
Pakistan government isolated against army, courts
AFP, Published on 12/01/2012
» Pakistan's government looks dangerously isolated in a fresh confrontation with the country's powerful military that analysts say could, at the very least, end in early elections.
Philippine Catholic pilgrims defy terror alert
AFP, Published on 09/01/2012
» A human sea of Catholic pilgrims flooded the Philippine capital on Monday in a show of religious frenzy, despite warnings that Islamic militants may be planning to bomb the spectacular annual event.
Tibetan monk self-immolates in China: Xinhua
AFP, Published on 09/01/2012
» A Tibetan monk died after self-immolating in China, state media said Monday, taking to 15 the number of people who have set themselves on fire in Tibetan areas in less than a year in apparent protest.
Philippine Catholic pilgrims defy terror alert
AFP, Published on 09/01/2012
» A human sea of Catholic pilgrims flooded the Philippine capital on Monday to join a religious march, police said, defying government warnings of a potential terror attack on the annual festival.
Philippine kidnappers demand $2mn for Australian
AFP, Published on 05/01/2012
» An Australian kidnapped by suspected Muslim extremists in the Philippines said his captors were demanding US$2 million in ransom as he pleaded for his life in a video released Thursday.
Gunmen kill three telecom workers in Indonesia
AFP, Published on 01/01/2012
» Unidentified gunmen on a motorbike shot dead three telecom workers and wounded seven others in Indonesia's restive Aceh province, police said Sunday.