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State of emergency in Egypt
Associated Press, Published on 29/01/2013
» CAIRO - Protesters and riot police clashed in Cairo and the riot-torn city of Port Said as Egypt's political violence stretched into a fifth day on Monday, despite efforts by the Islamist president to contain the crisis by imposing a state of emergency in three provinces.
Philippines reflects on robberies
Associated Press, Published on 04/02/2013
» MANILA - Even by the usual standards in the Philippines, where crime is an accepted part of life, the brazen evening robbery of a jewellery store in one of the world's largest malls shocked residents of Manila.
Iceland's Internet porn ban sparks uproar
Associated Press, Published on 25/02/2013
» REYKJAVIK — In the age of instant information, globe-spanning viral videos and the World Wide Web, can a thoroughly wired country become a porn-free zone? Authorities in Iceland want to find out.
Pope Francis of Argentina selected
Associated Press, Published on 14/03/2013
» VATICAN CITY - Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Francis, associating himself with the humble 13th-century Italian preacher who lived a life of poverty.
Cambodian broadcaster to be freed
Associated Press, Published on 14/03/2013
» A Cambodian appeals court Thursday overturned the widely criticised conviction of a prominent government critic who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for an alleged secessionist plot, closing a case that one rights group called a "politically motivated farce."
Myanmar defers press law
Associated Press, Published on 18/03/2013
» Myanmar journalists just getting used to their new era of freedom howled when the government announced plans for a media law that could lock many old restrictions back into place. Then, in the latest of many moves that never would have happened under the country's old military rulers, the government backed off.
Myanmar parliament to review charter
Associated Press, Published on 20/03/2013
» YANGON - Myanmar's parliament has agreed to set up a commission to review the 2008 pro-military constitution, a process that could eventually change the political landscape and allow opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to take the presidency.
Google urges Myanmar free speech
Associated Press, Published on 22/03/2013
» YANGON - Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt is urging Myanmar to allow free speech and private sector development of the country's woeful telecommunications infrastructure.
Activists fear Hmong leader deportation
Associated Press, Published on 27/03/2013
» A US admonition to Laos over its shaky human rights record spurred efforts Tuesday to halt the possible deportation from Thailand of a former ethnic leader to the authoritarian Southeast Asian nation.
Thatcher laid to rest amid pomp and ceremony
Associated Press, Published on 17/04/2013
» LONDON - Margaret Thatcher, Britain's Iron Lady, was laid to rest Wednesday with a level of pomp and protest reflecting her status as a commanding, polarising political figure.