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New Year's parties rock around the world
AFP, Published on 01/01/2012
» Extravagant firework displays lit up the skies from Sydney to New York in a global New Year's party as revelers set aside economic gloom, divisions and other worries to usher in 2012 in style.
Missing China dissident 'held in Xinjiang'
AFP, Published on 01/01/2012
» Prominent Chinese dissident Gao Zhisheng, a lawyer who first disappeared into police custody nearly two years ago, has been imprisoned in the far western region of Xinjiang, his brother said on Sunday.
Philippine rebels join hunt for kidnapped Australian
AFP, Published on 02/01/2012
» Muslim rebels engaged in peace talks with the Philippine government said Monday they had joined the search for an Australian man kidnapped by an armed group in the troubled south of the country.
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.
Nigeria killings called "ethnic, religious cleansing"
AFP, Published on 07/01/2012
» The head of Nigeria's Christians said Saturday the killing of dozens of faithful in attacks blamed on Islamists suggested "ethnic and religious cleansing" reminiscent of the start of the 1960s civil war.
Anwar verdict to test political waters
Spectrum, Luke Hunt, Published on 08/01/2012
» After two years of graphic and often offending evidence Malaysians will find out tomorrow whether opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, will spend up to 20 years behind bars when a verdict is handed down in his sodomy trial.
Religious thriller
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 09/01/2012
» Those of one religion or another vary widely about how much of it they accept. When their senses repel what they regard as unbelievable, members of the flock don't make an issue of it and go through the motions of what is expected of them. After all, there's much in their religion they fully accept.
Nigeria unrest 'worse than 1960s civil war': president
AFP, Published on 09/01/2012
» Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Sunday violence blamed on Islamist group Boko Haram was worse than the country's 1960s civil war, with sympathisers of the sect in government and security agencies.
US Republicans mount final New Hampshire blitz
AFP, Published on 09/01/2012
» Republican presidential hopefuls, led by frontrunner Mitt Romney, launched a final frenetic campaign push in New Hampshire Monday on the eve of the state's primary.
Deadly clashes as protesters shut down Nigeria
AFP, Published on 09/01/2012
» Nigerian police and protesters clashed on Monday and six people were killed as tens of thousands demonstrated nationwide over fuel price hikes and a general strike shut down the country.