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Afghan teen flogged for ‘affair’: officials

Sept 16, 2012

(123rf)A 16-year-old Afghan girl has been flogged for allegedly having an affair and her purported boyfriend fined $1,600 in a rural district under government control, local officials said Saturday.The girl, who has been named only as Sabera, is in poor health since the incident on September 9 in Jaghuri district of Ghazni province, said the head of the provincial women's affairs department, Shuku
Japan’s new envoy to China dead: officials

Sept 16, 2012

TOKYO (AFP) - The newly appointed Japanese envoy to China died in a Tokyo hospital Sunday, officials said, ruling out any link to growing anti-Japan protests in Chinese cities over an escalating territorial row.Shinichi Nishimiya, who was officially appointed on Tuesday, was taken to hospital after falling ill on a street near his home in the capital‘s fashionable Shibuya district on Thursday, according to reports.“Ambassador Shinichi Nishimiya died in a hospital”, the foreign ministry said in a
Anti-Japan protests in China swell, turn violent

Sept 15, 2012

BEIJING (AP) _ Angry protesters are staging anti-Japanese demonstrations in cities across China over Japan's control of disputed islands, with a protest in Beijing turning violent before being brought under control by police. Thousands of protesters threw rocks and burned Japanese flags in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Saturday morning. Some tried to breach a metal police barrica
China's Xi appears in public: Xinhua

Sept 15, 2012

BEIJING (AFP) - China's Vice President Xi Jinping has made a public appearance, state media said Saturday, following swirling speculation about the whereabouts of Beijing's leader-in-waiting. Xi had not been seen in public since September 1 and cancelled meetings with four foreign dignitaries including US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, giving rise to intense speculation about his healt
German FM: Sudan embassy in flames

Sept 14, 2012

BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's Foreign Minister says the country's embassy in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum has been stormed by protesters and set partially on fire.Guido Westerwelle told reporters in Berlin on Friday that the Embassy building was "partially in flames but fortunately... the employees are safe."He says the demonstrators are apparently protesting against an anti-Islam film produced in
Japan, China ships exchange island warnings

Sept 14, 2012

TOKYO (AP) -- Chinese and Japanese government ships exchanged warnings Friday in waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea, while Tokyo called on Beijing to protect its citizens amid anti-Japan protests and reported assaults in China.　Tensions between the Asian giants have flared anew after the Japanese government bought the islands from their private Japanese owners this week. The uninhabited islands, claimed by both countries as well as Taiwan and called Senkaku by Japan and Diaoyu by
4 Yemenis die as anti-U.S. protests spread

Sept 14, 2012

CAIRO (AFP) ― The U.S. boosted security at its embassies amid fears that more anti-American violence sparked by a film mocking Islam could erupt after Friday’s Muslim prayers across the Middle East and North Africa.Four people died in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Thursday as police fired live rounds and tear gas to try to disperse an angry crowd of hundreds of protesters trying to storm the U.S. mission.The protests came as U.S. and Libyan officials probed an attack on the consulate in the easter
French magazine publishes pictures of ‘topless’ Kate

Sept 14, 2012

PARIS (AFP) -- A French magazine on Friday published topless pictures of Prince William’s wife Catherine taken while the pair were on holiday in France, in a move met with dismay by the royal couple.Announcing a world exclusive, Closer magazine invited readers on its website to pick up he new edition to enjoy “the photos that the world can’t wait to see; the Duchess of Cambridge topless on a guesthouse terrace.”Splashed on the front cover and inside on five pages, many of the grainy photos featu
Man beaten with own prosthetic foot

Sept 14, 2012

A Florida man is accusing his ex-girlfriend for beating him with his own prosthetic foot while attempting to take their son from his home.Brandon Fleming of Okaloosa County said his ex, Jadian Hatfield, came to his home with two men last month and demanded he allow her to take their 2-year-old son, WEAR-TV, Pensacola, Fla., reported Thursday.Fleming said he wears an easily-detachable prosthetic on
Israeli man allegedly raped 3 daughters

Sept 14, 2012

This photo is not directly related to the article. (123rf)An Israeli man has been indicted for allegedly raping three of his daughters repeatedly for the past 21 years while his wife kept silent.The indictment, filed Wednesday in Tel Aviv District Court, said the man, whose name was not reported, allegedly raped three of the couple's four daughters and peeped in on them while they showered, Ynetne
Anti-Japan protesters rally in Beijing

Sept 14, 2012

A Chinese man protests outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Thursday. (AP-Yonhap News)Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing on Thursday, singing the Chinese national anthem and waving flags, to condemn Tokyo's purchase of a disputed island chain.The latest demonstration came after the Japanese government this week nationalized three islands in a chain i
Obama calls Libya, Egypt leaders

Sept 13, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The White House says President Barack Obama has called the presidents of Libya and Egypt and urged them to continue working with the U.S. to ensure the safety of diplomatic personnel. Obama thanked Libyan President Mohamed Magariaf for his condolences over the deaths of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other State Department officers during an assault on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on Tuesday. The White House says the two leaders agreed to work together to bring the a
U.S. sends marines to Libya after attack

Sept 13, 2012

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) ― The U.S. dispatched an elite group of marines to Tripoli on Wednesday after the mob attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. Officials were investigating whether the rampage was a backlash to an anti-Islamic video with ties to Coptic Christians or a plot to coincide with the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.Tuesday’s stunning attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi poses a daunting task for U.S. and Libyan investigators: searching for th
Deaths in Pakistan’s factory fires up to 314

Sept 13, 2012

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) ― The death toll from a pair of devastating factory fires that broke out in Pakistan’s two biggest cities rose on Wednesday to 314 people, many of whom perished because they were unable to escape buildings that lacked emergency exits and basic safety equipment such as alarms and sprinklers.The horrific toll highlights the atrocious state of industrial safety in Pakistan, where many factories are set up illegally in the country’s densely populated cities, and owners often p
Osaka mayor launches new Japanese party

Sept 13, 2012

TOKYO (AFP) ― The maverick mayor of Osaka, Toru Hashimoto, launched his national party onto Japan’s political stage Wednesday, vowing to chart a new course for the country.Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Association) will field 350 candidates across Japan in general elections expected later this year, with the aim of seizing a majority of seats in the powerful lower house.“Great battles will start from today. I would like to create Japan’s new course together,” Hashimoto told a ceremony i