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 AFP | Pakistan blocks Twitter over Prophet cartoons AFP ISLAMABAD — Pakistan blocked Twitter on Sunday, accusing the microblogging site of refusing to remove posts promoting a Facebook competition involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed. "The website has been banned by the Ministry of Information ... Pakistan Blocks Twitter Over Cartoon Contest Pakistan blocks Twitter amid blasphemy fears Pakistan blocks access to Twitter |
Posted: May 20, 2012, 4:25 pm
 The Hindu | Chen's Arrival in Manhattan Ends Flashpoint in US-China Ties BusinessWeek By Bloomberg News on May 20, 2012 Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng's arrival in New York over the weekend ended a standoff between the US and China that strained ties for the world's two biggest economies. Chen, whose stay at the US embassy ... Chinese Activist's Departure Brings New Questions Chen now at 'point of no return' Chen touches down to free speech |
Posted: May 20, 2012, 4:22 pm
 Globe and Mail | NATO chief insists no rush to exits in Afghanistan Fox News CHICAGO – The United States and NATO leaders are insisting the Afghanistan fighting coalition will remain whole despite France's plans to yank combat troops out early, but leaders weary of plummeting public support for the war are using an alliance ... NATO summit opens against backdrop of protests, foiled terror plot Border still shut as NATO seeks Pakistan resolution Protesters gather for largest NATO demonstration |
Posted: May 20, 2012, 4:06 pm
 Sydney Morning Herald | Four people die in Italy quake The Press Association Four people died when a strong earthquake shook northeast Italy early today, tearing off chunks of church facades and sending panicked residents into the streets. Aftershocks wreaked more havoc in Bologna, including knocking down a clock tower and ... At least four killed after magnitude-6.0 quake strikes northern Italy 6.0 earthquake in Italy kills 6, injures dozens Aftershocks felt after northern Italy earthquake |
Posted: May 20, 2012, 3:30 pm
 CTV.ca | Lockerbie bomber dies CNN International (CNN) -- Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people, died Sunday, the Libyan government and a family member said. He was 60. The former intelligence officer, ... Libyan Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies Lockerbie: David Cameron criticises al-Megrahi release UK's Cameron: Megrahi should have never been freed |
Posted: May 20, 2012, 3:23 pm
 Independent Online | Top cop wants to clean up the force Independent Online By GCWALISILE KHANYILE and DIANNE HAWKER ACTING police chief Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi wants a clean-up of police crime intelligence, including the suspension of the division's controversial former head Richard Mdluli. Newspaper demands proof Mdluli saga drags in high-level ANC MP Paper denies police bribed writers to detract from Mdluli |
Posted: May 20, 2012, 2:28 pm
 NEWS.com.au | The Spear divides the nation News24 But of course Zuma has been at the epicentre of South African politics, and his life has spilt... Now R153.95 Johannesburg - Schoolchildren, high-powered businesspeople, fashionistas, grandparents – a 1.85m tall portrait of President Jacob Zuma has ... Zuma painting 'sadistic': SACP Painting oversteps constitutional rights - Zuma Portrait exposes Jacob Zuma's weakness |
Posted: May 20, 2012, 2:19 pm
 Independent Online | Two die in Cape Town fires News24 Johannesburg - Two men died and 41 people were left homeless in fires around Cape Town at the weekend, the city said on Sunday. The men died in separate fires that broke out on Friday evening, one in Zonnebloem and the other in NY6, Gugulethu, ... Some 32 people have been left homeless, following shack fires across the Cape ... Fires leave one dead, 67 homeless |
Posted: May 20, 2012, 1:42 pm
 Independent Online | Analysis: Compromise needed on subsidy Independent Online Facts, fictions and often emotional assumptions pepper the current intense debate about a youth wage subsidy. But there is one fact about which all parties agree: there is a massive problem of youth unemployment. Millions of young men and women between ... Cosatu has no say in youth job issues: iLIVE The challenge of youth unemployment - Joel Netshitenzhe 'Wage subsidy not a game' |
Posted: May 20, 2012, 11:35 am
 Independent Online | Dad mistakes daughter for burglar Independent Online By YOLANDE DU PREEZ A single shot fired by a Centurion father who thought he was protecting his family during a housebreaking ended in tragedy when he accidentally shot his seven-year-old daughter in the head. The girl was rushed to the Life Unitas ... Dad accidentally kills daughter in robbery |
Posted: May 19, 2012, 11:34 am