Hamas leaders in Cairo for talks on prisoner swap deal
Gaza/Cairo - Senior officials from Hamas headed for Cairo Monday for talks on a prisoner swap deal involving an Israeli soldier held in the Gaza strip for over three years. Media reports have indicated that deal is near which would see the soldier, G...
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China jails quake activist on 'state secrets' charges
Beijing - China sentenced a legal activist to three years in prison on Monday after convicting him of illegal possession of state secrets, a charge apparently linked to his reports of protests by parents of children killed during last year's Sichua...
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About 30 seized in political tension in southern Philippines
Manila - About 30 people, including journalists, were seized Monday by armed supporters of a prominent political clan in the southern Philippines, the military said. The hostages included the wife, sister, brother and other relatives of Vice Mayor Ib...
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Threats may keep Thai premier from visiting northern capital
Bangkok - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Monday that he might skip Sunday's scheduled visit to the northern city of Chiang Mai due to the threat of violent demonstrations. Activists loyal to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra have t...
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Pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong consider mass resignation
Hong Kong - Pro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong were Monday considering mass resignations to force what they claim would be a de facto referendum on universal suffrage. One legislator from each of the city's five electoral districts may resign to ...
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US envoy: US position on Taiwan remains unchanged
Taipei - A US envoy on Monday assured Taipei that the US position on Taiwan remains unchanged despite President Barack Obama's visit to China. Raymond F Burghardt, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the hi...
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Death toll rises to 27 in Indonesian ferry accident
Jakarta - Indonesian rescue workers resumed their search Monday for dozens of people missing people after an overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off the island of Sumatra, officials said. Rescue teams had picked up about 250 survivors and 27 bodies ...
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