Taliban say they won't attend Afghan peace talks in Pakistan
An Afghan policeman at his checkpoint in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Afghan government wants to engage with Taliban commanders in the field, as well as political leaders abroad who have direct influence over the level of fighting. AP by Rod Nordland and Mukib Marshall The Taliban said at the weekend that they would not participate in international peace talks, citing what they claimed were increased US air strikes an..>> view originalBangkok's river taxi explosion 'was an accident, not sabotage'
AN EXPLOSION on a Bangkok commuter boat on the Saen Saeb canal that injured 60 people yesterday was an accident and not sabotage, Government Spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said. Although concerned officials have not confirmed what caused the explosion, Sansern said the initial investigation found that a gas cylinder installed on the boat exploded and no explosive items were found. The incident took place near a pier at Wat Thep Leela.Science and Technology Ministry deputy spokesman Worawarong Ra..>> view originalPhilippines to impound suspected N. Korean ship, deport crew
By: AP | Manila | Published:March 6, 2016 12:48 pm FILE – In this March 4, 2016 file photo, crewmen of the North Korean cargo vessel Jin Teng stand on the middle of the deck as it unloads its cargo while docked at Subic Bay, . (AP Photo) The Philippines will impound a suspected North Korean cargo ship docked at a port northwest of Manila and eventually deport its North Korean crewmen in compliance with tough new U.N. Security Council sanctions on Pyongyang over its ..>> view originalChina's Xi: Contain moves toward formal Taiwan independence
In this Saturday, March 5, 2016 photo, a security guard talks into a microphone attached in his sleeve as he clears the hall after the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Unlike legislatures elsewhere, China’s does little in the way of legislating, is carefully stage-managed and allows no foreign leader to address it. But like such chambers of power elsewhere, China’s has become something of a billionaire’s club, where the super..>> view originalSlovak PM Fico wins election
Slovak PM Fico wins electionSlovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has won the country's parliamentary election, nearly complete results showed, but gains by opposition parties will complicate formation of a new government.Fico, a leftist whose anti-immigration views are in line with neighbours Poland and Hungary, took 28.7 per cent of the vote on Saturday, far ahead of others but less than around 35 per cent predicted in opinion surveys, results from 91 per cent of voting districts showed.With euroz..>> view originalBishop told not to apologise for choppergate
Turkish police fire tear gas at newspaper as EU laments rights record
People run as riot police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse a crowd who are showing their support for the Zaman newspaper in Istanbul. Photo: AP Istanbul: Turkish police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters outside the country's biggest newspaper after authorities have seized control of it in a crackdown on a religious group whose leader the government accuses of treason.A court on Friday appointed an administrator to run the..>> view original135 people killed in areas covered by Syria truce in first week, monitor says
135 people killed in areas covered by Syria truce in first week, monitor says Updated March 06, 2016 05:47:46 A total of 135 people were killed in the first week of a fragile truce in Syria in areas covered by the cessation of hostilities agreement, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has said. Key points:Monitor says 135 people killed in areas covered by truce552 people killed in areas held by IS and Al Nusra FrontRussia records nine ceasefire violationsPeace talk..>> view originalCyclone Winston: Auckland man raises funds to help survivors
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