Chinese gen’s Son faces arrest on rape charge
Beijing: The son of a top Chinese army general and four other suspects will be arrested in a gangrape case after judicial authorities formally approved the action amid nation wide anger. The 17-year-old son of li Shuangjiang, dean of the music department of the People’s liberation Army Academy of Arts, holding the rank of a General, was arrested last month following allegations by a woman who accused the suspects of gangraping her in a bar on February 17, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
32 killed in Malaysia as ceasefire call rejected
Kuala lumpur: Malaysian security forces gunned down 31 Filipino intruders in Borneo on Thursday, as Malaysian PM rejected the unilateral ceasefire call by a self-proclaimed Filipino Muslim Sultan whose armed supporters entered the country illegally.
Rigging claims in Kenya prez vote
Nairobi: Kenya’s critical presidential election was plunged into further disarray on on Thursday after the party of one of the leading candidates alleged vote-rigging and demanded that the count be halted. The accusations by Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s running mate came a day after his chief rival, Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, protested at the inclusion of spoiled ballots in the vote count, a process that could increase the chances of a second round runoff.
Sufi shrine bombing: death for mastermind
lahore: A Pakistani anti-terrorism judge has given the death sentence to the mastermind of a 2010 suicide attack on a Sufi shrine in Punjab province despite facing death threats from the Taliban during the trial. Khan was convicted of masterminding the attack on Hazrat Sakhi Sarwar shrine in April 2010.
French defence minister visits Mali
Paris: France’s Defence Minister is in Mali to meet soldiers trying to dislodge militants from an area near the border with Algeria. French troops launched a military operation in January to drive back the extremists marching on Mali’s capital.
ISI civilian staff move court against chief
Islamabad: Four civilian employees of the spy agency ISI have approached the Islamabad High Court with complaints against its chief, lt Gen Zahir-ul-Islam, in probably the first case of its kind in Pakistan’s history. The employees claimed in their application that Islam and other senior government officers should be charged with contempt of court
for not acting on a ruling of the Islamabad High Court on regularising employees.
Shutdown affects life in nepal for 2nd day
Kathmandu: Nepal saw a second day of shutdown on Thursday, this time due to a general strike called by Madhesi Peoples Rights Forum and fringe parties demanding formation of a Chief Justice-led election government at the earliest. Nepal Federal People’s Republic Front led by CPN-Maoist had called for a nationwide strike to oppose the move to form a CJ-led election Government.