Thai PM launches poll bid amid protests
Bangkok: Thailand’s ruling party launched its campaign for disputed elections on February 2 even as anti-government protesters vowed to intensify rallies and enforce a shutdown in the capital to foil the snap polls.
Kerry holds fresh talks with Abbas
Jerusalem: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday held fresh talks with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas as he struggled to keep the faltering Israel-Palestinian peace process on track after the two sides indulged in a fresh verbal spat, casting a shadow on a possible deal.
‘Blast in Kabul near NATO base, embassies’
Kabul: A bomb exploded in central Kabul on Saturday in a district housing several embassies and NATO's military headquarters, but no casualties were immediately reported, officials said.
Cambodian police disperse opp rally
Phnom Penh: Cambodian authorities on Saturday dispersed Opposition protesters from their rally base in the capital and halted further protests against the kingdom’s strongman premier, a day after police launched a deadly crackdown on striking garment workers.
10-yr-old maid tortured to death in lahore
lahore: A 10-year-old girl working as a maid was allegedly tortured to death by her employers in Pakistan’s Punjab province for stealing Rs 100, police said. Police in the provincial capital of lahore arrested a man named Altaf Mahmood, his wife Nasira and son Ibrar for allegedly killing the maid.