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Race to White House
Suu Kyi gets grand welcome in Thailand
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Liberia’s ex-Prez Taylor gets 50 years in jail
World should recognise Pak’s efforts against terror: China
Pak cricketer’s brother held for terror link
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Race to White House Washington, May 30 "We did it!" Romney told his cheering supporters, noting that "it's only the beginning." 65-year-old Romney surpassed the 1,144 delegates needed to win the Republican nomination by winning at least 97 delegates in the Texas primary. "An honour and a privilege and a great responsibility," Romney said at a fundraiser in Las Vegas. "And I know the road to 1,144 was long and hard, but I also know that the road to November 6th is also going to be long and it's going to be hard and it's going to be worth it because we're going to take back the White House and get America right again." However, he said that the job is not done yet. "Our party has come together with the goal of putting the failures of the last three and a half years behind us. I have no illusions about the difficulties of the task before us," said Romney, the former Governor of Massachusetts. "But whatever challenges lie ahead, we will settle for nothing less than getting America back on the path to full employment and prosperity. "On November 6, I am confident that we will unite as a country and begin the hard work of fulfilling the American promise and restoring our country to greatness," he said. Romney would be declared the official nominee of the party at the Republican National Convention to be held in Tampa in the week of August 27. Romney has also become the first Mormon presidential nominee of a major party. Romney yesterday promised the electorate that he will get things better if elected. "I can assure that if I get elected, with your help I will make things better. Now, the last four years have been a disappointment for the American people," he said at a campaign rally in Colorado. — PTI
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Suu Kyi gets grand welcome in Thailand
Mahachai, May 30 More than 1,000 Myanmar migrants lined the streets waving flags and holding aloft pictures of Suu Kyi as she arrived to give a speech from the balcony of a dilapidated building in an industrial zone on the fringes of the Thai capital, Bangkok. Suu Kyi, who visited refugees from Myanmar in border camps, had refused to leave her country, also known as Burma, for fear of being blocked from returning by the former military junta whose rule she challenged. Dressed in a floral blouse and red traditional longhi, or sarong, Suu Kyi waved and smiled as the crowd chanting "Mother Suu" jostled for a glimpse of her. Labour activists estimate there are at least two million Myanmar migrants in Thailand, many sending home part of their wages to help families in a country where a third of the 60 million people live below the poverty line. Suu Kyi said she would work to improve the rights and working conditions of Myanmar migrants. "I've said this time and again - I don't want to make promises. It's not good if you cannot keep your promises after you've made them, But I can make you one promise - I will try my very best," Suu Kyi told the crowd, speaking in Burmese. "I wish the migrant workers from Burma good health and wealth, that they be free from danger and can come back home as soon as possible." — Reuters
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Liberia’s ex-Prez Taylor gets 50 years in jail
Leidschendam, May 30 Taylor, 64, was convicted last month of all 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for aiding and abetting Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front (RUF) during the country's brutal 1991-2001 civil war. In return, the court said, he was paid in diamonds mined by slave labour in areas under control of the rebels, who murdered, raped and kept sex slaves, hacked off limbs and forced children under 15 to fight. "The accused has been found responsible for aiding and abetting some of the most heinous crimes in human history," said Special Court for Sierra Leone judge Richard Lussick today. "The trial chamber unanimously sentences you to a single term of imprisonment for 50 years on all counts," the judge said as he announced the ruling of the court based at Leidschendam, just outside The Hague.
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Assange can be extradited: Court London, May 30 "The request for Assange's extradition has been lawfully made and his appeal against extradition is accordingly is dismissed," said SC president Nicholas Phillips. The seven judges were split five to two but the majority ruling was that the Swedish prosecutor was a judicial authority and therefore allowed to issue an arrest warrant for him to be questioned on sex crime allegations. Assange, 40, has been on conditional bail and is sought to be extradited to Sweden to face allegation of sex offences, which he denies. His lawyers had argued before the Supreme Court that the European arrest warrant against him was "invalid". The implementation of the judgment has been deferred for two weeks, during which Assange's lawyers are likely to seek reopening of the extradition case on the ground that the case had been decided on a point of law that was not argued by any side during the hearing. Assange's lawyer, Dinah Rose, had sought two weeks to decide whether to ask the SCto reopen the case, which has surprised legal observers. — PTI Noose tightens Sweden is seeking the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over alleged sex offences. Swedish prosecutors want to question him over allegations of rape and sexual assault made by two female WikiLeaks former volunteers. He has been fighting a legal battle against extradition since his arrest in Britain in December 2010.
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World should recognise Pak’s efforts against terror: China
Snubbed in Chicago and confronted with growing international isolation, Islamabad on Tuesday got much needed words of support from Beijing, whose Foreign Minister not only asked the world to recognise Pakistan's sacrifices in the fight against terror, but also pledged support for safeguarding Pakistan's sovereignty.
"China will continue to firmly support Pakistan in protecting its sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and dignity," Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said at the Foreign Office after his meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar. In the backdrop of current international scenario, he said, China would support Pakistan in safeguarding its sovereignty, territorial integrity, honour and economic interest. He also praised Pakistan's policy of having friendly relations with all the neighbouring countries and beyond. Jiechi also met President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and army chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani. Zardari, during his meeting with Jiechi, emphasised upon the need for fast-track implementation of Pakistan-China agreed projects in areas of energy, mining, infrastructure, IT, communication and agriculture, for the mutual benefit of the two countries. He also proposed establishment of trans-border economic zones for shared development and prosperity of Gilgit-Baltistan and western regions of China.
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Pak cricketer’s brother held for terror link
Islamabad, May 30 The fast bowler’s brother, Meraj, was arrested with two other men on charges of providing shelter to his uncle, Haji Daly, believed to be an active member of the banned Lashkar-e-Islam, The Express Tribune reported. An official of the local police station claimed Haji Daly was injured in an operation by armed forces at Bara in Khyber tribal region, and had fled to Peshawar and lived with Meraj for several days before leaving the city.
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Mitt Romney today clinched the Republican nomination, winning the Texas primary and securing enough delegates to cross the benchmark of 1,144 necessary to challenge Barack Obama.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi received a rapturous reception in Thailand today from crowds of cheering compatriots who flocked to celebrate her first trip outside Myanmar in nearly a quarter of a century.
Leidschendam, May 30
