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Japan firms shut China plants after violence
Pak test-fires nuclear capable Babur missile
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Sunita Williams takes over command at space station 2 dead in Pak film protests
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Japan firms shut China plants after violence
Shanghai/Beijing, September 17 China's worst outbreak of anti-Japan sentiment in decades led to weekend demonstrations and violent attacks on well-known Japanese businesses such as car makers Toyota and Honda, forcing frightened Japanese into hiding and prompting Chinese state media to warn that trade relations could now be in jeopardy. Another outbreak of anti-Japan sentiment is expected across China on Tuesday, the anniversary of Japan's 1931 occupation of parts of mainland China. "I'm not going out today and I've asked my Chinese boyfriend to be with me all day tomorrow," said Sayo Morimoto, a 29-year-old Japanese graduate student at a university in Shenzhen. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the government would protect Japanese firms and citizens and called for protesters to obey the law. China and Japan, which generated two-way trade of $345 billion last year, are arguing over the uninhabited islets in the East China Sea, a long-standing dispute that erupted last week when the Japanese government decided to buy some of them from a private Japanese owner. In response, China sent six surveillance ships to the area, which contains potentially large gas reserves. On Monday, a flotilla of around 1,000 Chinese fishing boats was sailing for the islands. The weekend protests mainly targeted Japanese diplomatic missions but also shops, restaurants and car dealerships in at least five cities. Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co said arsonists had badly damaged their stores in the eastern port city of Qingdao at the weekend. Honda said it would suspend production in China starting on Tuesday for two days. Fast Retailing Co, Asia's largest apparel retailer, said it had closed some of its Uniqlo outlets in China and may close yet more. Japan's top general retailer, Seven & I Holdings, said it would close 13 Ito Yokado supermarkets and 198 "7-11" convenience stores in China on Tuesday, while Sony Corp is discouraging non-essential travel to China. Mazda Motor Corp will halt production at its Nanjing factory, which it jointly operates with Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd and Ford Motor Co, for four days. Nissan Motor Co suspended China production for two days, starting Monday, sources said.
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Pak test-fires nuclear capable Babur missile
Islamabad, September 17 The "fully automated Strategic Command and Control Support System" of the National Command Authority, which controls Pakistan's nuclear arsenal, was deployed during the test which was conducted at an unspecified location, said a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations. "The test consolidates and strengthens Pakistan's deterrence capability and national security," it said. The missile was launched from a multi-tube missile launch vehicle that "significantly enhances the targeting and deployment options" of the Babur system. The Strategic Command and Control Support System provides decision-makers at the National Command Centre "robust command and control capability of all strategic assets with round the clock situational awareness in a digitised network-centric environment", the statement said. The system has the added capability of real time remote monitoring of a missile's flight path.
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Sunita Williams takes over command at space station
Houston, September 17 Williams, who holds three records for female
space travellers, took over as a three-member crew of the Expedition 32 returned
safely to earth, wrapping up a mission lasting more than four months. The three-man crew onboard a Russian-made Soyuz capsule touched down successfully in central Kazakhstan steppe this morning after spending 123 days at the Space Station. Just after the Soyuz spacecraft separated from the space station yesterday, NASA astronaut Williams took over command of Expedition 33 at the station from Commander Gennady Padalka, becoming the second woman in history to do so. The first to hold the record was Peggy Whitson who commanded the orbiting lap in Expedition 16 mission in 2007 and 2008. Williams (46) will be sharing the space station with veteran Russia cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide until mid-October, when three more astronauts, including NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, will arrive and round out the full crew of Expedition 33. I would like to thank our (Expedition) 32 crew mates here who have taught us how to live and work in space, and of course to have a lot of fun up in space, Williams told Padalka during a change of command ceremony. Flight Engineer Joe Acaba of NASA, Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin of the Russian Federal Space Agency, landed north of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan this morning. They arrived at the station on May 17 and spent 125 days in space, 123 of which were aboard the orbiting laboratory.
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2 dead in Pak film protests
Islamabad, September 17 A man was killed and two more were injured in a reported exchange of fire with police during a protest in Upper Dir district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in the northwest. A mob of nearly 1,000 people also set on fire a press club and a police station during the protest. Another man who was seriously injured in a protest outside the US Consulate in Karachi died today in hospital, officials said. Protesters attempted to march towards the consulate again today during a demonstration organised by the Jamaat-e- Islami's students' wing but were pushed back by riot police. All rounds around the consulate were blocked with empty containers and police and paramilitary personnel used batons and teargas to disperse the protesters. Late in the evening, Prime Minister Ashraf directed the Information Technology Ministry to "block the services of YouTube with immediate effect". A statement issued by the premier's office said the order was given after YouTube refused to heed Pakistan government's "advice" to remove the blasphemous film from its website.
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Fresh protests erupt in Afghanistan, Indonesia Kabul, September 17 Indonesian police fired teargas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who massed outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, capital of the most populous Muslim nation. In Kabul, thousands of protesters took to the streets, setting fire to cars and shops and throwing stones at police. "We will defend our prophet until we have blood across our bodies. We will not let anyone insult him," said one protester in the Afghan capital. "Americans will pay for their dishonour." The renewed protests on Monday dashed any hopes that the furore over the film might fade despite an appeal from the senior cleric in Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's holiest shrines, for calm over the weekend.
Reuters One killed in Pak Islamabad: One person was killed in violent protests against an anti-Islam film in northwest Pakistan on Monday even as the Supreme Court directed authorities to block access to contents from the movie on YouTube and other websites.
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Kate London, September 17 The lawyers for Prince William and Kate lodged the complaint with the prosecutor's office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, which also demands damages for the alleged breach of French privacy laws from both the 'Closer' magazine and its photographer. Though the identity of the photographer was not revealed by the publication, the British tabloid Daily Mail reported that the female photographer has gone into hiding. The action by the British royal did not, however, stop the Italian magazine 'Chi' which splashed the pictures across a special 38-page edition. "The Queen is nude" screamed the headline of the Chi magazine which, undaunted by the lawsuit, reproduced the photos first published last week by the French magazine Closer, owned by the family of the former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. Lawyers for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge argue that publication of photos of Kate sun-bathing semi naked at the Chataeu and of William rubbing suncream on her behind breach their privacy. Daily Mail said photographer Valerie Sau, nicknamed 'Sewer' had admitted taking pictures of a scantily clad Prince William and Kate on the terrace of a 15 million pound holiday retreat owned by Viscount Linley, the Queen's nephew. The royal couple has instructed Aurelien Hammelle, a Paris barrister, to call for the "stiffest punishment possible" against the magazine. Mail said this could include one year prison sentence for not only the photographer but also Closer's editor.
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Belief in fate may make you fat
London, September 17 Their outlook meant that they exercised less, ate less healthily and smoked and drank more than those who believed their life was in their own hands, the 'Daily Mail' reported. A team from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research looked at the diet and exercise habits of more than 7,000 people and compared the results to their personality types. "Our research shows a direct link between the type of personality a person has and a healthy lifestyle," said Professor Deborah Cobb-Clark.
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Blasphemy case: Pakistan court asks police to file chargesheet
Pak Navy begins Seaspark exercise World powers plan new Iran talks Occupy Wall Street protesters held
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Pakistan today successfully test fired the nuclear-capable Babur cruise missile with a range of 700 km that could hit targets deep inside India, with the military saying the launch had consolidated and strengthened the country's deterrence capability.
Record-breaking Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has taken over the command of the International Space Station, becoming the second woman in history to do
so. Williams, who holds three records for female space travellers, took over as a three-member crew of the Expedition 32 returned safely to earth, wrapping up a mission lasting more than four months.
The three-man crew onboard a Russian-made Soyuz capsule touched down
successfully in central Kazakhstan steppe this morning after spending 123 days
at the Space Station. Just after the Soyuz spacecraft separated from the space
station yesterday, NASA astronaut Williams took over command of Expedition 33 at
the station from Commander Gennady Padalka, becoming the second woman in history
to do so.
