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Anti-China riots spread in Vietnam, 21 dead
Afghan run-off vote on June 14
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Protect holy places of minorities, Pakistan Assembly tells govt
15 crew indicted over Korean ferry disaster
Thai crisis: Army warns of intervention
42 killed in Yemen army, Al-Qaida gun battle
Terror plot targeting India foiled: Malaysia
US threatens to ‘bleed’ Russia if it disrupts Ukraine vote
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Anti-China riots spread in Vietnam, 21 dead
Hanoi, May 15 The doctor at a hospital in central Ha Tinh province said five Vietnamese workers and 16 other people described as Chinese were killed on Wednesday night in rioting, one of the worst breakdowns in Sino-Vietnamese relations since the neighbours fought a brief border war in 1979. “There were about a hundred people sent to the hospital last night. Many were Chinese. More are being sent to the hospital this morning,” the doctor at Ha Tinh General Hospital said. Thousands of Vietnamese set fire to foreign factories and rampaged through industrial zones in Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces near Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday, officials said. Protests continued on Wednesday. Hundreds of Chinese working in the zones have fled, most to neighbouring Cambodia and others by air. “Yesterday more than 600 Chinese people from Vietnam crossed at Bavet international checkpoint into Cambodia,” Cambodian National Police spokesman Kirt Chantharith told Reuters. Bavet is on a highway stretching from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s commercial centre, to Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh. At Ho Chi Minh City airport, scores of Chinese were arriving in large groups, queuing to grab tickets or get on the first flights to Malaysia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Singapore and China. In Binh Duong province, police said 460 companies had reported some damage to their plants, local media reported. About 600 people were arrested for looting and inciting the crowd, the newspaper quoted Vo Thanh Duc, the police chief of Binh Duong province, as saying. — Reuters US calls for restraint
Washington: The US State Department said it was monitoring events in Vietnam closely, and urged restraint from all parties. “Disputes need to be resolved through dialogue, not through intimidation. We again urge dialogue in their resolution,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said. |
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Afghan run-off vote on June 14
Kabul, May 15 The head-to-head election, scheduled for June 14, will choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan’s first democratic transfer of power. “After a thorough review, it is clear that no candidate has been able to win more than 50 per cent and the election goes to a second round,” said Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani, head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC). — AFP
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Protect holy places of minorities, Pakistan Assembly tells govt
Pakistan’s National Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution calling upon the government to take measures on “priority basis” to protect the holy places of religious minorities. The resolution also urges the government to deploy special security personnel at these places. The multi-party backed resolution in the lower house was moved by Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and was supported by everyone present in the House. Though adopted unanimously, a resolution passed by Parliament is not binding on the government, but it has significance in the parliamentary practice. “This House strongly condemns the attack on holy places of minorities, dharmshalas in Larkana, Hanuman temple, Tateh Chok, Hyderabad; Parbraham Ashram, Verijhap district, Thar; and martyrdom of Shrimad Bhaghwat Geeta and Shree Guru Granth Sahib at Madeji district, Shikarpur,” the resolution stated. “This House resolves that necessary steps be taken on priority basis by the government to safeguard the holy places of minorities. This House urges the government that all holy places must be registered forthwith and special security personnel are deployed there to prevent any such incidents in the future,” the resolution further stated.
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15 crew indicted over Korean ferry disaster
Seoul, May 15 Capt Lee Joon-seok and the other homicide defendants a first mate, a second mate and the chief engineer could face the death penalty if convicted, according to the Supreme Court, though no one has been executed in South Korea since 1997. The 11 others were indicted for alleged negligence and abandoning passengers in need when the ship sank on April 16. — AP |
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Thai crisis: Army warns of intervention
Bangkok, May 15 Army Chief General Prayut Chan-O-Cha said: “I want to warn every group —especially those who use violence and war weapons against innocent civilians — to stop now because if the violence continues the military may be needed to come out... to restore peace and order.” In unusually strong comments, he said his troops “may need to use force to resolve the situation,” threatening “decisive measures” if civilians are hurt. Earlier, at least three persons were killed and 24 others injured when grenades were hurled at anti-government People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) members. Hours later, the protesters stormed into an air force compound, venue of the meeting between Niwatthamrong Boonsongphaisan and the Election Commission to fix a date for new polls, following which the premier fled. —PTI
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42 killed in Yemen army, Al-Qaida gun battle
Sanaa, May 15 The fighting in the town of Azzan in Shabwa province comes amid an ongoing army offensive against al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen's local branch of the terror group that the US considers the world's most dangerous. Al-Qaida militants tried to retake the town in a dawn attack as government warplanes and naval forces bombed militants hiding in homes, officials said. Soldiers battled militants for hours in street-to-street clashes. Maj Gen Ahmed Seif al-Yafie said that the fighting killed at least 30 al-Qaida militants, including six of the local leaders of the terror group. He did not offer casualty figures for government forces. Yemeni security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they weren't authorised to brief journalists, said the clashes killed at least 12 government troops. It wasn't immediately clear if there were civilian casualties. Al-Yafie also said al-Qaida militants used child soldiers in the fighting, without elaborating. The military warned residents by loudspeaker to either leave the town or not to provide shelter to militants during the fighting. Mahmoud al-Ayashi, a resident who fled the town with his family, said that the bombardment from the two sides turned the town into an inferno. — AP
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Terror plot targeting India foiled: Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, May 15 The man is believed to be involved in a plan to attack foreign consulates in Chennai and Bangalore, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Bakri Zinin said. A Special Branch Counter Terrorism Unit arrested the man around 11.15 am (local time) on Wednesday following a raid in a housing area in Kepong near Kuala Lumpur. — PTI
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US threatens to ‘bleed’ Russia if it disrupts Ukraine vote Kiev, May 15 Ukraine's interim leaders are battling to keep the country together for the May 25 vote in the face of a bloody insurrection in the east and a tense standoff with former master Russia. Kiev yesterday hosted the first round of so-called national unity talks under an OSCE initiative to try to resolve the crisis on Europe's eastern flank and allow the vote to go ahead. Crucially however, the pro-Moscow rebels fighting against Kiev's rule in the industrial east of the country were not at the table, despite Western calls for inclusive talks. A US official told reporters in London that Washington and its allies are working "to send a unified message to pro-Russian separatists and Moscow that any disruption of these elections will result in the next round of costs for Russia including sectoral sanctions". — AFP Ukraine destroys two rebel bases Kiev: Ukrainian defence ministry said a base was destroyed near the town of Kramatorsk in Donetsk region on Wednesday evening and three rebels were captured. In a separate development, acting Ukrainian President Alexandr Turchynov said the armed forces destroyed another insurgent base in Slavyansk town. — IANS
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12 killed, hundreds missing in Bangla ferry capsize Ukraine destroys two rebel bases in Donetsk Indian scientists claim human learning breakthrough Six Indian-Americans felicitated Exhibition of Indian Buddhist art opens in Hong Kong Pope shuns bulletproof vehicles for Mideast trip British scribes shot, assaulted in Syria |
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Up to 21 people were killed in Vietnam, a doctor said on Thursday, and a huge foreign steel project was set ablaze as anti-China riots spread to the centre of the country a day after arson and looting in the south.
The doctor at a hospital in central Ha Tinh province said five Vietnamese workers and 16 other people described as Chinese were killed on Wednesday night in
rioting
Thailand’s army chief today issued a rare warning that the military may “use force” if political violence escalated after three persons were killed in a grenade and gun attack on anti-government protesters who later stormed the acting premier’s meeting, forcing him to flee.
