Posts Tagged ‘south’

Reuters – A politician whose wife, sisters and relatives were among 57 people killed in the southern Philippines because he wanted to contest elections next year, registered his candidacy on Friday.

AFP – Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch asked Cambodia’s UN-backed war crimes court Friday to acquit and release him, in a surprise development on the final day of arguments in his nine-month trial.

AFP – A Philippine politician ordered soldiers, police and other gunmen to kill at least 57 defenceless people in a horrifying slaughter that saw women shot in the genitals, the government alleged Friday.

Britain plans to discuss the “outdated” royal succession law that prevents Roman Catholics from ascending to the throne, at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting that opens in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday.

The South Korean military and police executed at least 4,900 civilians in the opening months of the Korean War for fear that they were communist sympathizers, the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission announced.

It read like a muckraking expose: A magazine revealed a system of secret detention centers in Beijing where Chinese citizens are forcibly held and sometimes beaten to prevent them from lodging formal complaints with the central govt.

AP – Left tackle Jason Fox is sick and listed as doubtful for No. 19 Miami’s game Saturday at South Florida, meaning he’s unlikely for what would have been a history-making start for the Hurricanes.

The Germans are up against against Australia (2), Spain (3), Netherlands (4), South Korea (5) and England (6) in the last big tournament before the World Cup.

Indian challenge in the World Chess Cup ended abruptly after three of their Grandmasters wilted under pressure and lost their must-win games.

Reuters – Philippine security forces found 11 more bodies Wednesday at the site of an election-related massacre in the south of the country, taking the toll to 57 dead, officials said.