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News at a Glance October 13 - October 19
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PM to step down
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced he would step down and turn power over to his deputy Najib Razak in March next year to prevent his United Malays National Organization party from breaking apart. The UMNO forms the core of the ruling National Front coalition, which has ruled Malaysia ever since independence from Britain in 1957.
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Blaze kills 15 in DVD stor
Fifteen people died in a fire at a late-night adult video store in Osaka that catered to people who needed a cheap place to stay. An unemployed man has been charged with murder, attempted murder and arson after admitting to burning newspapers in his room, local police said. Ten people were injured in the blaze, four of them seriously.
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New nukes?
Pyongyang is attempting to create a nuclear warhead small enough to fit onto its missiles, the chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Kim Tae-young, told a parliamentary committee. North Korea, which recently ejected UN weapons inspectors and removed monitoring devices at its Yongbyon nuclear plant, mayhave enough plutonium to produce several nuclear bombs.
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Former president under the spotlight
Authorities listed former president Chen Shui-bian and his family as suspects in an investigation into money laundering, as his son and daughter-in-law returned from the US proclaiming their innocence. Taiwan's ex-intelligence chief Yeh Sheng-mao was indicted for allegedly covering up for Chen. Chen has admitted that he broke the law by not fully declaring campaign donations.
Read ArticlePro-democracy Legislative Council member Leung Kwok-hung denied permission to visit China’s Sichuan earthquake site
Pro-democracy Legislative Council member Leung Kwok-hung was denied permission to visit China’s Sichuan earthquake site as part of a Hong Kong delegation. Authorities claimed to have seen Internet reports saying “Leung planned to do something which is not relevant to the purpose of the trip.” “People said the Olympic Games will make China more open,” Leung said.
Read ArticleStreets of blood
Two people died and over 450 were injured when police broke up anti-government protests in Bangkok in what has been called the worst violence in over a decade in Thailand. Protesters, who have controlled the compound of the prime minister's office since August 26, vowed vengeance for those killed in the clashes.
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Vietnam warns Catholic Church
The government has accused four Catholic priests and the Archbishop of Hanoi, at odds with the government over a land dispute, of "stirring the population" and encouraging illegal religious activity. The government wants to transform the disputed land into a park, but the Church argues that the land is sacred.
Read ArticleBombers target airport
Bombers target airport - A bomb exploded near an airport built by a US gold mining giant in Papua Province. No one was injured in the attack which occurred two days after unknown militants set off two small bombs on a road leading up to the mine operated by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold.
Read ArticleEarthquake hits Tibet
Earthquake hits Tibet - At least 10 people were killed and scores more were injured when an earthquake measuring 6.6 struck Tibet's Dangxiong county, located about 80 kilometres west of the capital of Lhasa.
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