Sri Lankan police ban rallies inciting hatred

Sri Lankan police announced on Sunday that they will not allow rallies or marches inciting religious and communal hatred in the future, a week after Buddhist mobs attacked minority Muslims in deadly violence that was condemned by the international community.

S. Korea captures rogue sergeant who killed 5

22-year-old soldier shoots himself but survives after deadly rampage

History of rampages

Shooting rampages against fellow soldiers happen occasionally in South Korea.

Netanyahu urges Washington to 'weaken' Iraq, Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday the United States should try to weaken both Iran and the Sunni Muslim insurgents driving toward Baghdad, urging the Obama administration not to work with Teheran to help stabilize Iraq.

Philippine senator surrenders to face plunder charges

A Philippine senator, the son of an ex-president, surrendered to police on Monday after a court ordered his arrest on corruption charges, the second celebrity politician in days to end up in jail allegedly for plundering this poor Southeast Asian nation's coffers.

Opposition cleric returns to Pakistan

A prominent cleric arrived in Pakistan on Monday with the self-declared aim of leading a "peaceful democratic revolution" against the civilian government there, a process he started with mass rallies last year.

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Shooting suspect surrounded

Republic of Korea runaway soldier accused of killing five comrades

Sri Lanka police hit back after media flak

Sri Lankan police announced on Sunday they were tightening security in the capital after local media, in a rare show of unity, condemned them for failing to control Buddhist extremists behind deadly anti-Muslim riots.

Israeli troops kill 2 more Palestinians

Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinians in the West Bank early on Sunday in separate clashes as Israel continued its crackdown on Hamas in the wake of the alleged disappearance of two Israeli teenagers.

Mud flung as Indonesia presidential race heats up

One of the two hopefuls in Indonesia's presidential election has been accused of being a closet Christian, the other of being a foreigner and unfit to lead the nation.

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