Pakistan tribesmen embrace historic polls
4 May AFP
Pakistan’s tribal belt may have been dubbed the
world’s most dangerous place by the United States, but enthusiastic
tribesmen are defying the Taliban to vote for change at next week’s
polls. More than 60 people have been killed in militant attacks
targeting politicians and political parties since April 11, but
amazingly no one in the seven districts that make up the
semi-autonomous region on the Afghan border.
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Syria opposition slams village ‘massacre’
5 May Worldpress.org
The Syrian opposition has denounced the
“large-scale massacre” by troops and militiamen in the village of
al-Baida after an activist group said at least 50 people were
killed. The Syrian National Coalition called for international
action, citing witness reports of civilians being stabbed to death
in al-Baida,
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South Korea leader seeks unity and prestige in US
4 May AFP
South Korea’s new leader visits Washington next
week on a mission to present a united front to a bellicose North
Korea and also to safeguard her country’s increasingly outsized role
in the world. President Park Geun-Hye took office in February as the
first woman to lead a Northeast Asian nation. But she has had little
time to highlight her personal story,
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