Suspend Myanmar sanctions, say Cameron and Suu Kyi
Jordan demonstrators reject new electoral law
Around 1,500 people, mostly opposition Islamists, demonstrated in the centre of Jordan’s capital on Friday to reject a proposed electoral law, saying it ‘rigs people’s will.’ Full story1,81,000 have fled NWFP fighting, says UNHCR
More than 1,81,000 people have fled fighting between government troops and Taliban or Al-Qaeda-linked militants in northwest Pakistan, the UN refugee agency said on Friday. Full storyUranium enrichment key focus in Iran talks
Persuading Iran to scale back its enrichment of uranium, which can be used for peaceful purposes but also for nuclear weapons, will be the key aim of world powers in upcoming talks, analysts say. Full storyRussia, China, India call for restraint over N Korea
Russia, China and India on Friday jointly called all parties in the standoff over North Korea to show restraint after the communist state’s failed rocket launch sparked the West’s concern. Full storyAfghan corruption feeding unrest: experts
After a decade of war and billions of dollars in Western aid, Afghanistan is drowning in a tide of corruption that is exacerbating conflict and stifling economic development, experts say. Full storyFirst Assange TV show to be aired next week
The first episode of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s new TV interview show will be broadcast on Tuesday on Russia Today and online, the whistleblowing website said on Friday. Full storyPakistani Shias rally against sectarianism
Thousands of Shias Muslims rallied across Pakistan on Friday to protest against sectarian violence and demand the government provide security for their community. Full storyBritish man admits gouging out girlfriend’s eyes
A British man pleaded guilty on Friday to blinding his girlfriend by gouging out her eyes, police said, in a vicious attack that she said left her feeling ‘buried alive’. Full storyIndian SC agrees to consider plea for independent probe
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to ‘consider’ a plea for an independent probe into the killings of top Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad and journalist Hemchandra... Full storySyrians demonstrate to test ceasefire, 3 killed
Thousands of Syrians marched on Friday to test the regime’s commitment to a UN-backed peace plan, and the fragile two-day old ceasefire was again shaken when security forces killed three protesters. Full storySudan, S Sudan troops on edge as fighting ebbs
Fierce border clashes between South Sudan and Sudan appeared to ease on Friday, although the rival armies steeled themselves for fresh violence amid international fears of full-scale conflict. Full storyPhilippines, China make progress in standoff
The Philippines said on Friday it had made progress in efforts to end a tense standoff with China in the South China Sea, but each side was still refusing to remove its ships from the disputed area. Full storyIslamists denounce Mubarak-era ‘leftovers’
