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News for Friday, 6 Apr 2012

Pirates hijack China freighter in Gulf of Oman

A Chinese cargo ship was hijacked by pirates on Friday in the Gulf of Oman, not far off the south of Iran, state media said, citing China’s embassy in Tehran....

China shuts political websites in crackdown

Two Chinese political websites said Friday they had been ordered by authorities to shut for a month for criticising state leaders, the latest move in a broad government crackdown on...

Turkey still ready to host Iran N-talks: Tehran

Turkey is still ready to host talks between Iran and the P5+1 group on Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme, Ankara has told the Islamic republic’s nuclear chief, Al-Alam television reported Friday....

Govt has only given destruction to country: Nawaz

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif said on Friday that the present government had only given destruction to Pakistan over the last four years. Addressing a gathering on the occasion...

Chinese student dead after UK police car collision

An investigation was underway Friday after a Chinese student died having been knocked down by an unmarked British police car. The 24-year-old, who has not been named, died in hospital...

Russian expedition ‘goes missing’ in Antarctic

A Russian-Ukrainian crew that set sail in September on an historic expedition around the South and North Poles went missing in the Antarctic on Friday after encountering gale-force winds. A...

Turkey urges UN to ‘step in’ as Syrians pour across border

Turkey urged Friday the United Nations and international community to reinforce efforts to aid Syrian refugees after a record number of them poured across the border in less than two...

Pilgrims fill Jerusalem for Good Friday, Passover

Christians and Jews in the Holy Land were set to begin marking their most important festivals of the year on Friday, with Good Friday and the Jewish holiday of Passover...

Thousands demonstrate in Syria as violence rages

Tens of thousands of Syrians demanding an end to the regime took to the streets on Friday under fire from government forces, who pressed their campaign to pound rebel cities...

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