Street artists join the war on Manila smog
MANILA (Reuters) – Their canvas is a stretch of dingy concrete wall along Manila’s main highway, where millions of vehicles stream past every day, belching exhaust that helps to create a noxious, unhealthy smog.
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American war reporter Marie Colvin killed in Syria
LONDON (AP) — Respected American journalist Marie Colvin, who spent decades reporting on conflicts from Sri Lanka to Syria, focusing on the suffering of women and children in wartime, died in a fierce shelling attack Wednesday in Syria.
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Nepalese man, 72, claims to be world’s shortest
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — He has never worked outside the home or seen a doctor, and until Wednesday, he had never left his remote mountain village in western Nepal. So 72-year-old Chandra Bahadur Dangi only recently learned he might be the world’s shortest man.
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Afghan police fire at anti-US rallies; 3 killed
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan police killed at least three people Wednesday after opening fire to disperse thousands of protesters in several cities on a second day of demonstrations against the burning of Muslim holy books at a NATO military base, authorities said.
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Doctors: Myanmar desperate for HIV and TB drugs
BANGKOK (AP) — Some 85,000 HIV-infected people in Myanmar are not getting treatment due to a lack of funding, despite renewed international engagement with the government amid a wave of political reform, a medical aid group said Wednesday.
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U.S., French journalists killed in Syria
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – American correspondent Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed in the besieged Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday when rockets fired by government forces hit the house they were staying in, opposition activists and witnesses said.
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Myanmar’s parliament chief rebukes “sluggish” govt
YANGON (Reuters) – A senior figure in Myanmar’s parliament on Wednesday described recent reforms in the country as “sluggish and unsatisfactory” and urged the civilian government to act faster to push through legislation for the benefit of the public.
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Australia PM battle looms after foreign minister quits
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigned on Wednesday, saying he could no longer work with Prime Minister Julia Gillard, igniting a new and bitter leadership crisis for the struggling minority government.
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2 journalists killed in Syria identified
PARIS (AP) — The French government spokeswoman has identified two Western reporters killed in Syria as French photojournalist Remi Ochlik and American Marie Colvin.
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US, NKorea to hold first post-Kim Jong Il talks
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. and North Korea reopen nuclear talks Thursday that will provide a glimpse into where Pyongyang’s opaque government is heading after Kim Jong Il’s death and test its readiness to dismantle nuclear programs for much-needed aid.
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