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Ukraine protesters reject govt offer
AFP, Kiev
The Ukrainian opposition vowed to press on with protests yesterday despite an offer of top posts made by the president, as rebellion spreads in the troubled country. Thousands of protesters were again gathered in Kiev for new protests as tensions showed no sign of ending.
Hindu temple guard killed in Pakistan
AFP, Peshawar
Two gunmen in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar shot dead a policeman standing guard outside a Hindu temple yesterday, officials said. The attack, which occurred in the downtown Jhanda Bazar area, was the latest target connected to Pakistan's minorities who make up some two percent of the country's population of 180 million. Authorities do not have a motive for the attack.
Legal activist gets 4 years'jail in China
AFP, Beijing
Prominent Chinese legal activist Xu Zhiyong was sentenced to four years' jail yesterday for his role in anti-graft protests, a court said, furthering a crackdown on a rights movement he championed.
Lawyer Xu, 40, was a central figure in the New Citizens Movement, a loose network of activists who organised sporadic street protests and dinner discussions on causes from education equality to corruption.
Blast hits military bus in Kabul; 4 killed
AFP, Kabul
A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near an Afghan military bus in Kabul yesterday, killing four people in the latest attack in the Afghan capital in the final year of Nato combat operations. Two military officers and two civilians died when the bomber, who was on foot, targeted the bus taking defence ministry staff to work.
World Bank pledges $2b for Myanmar
AFP, Yangon
The World Bank president Jim Yong Kim, on his first visit to the former pariah state, yesterday announced a $2 billion development programme for Myanmar, including projects to improve access to energy and healthcare in the impoverished former military-ruled nation.