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India govt. accused of concealing poverty by lowering poverty line to 44 cents per day
India’s opposition politicians accused the government on Tuesday of seeking to conceal widespread poverty after it declared that any Indian who spent 44 cents a day was not poor. Figures released by the Planning Commission on Monday showed a substantial drop in the country’s poverty figures under the Congress-led government,…
Vatican: Irish Catholic trainee priests should attend child protection classes
Report into church’s handling of child abuse scandals recommends new vetting procedures for clergy Every trainee Catholic priest in Ireland must attend child protection classes, the Vatican has recommended in a major report on how the church handled the republic’s clerical abuse scandals. Vatican Radio released the findings of the…
IMF chief says world back from financial ‘abyss’
IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Tuesday the global economy has moved back from the “abyss” but that there are still serious weakness in the world financial system. Lagarde, visiting New Delhi for a two-day trip to attend a conference and meet leaders, said the world financial situation is not as grave as at…
Trayvon Martin’s parents call on FBI to take over case as anger grows
Karen McVeigh, guardian.co.uk Neighbourhood volunteer George Zimmerman has admitted the killing, claiming self-defence – but police have made no arrests The parents of an unarmed African American teenager who was shot dead in Sanford, Florida, last month are formally calling on the FBI to take over the investigation as they…
‘Draw Something’ becomes an iPhone and Android games phenomenon
Stuart Dredge, guardian.co.uk US firm OMGPOP is the latest independent developer to spark a mobile gaming craze, with its Draw Something social game racing to more than 30m downloads on iOS and Android just six weeks after its release. The game takes its inspiration from Pictionary, and wraps Words With…
Pakistan panel demands U.S. apology on air attack
A Pakistan parliamentary committee on Tuesday demanded an unconditional apology from the United States for a November air attack on its border post that killed 24 soldiers. Parliament opened a debate on recommendations by the parliamentary committee on national security, which called the attack a “blatant violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial…
China says time is ripe to liberalize interest rates
China’s central bank chief says conditions are ripe for Beijing to liberalise interest rates, a move analysts say would boost domestic demand as the nation’s exports are hit by overseas turmoil. Beijing has cut the nation’s growth target for 2012 as its export-driven economy slows, and a key policy focus this year will…
Myanmar army accused of rape, torture: report
Myanmar troops have committed serious rights abuses against civilians in an offensive against ethnic rebels that has forced tens of thousands to flee their homes, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. Fighting erupted in June 2011 between the military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in an area of Kachin state surrounding controversial Chinese-backed hydropower projects, shattering a…
U.S. Marines set to arrive in Australia next month
US Marines are set to arrive in Australia’s tropical north next month as Washington increases its military presence as part of a renewed emphasis on the Asia-Pacific, reports said Tuesday. State radio said about 250 Marines were set to deploy to Darwin from early April as part of a process that will…
Physicists look for changes in Earth’s gravity through gnome
Physicists looking at anomalies in Earth’s gravity have turned to agarden gnome named Kern, which has been shipped around the globe to have himself weighed at locations ranging from Lima, Mumbai and Mexico to Sydney, New Caledonia and the South Pole. The experiment is a twist on the “travelling gnome” prank, in…
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