Issue: August 23, 2012 (Archive)

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Tourism fears after visa clamp
China has tightened visa rules for visitors, and now requires a letter of invitation and proof of hotel reservations.

Women, kids set alight in Kenya clash
At least 48 Kenyans, mostly women and children, have been hacked or burned to death in ethnic clashes between two rival groups in the worst single attack since deadly post-election violence four years ago.

Life term for killer of white supremacist
A black farmworker convicted of killing South African white supremacist leader Eugene Terre'Blanche has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Toll rises in Syria-linked clashes
At least 10 people have been killed in Syria-linked clashes between rival gunmen in the Lebanese city of Tripoli, security sources said, testing Lebanon's fragile security situation.

Rape-gaffe candidate defies party bosses
Republican US congressman Todd Akin dismissed calls from party leaders that he drop out of the Missouri Senate race after his controversial remarks on abortion and rape, saying party officials should not overrule voters.

Killer prepares court lines for `all outcomes'
Norwegian gunman Anders Behring Breivik has prepared remarks he hopes to read out in court after the verdict is given in his trial for killing 77 people, according to his lawyer.

Plea to protect girl in blasphemy case
Amnesty International has urged Pakistan to reform its blasphemy laws and protect a young Christian girl arrested for allegedly burning pages inscribed with verses from the Koran.

Life of 'pure torture' over at last
A British man left paralyzed but fully conscious and aware of his predicament died yesterday, days after losing a legal bid to end his life of "pure torture."

Top tennis judge faces serving time for mug murder of husband
A top professional tennis referee who was preparing to officiate at the US Open in New York has been arrested on a murder warrant accusing her of bludgeoning her elderly husband with a coffee mug.

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