02/03/2012CAMBODIA Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Appeals court gives life term to Comrade Duch At first instance the Director of the S-21 prison, where tens of thousands of Cambodians died, had been sentenced to 30 years. For judges crimes committed "worst in human history." He is the only one who has admitted his guilt. Hundreds of survivors of the regime have heard the reading of the verdict. Phnom Penh (AsiaNews) - The United Nations tribunal for war crimes in Cambodia today rejected the appeal filed by lawyers for Kaing Guek Eav - better known as Comrade Duch - commuting the sentence of 30 years...
02/03/2012KUWAIT Islamist parties win the elections in Kuwait Islamist candidates take 34 seats out of 50. Their victory comes amid protests against the outgoing government, accused of corruption. No woman is elected.
02/03/2012ASIA 1.24 million deaths from malaria: twice those estimated by the WHO A Seattle University study has estimated that in 2010 the victims of the disease numbered about 47% more than shown by the data published by the World Health Organization. Funded by Bill Gates, the new study is based on statistical models that also takes into account deaths that previously were not attributed to malaria.
02/03/2012INDIA Card. Turkson: India's economic growth also needs spiritual values The President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace spoke to the General Assembly of the Bishops' Conference of India (1-8 February). He affirmed that economic growth alone "is not sufficient"; it is necessary "to adopt the Christian vision and place the human being at the center."
02/03/2012INDONESIA Papuan Church preparing the ground for talks between Jakarta and independence movement by Mathias Hariyadi President Yudhoyono met a delegation of Catholic and Protestant religious leaders. Christian leaders appreciate the government’s moves, hoping for talks between the two sides. They have not however expressed any views about separatist demands in the resource-rich territory.
02/03/2012INDIA Nun may be arrested for "desecrating" Hindu objects by Nirmala Carvalho Sr. Ajaya Mary, dean of the Nirmala Covent School institute, did not allow a student to perform a ritual dedicated to the goddess Saraswati. Hindu activists accuse the nun of "having wounded the religious sentiments of the community." The nun speaks of a "false and malicious campaign" against a school that "for 42 years has served society."
02/03/2012JAPAN Buddhist nun Koshu Hirao helping the homeless by Pino Cazzaniga After she had to leave her convent because of her opposition to nuclear power, she devoted herself to the sick, old, homeless, refugees and society’s rejects. Hers is a story of real compassion in post-tsunami Japan.
02/03/2012PAKISTAN Pakistani Church in court to challenge the demolition of Catholic institute by Jibran Khan The director of the National Commission for Justice and Peace goes before the High Court with “full confidence in our legal system.” Provincial lawmaker says he will raise the issue in the Punjab Assembly. For some Catholics, it is not only a matter of demolition but also blasphemy and the destruction of sacred objects.
02/03/2012CHINA-GERMANY Wen Jiabao: China "could" help rescue Europe by Wang Zhicheng Means promised by Wen Jiabao to Angela Merkel to support the European Stability Fund. Europe is the largest market for China's exports. The meeting with Hu Jintao. Also under discussion are Iran and rare soils. Differing views on human rights. A visit to the bishop of Guangzhou, Msgr. Gan, who in July attended an illicit episcopal ordination.
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