February 23, 2009 Monday
Updated

SEOUL - SOUTH Korea on Sunday protested to Japan over a local government's annual publicity event aimed at boosting Tokyo's claim to a group of disputed islets claimed by both countries.

 
Pakistan FM to visit US

ISLAMABAD - PAKISTANI Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will visit Washington this week for talks with US and Afghan officials on how to combat extremism and militancy in the region, officials said on Sunday.

Blast at NHK office

TOKYO - AN EXPLOSION went off at a regional bureau of Japan's public broadcaster NHK on Sunday but no one was hurt, police said.

Doctors arrested in India

AHMEDABAD - AUTHORITIES in western India have arrested eight doctors for alleged medical malpractice after a hepatitis B outbreak killed at least 36 people, officials said.

   
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