[World] Earthquake Shakes Taiwan, Kills One

Earthquake Shakes Taiwan, Kills One
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324789504578385324278567356.html
TAIPEIâ€"An earthquake killed at least one person and disrupted operations at some electronics factories in central Taiwan on Wednesday morning, but the rest of the island was largely unscathed.

Qatar orchestrates unity at the Doha 'summit of the Syrian seat'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/on-the-middle-east/2013/mar/27/syria-khatib-qatar-palestine
Arab unity, to paraphrase Gandhi's quip about western civilization, would be a fine thing. But to be fair, this week's Arab League summit in Doha managed to display a pretty impressive common purpose on some of the trickiest of Middle Eastern issues: ...

In Inaugural Trip, China's President Pushes Trade Ties With Africa
http://world.time.com/2013/03/27/in-inaugural-trip-chinas-president-pushes-trade-ties-with-africa/
Chinese President Xi Jinping's inaugural trip, which has taken him to Russia, Tanzania and South Africa before a final stop in the Republic of Congo, has been examined for what it says about his aspirations for a multipolar world and the potential to develop ...

Rachel Denber, Deputy Director of the Europe and Central Asia Division of ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21952416
MOSCOW, March 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russian state officials continued a wave of raids on prominent rights organizations on Wednesday that activists describe as a renewed pressure campaign against non-governmental organizations in the country.

Egyptian Court Overturns Top Prosecutor's Firing
http://www.voanews.com/content/egyptian-court-overturns-top-prosecutors-firing/1629446.html
An Egyptian appeals court has overturned President Mohamed Morsi's decision to replace the country's top prosecutor. The court on Wednesday ordered Egypt's justice minister to reinstate Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud.

Henry Okah to be jailed for 24 years
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/South+Africa+court+sentences+Nigerian+accused+2010+bombings/8152501/story.html
Terrorist Henry Okah has been sentenced to 24 years in prison by the South Gauteng High Court for three bomb blasts that killed 13 people altogether.

Suicide Bombers Strike in Eastern Afghanistan
http://www.voanews.com/content/suicide-bombers-strikes-in-eastern-afghanistan/1628656.html
Afghan officials say a group of suicide bombers has attacked a police base in the eastern city of Jalalabad, killing at least five officers.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Appears at Burmese Military Parade
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21950145
BANGKOK - The Myanmar military asserted its role in Burmese politics at a ceremony on Wednesday that featured a prominent guest, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel peace laureate, whose presence among generals would have been unthinkable a few ...

China Sentences 20 for Separatists Acts in Restive Region
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/16459561/china-jails-20-in-restive-xinjiang-region/
HONG KONG - Two courts in China's far northwestern Xinjiang region have convicted and sentenced 20 people accused of militant separatism in this area where members of the Uighur ethnic minority bridle at Chinese rule and restrictions on their Islamic ...