Saturday, January 19, 2013

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Pakistani government, cleric appear to strike deal
Pakistani Sunni cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri addresses a rally from his bullet-proof container in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. Qadri is demanding the government be dissolved and replaced with a caretaker administration formed in consultation with the judiciary and the military. He also wants electoral reform to weed out corrupt politicians and prevent them from winning elections in the future. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A Pakistani cleric who led thousands in an anti-government protest in the country's capital for the past four days appears to have reached an agreement with high-level government officials to end the demonstration.


Official refuses court order to arrest Pakistan PM
Pakistani Sunni cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri addresses a rally from his bullet-proof container in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. Qadri is demanding the government be dissolved and replaced with a caretaker administration formed in consultation with the judiciary and the military. He also wants electoral reform to weed out corrupt politicians and prevent them from winning elections in the future. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan's anti-corruption chief refused a Supreme Court order to arrest the prime minister on Thursday, citing a lack of evidence in a graft case that sparked the latest clash between the government and the country's top court.


History vs. history as China plans to rebuild past
In this photo taken on Dec. 26, 2012, a bicycle is parked outside a Hutong home with a demolition notice seen behind the entrance wall near the historical Drum and Bell Tower in Beijing. The district government wants to demolish these dwellings, move their occupants to bigger apartments farther from the city center and redevelop a square in 18th century Qing Dynasty fashion. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)BEIJING (AP) -- In a corner of old Beijing, the government may soon be both destroying history and remaking it.


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