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Head of Taliban school offers to help Afghan talks (AP)
AP - At the hard-line Islamic school that spawned a generation of Afghan Taliban leaders, the top cleric still lectures his students to go to Afghanistan to fight Americans. But privately, he says he's willing to help bring insurgents to peace talks.Dissident Artist Says China Is Seeking $2.4 Million in Back Taxes
BEIJING — Ai Weiwei, the dissident artist whose secret detention earlier this year stirred an international outcry, has been given two weeks to pay $2.4 million in back taxes and penalties, he said Tuesday. David Gray/Reuters Ai Weiwei Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Mr. Ai and his lawyers have repeatedly denied the accusations against him, claiming the tax case is simply cover for the government’s more chilling aim: to silence a provocateur who has become one of the most persistent and instantly recognizable critics of China’s ruling Communist Party. “This is ridiculous,” Mr. Ai said in a phone...Japanese Official Drinks Water From Fukushima Reactor Buildings
After insisting for weeks that water collected from reactor buildings at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant posed no threat to human health once it was decontaminated, a Japanese government official poured himself a glass of the liquid and drank it on live television on Monday. The water gulped down by the official, Yasuhiro Sonoda, came from the flooded basements of two reactor buildings at the plant, which was severely damaged when a tsunami struck the Japanese coast in March. As the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun reported, the safety of the water drained from the reactor buildings is an issue because the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, wants to pump it...Japan restarts reactor despite nuke power concerns (AP)
AP - Officials have restarted a reactor in southern Japan after a monthlong shutdown despite strong public opposition to nuclear power since the country's March 11 disaster.Justice Minister Ready to Face KPK
, Jakarta:Justice Minister Amir Syamsuddin said that he was ready to face the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) with regard to the alleged funds distribution to secure a favorable...Cambodia Arrests 2 Generals for Drug Trafficking
, Phnom Penh:Police in Cambodia say they have detained two army generals suspected of trafficking methamphetamine. National...Police Transparency Required Over Freeport Funds
, Jakarta:The police are asked to immediately give explanation to the public with regard to the US$14-million or IDR140-billion worth of...After Libya, Syria Warns World Powers to Stay Away
, Beirut, Lebanon:With world powers fresh from their victory over Muammar el-Qaddafi in Libya, Syrian President Bashar Assad is warning them that the Middle East will go up in flames if there is any foreign intervention in his country. The authoritarian leader issued the chilling warning in a weekend interview with a British newspaper, exploiting fears at home and abroad of regional turmoil, sectarian violence and Islamic extremism. But given that NATO and the U.S. have made abundantly clear they have no appetite for another military intervention in Syria, Assad does not have to worry too much about a Libya-style operation against his regime. Still, increased international focus on his...G20 to keep focus on China currency flexibility: U.S. (Reuters)
Reuters - Greater currency flexibility from China and other emerging economies will be reviewed by G20 leaders this week as they focus on the need for balanced global economic growth, a top U.S. Treasury official said on Monday.China’s Hu says Europe can solve its economic woes (Reuters)
Reuters - China believes Europe can overcome its economic problems, President Hu Jintao said on Monday, without mentioning whether Beijing will play any major role in helping to solve the euro zone's debt crisis.Indonesia
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