News in Brief
Pakistani provincial governor resigns
Afp, Lahore
The governor of Pakistan's central Punjab province resigned yesterday, saying the country's political system had failed ordinary people and served "only the elite class". Mohammad Sarwar, who served as a British member of parliament for more than a decade, was appointed to the largely ceremonial role in 2013.
Indonesia ready to execute foreigners
Afp, Jakarta
Indonesia is ready to execute seven foreign drug convicts on death row after their appeals for presidential clemency were rejected, an official said, in a move certain to set Jakarta on a collision course with international allies. The seven include two Australian leaders of the "Bali Nine" drug-smuggling gang, who have been on death row for almost a decade.
Indian editor arrested over Charlie Hebdo
Afp, Mumbai
Shirin Dalvi, editor of the Mumbai edition of the daily Avadhnama newspaper, was arrested under section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, which bans malicious and deliberate acts intended to outrage religious feelings. She was arrested for reprinting a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed from satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo.
N Korea restarting nuke reactor
Bbc Online
North Korea may be trying to restart a nuclear reactor which can produce fuel for a nuclear bomb, an American think tank has said. The US-Korea Institute said on its 38 North website that satellite images showed steam coming from the Yongbyon plant and an increase in melted snow.
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