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US says Davis has diplomatic immunity
WASHINGTON: Notwithstanding Pakistans stand that courts will decide the fate of Raymond Davis,arrested for double murder,the US has insisted that he enjoys diplomatic immunity under the Vienna Convention and asked Islamabad to honour the international treaty and release him immediately. We believe in the principle that every country in the world that participates in the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations has a responsibility to honour the provisions of that treaty. And thats our starting point in dealing with this issue of Raymond Davis,White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said.
New Zealand quake toll reaches 98
CHRISTCHURCH: Rescuers fanned out into unchecked areas of New Zealands quake-devastated city Thursday,looking for any remaining life in the rubble,as the death toll rose to 98 with grave fears that many of the 226 missing are dead. Police said up to 120 bodies may still lie trapped in the tangled concrete and steel that was the Canterbury Television or CTV building,where dozens of students from Japan,Thailand,China and other Asian countries were believed buried.
China dismisses Jasmine protest calls
BEIJING: China will not succumb to the kind of unrest rocking authoritarian governments across the Middle East,a senior official said,though a rash of detentions and censorship suggest Beijing remains nervous. The comments by Zhao Qizheng,former head of the governments information office,were Beijings most senior public response so far to online messages urging Jasmine Revolution protests.
Now,a comic book on Mark Zuckerberg
Boston: First there was a book,then a movie and now Facebooks billionaire founder Mark Zuckerberg is the subject of a new comic book. The 48-page glossy comic Mark Zuckerberg: Creator of Facebook,promises to give a more balanced portrayal of Zuckerberg than the movie The Social Network,which portrays him as a detached,cold and calculating internet visionary.
