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Was forced to attack Russia tycoon: Ex-con

MOSCOW: Mikhail Khodorkovskys former cellmate told an online publication that prison authorities forced him through torture to attack the jailed tycoon and falsify a sexual harassment suit. Alexander Kuchma cut Khodorkovskys face in 2006.

Myanmar prisoners get clemency

YANGON: Myanmars President Thein Sein signed a general amnesty order commuting death sentences in the country to life imprisonment and cutting one year from convicts prison terms. Announcement did not say how many prisoners are covered.

Cathay Pacific jet makes emergency landing

SINGAPORE: A Jakarta-bound Cathay Pacific jet with 136 passengers on board was forced to make an emergency landing here after one of its engines caught fire shortly after it took off,the airline said in a statement.

War crimes prosecutor seeks Gaddafi arrest

THE HAGUE: International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo asked judges Monday to issue arrest warrants for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi,son Seif al-Islam and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Sanoussi,for crimes against humanity.

Detained Chinese artist meets wife

BEIJING: Chinese artist and government critic Ai Weiwei met his wife Lu Qing for the first time since his detention six weeks ago. In police presence he told her he had not been tortured,Ais mother said on Monday. The brief meeting occurred Sunday.