Pakistan Turmoil Expected After Pm’s Contempt Appeal Rejected (reuters)
Reuters – Pakistan’s Supreme Court rejected the prime minister’s appeal against a summons in a contempt case on Friday and is set to charge him on Monday, a move likely to bring fresh political turmoil to the chronically unstable country. Read more
Maldives Ex-president Walking Free Despite Arrest Warrant (reuters)
Reuters – The ousted president of the Maldives was walking free on Friday despite an arrest warrant against him as diplomats including a U.N. envoy worked to forestall renewed violence in the Indian Ocean archipelago best known as a luxury beach getaway. Read more
Japan Priest Fights Invisible Demon: Radiation (reuters)
Reuters – On the snowy fringes of Japan’s Fukushima city, now notorious as a byword for nuclear crisis, Zen monk Koyu Abe offers prayers for the souls of thousands left dead or missing after the earthquake and tsunami nearly one year ago. Read more
Spain: Why ‘superjudge’ Baltasar Garzon Is Being Punished (time.com)
Time.com – One of the world’s top crusaders against human-rights violations has been banned from the bench for 11 years. And his legal troubles aren’t over Read more
Thousands Of Turkish Quake Survivors Battle Cold (ap)
AP – The harshest winter in decades has added to the woes of more than 140,000 quake survivors who are braving record low temperatures and heavy snow fall in tents or temporary homes in eastern Turkey. Read more