http://www.azfamily.com/news/world RSS Feed for azfamily.com - News - World en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 06:36:17 GMT 2013-05-23T06:36:17Z en-us http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208612301.html QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A car bomb targeting a police vehicle killed 11 policemen and one civilian Thursday in an area of southwest Pakistan wracked by a separatist insurgency and Islamic militancy, police said. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:34:43 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208612301.html 2013-05-23T06:34:43Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208604711.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets slid Thursday, pulled down by a contraction in China's manufacturing that adds to signs that the shaky recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:30:38 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208604711.html 2013-05-23T06:30:38Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208604661.html QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Police officer says car bomb kills 11 policemen, 1 civilian in southwest Pakistan. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:33:39 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208604661.html 2013-05-23T06:33:39Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208603331.html KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities detained two anti-government figures and charged a student activist with sedition Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:36:17 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208603331.html 2013-05-23T06:36:17Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208448291.html KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer on Thursday became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest — although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next week. Thu, 23 May 2013 05:05:21 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208448291.html 2013-05-23T05:05:21Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208601631.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Gov't probe faults construction materials, code violations for Bangladesh building collapse. Thu, 23 May 2013 04:33:59 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208601631.html 2013-05-23T04:33:59Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208601621.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A government investigation found that "extremely" poor quality construction materials and a series of violations caused the collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh that has been called the worst garment-industry disaster in history, the committee head said Thursday. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:34:42 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208601621.html 2013-05-23T06:34:42Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208601591.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The new owners of Venezuela's only television channel to take critical stands against the government say they will, in their words, "contribute to a climate of peace and not of conflict." Thu, 23 May 2013 06:33:40 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208601591.html 2013-05-23T06:33:40Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208596251.html KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Prosecutors in Malaysia are pursuing rape charges against a 40-year-old man who allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl and then married her. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:34:46 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208596251.html 2013-05-23T06:34:46Z http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208593871.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say they have seized five boxes filled with cash as part of an investigation into alleged embezzlement by a former governor of southern Tabasco state. Thu, 23 May 2013 03:33:51 GMT http://www.azfamily.com/news/world/208593871.html 2013-05-23T03:33:51Z