Top Asian News at 5:30 a.m. GMTCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Tens of thousands of civilians fled Sri Lanka’s northern war zone in a record exodus ahead of the government’s deadline Tuesday for separatist Tamil rebels there to surrender, officials said. More than 39,000 civilians arrived at military checkpoints on Monday, within hours of a military operation that saw Sri Lankan soldiers break through a barrier that the Tamil Tiger rebels had erected to defend their ever-shrinking slice of territory along the northern coast. Fugitive leader of Thai anti-government movement promises more protests within daysBANGKOK — Thailand’s anti-government movement will stage new protest actions in the next few days following a military crackdown that ended deadly rioting last week, the group’s fugitive leader said. Authorities: Couple and their 3 kids found dead in Maryland home in apparent murder-suicideMIDDLETOWN, Md. — A Maryland man who killed his wife and three children before fatally shooting himself left behind five notes, including an apology to family members and hints that he suffered from psychiatric problems, authorities said. Police receive 150 tips on Craigslist killing, cite ’strong connection’ in Boston, RI attacksBOSTON — Boston police say they believe the slaying of a woman at a luxury hotel is connected to an attack on a woman in a Rhode Island hotel days later. They cite “a number of similarities.” A decade after Columbine, massacre still grips world’s attention as ‘iconic’ school assaultLITTLETON, Colo. — Teenage gunmen spilled the blood of children before Columbine, in Alaska, Arkansas, Mississippi and Oregon. After Columbine, more blood was shed in Minnesota and California, in Germany and Finland. Prosecutor says FBI agents to testify at trial of accused Mumbai gunmanMUMBAI, India — More than 100 witnesses, including U.S. FBI agents, will testify at the trial of the man police say is the only surviving gunman in the bloody Mumbai siege, Indian prosecutors said Saturday. Thai protest leader in stable condition after shootingThai protest leader stable after shooting BANGKOK — A Thai protest leader shot by assailants after days of rioting in the capital is in stable condition and recovering rapidly, doctors said Saturday. Doctor: Thai protest leader in stable condition after shootingDoctor: Thai protest leader stable after shooting BANGKOK — A Thai protest leader shot and wounded by assailants in the capital after days of rioting is in stable condition and recovering rapidly, doctors said Saturday. Police: 3 stabbed to death, 2 wounded during fight at suburban Chicago home3 people stabbed to death in suburban Chicago home HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Three people were stabbed to death and two others were wounded during an early morning fight Friday at a home in a quiet suburban Chicago neighborhood, authorities said. |
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