My News Roundups
Short summaries of the top global news. Nick Frazer has contributed 15, including:
Indian state ministers step down following accusations
Three officials in the southern state of Karnataka agreed to resign their positions in the aftermath of accusations that they were watching "a pornographic video" during a meeting. The men have since denied the charges.
Mohamed Nasheed steps down as president of the Maldives
The president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed quit his position as president Tuesday following anti-government protests and a rise in the protesters' control throughout the country.
US still aiming for 2014 withdraw from Afghanistan
After it was suggested by the US defense secretary, Leon Panetta, that the US might withdraw a year earlier than expected from Afghanistan, chief members of the US military said that this was in fact false, and that plans for a 2014 exit were still set.
Plane crash in Argentina leaves no survivors
A passenger plane carrying 22 people crashed near the Argentine province of Rio Negro late on Wednesday. The cause of the crash is being investigated, but there are theories that indicate that a mid-air explosion was to blame.
Justice Sought for Libyan Dictator
Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the International Criminal Court�s chief prosecutor, requested arrest warrants for Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, his intelligence chief, Abdullah Senussi, and one of Gaddafi�s eldest sons Monday.
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