American killed in Philippines
American killed in Philippines
PHILIPPINES: Philippine police have launched a murder inquiry
after an American man was found dead in the northern city of
Angeles, police said on Sunday.
The body of James Nehring, 41, was discovered on the blood-
soaked floor of his apartment outside the former U.S. Air Force
base of Clark on Friday by his brother Thomas Nehring, police
investigators said.
The victim had suffered a head injury, Filipino police
spokesmen said.
Thomas Nehring told police an electrician working at the
building informed him that he saw drops of blood outside the door
of James' apartment.
The victim had recently relocated to Angeles after working as
a machine operator in Thailand, police said. --AFP
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Village chief slain in troubled Thai south
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Village chief slain
in south Thailand
THAILAND: A Thai village chief has been shot dead in the
kingdom's restive Muslim-majority south, where a separatist
insurgency has flared this year, leaving more than 200 people
dead, police said on Sunday.
Masali Salae, 41, was killed on Saturday when gunmen attacked
him as he rode his motorcycle home from a local market in
Narathiwat province, where he served as chief of Baan Rue Bor
village.
"It is not clear whether they were snipers or they followed
him home," police Lt. Sompong Udomphol said.
The victim had been suspected of involvement in shady business
dealings, police said, and personal conflict could not be ruled
out as a motive for the murder.
"He was close to many local influential people," Sompong said.
Police scoured the area for suspects but no arrests were made, he
added. --AFP
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ASEAN-Malaysia-US-Europe
Malaysia's Abdullah plans meetings with Bush, other leaders on
trip
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Malaysia's PM plans
meetings with Bush
MALAYSIA: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is
planning to meet U.S. President George W. Bush and the leaders of
Britain and France during visits to the United States and Europe
later this month, officials said on Sunday.
Abdullah's foreign tour is part of a plan to "introduce him to
world leaders" after he succeeded former Malaysian Prime Minister
Mahathir Mohamad, who retired last October after 22 years in
power, said Abdullah's spokesman Azhar Osman.
Abdullah is expected to meet Bush at the White House on July
18, before traveling to Europe for talks with French President
Jacques Chirac on July 21 and British Prime Minister Tony Blair
the following day, Azhar told The Associated Press.
Their discussions would likely focus on bilateral ties and
Malaysia's role as the current chairman of the 57-member
Organization of the Islamic Conference, the world's largest
Islamic grouping, and the Non-Aligned Movement, comprising 116
mostly developing nations, Azhar said. --AP