4 killed in Iraq

* KERBALA – Four people were killed and 18 wounded in a fresh outbreak of violence in the holy Iraqi city of Kerbala, where hundreds of thousands of Shi’ite pilgrims gathered yesterday for a major ritual, police said.

Japan’s Abe wins favour * TOKYO – The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s new cabinet filled with veterans jumped sharply to about 40 per cent in a survey released yesterday. Greek govt criticised * KRESTENA – Frantic Greek villagers fled as fire engulfed their homes, farms and forests yesterday in an inferno that has killed 63 people and prompted public outrage at the government’s handling of the crisis.Myanmar protest spread * YANGON – Defiant protests in military-ruled Myanmar against soaring fuel prices spread to the oil-producing northwest yesterday, where 300 people, including Buddhist monks, staged a protest march in Sittwe, a local source said.Analysts say living conditions in the coastal city are particularly tough even though it is the centre of the former Burma’s oil industry.Curfew lifted * DHAKA – Bangladesh’s army-back interim government has lifted a curfew imposed on the capital Dhaka and five other cities following the end of widespread student riots, the home ministry said.Nampa-ReutersGreek govt criticised * KRESTENA – Frantic Greek villagers fled as fire engulfed their homes, farms and forests yesterday in an inferno that has killed 63 people and prompted public outrage at the government’s handling of the crisis.Myanmar protest spread * YANGON – Defiant protests in military-ruled Myanmar against soaring fuel prices spread to the oil-producing northwest yesterday, where 300 people, including Buddhist monks, staged a protest march in Sittwe, a local source said.Analysts say living conditions in the coastal city are particularly tough even though it is the centre of the former Burma’s oil industry.Curfew lifted * DHAKA – Bangladesh’s army-back interim government has lifted a curfew imposed on the capital Dhaka and five other cities following the end of widespread student riots, the home ministry said.Nampa-Reuters