Tremors rock Japan

Wajima (Japan), March 26 (Reuters): Aftershocks kept residents of central Japan on edge today, more than a day after a strong earthquake that killed one person, injured about 200 and flattened homes.

A 5.3 magnitude tremor, one of more than 200 aftershocks, struck early today, and a 4.4 magnitude quake jolted the area in the early evening.

Bangla show

Dhaka (Reuters): Bangladesh staged an impressive military parade on Monday to mark the 36th anniversary of its independence from Pakistan but barred parties from holding their own ceremonies.

Thaksin wife

Bangkok (Reuters): Prosecutors charged the wife of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and her brother on Monday with tax evasion in a case which could finish off the charismatic billionaire politically.

Yemen attack

Sanaa, Yemen (Reuters): A French student and a Yemeni man were killed and another Frenchman was wounded on Monday when Shia rebels attacked an Islamic college in northern Yemen.

Sarkozy polls

Paris (Reuters): French Right-wing presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy stepped down as interior minister on Monday to focus on his election campaign less than a month before voters go to the polls.