Malaysia

Elections setto be called

Prime Minister Najib Razak dissolved Parliament on Wednesday to call for general elections. The polls will pit a coalition that has ruled for nearly 57 years against a resurgent opposition whose pledge to form a cleaner government has resonated with millions of citizens. The polls are widely expected within a month.

Afghanistan

Suicide attack leaves 30 dead

Suicide bombers disguised as Afghan soldiers stormed their way into a courthouse on Wednesday in a failed attempt to free more than a dozen Taliban prisoners being held in the western province of Farah, provincial officials said. At least 21 civilians and nine attackers were reported killed in the fighting.

AP-AFP

(China Daily 04/04/2013 page4)