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Another suspected militant was killed in the shootout. Abdullah is accused of helping set up a network that was reportedly plotting a Mumbai-style attack targeting foreigners at luxury hotels in Jakarta, and several high-profile assassinations, including President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. He jumped to the top of the fugitive list in the world’s most populous Muslim nation following the deaths of militants Nordin M. Top and Dulmatin, who both died at the hands of police in the last year.

Malaysia Tears Down Iconic Mural at  Prison

Bulldozers tore down a boundary wall famed for murals mostly painted by anonymous convicts at a 115-year-old Malaysian prison, Pudu Jail, that once held World War II Allied soldiers. Despite fading, the murals remained a tourist attraction for many years. The government refused to turn the prison into a museum, saying the land is sorely needed to make an underpass to ease traffic congestion and to build apartments, hotels and offices. Authorities last year began tearing down structures inside the sprawling complex on the edge of Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur’s most famous shopping area.