Malaysia parades Olympic torch through sun, rain, protests - AP

By Vijay Joshi

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The Olympic torch was carried through blistering sun, torrential rain and isolated protests in Malaysia on Monday, completing another segment of its round-the-world relay that has become a magnet for protests against China's crackdown in Tibet.

A Japanese brother and sister and the woman's 5-year-old boy were heckled and roughed up by Chinese nationals when they unfurled a Tibetan flag before the start of the heavily guarded relay in downtown Kuala Lumpur.

Police detained the Japanese but released them without charges after about six hours. The Chinese were not detained.

At one point in the relay a Western man wearing a T-shirt reading "Beijing Torches Human Rights" rushed forward shouting "Shame, shame, shame." He was hustled away by police but not arrested.

A British woman wearing a "Free Tibet" T-shirt and a foreign Buddhist monk were also detained and released after a few hours.

Criticism of China's human rights record has turned the Olympic torch run into one of the most contentious in recent history.

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