Thursday, July 29, 2010

Al-Qaida-linked group claims TV bombing in Baghdad (AP)

Al-Qaida-linked group claims TV bombing in Baghdad (AP)

Al-Qaida-linked group claims TV bombing in Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 12:55 AM PDT

A worker clears away blood and debris after a suicide attack on Shiite pilgrims in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq,Tuesday, July 27, 2010. According to police, a female suicide bomber detonated at a checkpoint near the Imam Hussein shrine where pilgrims are gathered to mark an important religious holiday, known as Shabaniyah, that attracts devout Shiites from around the country. (AP Photo/Ahmed al-Husseini)AP - An al-Qaida-linked group claimed responsibility Thursday for a bombing earlier this week targeting the Baghdad offices of a pan-Arab television station, describing the deadly attack that killed six people as a victory against a "corrupt channel."

Rain slows search for dead in Pakistan plane crash (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 01:00 AM PDT

A video grab shows debris from a commercial Pakistani passenger plane lying scattered amid shrubbery in hills near the capital, Islamabad, July 28, 2010. Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of at least 20 people from the wreckage of a Pakistani passenger plane which crashed near the capital on Wednesday, an official said. The Airblue jet was carrying 146 passengers and six crewmen. REUTERS/via Reuters TV (PAKISTAN - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER)AP - Relatives desperate to find the bodies of their loved ones joined emergency teams battling thick mud, rain and slippery hillsides on Thursday at the scene of Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash.

Russia widens powers of KGB successor agency (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 12:34 AM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (pictured) has signed into a law a bill expanding the powers of the successor to the Soviet-era KGB security service, the Kremlin said in a statement. The bill, criticised by rights groups, would allow the Federal Security Service to issue official warnings to individuals whose actions are deemed to be creating the conditions for crime.(AFP/File/Alexey Panov)AP - Russia has widened the powers of its Federal Security Service, the main successor agency to the Soviet-era KGB, in a move critics say could be used to stifle protests and intimidate government opponents.

Karzai: Release of secret docs endangers Afghans (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 12:10 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai reacts during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Karzai says the release of secret documents have endangered the lives of Afghan citizens who have cooperated with the international forces. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the release of secret documents have endangered the lives of Afghan citizens who have cooperated with the international forces.

Greek police teargas protesting fuel drivers (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 01:03 AM PDT

Truck drivers greet a protest organizer on a highway, near Athens, on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The government issued a rare emergency order to force drivers back to work under threat of prosecution to end acute fuel shortage that had caused factory closures and limited food shortages. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - Police have used tear gas to disperse protesting fuel-truck drivers after the government issued an emergency order to force them back to work.

What's Hard to Look At (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 12:30 AM PDT

Time.com - This week's cover is disturbing, but the reality it shows in Afghanistan is something from which we cannot turn away

Lufthansa reports Q2 profit of $252 million (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 12:56 AM PDT

AP - Airline group Deutsche Lufthansa AG more than doubled its net earnings to euro194 million ($252 million) in the second quarter as ticket sales and its cargo business recovered, the company said Thursday.

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Posted: 28 Jul 2010 11:48 PM PDT

AP - Al-Qaida-linked group claims responsibility for bombing targeting Al-Arabiya TV in Baghdad.

Police capture drug lieutenant in northern Mexico (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 07:34 PM PDT

Investigators work at a crime scene where Rosarito's State Police Commander Antonio Sanchez was shot outside his headquarters in Rosarito, Mexico, early Wednesday July 28, 2010. According to police at the scene, Sanchez was shot by unidentified gunmen late Tuesday and died later while receiving medical attention. Another agent was injured during the shooting. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)AP - A suspected drug cartel lieutenant with a quarter-million-dollar reward on his head was captured in the border state of Chihuahua, where rival gangs are waging a bloody turf war, police said Wednesday.

Ulster-bound rugby player Pienaar agrees Sharks release (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 01:46 PM PDT

South Africa fly-half Ruan Pienaar, pictured in June 2010, has agreed his release from Natal Sharks and will join Ulster at the start of September, it was announced on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - South Africa fly-half Ruan Pienaar has agreed his release from Natal Sharks and will join Ulster at the start of September, it was announced on Wednesday.

N.Korean FM in Myanmar amid nuclear worries (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 01:00 AM PDT

Myanmar soldiers are seen during a military parade marking the country's 65th Armed Forces day in late March 2010. North Korea's foreign minister has arrived in the country for talks with the junta, an official has said, amid Western concerns about possible nuclear cooperation between the two autocratic nations.(AFP/File/Christophe Archambault)AFP - North Korea's foreign minister arrived in Myanmar on Thursday for talks with the junta, an official said, amid Western concerns about possible nuclear cooperation between the two autocratic nations.

Australian govt denies sacked PM behind leaks (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 12:34 AM PDT

Australia's new prime minister Julia Gillard speaks at a press conference in Canberra. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has passionately rebutted accusations that she opposed popular welfare increases during cabinet talks, the latest distraction in an increasingly troubled campaign.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Australia's government Thursday denied sacked ex-leader Kevin Rudd was behind leaks which have dented its election campaign and indicate lingering bitterness over last month's party coup.

2 Americans among 152 dead in Pakistan plane crash (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 07:48 AM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD — Two Americans were among the 152 passengers and crew members who died Wednesday when an Airbus A321 operated by a private Pakistani carrier crashed amid heavy rain into the hills that surround the capital of Islamabad. It was the worst air crash in Pakistani aviation history.

Afghanistan war: USAID spends too much, too fast to win hearts and minds (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 04:34 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The US government strategy for improving its struggling reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan relies heavily on spending more money. More on bigger and quicker projects, more on aid workers, and more on monitors รข€" a "civilian surge" to win hearts and minds.

Afghan Women and the Return of the Taliban (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 12:30 AM PDT

Time.com - As the U.S. searches for a way out of Afghanistan, some policy-makers suggest negotiating with the Taliban. But that would spell disaster for half the country's population
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