Thursday, July 29, 2010

Floods kill 29 in China's northeast (AFP)

Floods kill 29 in China's northeast (AFP)

Floods kill 29 in China's northeast (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 10:41 AM PDT

Barrels from a chemical plant float in the Songhua river in Jilin, northeast China's Jilin province on July 28. At least 29 people have been killed and seven are missing after floodwaters swept through northeast China, state media said Thursday, as the death toll from the worst floods in years neared 1,000.(AFP/File)AFP - At least 29 people have been killed and seven are missing after floodwaters swept through northeast China, state media said Thursday, as the death toll from the worst floods in years neared 1,000.

Indian watchdog alleges graft in Commonwealth Games works (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 10:26 AM PDT

Indian paramilitary officials stand guard at the newly inaugurated Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on July 27. An Indian anti-corruption body has found a host of problems with construction work for the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, including the use of poor quality materials and dubious contracts.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - An Indian anti-corruption body has found a host of problems with construction work for the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, including the use of poor quality materials and dubious contracts.

Bangladesh urges garment workers to accept wage hike (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 10:17 AM PDT

Bangladeshi garment workers carry red flags during a protest march in Dhaka on July 28. Bangladesh's Labour Minister urged millions of garment workers on Thursday to accept a new 80-percent wage hike, which looks set to end months of violent protests over pay and conditions.(AFP/File/Munir Uz Zaman)AFP - Bangladesh's Labour Minister urged millions of garment workers on Thursday to accept a new 80-percent wage hike, which looks set to end months of violent protests over pay and conditions.

Taliban stymie NATO push to bolster government (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 10:07 AM PDT

In this July 12, 2010 photo, the new Arghandab district chief Shah Mohammad Ahmadi speaks with an Afghan National Police officer following a security briefing at the district headquarters in the volatile Arghandab Valley near Kandahar City, Afghanistan. This strategic valley on the outskirts of Kandahar is on its third government boss in eight months. The first quit out of fear and frustration. The Taliban assassinated the second. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)AP - This strategic valley on the outskirts of Kandahar is on its third government boss in eight months. The first quit out of fear and frustration. The Taliban assassinated the second.

Body of second missing US sailor found: official (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 10:04 AM PDT

A US Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter takes off from the Baraki Barak Joint Combat Outpost (JCOP) in Logar Province in 2009. The body of a second US sailor who went missing in Afghanistan last week has been recovered, a US military official told AFP on Thursday.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - The body of a second US sailor who went missing in Afghanistan last week has been recovered, a US military official told AFP on Thursday.

Karzai urges action against militants in Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:59 AM PDT

File photo of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Karzai on Thursday condemned as AFP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday urged his Western allies to destroy Islamist militant sanctuaries in neighbouring Pakistan after thousands of secret US files were leaked.

Britain, India unite to pressure Pakistan over terror (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:56 AM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrive for a meeting prior to delegation level talks and agreement signing in New Delhi. Britain and India pressed Pakistan on Thursday to tackle militant groups operating from its soil as Cameron wrapped up a two-day, trade-driven visit to the country.(AFP/Raveendran)AFP - Britain and India pressed Pakistan on Thursday to tackle militant groups operating from its soil as British Prime Minister David Cameron wrapped up a two-day, trade-driven visit to the country.

British PM works to deepen Indian economic ties (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:51 AM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron plays cricket during an interaction with children at the national hockey stadium in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 29, 2010.Cameron worked to deepen his nation's ties with India on Thursday, using his trip to the former colony turned rising regional power to rake in millions of dollars in new business for the struggling British economy. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that his visit to India had deeply strengthened the bonds between Britain and its former colony, whose burgeoning economy he wants to help his own country recover from a brutal recession.

Warm words, trade challenges ahead as UK woos India (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:47 AM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh walk before their meeting in New Delhi July 29, 2010. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - India and Britain spoke on Thursday of a new momentum toward closer trade and security ties, but a high-profile visit by Britain's prime minister was partly overshadowed by his outspoken comments on Pakistan.

Flash floods kill over 110 in Pakistan, Kashmir (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:46 AM PDT

Pakistanis evacuate in a flood-hit area of Nowshera. At least 113 people have died and thousands more have been made homeless as flash floods triggered by torrential rains hit northwest Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir, officials said Thursday.(AFP/A. Majeed)AFP - At least 113 people have died and thousands more have been made homeless as flash floods triggered by torrential rains hit northwest Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir, officials said Thursday.

2nd US Navy sailor's body recovered in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:43 AM PDT

This photo, displayed on a leaflet that was distributed by the U.S. military to civilians in Logar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 25, 2010 shows a missing U.S. Navy sailor. The Navy identified the missing sailor as Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, a 25-year-old from the Seattle area. The Pentagon lists Newlove as 'whereabouts unknown,' and did not confirm he was captured. Another service member who went missing with Newlove was identified as Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin McNeley — a 30-year-old father of two from Wheatridge, Colorado. NATO recovered his body Sunday. (AP Photo) NO SALESAP - A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said Thursday.

Rain slows hunt for air crash bodies in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 08:48 AM PDT

People carry a casket of a plane crash victim during a funeral prayer in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010. The Airbus A321 operated by local carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the country's capital, Islamabad, during stormy, monsoon weather, killing all 152 people on board. (AP Photo/Karachi)AP - Anguished relatives sought the remains of loved ones killed in Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, some grieving at a hospital collecting bodies Thursday and others joining the recovery effort at the hillside crash site laden by heavy rain and mud.

Rivers burst, floods kill at least 60 in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 08:35 AM PDT

Pakistani villagers move into safe place from a flooded village near Nowshera, Pakistan, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of thousands more were stranded as rescue workers struggled to reach far-flung villages.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - Rivers burst their banks during deadly monsoon rains lashing Pakistan, washing away streets, battering a dam and submerging thousands of homes, officials said Thursday.

Pakistan general balances all sides of conflict (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 04:09 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2007 file photo, Pakistan's Army Chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani arrives at a change of command ceremony in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. As the U.S. searches for an exit from Afghanistan, it is increasingly relying on Pakistan's powerful army chief to help pave the way — despite fresh allegations that spies under his command have long aided the Taliban. Kayani, 58, is known to be popular among U.S. and NATO generals who have sought to enlist his help in battling militants along the country's border with Afghanistan.(AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)AP - As the U.S. searches for an exit from Afghanistan, it is increasingly relying on Pakistan's powerful army chief to help pave the way — despite fresh allegations that spies under his command have long aided the Taliban.

South Korea's prime minister offers to resign (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 03:43 AM PDT

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Un-chan delivers a speech regarding his resignation during a press conference at the Government House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Chung said he has offered to resign following a dispute over a government relocation project. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - South Korea's prime minister offered to resign Thursday after parliament shot down his efforts to scrap a plan that would relocate several government ministries out of the capital.

Official: Water safe after chemical spill in China (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 03:15 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, people look at the chemical barrels floating on the Songhua River after they were washed away by the flood in Jilin city in northeast China's Jilin province. Floods caused by heavy rains in northeastern China stranded tens of thousands of residents without power Wednesday, as the worst flooding in more than a decade continued to besiege areas of the country. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - The water supply was safe in a northeastern China city after more than 3,000 containers of toxic chemicals were washed into a river by the worst floods in a decade in the country, an official said Thursday.

Indian students demand teachers wear burqas (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 01:59 AM PDT

AP - Students at an Islamic university in eastern India have refused to allow a female lecturer to teach unless she wears an all-encompassing Muslim veil, the teacher said Thursday.

Indonesian woman gets 3-years' jail for terrorism (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 01:53 AM PDT

AP - An Indonesian court sentenced a Muslim woman to three years in prison Thursday for harboring terrorists, including one of Southeast Asia's most-wanted men.

Does Japan still need 23-yr-old exchange program? (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 12:13 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, Steven Horowitz, a JET alumni who is now on the board of the JET alumni association, poses for a picture in New York. The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme, known as JET, is now among the biggest international exchange programs in the world. More than 52,000 people, mostly American, have taken part and supporters proclaim it as Japan's most successful soft power initiative since World War II. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Every year for the past two decades, legions of young Americans have descended upon Japan to teach English. This government-sponsored charm offensive was launched to counter anti-Japan sentiment in the United States and has since grown into one of the country's most successful displays of soft power.

Australia awards compensation for prison van death (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 12:12 AM PDT

AP - The family of an Aboriginal elder who died of heat stroke in a prison van with no air conditioning on a brutally hot day in Australia's Outback will be given 3.2 million Australian dollars ($2.9 million) in compensation, a state attorney general said Thursday.
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