Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Chinese state TV says 42 killed in plane crash (AP)

Chinese state TV says 42 killed in plane crash (AP)

Chinese state TV says 42 killed in plane crash (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:03 AM PDT

In this cell phone photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, rescuers work at the site of a reported plane crash at an airport in northeast China's Heilongjiang province on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. According to Xinhua, the plane overshot the runway in Yichun city and burst into flames. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Li Guangfu) NO SALESAP - Chinese state television says 42 people died when a passenger jet overshot a runway in northeast China on Tuesday and burst into flames. It says 47 others were rescued and taken to hospital.

CIA station chief a key Afghanistan troubleshooter: report (AFP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:02 AM PDT

The CIA station chief in Afghanistan has assumed a key troubleshooting role in US dealings with President Hamid Karzai, seen here in February 2010, including tasks normally reserved for diplomatic and military officials, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - The CIA station chief in Afghanistan has assumed a key troubleshooting role in US dealings with President Hamid Karzai, including tasks normally reserved for diplomatic and military officials, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Summary Box: Dollar slides to 15-year low vs yen (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:02 AM PDT

AP - THE DROP: The U.S. dollar has dropped to a fresh 15-year low against the yen, amid persistent concerns about the outlook for the U.S. economy. It fell as low as 84.17 yen on Tuesday afternoon, the lowest point since 1995.

China plane overshoots runway, at least 47 hurt: state media (AFP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 11:01 AM PDT

A Chinese passenger plane overshot its runway and burst into flames while attempting to land late Tuesday in China's northeast, injuring at least 47 people, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - A Chinese passenger plane overshot a runway and burst into flames while attempting to land late Tuesday in China's northeast, injuring at least 47 people, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

China plane crashes, 49 in hospital (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:59 AM PDT

Rescuers work at the site of a plane crash in Yichun, in northeast China's Heilongjiang province August 24, 2010 in this photo taken by mobile phone and distributed by China's official Xinhua News Agency. REUTERS/Xinhua/Li GuangfuReuters - A passenger plane crashed in northeast China late on Tuesday, overshooting the runway and bursting into flames, but about half those on board were rescued in what was the nation's worst air disaster for years.

Summary Box: India rejects Vedanta mining project (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:57 AM PDT

AP - BLOCKED: India's environment ministry has refused Vedanta Resources permission to mine bauxite for its alumina refinery in eastern India.

India's central bank says taming inflation key concern (AFP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:53 AM PDT

Passers by are reflected on the logo of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) outside its headquarters in Mumbai. India's central bank may focus on containing inflation over other policy objectives, as it has become a major issue of concern, it said in its annual report released Tuesday.(AFP/File/Pal Pillai)AFP - India's central bank may focus on containing inflation over other policy objectives, as it has become a major issue of concern, it said in its annual report released Tuesday.

Afghan foreign minister in India for talks (AFP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:52 AM PDT

In this handout picture released by The Indian Press Information Bureau, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) speaks with Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul during a meeting in New Delhi. Rassoul is in India for a three day official visit.(AFP/PIB)AFP - Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul flew to India Tuesday to discuss regional security in a visit likely to touch on both countries' troubled ties with Pakistan.

Afghan vote runs up against fear, disenchantment (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:41 AM PDT

In this Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 photo, Afghan women walk past election posters in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghans will go to the polls for parliamentary elections in September. Afghans will go to the polls for parliamentary elections in September. After a fraud-ridden presidential election last year that nearly undermined President Hamid Karzai's legitimacy and international support, the Sept. 18 parliamentary ballot is being watched closely as a test of whether the Afghan government is serious about reform. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)AP - A shopkeeper in Kandahar city says what others are thinking: Casting a ballot in next month's Afghan parliamentary election isn't worth the risk.

S.Africa's Zuma in China for talks on growing ties (AFP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:32 AM PDT

South African President Jacob Zuma (C) views an honour guard with Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Zuma met Hu in Beijing on Tuesday for talks aimed at broadening the relationship between Beijing and Africa's biggest economy.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - South African President Jacob Zuma met his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in Beijing on Tuesday for talks aimed at broadening the relationship between Beijing and Africa's biggest economy.

Troops kill 40 militants east of Afghan capital (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:24 AM PDT

A NATO soldier is seen on patrol in Kukaran in Kandahar province on August 6. Four US soldiers have been killed while fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, NATO said.(AFP/File/Yuri Cortez)AP - Afghan and international forces have killed an estimated 40 Taliban fighters east of the Afghan capital Kabul as part of operations to provide security ahead of parliamentary elections next month, NATO said Tuesday.

Philippines mourns, HK angry after hijack deaths (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:16 AM PDT

Relatives of the eight Hong Kong tourists who were killed in the tourist bus hostage crisis, kiss the ground near the bullet-riddled tourist bus during a Buddhist ceremony Tuesday Aug.24, 2010 at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines. The Chinese authorities demanded answers from the Philippines on Tuesday after a 12-hour hostage drama in the heart of Manila ended with eight Hong Kong tourists and their Filipino hostage-taker dead following a day of botched negotiations. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - The Philippines acknowledged "inadequacies" in handling a hostage crisis that killed eight Hong Kong tourists, as anger over the botched negotiations erupted Tuesday in Hong Kong with demonstrations and harsh words.

UN says 800,000 cut off by Pakistan floods (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 09:40 AM PDT

Pakistani flood-affected survivors stand in a queue to get relief food, at a makeshift camp, in Sukkur, on August 23. Pakistan faces a critical risk of yet more flooding in the next three days in its fertile southern plains, officials warned on Tuesday, as a major river threatened to burst its banks.(AFP/Asif Hassan)AP - About 800,000 people have been cut off by floods in Pakistan and are only reachable by air, the United Nations said Tuesday, adding it needs at least 40 more helicopters to ferry lifesaving aid to increasingly desperate people.

China's massive traffic jam could last for weeks (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 06:48 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Monday Aug. 23, 2010 and shot through a fence, trucks can be seen lining up on a highway in Wanquan county in north China's Hebei province The traffic jam that has stretched as long as 60 miles (100 kilometers) in northern China and continues into its tenth day on Tuesday stems from road construction in Beijing that won't be finished until the middle of next month, an official said. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - A massive traffic jam in north China that stretches for dozens of miles and hit its 10-day mark on Tuesday stems from road construction in Beijing that won't be finished until the middle of next month, an official said.

NKorea deploying troops, weapons near Pyongyang (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:49 AM PDT

South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae-young speaks during a parliamentary committee at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. South Korean Defense Ministry said Tuesday that North Korea is deploying troops, artillery and tanks near Pyongyang in apparent preparation for a massive military parade marking key national events later this year.(AP Photo/ Yonhap, Bae Jung-hyun) **KOREA OUT**AP - North Korea is deploying troops, artillery and tanks near Pyongyang in apparent preparation for a massive military parade marking key national events later this year, South Korea said Tuesday.

SKorea's Kim Yu-na, coach Brian Orser part ways (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:38 AM PDT

AP - Olympic champion Kim Yu-na has parted ways with coach Brian Orser.

Plane crashes in Nepal; foreigners among 14 dead (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:33 AM PDT

Nepalese soldiers carry the remains of a plane crash victim in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. A small passenger plane heading to the Mount Everest region crashed in heavy rain Tuesday near Shikharpur village, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Katmandu, killing all 14 people aboard, including four Americans, a Briton and a Japanese national, officials said. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)AP - A small passenger plane heading to the Mount Everest region crashed in heavy rain Tuesday outside Nepal's capital, killing all 14 people aboard, including four Americans, a Briton and a Japanese national, officials said.

Senior Chinese police officer condemned for graft (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 03:17 AM PDT

AP - An assistant public security minister who led China's economic crimes investigation unit was given a suspended death sentence Tuesday for taking more than $1 million in bribes and abusing his position, state media said.

Floods halt shipping at China's Three Gorges dam (AP)

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 03:16 AM PDT

Chinese soldiers clean up after the flood receded from the town of Dandong which borders North Korea along the Yalu river in northeast China's Liaoning province Monday Aug. 23, 2010. Flooding has forced the evacuation of more than a quarter-million people in northern China along its border with North Korea, state media said Monday. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Authorities have halted shipping through China's massive Three Gorges Dam on the upper reaches of the Yangtze river because the dam will experience another flood peak Tuesday.

Viktor Bout moved to high-security Thai prison (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 11:04 PM PDT

Viktor Bout, a suspected Russian arms dealer, listens to reporter's question from inside the court cell at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. An appeals court in Thailand began delivering a final verdict Friday on a U.S. request to extradite suspected arms smuggler Bout, the elusive Russian businessman dubbed 'The Merchant of Death.' (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong) **THAILAND OUT**AP - A suspected Russian arms dealer known as "The Merchant of Death" has been transferred to a high-security prison in the Thai capital pending his extradition to the United States, authorities said Tuesday.
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