Friday, August 27, 2010

Former President Jimmy Carter and jailed American land in Boston (Reuters)

Former President Jimmy Carter and jailed American land in Boston (Reuters)

Former President Jimmy Carter and jailed American land in Boston (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 11:17 AM PDT

A man believed to be North Korean leader Kim Jong-il walks out of a hotel while surrounded by security guards before heading to a car convoy in Jilin, China, in this video frame grab provided by Japan's national public broadcasting organization, NHK, August 27, 2010. REUTERS/NHK via Reuters TVReuters - Former President Jimmy Carter and an American who had been jailed after crossing into North Korea landed at Boston's Logan International Airport on Friday after the reclusive state released the prisoner.

Sutil plays down Force India hopes (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 10:50 AM PDT

Force India's German driver Adrian Sutil drives at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Spa, during the second free practice session of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix. Sutil has played down suggestions of a place on the podium despite finishing second fastest in Friday's second practice for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.(AFP/Fred Dufour)AFP - Adrian Sutil has played down suggestions of a place on the podium despite finishing second fastest in Friday's second practice for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.

US Official: CIA pays Afghan government officials (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 10:50 AM PDT

AP - The CIA has multiple members of the Afghan government on its payroll in order to help it keep track of various factions within the Afghan government, according to a former U.S. official.

Police shake-up in Indian Kashmir amid deadly riots (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 10:30 AM PDT

Kashmiri protestors run after Indian security personnel fired teargas shells towards them during a protest in Srinagar. A top police officer in Indian Kashmir, where scores of protesters have been killed in recent months, has been removed from his post after the prime minister urged a change in tactics.(AFP/File/Rouf Bhat)AFP - A top police officer in Indian Kashmir, where scores of protesters have been killed in recent months, has been removed from his post after the prime minister urged a change in tactics.

Pakistan orders evacuation of southern town (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 10:04 AM PDT

Pakistani villagers affected by the floods run towards and Afghan helicopter supporting the Pakistani army relief operation as it delivers food in Baluchistan province. Pakistan ordered 300,000 people to evacuate a southern city after waters breached its defences as the United Nations warned Friday the country's worst humanitarian crisis was deepening.(AFP/Pedro Ugarte)AFP - Pakistan ordered 300,000 people to evacuate a southern city after waters breached its defences as the United Nations warned Friday the country's worst humanitarian crisis was deepening.

Sluggish Lin Dan slumps to unexpected loss (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 09:45 AM PDT

Chinese player Lin Dan returns a shot to Korean player Sung Hwan Park during their game as part of the Men Singles quarter finals of the Badminton World Championships in Paris. Park won 21-13, 21-13.(AFP/Alexander Klein)AFP - Lin Dan, the Chinese left-hander regarded as the greatest ever badminton player, lost his world title in limp fashion when he was beaten by relatively unheralded Korean Park Sung-Hwan here on Friday.

NKorean leader's trip spurs succession speculation (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 09:12 AM PDT

A Chinese paramilitary police man gestures for a photographer to stop shooting pictures outside the Nan Hu hotel where North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is believed to be staying after he arrived at Changchun in northeastern China's Jilin province on Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il was said to be traveling with his youngest son on a rare trip to China on Friday, re-igniting speculation the younger Kim will take over the reigns of the reclusive communist nation in coming years. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il reportedly met top Chinese leaders on Friday in an apparent bid for Beijing's diplomatic and financial support for a succession plan involving his third and youngest son, who is said to be traveling with him.

Under attack, Obama holds cards on Afghan pullout date (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 09:06 AM PDT

An Afghan policeman (C) frisks a man as US soldiers from 4th Infantry Division 4 Brigade Alpha Company look on at Khogiani in Langarhar in February 2010. Faced with mounting criticism over Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama is leaving a persistent -- and, some say, strategic -- ambiguity about a July 2011 goal to start withdrawing troops.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - Faced with mounting criticism over Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama is leaving a persistent -- and, some say, strategic -- ambiguity about a July 2011 goal to start withdrawing troops.

Carter leaves N. Korea with freed American, nuke pledge (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 08:44 AM PDT

Picture received from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on August 26, shows former US president Jimmy Carter (L) shaking hands with Kim Yong-Nam, president of North Korean People's Assembly and number two leader. Carter's office has confirmed he has left Pyongyang with a detained American citizen, after securing an amnesty deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il.(AFP/HO/KCNA via KNS)AFP - Former US president Jimmy Carter flew out of North Korea Friday after securing the release of an American citizen and a pledge from Pyongyang that it wants to resume nuclear disarmament talks.

China silent on reported visit by North Korea's Kim (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 08:00 AM PDT

Policemen stand guard on a hilltop overlooking an area where reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is rumoured to be staying with his son in Jilin City, August 27, 2010. China remained silent on Friday about a reported visit by North Korea's secretive leader Kim Jong-il, with no official word on a trip analysts believe may be to line up Beijing behind his dynastic succession plans. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - China kept silent on Friday about a reported visit by North Korea's secretive leader, Kim Jong-il, that analysts say appears intended to line up Beijing behind his dynastic succession plans.

Japan gives rare tour of gallows to spur debate (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 07:36 AM PDT

EDTORS: THIS IS RETRANSMISSION TO EXCLUDE A WHITE BORDER AT RIGHT**The main gallows of the Tokyo Detention Center is shown during a tour Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. Japan has allowed local media a rare tour of Tokyo's main gallows in a bid to create more public awareness about capital punishment, which is carried out extremely secretly in this country. The room behind the glass window is for witnesses. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY **AP - Japan opened up the secretive world of its capital punishment system to the public Friday, offering journalists a rare tour of Tokyo's main gallows in an effort to stoke debate about a practice widely supported here.

3 kingmakers mull Australia's next government (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 07:24 AM PDT

Prime Minister Julia Gillard addresses the media on the grounds of parliament in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. Three independent lawmakers who will likely decide which party governs Australia said Wednesday they plan to demand details of how much competing election promises would cost the nation over the next three years. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)AP - Forget the prime minister. Real political power in Australia right now is being wielded by a maverick in a cowboy hat and his two colleagues. A week after national elections ended on a knife edge, the unlikely trio of lawmakers have emerged as kingmakers.

Homemade bombs kill 3 US troops in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 06:36 AM PDT

A U.S. Army soldier of the 101st Airborne Division walks along a road during a day of joint missions with the Afghan Army, in Zhari district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, Thursday Aug. 26, 2010. Soldiers in Zhari operate in a district which is the birthplace of the Taliban movement, and holds many well-armed insurgents who blend in with a support network providing them with explosives and safe havens. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - Homemade bombs killed three U.S. troops in southern and eastern Afghanistan on Friday, and a roadside blast tore through a crowded market in the increasingly volatile north, killing three police and two civilians.

NKorea releases American imprisoned since January (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 06:24 AM PDT

Picture received from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on August 26, shows former US president Jimmy Carter (L) shaking hands with Kim Yong-Nam, president of North Korean People's Assembly and number two leader. Carter's office has confirmed he has left Pyongyang with a detained American citizen, after securing an amnesty deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il.(AFP/HO/KCNA via KNS)AP - A smile flickered across Aijalon Gomes' face as he hugged former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and boarded a plane for Boston on Friday, seven months after his arrest in North Korea.

Philippine fire leaves thousands homeless (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 06:01 AM PDT

A resident of the coastal township of Navotas, north of Manila, sifts through the debris Friday Aug.27, 2010 following a fire that gutted hundreds of homes, mostly on stilts, late Thursday in the Philippines. No casualties were reported but the fire left more than 4,000 people homeless. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - Officials say a massive fire has left thousands homeless in two coastal villages north of the capital.

Myanmar generals shed uniforms ahead of election (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 05:54 AM PDT

AP - Myanmar's junta carried out a major military reshuffle Friday that retired more than a dozen senior leaders, officials said, in an apparent move to prepare for November national elections.

UN: 1 million more displaced by Pakistan floods (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 05:27 AM PDT

Pakistani villagers flee their homes due to flooding in Thatta near Hyderabad, Pakistan Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. The Taliban hinted Thursday they may launch attacks against foreigners helping Pakistan respond to the worst floods in the country's history, saying their presence was 'unacceptable.' The U.N. said it would not be deterred by violent threats. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP - Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis fled floodwaters Friday after the surging River Indus smashed through levees in two places, but many refused to leave the danger zone while others took shelter in an ancient graveyard for Muslim saints.

Top police officials removed in Indian Kashmir (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 05:20 AM PDT

Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Mohammed Yasin Malik looks on as his supporters shout slogans during a protest against recent killings in Srinagar, India, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. Security forces in Kashmir need to find non-lethal means of controlling violent mobs to prevent more deaths in the unrest roiling the Indian-ruled region, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday in rare remarks directly questioning government tactics. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)AP - Authorities removed the police and intelligence chiefs in a shake-up of senior police officials in Indian-controlled Kashmir, where more than 60 people have died in months of near-daily streets protests against New Delhi's rule.

China to inspect airline safety in wake of crash (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 04:34 AM PDT

The wreckage of a crashed passenger plane is seen in Yichun, in northeast China's Heilongjiang province early August 25, 2010, in this photo distributed by China's official Xinhua News Agency. Forty-nine passengers have been rescued after the plane, carrying more than 90 passengers, overshot the runway and crashed in the northeastern Chinese city of Yichun on Tuesday, state television said. REUTERS/Xinhua/Li Guangfu (CHINA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT) QUALITY FROM SOURCE. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA. YESAP - China will inspect airline safety measures nationwide in the wake of a crash that killed 42 people at a small airport in the northeast, the country's civil aviation body said Friday.

American arrested in India denies killing mother (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 03:28 AM PDT

AP - An American teenager arrested on suspicion of killing his mother at a tourist resort in western India says police are trying to force him to falsely confess, his attorney said Friday.
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