Wednesday, August 4, 2010

India Tata Group starts quest for Ratan Tata successor (AFP)

India Tata Group starts quest for Ratan Tata successor (AFP)

India Tata Group starts quest for Ratan Tata successor (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:53 AM PDT

India's giant tea-to-steel Tata conglomerate has named a five-member panel to hunt for a successor to group chairman Ratan Tata when he retires in late 2012, an announcement said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - India's giant tea-to-steel Tata conglomerate has named a five-member panel to hunt for a successor to group chairman Ratan Tata when he retires in late 2012, an announcement said Wednesday.

US, Canada monitor ship said full of Sri Lankan refugees (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:52 AM PDT

Sri Lankan war-displaced civilians look on at a state-run internment camp in Vavuniya in 2009. The United States and Canada said Wednesday they are monitoring a ship said to be packed with Tamil refugees bound for Canada as they flee post-war persecution in Sri Lanka.(AFP/File/Ishara S.Kodikara)AFP - The United States and Canada said Wednesday they are monitoring a ship said to be packed with Tamil refugees bound for Canada as they flee post-war persecution in Sri Lanka.

New Zealand makes Champions Trophy history (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:37 AM PDT

New Zealand field hockey captain Dean Couzins(L) and Andy Hayward in March 2010. New Zealand media is buzzing with news of New Zealand's historic 3-1 win over Netherlands in the men's field hockey Champions Trophy in Germany on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Prakash Singh)AFP - New Zealand media is buzzing with news of New Zealand's historic 3-1 win over Netherlands in the men's field hockey Champions Trophy here Tuesday.

US to help flood-hit Pakistan in weeks ahead: Clinton (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:29 AM PDT

Pakistani flood survivors search through their destroyed homes after flash floods in Gulabad. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed Wednesday that Washington will help Pakistan, a top ally in the fight against Islamist militants, cope with its flood disaster AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed Wednesday that Washington will help Pakistan, a top ally in the fight against Islamist militants, cope with its flood disaster "in the days and weeks ahead."

Petraeus issues new rules to avoid civilian casualties (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:23 AM PDT

General David Petraeus, pictured in July 2010, has issued new rules to troops in Afghanistan, telling them to AFP - General David Petraeus has issued new rules to troops in Afghanistan telling them to "redouble" efforts to avoid civilian deaths, seen as a crucial issue in winning the increasingly unpopular war.

Floods ravage Pakistan's heartland, threaten south (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:21 AM PDT

Houses are submerged in floodwaters in Kot Addu, Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Floodwaters ravaged hundreds of villages in Pakistan's main province of Punjab Wednesday, destroying homes, soaking crops, and threatening more lives. Aid workers warned that bloated rivers would soon surge into the country's south, prompting more evacuations. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)AP - Flooding ravaged hundreds of villages in Pakistan's main province of Punjab on Wednesday, destroying homes, soaking crops, and threatening more lives. Aid workers warned that bloated rivers would surge south soon, flooding more areas.

Pakistan's Asif wants to win Test for flood victims (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:21 AM PDT

Fast bowler Mohammad Asif, seen here in July 2010, said Wednesday that Pakistan wanted to win the second Test match against England for the victims of the devastating flooding in their home country.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Fast bowler Mohammad Asif said Wednesday that Pakistan wanted to win the second Test match against England for the victims of the devastating flooding in their home country.

Messi stars as Barca beat K-League All Stars (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:15 AM PDT

FC Barcelona's Argentinian player Lionel Messi(R) beats South Korea's all-star football team goalkeeper Jung Sung-Ryong during an exhibition match in Seoul. Barcelona won 5-2 with two goals by Messi.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - Lionel Messi scored a quick-fire double as Barcelona cruised to a convincing 5-2 win over the K-League All Stars in a friendly at Seoul World Cup Stadium Wednesday.

Karzai seeks oversight of anti-corruption unit (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:08 AM PDT

AP - Upset by the recent arrest of a key adviser accused of taking a bribe, Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday sought to have more oversight over the work of a new anti-corruption task force.

Food fears for Pakistan flood survivors (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:04 AM PDT

Pakistani flood survivors wait for food supplies at a World Food Programme (WFP) distribution point in Daud Zai. Desperate survivors clamoured for urgent relief on Wednesday after Pakistan's worst floods in living memory as officials feared a food crisis could compound the humanitarian disaster.(AFP/Farooq Naeem)AFP - Desperate survivors clamoured for urgent relief on Wednesday after Pakistan's worst floods in living memory as officials feared a food crisis could compound the humanitarian disaster.

Pakistan: Taliban kills paramilitary police chief (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:01 AM PDT

Pakistani paramilitary soldiers look at the burning car of their Chief Sifwat Ghayur after a suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. A suicide bomber attacked a vehicle carrying the head of a paramilitary police force in northwestern Pakistan, ending a period of relative calm in the city of Peshawar which has been a favorite target of the Pakistani Taliban. Sifwat Ghayur, the head of the 25,000-strong Frontier Constabulary, is one of the most senior security officials to be killed by militants in the country. (AP Photo/Mohammad Iqbal)AP - A Taliban suicide bomber killed the head of a U.S.-backed paramilitary police force battling militants in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, one of the highest-ranking security officers ever assassinated in the country.

China mostly silent on latest school attack; 4 die (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:31 AM PDT

In this Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 photo, a woman mourns for a relative killed by a shovel loader worker at Yuanshi county, in north China's Hebei province. The drunken shovel loader driver went on a rampage in northern China, smashing into shops and vehicles and killing 11 people, a government spokesman said Monday. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - A man wielding a knife killed three children and a teacher in a kindergarten in eastern China, residents said Wednesday as the government muted information in a bid to allay public fears and forestall more school attacks.

NATO's Afghan war commander stresses troop defense (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:17 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 21, 2010 file photo, a Marine carry team lifts a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Paul J. Miller at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Miller, of Traverse City, Mich., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. NATO announced Friday, July 30, 2010 that six more U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 66 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)AP - The commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan issued updated rules of battle Wednesday, repeating his predecessor's curbs on use of air power and heavy weapons when civilians are at risk but stressing the right of troops to defend themselves.

Tens of thousands protest Indian rule in Kashmir (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:50 AM PDT

Kashmiri Muslims shout slogans during a protest to defy a rigid curfew in Khrew, on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Residents angry about the killing in police gunfire of a young man in Indian-controlled Kashmir chased away security forces from their neighborhood Wednesday as hundreds of demonstrators continued to defy a curfew to protest Indian rule. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)AP - Tens of thousands of Kashmiri Muslims marched Wednesday to a town where seven people were killed over the weekend, defying a curfew in another day of massive protests against Indian rule in the Himalayan region.

Chinese author to publish book critical of premier (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 03:48 AM PDT

Chinese writer Yu Jie, adjusts his glasses during an interview in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Yu, the author of a book unusually critical of China's premier said Wednesday it will be published this month in Hong Kong despite police threats that he could be put in prison. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - The author of a book unusually critical of China's premier said Wednesday it will be published this month in Hong Kong despite police threats that he could be put in prison.

Video sheds light on Indonesia security forces (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 03:23 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 5, 2007 file photo, Papuan protesters wearing tribal dress takes part in a rally demanding an independence referendum outside the U.S. embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia has made tremendous strides toward democracy since emerging from decades of dictatorship under Gen. Suharto in 1998. But government critics in Papua are still given lengthy prison terms for peacefully expressing their views, organizing rallies or simply raising separatist flags. Many say they have been tortured in detention with electric shocks, beatings and cigarette burns. The central government, which granted Papua special autonomy in 2001, denies such atrocities still take place. An Amnesty International report cited incidents of torture, excessive force and executions by security forces in Papua last year. (AP Photo/Irwin Fedriansyah, File)AP - The jumpy video shows a prisoner lying in a jungle clearing in eastern Indonesia moments after troops allegedly sliced open his abdomen with a bayonet, sending intestines tumbling from his stomach.

US to send first delegation to Hiroshima memorial (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:52 AM PDT

Visitors walk toward the Atomic Bomb Dome, at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Hiroshima will mark the 65th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack on Aug. 6. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)AP - Survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are welcoming a decision by the United States to send its first ever delegation to a ceremony marking the anniversary of the attacks, but are asking for something they aren't likely to get — an apology.

Floods in northern China collapse reservoirs (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:12 AM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday Aug. 3, 2010, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, center, tours the flood-hit Yongji county in northeast China's Jilin province. Flooding has hit areas all over China this year. About 875,000 homes have been destroyed, 9.61 million people evacuated, and 22 million acres (8.76 million hectares) of crops ruined, according to the state flood control office.(AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Heavy rains hindered efforts by workers to repair reservoirs and place sandbags along breached riverbanks Wednesday as the death toll from China's worst flooding in a decade climbed above 1,000.

US negotiator says NKorea not ready for talks (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 01:43 AM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il (C) looks at food products during a visit to a factory in Kanggye, Jagang Province, August 2, 2010. The United States is expected to blacklist three key North Korean figures suspected of handling secret funds for leader Kim Jong-Il as part of its new sanctions, a report said Wednesday.(AFP/KCNA via KNS)AP - North Korea's recent actions indicate it is not yet ready to rejoin multilateral talks aimed at getting it to give up its nuclear weapons program, a senior U.S. negotiator said Wednesday.

Celebrities film ads to boost China's global image (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 12:32 AM PDT

AP - Basketball star Yao Ming, movie director John Woo and piano prodigy Lang Lang are among dozens of celebrities who will appear in television commercials later this year in a bid by China to boost its image abroad.
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