Saturday, September 4, 2010

Death toll rises to 65 in attack on Pakistanis (AP)

Death toll rises to 65 in attack on Pakistanis (AP)

Death toll rises to 65 in attack on Pakistanis (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 11:08 AM PDT

** ALTERNATIVE CROP OF QUT111** People who were injured by an explosion lie down on road during a Shiite procession in Quetta, Pakistan on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Police say a blast at a Shiite procession has killed a score of people in southwestern Pakistan in the third deadly attack this week on the country's religious minorities.(AP Photo/Arshad Butt)AP - The death toll from a Pakistani Taliban suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession rose to 65 Saturday as critically wounded people died in hospitals, while a suspected U.S. missile strike killed seven insurgents in a restive tribal area.

Wallabies grab last-kick victory over Springboks (AFP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 10:56 AM PDT

Australia's Kurtley Beale (R) breaks through against South Africa during their last Tri Nations test match at the Free State rugby stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa. A long range penalty goal by Beale with the last kick of the match enabled Australia to defeat South Africa 41-39 in a thrilling southern hemisphere Tri Nations match.(AFP/Gianluigi Guercia)AFP - A long range penalty goal by fullback Kurtley Beale with the last kick of the match enabled Australia to defeat South Africa 41-39 in a thrilling Tri Nations match on Saturday.

US drone strike kills eight militants in Pakistan: officials (AFP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 10:55 AM PDT

Pakistani troops return at the end of operations against Islamic militants in Peshawar in August 2010. A US drone strike on Saturday killed eight militants including three foreign fighters in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, security officials said.(AFP/File/A Majeed)AFP - A US drone strike on Saturday killed eight militants including three foreign fighters in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, security officials said.

Britain hails Afghan leader's peace council announcement (AFP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 10:38 AM PDT

Britain welcomed Saturday Afghan President Hamid Karzai's announcement that he had set up a council to pursue peace talks with the Taliban, saying peace would not be achieved by military means alone.(AFP/POOL/File/Jim Watson)AFP - Britain welcomed Saturday Afghan President Hamid Karzai's announcement that he had set up a council to pursue peace talks with the Taliban, saying peace would not be achieved by military means alone.

Police on alert as Pakistan suicide attack victims buried (AFP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 10:33 AM PDT

Pakistanis help injured blast victims at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Quetta on September 3. Anti-terror police were on high alert in Pakistan on Saturday as mass burials took place for the victims of a suicide bomber who killed at least 59 people at a Shiite Muslim rally.(AFP/File/Banaras Khan)AFP - Anti-terror police were on high alert in Pakistan on Saturday as mass burials took place for the victims of a suicide bomber who killed at least 59 people at a Shiite Muslim rally.

Afghans continue pulling money from troubled bank (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 10:26 AM PDT

Afghans walk past a branch of the Kabul Bank in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Larger than usual crowds gathered to withdraw funds from Afghanistan's largest bank Thursday, but there was little sign that questions surrounding its viability had sparked a major panic. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - Nervous Afghans pulled more deposits out of the nation's largest bank on Saturday, despite assurances from government leaders that their money was safe.

Minister says Pakistani militants stoking sectarian rift (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 10:18 AM PDT

Amira, 2, a flood victim suffering from skin and stomach problems, cries at a hospital in Sukkur, in Pakistan's Sindh province, September 1, 2010. REUTERS/Damir SagoljReuters - Pro-Taliban Pakistani militants are trying to create a sectarian rift, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday, as a new wave of violence piled pressure on a government already struggling with a flood crisis.

US says no decision to withdraw weapons though Turkey (AFP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 10:09 AM PDT

The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen speaks to the media, a day after his meeting with Turkish officials in Ankara. The United States has no intention of pulling out heavy equipment and weapons from Iraq through Turkey, Mullen said Saturday.(AFP/Adem Altan)AFP - The United States has no intention of pulling out heavy equipment and weapons from Iraq through Turkey, the country's top commander said Saturday.

Powerful quake causes devastation in New Zealand (AFP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 10:03 AM PDT

A handout image from Geoscience Australia shows a map of New Zealand's South Island and indicates the epicentre of a powerful earthquake which rocked Christchurch. New Zealand's most destructive earthquake in nearly 80 years caused two billion dollars' worth of damage Saturday, felling buildings, tearing up roads and sending terrified residents fleeing into the streets.(AFP/Geoscience Australia)AFP - New Zealand's most destructive earthquake in nearly 80 years caused two billion dollars' worth of damage Saturday, felling buildings, tearing up roads and sending terrified residents fleeing into the streets.

Japan beat Paraguay to avenge World Cup defeat (AFP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 09:33 AM PDT

Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa (R) is congratulated by his teammate Kengo Nakamura after scoring a goal against Paraguay during the second half of their friendly match in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo o. Japan won 1-0.(AFP/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa scored the only goal as Japan beat Paraguay 1-0 on Saturday in their first game after the World Cup.

Possible talks with Afghan insurgents draw closer (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 09:09 AM PDT

Afghan policemen and U.S. soldiers examine the site of a suicide attack in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. Afghan police say a suicide bomber on a motorcycle has killed five officers and one civilian in the increasingly violent northern province of Kunduz. (AP Photo/Javid Kargar)AP - In a further step toward reconciling with insurgents, President Hamid Karzai said Saturday he will soon name the members of a council tasked with pursuing peace talks with rebels willing to break with al-Qaida and recognize the government in Kabul.

Many Pakistanis still waiting for flood aid (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 08:17 AM PDT

Pakistani flood survivors wade through floodwater in Sujawat, Sindh province, Southern Pakistan, Sept 4, 2010. The floods, spawned by heavy rains weeks ago in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and elsewhere in the mountains of northern Pakistan, have killed more than 1,600 people and affected about 20 million people. The waters are still swamping rich agricultural land in the southern provinces of Sindh and Punjab. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP - Abdul Rehman and his family live under a tree next to a pile of rubble on a newly created island where his house used to be.

Outgoing NATO deputy rues early optimism on Marjah (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 07:32 AM PDT

U.S. Marines prepare to carry one of two comrades wounded in an IED attack to a waiting U.S. Army Task Force Shadow medevac helicopter on a rescue mission west of Lashkar Gah, in southern Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. Aeromedical teams with the 101st Airborne's Task Force Destiny provide the fast medical evacuation of those wounded throughout southern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - NATO commanders were overly optimistic when they predicted quick success taking the key Taliban-held town of Marjah last winter, the outgoing deputy commander said Saturday.

Buildings collapse, 2 injured in powerful NZ quake (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 07:12 AM PDT

A damaged brick chimney sits atop a building in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake damaged buildings, cut power and knocked fleeing residents off their feet on New Zealand's South Island early Saturday, but there were so far no deaths and only two injuries reported. (AP Photo/NZPA, David Wethey) NEW ZEALAND OUTAP - Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. The prime minister said it was a miracle no one was killed.

9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 05:33 AM PDT

AP - A light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, killing nine people including four foreign tourists, police said.

Indonesian Muslims protest plan to burn Quran (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 04:42 AM PDT

AP - Thousands of Indonesian Muslims rallied outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta on Saturday to denounce an American church's plan to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by burning copies of the Quran.

SKorean foreign minister in scandal offers to quit (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 03:51 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday Oct. 6, 2009 file photo, South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan delivers a speech during a forum in Seoul, South Korea, A news report says South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan has offered to resign over his ministry's controversial hiring of his daughter. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, File)AP - South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan offered to resign Saturday amid accusations of nepotism over the hiring of his daughter for a ministry job, officials said.

Sea lion mauls 11-year-old boy at Australian zoo (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:24 PM PDT

** FILE ** In this Jan. 7, 2010, file photo a sea lion takes a fish from a handler at the Central Park Zoo in New York. An 11-year-old boy has been mauled by a sea lion at a popular Sydney zoo in front of horrified visitors. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)AP - An 11-year-old boy was recovering Saturday after a sea lion mauled him at a popular Sydney zoo's aquarium show as horrified visitors looked on.
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