Thursday, September 2, 2010

Kabul Bank braces for run on deposits after doubts (AP)

Kabul Bank braces for run on deposits after doubts (AP)

Kabul Bank braces for run on deposits after doubts (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:46 PM PDT

Afghan soldiers chat in front of the main office of Kabul Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. The Afghan central bank's decision to force out executives of the nation's biggest bank amid allegations of mismanagement and questionable lending practices offers the government a chance to take a strong stand against corruption, the U.S. said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Managers of Afghanistan's largest bank braced for a run on deposits Thursday, a day after nervous customers showed up in droves to take out their money following the resignation of two top executives allegations of mismanagement and unorthodox lending practices.

Australian key lawmaker backs Labor to govern (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:10 PM PDT

AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard edged closer to retaining power in Australia on Thursday when an independent lawmaker said he would support her center-left Labor Party to form Australia's first minority government in almost seven decades.

Pakistan militants kill 35 despite floods (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:49 PM PDT

Volunteers carry an injured man to an ambulance following explosions during Shiite Muslims procession in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Pakistani police say many people have been killed after three bombs were detonated during a a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern city of Lahore.(AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)AP - The triple bombing of a religious procession in Pakistan adds to the strains on a government already struggling with devastating floods and shows that Islamist militants are back in business despite the natural disaster.

2 American troops killed in Afghan attacks (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:31 AM PDT

US soldiers are seen during a military parade in Kandahar province in early August. Five US soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, NATO announced, as the number of Americans to die in the war in the past four days climbed to 22.(AFP/File/Yuri Cortez)AP - Two American troops died in fighting in Afghanistan on Thursday, while NATO said it had killed the leader of an insurgent cell responsible for laying roadside bombs and smuggling foreign fighters into the country.

Typhoon suspends SKorean flights, subway, kills 3 (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:07 AM PDT

South Korean high school students walk against strong winds caused by Typhoon Kompasu in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. The tropical storm has hit South Korea with heavy downpours and gusts that cut Seoul subway lines, paralyzed airport traffic, and caused massive power outages along the western coast.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - Typhoon Kompasu struck South Korea early Thursday, killing three people while it knocked over streetlights and scaffolding in what was called the strongest tropical storm to hit the Seoul area in 15 years.

Tony Blair on Clinton, Bush and the American Character (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:30 PM PDT

Time.com - In an essay exclusively adapted for TIME from his new memoir, Britain's former Prime Minister reflects on the U.S. Presidents he has known and worked with -- and on their country

I'm "ready to lead," David Milliband tells Labour (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:47 AM PDT

Former foreign secretary David Miliband (L), seen here listening to his brother Ed in July 2010. David Miliband told party members that he was AFP - Labour leadership candidate David Miliband told party members Thursday that he was "ready to lead" and would "change the way we do politics," before claiming that former leaders Gordon Brown and Tony Blair's "time has passed".

US forces still in fight at end of combat mission (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:42 PM PDT

A policeman stands guard at a checkpoint in Baghdad September 1, 2010, a day after the U.S. military formally ended combat operations in Iraq. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ)AP - Even as President Barack Obama was announcing the end of combat in Iraq, American soldiers were sealing off a northern village early Wednesday as their Iraqi partners raided houses and arrested dozens of suspected insurgents.

Facebook page leads search for loved ones in Haiti (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:05 PM PDT

AP - The desperate quest to find loved ones started just minutes after the earthquake, as cell phones rang unanswered from beneath the rubble of Haiti's best hotel.

Number of victims in Congo mass rape increases: U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:41 PM PDT

Reuters - The number of reported victims of a recent mass rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo has grown by nearly a hundred over the last week, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

US 'milkshake murder' convict seeks case dismissal (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:59 AM PDT

AP - The expatriate American housewife who won a retrial after being convicted of murdering of her banker husband in Hong Kong with a drugged milkshake and a blow to the head will ask a judge to dismiss the case against her, a lawyer said Thursday.

China digs for ways to stymie BHP's Potash Corp bid (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:21 PM PDT

Reuters - China is stepping up attempts to hamper BHP Billiton's $39 billion hostile offer for Potash Corp, amid worries about future supplies of fertilizer it needs to rapidly boost food production.

Key independent backs Australian PM to form government (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:01 AM PDT

File photo shows Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard holding a young child in Melbourne. A key independent MP has backed Gillard to form a government after deadlocked polls, leaving her just two seats short of a parliamentary majority.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard won the support of a key independent MP on Thursday, leaving her just two seats from regaining power and within reach of ending a crippling political crisis.

Obama challenges Netanyahu, Abbas to seize the opportunity (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:48 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — On the eve of the first direct talks in nearly two years between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, President Barack Obama welcomed the leaders to the White House on Wednesday and urged them to "recognize this as a moment of opportunity that must be seized."

The trickiest issue in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:26 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas enter direct peace talks on Thursday, an intensifying battle for Jerusalem has rendered the conflict̢۪s trickiest issue even more intractable.

Why Israel Doesn't Care About Peace (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:30 PM PDT

Time.com - Israelis feel prosperous, secure -- and disengaged from the peace process. Is that wise?

Mexico Massacre Galvanises Migrant Rights Activists (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:42 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - MEXICO CITY, Sep 1 (IPS) - Activists in Latin America have been galvanised by atrocities like the recent massacre of 72 migrants near the U.S. border to step up their efforts on behalf of migrant rights.
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