Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Myanmar rejects criticism of elections (AFP)

Myanmar rejects criticism of elections (AFP)

Myanmar rejects criticism of elections (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:52 AM PDT

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Myanmar Nyan Win delivers his address during the 65th session of the General Assembly at the United Nations in New York. Myanmar's foreign minister on Tuesday rejected international criticism of the country's election insisting that the junta is committed to a AFP - Myanmar's foreign minister on Tuesday rejected international criticism of the country's election insisting that the junta is committed to a "free and fair" vote.

US lawmakers urge penalties for Chinese company (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:49 AM PDT

AP - Two senior senators are urging the Obama administration to punish the Chinese National Petroleum Co. for investing in Iran.

Afghan government sets up 70-member peace council (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:42 AM PDT

AP - In a move to find a political solution to the war, the Afghan government on Tuesday set up a 70-member peace council, formalizing efforts already under way to reconcile with top Taliban leaders and lure insurgent foot soldiers off the battlefield.

US watching 'ultimate reality show' in NKorea (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:41 AM PDT

This picture, released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency, shows young North Koreans dancing in Pyongyang to celebrate the promotion of the youngest son of ailing leader Kim Jong-Il in apparent preparation for another dynastic succession. The United States said it was watching the AFP - The United States said it was watching the "ultimate reality show" unfold in North Korea as the ruling communist party met in Pyongyang Tuesday, but said it was too soon to assess the meeting's implications.

Wary US stays cautious on Afghan election (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:33 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai gives a speech at a ceremony at Amani High School in Kabul. Wary of more turmoil to its Afghanistan strategy, the United States is keeping a low profile over recent parliamentary elections as it waits for a clearer picture on the polls' credibility.(AFP/Shah Marai)AFP - Wary of more turmoil to its Afghanistan strategy, the United States is keeping a low profile over recent parliamentary elections as it waits for a clearer picture on the polls' credibility.

India braces for ruling in bitter religious dispute (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:07 AM PDT

Indian schoolchildren hold placards calling for calm and peace ahead of the Ayodhya ruling. India's Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for a verdict on a bitter dispute between Hindus and Muslims over a religious site, raising tension just days before the Commonwealth Games.(AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - India's Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for a verdict on a bitter dispute between Hindus and Muslims over a religious site, raising tension just days before the Commonwealth Games.

Petraeus says Taliban making 'overtures' for peace (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:03 AM PDT

The commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan, US General David Petraeus waves during a farewell ceremony at ISAF headquarters in Kabul. The commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan said Tuesday that the Taliban are approaching the Afghan government and foreign forces about laying down arms after almost nine years of insurgency.(AFP/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - The commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan said Tuesday that the Taliban are approaching the Afghan government and foreign forces about laying down arms after almost nine years of insurgency.

China warns Nobel official: Don't honor dissident (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:47 AM PDT

File - In this Jan. 12, 2010 file photo, pro-democracy protesters hold a candle light vigil as they support recently jailed mainland dissident Liu Xiaobo, shown on a poster, in Hong Kong. The director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute said Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010, that a high-ranking Chinese official warned him that giving this year's peace prize to the jailed Chinese dissident would harm relations between Norway and China. China denied Tuesday it was pressuring the Nobel committee, although the Foreign Ministry said dissident Liu would be a poor choice for the peace prize. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)AP - China has warned the Nobel committee against awarding its coveted peace prize to a jailed Chinese dissident, the head of the Norwegian Nobel Institute said Tuesday

Oslo terror suspect says Chinese interests targeted: report (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:34 AM PDT

A Norwegian policeman patrols the streets of Oslo. A man in custody in Norway on suspicion of plotting bombings with two accomplices, said Tuesday the planned attack was aimed at Chinese interests and not a Danish newspaper, his lawyer told the NTB news agency.(AFP/File/Sven Nackstrand)AFP - A man in custody in Norway on suspicion of plotting bombings with two accomplices, said Tuesday the planned attack was aimed at Chinese interests and not a Danish newspaper, his lawyer told the NTB news agency.

U.S. lowers threshold for Pakistan drone strikes (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:33 AM PDT

Reuters - The United States appears to have widened drone aircraft attacks against al Qaeda-linked militants in Pakistan and may have killed a senior leader of the group, Pakistani and U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

Missile strike kills 4 in NW Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:25 AM PDT

A Pakistani man wades in deep floodwaters in Sehwan division, southern Pakistan on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. The floods have caused some 8 million people homeless in what Pakistani and U.N. officials have said is one of the largest humanitarian disasters in living memory.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - A suspected American missile strike killed four militants in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, intelligence officials said, the latest in an unprecedented barrage this month against suspected al-Qaida and Taliban targets.

Indian Court rejects deferral of case on holy site (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:10 AM PDT

A Hindu holyman walks past Indian securitymen standing guard in Ayodhya, India, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010.The Indian Supreme Court rejected Tuesday a plea to delay judgment on whether Hindus or Muslims should control a disputed holy site, clearing the way for a verdict in the explosive case later this week. The fight over the compound in the central Indian town of Ayodhya has shaken the core of modern India and led to repeated outbreaks of communal violence that killed thousands of people. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)AP - The Indian Supreme Court rejected Tuesday a plea to delay judgment on whether Hindus or Muslims should control a disputed holy site, clearing the way for a verdict in the explosive case later this week.

North Korean leader makes his son a 4-star general (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 07:33 AM PDT

A South Korean man watches a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. North Korea's absolute leader Kim appointed his youngest son as an army general, giving the son his first known official title in an apparent sign that he is being groomed as the country's next leader. South Korean media said a portrait at top right in the screen is Kim's youngest son Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - Kim Jong Il made his mysterious youngest son a four-star general in a promotion seen Tuesday as the first step toward his ascent as the next leader of North Korea รข€" extending the family dynasty in the reclusive totalitarian country to a third generation.

Karzai tearful as bombing kills Afghan official (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 06:26 AM PDT

A British soldier mans his position at the rear of a helicopter as it is flies over Helmand province in Afghanistan in August, 2010. Security forces Monday stepped up the hunt for British woman and three Afghans reportedly working for a US development group who were kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan, police said.(AFP/Pool/File/Andrew Winning)AP - A suicide bomber killed a deputy provincial governor and five others Tuesday in eastern Afghanistan, police said. Later, a tearful President Hamid Karzai decried the violence, fretting that young people will choose to flee their country.

China seen as isolating self with tough diplomacy (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:10 AM PDT

AP - China's increasingly muscular diplomacy may be repelling its Asian neighbors and pushing them closer to the United States, helping fulfill Beijing's fears of being systematically encircled by Washington and its allies, analysts say.

Beijing police raid gay spot, question dozens (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 04:17 AM PDT

AP - Beijing police raided a popular outdoor hangout for gay men and took dozens in for questioning over the weekend as part of a security sweep ahead of China's National Day holiday, an activist said Tuesday.

NZ rescuers fail to cut rope from entangled whale (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 01:52 AM PDT

AP - New Zealand rescuers Tuesday failed in a bid to cut free a humpback whale entangled in a heavy rope that officials said would likely cause its slow death.

A look at North Korea's ruling Workers' Party (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:52 AM PDT

A South Korean watches a TV screen showing a picture of Kim Jong-Un -- the youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il -- at a railway station in Seoul.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)AP - • HISTORY: North Korea celebrates Oct. 10, 1945 as the foundation day of the Workers' Party of Korea.

China sentences 2 to death for child trafficking (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:10 PM PDT

AP - Two men have been sentenced to death in eastern China for abducting and trafficking 40 infants.
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