Friday, September 10, 2010

NATO chief appeals for more troops to train Afghans (AFP)

NATO chief appeals for more troops to train Afghans (AFP)

NATO chief appeals for more troops to train Afghans (AFP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 10:44 AM PDT

NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen gives a joint press conference with Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero after a meeting at the Moncloa palace in Madrid. Rasmussen Friday appealed to members of the coalition in Afghanistan to provide more troops able to train Afghans, and ensure a swifter withdrawal of foreign forces.(AFP/Dominique Faget)AFP - NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen Friday appealed to members of the coalition in Afghanistan to provide more troops able to train Afghans, and ensure a swifter withdrawal of foreign forces.

U.S. troops charged with murder of Afghan civilians (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 10:30 AM PDT

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and US soldiers return from a patrol. The Pentagon on Thursday said it was concerned about the fallout from a grisly murder case involving a dozen US soldiers accused of killing Afghan civilians and conspiring to cover it up.(AFP/Patrick Baz)Reuters - Twelve U.S. soldiers have been charged with gruesome crimes in Afghanistan ranging from murdering civilians to keeping body parts as war trophies -- revelations that the Pentagon said on Thursday damaged America's image around the world.

Obama vows to keep pressing Karzai on corruption (AFP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 10:04 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers a speech during a press conference following Eid prayers at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. US President Barack Obama on Friday vowed during a White House news conference to keep up the pressure on Afghan President to tackle widespread corruption.(AFP/Shah Marai)AFP - US President Barack Obama on Friday vowed to keep up pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to tackle widespread corruption, saying it threatened the stability of that country.

Europe bids to aid Pakistan with trade favours (AFP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 09:58 AM PDT

Europe sought to help Pakistan battle flood devastation and the fear of rising Islamist extremism by pushing trade favours on Friday, despite vehement industry opposition. AFP - Europe sought to help Pakistan battle flood devastation and the fear of rising Islamist extremism by pushing trade favours on Friday, despite vehement industry opposition.

India industrial output leaps forecast-busting 13.8% (AFP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 09:54 AM PDT

An Indian labourer works at a metal workshop in an industrial area of Mumbai in August, 2010. India's industrial output in July leapt by 13.8 percent, data showed Friday -- far outpacing market forecasts -- as consumer demand in Asia's third-largest economy remained robust.(AFP/File/Punit Paranjpe)AFP - India's industrial output in July surged by a forecast-busting 13.8 percent, data showed Friday, raising chances of further monetary tightening as early as next week to curb stubbornly high inflation.

Karzai calls on Taliban leader to join peace talks (AFP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 09:52 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives to inspect a guard of honor following Eid prayers at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. Karzai Friday used his traditional message marking the Eid Muslim holiday to call on the leader of the Taliban to stop fighting and join peace talks to end Afghanistan's long war.(AFP/Shah Marai)AFP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai Friday used his traditional message marking the Eid Muslim holiday to call on the leader of the Taliban to stop fighting and join peace talks to end Afghanistan's long war.

India's Kapur storms into Dutch Open clubhouse lead (AFP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 09:46 AM PDT

Indian golfer Shiv Kapur, seen here in 2009, carded a two-under-par 68 for a share of the clubhouse lead at the halfway stage of the Dutch Open on Friday.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - India's Shiv Kapur carded a two-under-par 68 for a share of the clubhouse lead at the halfway stage of the Dutch Open on Friday.

Japan missing more than 230K listed centenarians (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 09:40 AM PDT

AP - More than 230,000 Japanese citizens listed in government records as at least 100 years old can't be found and may have died long ago, according to a government survey released Friday.

Obama says some progress seen on Afghan corruption (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 09:38 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Friday he has seen some progress in fighting corruption in Afghanistan but there was still much to be done.

Obama says he'll keep heat on Karzai over graft (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 09:13 AM PDT

An Afghan army soldier watches the sun go down from his combat outpost before celebrating the Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at their combat outpost outside Salavat, Panjwaii district, south-west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - President Barack Obama says he will keep up the pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to clean up corruption in his government.

3 Afghan insurgents killed in NATO airstrike (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 08:11 AM PDT

An Afghan man lifts up his arms as a Canadian soldier with the 1st RCR Battle Group, the Royal Canadian Regiment, approaches him during a patrol outside Salavat, in the Panjwaii district, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - An Afghan insurgent commander who was allegedly planning bombings in Kabul on the eve of the Sept. 18 parliamentary elections and two of his associates have been killed in an airstrike, NATO said Friday.

Myanmar media denounce those who push vote boycott (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 07:57 AM PDT

AP - Myanmar's state media denounced on Friday people who advocate not voting in the upcoming elections as irresponsible and antidemocratic, even though critics say the military government is using the vote to cement its grip on power.

Japan wary of China military, urges closer US ties (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 05:51 AM PDT

AP - Japan's Defense Ministry stressed the importance of U.S. military forces in Japan and cast a wary eye on China's military expansion in an annual report Friday, as diplomatic tensions with China rose following a collision near disputed islands.

China demands Japan release detained boat captain (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 04:48 AM PDT

In this photo released by Japan Coast Guard, a Japan Coast Guard boat, foreground, goes by a Chinese fishing boat which Japan Coast Guard officers are on board for inspection after it collided with two Japanese patrol vessels near a chain of disputed islands known as Senkaku in Japanese or Diaoyu in Chinese in the East China Sea, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. The collisions occurred near the islands claimed by both countries after the ship received repeated warnings from Japan's coast guard to move out of the waters, officials said. (AP Photo/Japan Coast Guard) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY **AP - China's foreign minister demanded Friday that Tokyo immediately release the captain of a Chinese fishing boat that collided with two Japanese patrol vessels near disputed islands. But a Japanese court ruled he can be held 10 more days, deepening the diplomatic spat.

11 Afghans injured in anti-Quran-burning protests (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 04:24 AM PDT

An Afghan man lies in hospital after being injured at a protest in reaction to a small American church's plan to burn copies of the Quran, at Badakhshan, northern Afganistan, Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. Police in the northern province of Badakhshan say several hundred demonstrators ran toward a NATO compound where four attackers and five police were injured in clashes. Protesters also burned an American flag at a mosque after Friday prayers. (AP Photo)AP - Thousands of Afghans are protesting a small American church's plan to burn the Muslim holy book. At least 11 people have been injured.

Veteran Japanese politician battles PM for top job (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 03:48 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2010 file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, left, and his Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa react after their joint press conference in Tokyo. Ozawa is hugely unpopular with the public and could be indicted for political finance violations next month. He also could become Japan's third prime minister in a year. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)AP - Veteran Japanese lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa is widely unpopular and could be indicted for political finance violations next month. He also could become Japan's third prime minister in a year.

Decision to suspend Quran-burning met with relief (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 12:40 AM PDT

Pakistani protesters rally in reaction to a small American church's plan to burn copies of the Quran in Multan, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)AP - Religious and political leaders across the Muslim world welcomed a decision by a small American church to suspend its plans to torch copies of their holy book — but some said Friday the damage has already been done.

Taiwan couples go whole 9 yards in mass wedding (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 06:23 PM PDT

Newly married couples kiss during a mass wedding on the auspicious day of Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan. One hundred sixty-three couples in Taiwan were married in the mass ceremony at 9:09 a.m. Thursday, the ninth day of the ninth month of the 99th year since the founding of their republic. The word for nine in Chinese sounds exactly like the word for longevity, so there was method in the decision by Taipei city authorities to organize the nine-nine-nine-nine-nine-nine nuptials when they did. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP - One hundred sixty-three couples in Taiwan were married in a mass ceremony at 9:09 a.m. on the ninth day of the ninth month of the 99th year since the founding of their republic.

World waits for unveiling of NKorean heir apparent (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:43 PM PDT

A woman walks by a North Korean flag attached with a picture of North leader Kim Jong Il during a rally held against pro-North Korean groups in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. The youngest son of leader Kim Jong Il is widely expected to make his public debut as the Dear Leader's heir apparent at a rare Workers' Party convention, the nation's biggest political gathering in 30 years. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - North Korean children are already singing the praises of the young man in line to become the reclusive nation's next leader, analysts say, but the rest of the world doesn't even know the age, or, until recently, how to spell the name of Kim Jong Il's youngest son.
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