Saturday, September 4, 2010

Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island (AP)

Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island (AP)

Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:11 PM PDT

A police officer is seen on a street blocked by rubble from a damaged building following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in central Christchurch, New Zealand, early Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries, but looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said. (AP Photo/NZPA, David Alexander) ** NEW ZEALAND OUT **AP - 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.

9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:38 PM 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.

Toll from attack on Pakistani Shiites jumps to 65 (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:41 PM PDT

Volunteers help injured people following an explosion during a Shiite procession in Quetta, Pakistan on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Police say a blast at a Shiite procession has killed scores of people in southwestern Pakistan in the third deadly attack this week on the country's religious minorities.(AP Photo/Arshad Butt)AP - Pakistani police say the death toll from a suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession rose from 43 to 65 overnight as critically wounded people died in hospital.

Will heir be unveiled at North Korean convention? (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:58 AM PDT

A visitor points with am umbrella at a poster of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, painted by North Korean defector Sun Moo, at the Korea War Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. The Obama administration expanded sanctions against North Korea on Monday by freezing assets of individuals, companies and organizations allegedly linked to support for Pyongyang's nuclear program.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - North Korea is preparing its largest political meeting in 30 years, and leader Kim Jong Il is expected to appoint a son to a key Workers Party position in what would be the strongest sign yet of a succession movement in the secretive communist country.

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.

Israel: Now, More than Ever, Fascinated By Netanyahu (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:10 PM PDT

Time.com - No one really thinks much will come out of the direct talks with the Palestinians but, when the issue is Bibi, up come visions of Gorbachev -- and Nixon in China

Pakistan try to focus after trio's police grilling (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:38 PM PDT

Pakistan's one-day captain Shahid Afridi (2nd R) and his team-mates arrive ahead of a match against Somerset in Taunton, south-west England, on September 2. Pakistan's scandal-hit cricket team sought to focus Saturday on the next stage of its England tour after British police questioned three of its star players over an alleged betting scam.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Pakistan's scandal-hit cricket team sought to focus Saturday on the next stage of its England tour after British police questioned three of its star players over an alleged betting scam.

UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 02:08 PM PDT

Smoke rises from the site of a cargo plane crash in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Sept. 3, 2010. Officials say a UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board has crashed shortly after takeoff outside Dubai. There was no immediate word on casualties. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)AP - A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said.

Mexico arrests 6 in deadly Cancun bar blaze (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:51 PM PDT

Judicial police and Mexican army present to the press the six suspects late, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2010. The men allegedly participated in an Aug. 31 attack with gasoline bombs inside a bar where six women and two men died in Cancun. One of the detainees, left, accidentally burned his hands and legs in the attack, which led police to their arrest. (AP Photo/Israel Leal)AP - Mexican police have arrested six suspects in a bar fire that killed eight in the resort city of Cancun.

China register field hockey win, Argentina rout Spain (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:35 PM PDT

China's Gao Lihua (L) battles for the ball with South Africa's Lisa-Marie Deetlefs during their field hockey Group B match at the Women's World Cup 2010 in Rosario, Argentina. China beat South Africa 4-1.(AFP/Daniel Garcia)AFP - China beat South Africa 4-1 to get off the mark at the third attempt, England drew with South Korea, and Argentina dished out a 4-0 rout to Spain at the women's field hockey World Cup on Friday.

Suicide bomber kills 57 at Shiite rally in Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 12:32 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 ahead of mass burials for the victims of a suicide bomber who killed at least 57 people at a Shiite Muslim rally.(AFP/Banaras Khan)AFP - Anti-terror police were on high alert in Pakistan on Saturday ahead of mass burials for the victims of a suicide bomber who killed at least 57 people at a Shiite Muslim rally.

China tells state companies to explore Potash bid (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:12 PM PDT

Reuters - Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Australian boy mauled by sea lion at zoo (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:33 PM PDT

A sea lion swims through the water in Sydney Aquarium's Seal Sanctuary. An 11-year-old Australian boy was recovering in hospital Saturday after reportedly being left with a AFP - An 11-year-old Australian boy was recovering in hospital Saturday after reportedly being left with a "dirty great hole in his belly" after being mauled by a sea lion during a show at a Sydney zoo.

Settlers defy Netanyahu with vow to begin construction (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 01:59 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — Jewish settlers across the West Bank have vowed to begin construction in more than 60 locations, posing a direct challenge to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he returned home from Thursday's first round of direct peace talks in Washington.

North Korea's Kim Jong-il may go public with dynastic rule (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:34 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il is expected to convene the first high-level conference of the ruling Workers’ Party in about 40 years amid widespread speculation that the world will finally get the answer to one great question:

Hillary Clinton's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 07:10 PM PDT

Time.com - After a notable absence, the Secretary of State has been a very visible presence at the current negotiations. Will it pay off?
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