Friday, September 3, 2010

Powerful 7.4 quake hits New Zealand's South Island (AP)

Powerful 7.4 quake hits New Zealand's South Island (AP)

Powerful 7.4 quake hits New Zealand's South Island (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:06 AM PDT

A quake reading on a seismograph. A strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand's second largest city Saturday morning, causing a series of aftershocks and power outages in the city.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AP - 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 or serious damage.

Afghan candidate wounded in grenade attack (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:54 AM PDT

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, right, speaks with US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates during a joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)AP - A candidate in this month's Afghan parliamentary elections was wounded in a grenade attack amid growing political violence and insurgent attacks aimed at sabotaging the polls.

Pakistan Taliban say their bomber kills 43 Shiites (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:52 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 - A suicide bombing claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed at least 43 Shiite Muslims at a procession in southwest Pakistan on Friday. The assault sharply drove up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country battered by massive flooding.

Strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:44 AM PDT

A quake reading on a seismograph. A strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand's second largest city Saturday morning, causing a series of aftershocks and power outages in the city.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - A strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand's second largest city Saturday morning, causing a series of aftershocks and power outages in the city.

British police quiz Pakistan trio in probe (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:34 AM PDT

Mohammad Aamer arrives for questioning at a police station in London on September 3. British police questioned Pakistan bowlers Aamer and Mohammad Asif as cricket's governing body insisted the case was not the tip of a corruption iceberg in the game.(AFP)AFP - British police on Friday questioned the three Pakistani cricketers embroiled in fixing claims, as the sport's governing body insisted the case was not the tip of a corruption iceberg in the game.

95 snakes found in burst bag at Malaysia airport (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:31 AM PDT

AP - A Malaysian man pleaded guilty to wildlife smuggling after his bag bursting with 95 live boa constrictors broke open on a luggage conveyer belt at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, an official said Friday.

Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks the habit (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:31 AM PDT

AP - Indonesia's smoking toddler has kicked the habit. Footage of 2-year-old Aldi Rizal — who smoked up to two packs a day — puffing away circulated the Internet in May and sparked an international outcry. His parents said he'd throw tantrums every time they tried to stop him from lighting up.

Pakistan Taliban threaten attacks in U.S., Europe (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:23 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan's Taliban on Friday threatened to launch attacks in the United States and Europe "very soon" and dismissed a move by Washington to add the group to its terrorism blacklist.

India power broker Sonia Gandhi wins place in history books (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:16 AM PDT

Sonia Gandhi gives a speech after her re-election as Congress Party President at party headquarters in New Delhi. Gandhi was elected Friday for a record fourth term as president of India's ruling Congress party, cementing her role as the power broker of the country's politics.(AFP/Prakash Singh)AFP - Italian-born Sonia Gandhi was elected Friday for a record fourth term as president of India's ruling Congress party, cementing her role as the power broker of the country's politics.

Pakistan's Taliban threaten attacks in U.S., Europe (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:13 AM PDT

A man carries an injured man on his back to a civil hospital for treatment after a suicide attack during a Shi'ite procession in Quetta September 3, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Pakistan's Taliban threatened on Friday to launch attacks in the United States and Europe "very soon."

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.

1st Australian female PM leads party to low point (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:18 AM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces the support of Tasmanian Independent lawmaker Andrew Wilkie in her bid to form a minority government, in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Gillard edged closer to retaining power in Australia on Thursday when Wilkie said he would support her center-left Labor Party to form Australia's first minority government in almost seven decades. (AP Photo/Mark Graham)AP - Whether or not she emerges as winner following recent elections, Australia's first woman prime minister will have led the nation's oldest political party to one of the lowest points in its 119-year history.

Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:07 AM PDT

U.S. Marines in the background provide security as a Marine and a U.S. Army Task Force Shadow flight medic, right, rush a Marine wounded in an explosive attack across a field to a medevac helicopter, west of Lashkar Gah, in southern Afghanistan Thursday, Sept. 2, 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 - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he saw and heard evidence that the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy is taking hold in critical Kandahar province.

US, SKorea to hold further naval drills (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:01 AM PDT

South Korean Army soldiers re-enact a fighting between South Korea, in green, and North Korea during Naktong River Battle re-enactment near the Waegwan railway bridge in Waegwan, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. South Korean Defense Ministry re-enacted one of the important battles as part of commemoration events for the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - South Korea and the United States will hold joint anti-submarine exercises in another show of force against North Korea, officials said Friday, as Pyongyang renewed threats against the drills.

Japan approves economic sanctions against Iran (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 07:28 AM PDT

AP - Japan approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on Friday after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program, an official said.

Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 07:15 AM PDT

Villagers stand outside their homes as they prepare to evacuate their homes following a fresh eruption of Mount Sinabung in Tanah Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. The volcano sent the new, powerful burst of hot ash high into the air early Friday, violently shaking homes and trees along the slopes and sending panicked villagers scurrying back to safety. (AP Photo/Roy Pohan)AP - An Indonesian volcano that was quiet for four centuries shot a new, powerful burst of hot ash more than 10,000 feet (three kilometers) in the air Friday, sending frightened residents fleeing to safety for the second time this week.

Suicide blast kills Tajik policeman, wounds 25 (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 05:22 AM PDT

Map showing Khujand in Tajikistan where a car packed with explosives rammed a police station on Friday, injuring at least 25 people, interior ministry officials said.(AFP graphic)AP - A suicide car bomb blast tore through police offices in Tajikistan's second-largest city Friday, killing one policeman and injuring 25 people, local officials said.

Suspected arms dealer's extradition to US delayed (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:02 AM PDT

In this photo taken Aug. 20, 2010, suspected Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout is escorted from the criminal court cell to the court room in Bangkok, Thailand. The Thai Criminal Court said Bout's extradition to the United States is on hold until at least Oct. 4 due to a precautionary step taken by Washington that has now caused a legal bottleneck. The court's announcement is a blow to Washington which had expected a speedy delivery of Bout after a Thai appeals court approved his extradition on Aug. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - A suspected Russian arms dealer's extradition to the United States will be delayed at least until Oct. 4 to allow a Thai court to review new charges filed as a precaution by Washington, a judge said Friday.

Thousands of trucks stuck in China traffic jam (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:39 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2010 file photo, a cleaner picks up waste on the roadside of a jammed section of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou highway in Huailai, in north China's Hebei province. Thousands of coal trucks were backed up for miles on the northern China highway Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, the latest in a series of monster jams that have plagued the overloaded road since construction began on a parallel route earlier this summer. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)AP - Thousands of coal trucks and other vehicles were backed up for miles on a highway in northern China on Friday, the latest in a series of monster traffic jams that have plagued the overloaded road since construction began on a parallel route earlier this summer.

Pink Panthers jewel heist suspect charged in Japan (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:13 AM PDT

AP - Japanese prosecutors charged a man believed to belong to the "Pink Panthers" ring of jewelry thieves Friday with stealing a diamond tiara and other jewelry worth millions from a Tokyo store.
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