Monday, October 4, 2010

3 blasts kill at least 2 Afghan police in Kandahar (AP)

3 blasts kill at least 2 Afghan police in Kandahar (AP)

3 blasts kill at least 2 Afghan police in Kandahar (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 11:20 AM PDT

A U.S. soldier from 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1-22 Infantry Battalion stops a villager at a checkpoint during patrol at a village in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, October 4, 2010. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT)AP - Three explosions just minutes apart have rocked Kandahar, killing at least two Afghan police officers in the nation's largest city in the south.

5 Germans said killed in Pakistan missile strike (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 11:15 AM PDT

Pakistani firefighters try to extinguish burning NATO oil tankers following the gunmen attack on the outside of Islamabad. Pakistani Taliban militants have claimed two fiery attacks on Afghanistan-bound NATO supply convoys in which nearly 60 trucks have been torched in three days -- and vowed more to come.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)AP - A U.S. missile killed five German militants taking shelter in a house in northwest Pakistan on Monday, intelligence officials said.

China's Wen urges stability of major currencies (AFP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 11:09 AM PDT

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, seen here in Brussels, called on Monday for stability in the exchange rates of major currencies even as Beijing comes under intense US and EU pressure to let the yuan appreciate.(AFP/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called on Monday for stability in the exchange rates of major currencies even as Beijing comes under intense US and EU pressure to let the yuan appreciate.

Afghan attacks kill five NATO soldiers (AFP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:35 AM PDT

Pedestrians are reflected in rain water as they do business in Kabul. Bombs and shootings killed three NATO soldiers and seriously wounded the deputy mayor of Kandahar, the Taliban's former capital in southern Afghanistan, officials said.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Bombs and shootings on Monday killed five NATO soldiers and targeted two pro-government officials in Kandahar, the Taliban's former capital in southern Afghanistan, officials said.

Drone strike kills 8 Germans in northwest Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:35 AM PDT

Reuters - A suspected U.S. drone strike killed eight militants of German nationality in northwest Pakistan on Monday, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

O'Donnell said China plotting to take over US (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:31 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2010 file photo, Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell gestures during an interview, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File)AP - Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell of Delaware said in a 2006 debate that China was plotting to take over America and claimed to have classified information about the country that she couldn't divulge.

China calls for more Asian clout in global economy (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:09 AM PDT

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, left, speaks with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Makhdoom Mehmood Qureshi during a meeting on the sidelines of an ASEM 8 summit in Brussels on Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. European and Asian leaders will seek common ground on ways to fix and regulate the global financial market but will likely be bogged down by such issues as market restrictions and trade surpluses during three days of summits. (AP Photo/Thierry Roge, Pool)AP - The surging economies of Asia should be granted more power in the traditionally Western-dominated global financial institutions, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday at the opening of the Euro-Asian summit.

Japan's leadership woes hinder reforms: OECD (AFP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:07 AM PDT

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaking at the National Diet in Tokyo on October 1. Japan's rapid-fire leadership changes have hindered reforms crucial to fixing its finances and reviving the economy, the head of the OECD said Monday.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Japan's rapid-fire leadership changes have hindered reforms crucial to fixing its finances and reviving the economy, the head of the OECD said Monday.

David speeds through in 20 minutes (AFP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:04 AM PDT

Malaysia's Nicol David(L) returns a ball to Sri Lanka's Damindhi Udangawe during the women's squash match for the XIX Commonwealth Games at Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi. David won 11-2, 11-4, 11-2.(AFP/Raveendran)AFP - Nicol David took less than 20 minutes to make a successful start to her bid to win the only major title to elude her as she overcame Damindhi Udangawe of Sri Lanka in the Commonwealth Games first round.

Afghan civil leaders slam Karzai's peace council (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:00 AM PDT

Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's High Peace Council, which aims to broker talks with the Taliban, is flawed by the violent past of some of its members and does not properly represent Afghan society, civic leaders said on Monday.

Taliban attacks NATO supply trucks in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 09:49 AM PDT

Pakistani fire fighters struggle to extinguish burning oil tankers after militants attacked a terminal in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, early Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. Police say suspected militants have attacked and set on fire at least 20 oil tankers in Pakistan that were en route to NATO and US troops in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)AP - The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Monday for a pre-dawn attack on tankers carrying fuel to Afghanistan for U.S. and other NATO forces, left vulnerable on the side of the road after Pakistan shut down a key border crossing.

Delegates told to ID achievable goals on climate (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 09:30 AM PDT

U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres stands in front of a poster made by Green Peace before the opening of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Tianjin, China, Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. China, the world's biggest carbon emitter, opened the U.N. conference on climate change aimed at narrowing differences before a major year-end meeting in Mexico. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - The U.N. climate chief urged countries Monday to search faster for common ground on battling climate change so that a year-end meeting in Mexico can produce results in that fight.

Earthquake hits off Japanese coast (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 07:32 AM PDT

AP - A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Monday in the Pacific Ocean off southern Japan, but there were no reports of damage or injury.

Viktor Bout extradition stalled by Thai ruling (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 07:02 AM PDT

With tight security and the flak jacket on, Viktor Bout, center, a suspected Russian arms dealer, leaves the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. The Thai court dismissed a request to drop new charges against Bout, a move that means more delays to his long-awaited extradition to the United States. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - Reputed Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout's long-awaited extradition to the U.S. hit another delay Monday when a Thai court ruled that it needs to consider other charges filed against him by Washington.

Indian court rejects American teen's bail plea (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 06:47 AM PDT

AP - A juvenile court on Monday refused to grant bail to an American teenager charged with murder after his mother was found dead at a resort in western India, a prosecutor said.

Judges want to bear arms after Philippine shooting (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 05:06 AM PDT

AP - Motorcycle-riding gunmen killed a regional trial court judge in the northern Philippines on Monday, prompting calls to exempt judges from a current gun ban.

US: China, ASEAN should strengthen Spratlys pact (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:51 AM PDT

AP - China and the Southeast Asian nations disputing ownership of the Spratlys islands need to turn their 2002 accord into a legally binding code to prevent clashes and keep the vast region open to commerce, the U.S. ambassador said Monday.

Floods kill 3, leave 3 others missing in Vietnam (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:58 AM PDT

AP - Floods triggered by heavy rains have displaced thousands of villagers in central Vietnam, and left three people dead and three others missing, officials said Monday.

Japan issues travel alert for Europe (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 02:14 AM PDT

AP - Japan has issued a travel alert for Japanese citizens living or traveling Europe, warning them of possible terrorist attack by al-Qaida or other groups.

UN: Pakistan floods curb food aid to Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 01:47 AM PDT

Madmi, 5, who has been displaced by flooding, sits near water bottles which she filled from a water tanker while taking refuge with her family at a relief camp for flood victims in Jamshoro, some 150 km (93 miles) from Karachi, October 4, 2010. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - Pakistan's devastating floods have interrupted delivery of food aid to neighboring Afghanistan that would have fed about a million people this winter, the U.N. World Food Program said Monday.
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