Sunday, November 28, 2010

Don't reward N.Korea 'bad behavior': US military chief (AFP)

Don't reward N.Korea 'bad behavior': US military chief (AFP)

Don't reward N.Korea 'bad behavior': US military chief (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:49 AM PST

Admiral Mike Mullen, pictured in October 2010. The United States should not reward North Korea's AFP - The United States should not reward North Korea's "bad behavior" toward rival South Korea, top US military officer Mike Mullen said Sunday, adding that Pyongyang is striving to "get attention."

China proposes emergency talks on Korea crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:48 AM PST

A South Korean child holds a candle light during a rally against the U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. North Korea warned Friday that U.S.-South Korean plans for military maneuvers put the peninsula on the brink of war, and appeared to launch its own artillery drills within sight of an island it showered with a deadly barrage this week. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)Reuters - China called for emergency talks on resolving a crisis on the Korean peninsula on Sunday, and Seoul and Tokyo said they would study the proposal, as the U.S. and South Korean militaries started a massive drill.

Wikileaks releases 250,000 diplomatic cables: NY Times (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:42 AM PST

WikiLeaks released 250,000 diplomatic cables to The New York Times Sunday, most from the last three years, detailing the candid conversations between Washington and embassies around the world.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AFP - WikiLeaks released 250,000 diplomatic cables to The New York Times Sunday, most from the last three years, detailing the candid conversations between Washington and embassies around the world.

US-S.Korea naval exercises begin, China calls for talks (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:05 AM PST

South Korean Marines patrol along the seashore on Yeonpyeong Island. The US and South Korean navies staged a potent show of force against North Korea Sunday, as China called for emergency talks about the crisis on the divided peninsula.(AFP/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - The US and South Korean navies staged a potent show of force against North Korea Sunday, as China called for emergency talks about the crisis on the divided peninsula.

Cargo plane crashes in Karachi residential area (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:56 AM PST

A frame grab shows rescue workers carrying a stretcher at the scene of a plane crash in Karachi November 28, 2010. REUTERS/via Reuters TVReuters - A plane carrying eight people crashed early on Sunday in a residential area of Karachi, Pakistan's biggest city, setting buildings on fire.

US, SKorea launch war games in tense Yellow Sea (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:50 AM PST

This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows a Marine Corps C-130 Hercules leads a formation of F/A-18C Hornets, right, and A/V-8B Harriers as they fly in formation over the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the seas east of the Korean peninsula on July 27, 2010. U.S. and South Korean ships got into position in the Yellow Sea on Sunday for the four-day exercise, said Cmdr. Jeff Davis, spokesman for the 7th Fleet in Yokosuka, Japan. (AP Photo/US Navy - Charles Oki)AP - A U.S. supercarrier and South Korean destroyer took up position in the tense Yellow Sea on Sunday for joint military exercises that were a united show of force just days after a deadly North Korean artillery attack.

Wounded in action: Photos tell an Afghan war story (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:38 AM PST

AP - For the soldiers at Nolen base near Kandahar — 80 Americans and 30 Afghans — the tension rarely let up for long.

McCain: Time to discuss 'regime change' in NKorea (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:08 AM PST

This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows a Marine Corps C-130 Hercules leads a formation of F/A-18C Hornets, right, and A/V-8B Harriers as they fly in formation over the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the seas east of the Korean peninsula on July 27, 2010. U.S. and South Korean ships got into position in the Yellow Sea on Sunday for the four-day exercise, said Cmdr. Jeff Davis, spokesman for the 7th Fleet in Yokosuka, Japan. (AP Photo/US Navy - Charles Oki)AP - Sen. John McCain said Sunday it was time to discuss "regime change" in North Korea, but the former Navy combat pilot didn't say how he advocates changing the government in the repressive and secretive dictatorship.

India calls new meeting over parliamentary impasse (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 07:55 AM PST

Reuters - Indian government and opposition parties will meet on Tuesday to try again to break a deadlock in parliament that has stalled passage of key legislation, an official said on Sunday.

Officials: Targets survived US missile in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 07:29 AM PST

A frame grab shows rescue workers carrying a stretcher at the scene of a plane crash in Karachi November 28, 2010. REUTERS/via Reuters TVAP - The targets of a suspected U.S. missile strike in Pakistan's northwestern militant strongholds appeared to have survived Sunday by quickly abandoning their vehicle after an unmanned aircraft missed its first shot, local officials said.

Fiery cargo plane crash kills 11 in Pakistani city (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 07:14 AM PST

Pakistani volunteers and firefighters struggle to extinguish a fire at the site of a plane crash in Karachi, Pakistan on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. A cargo plane crashed into a housing complex in Pakistan's largest city soon after takeoff Sunday, setting off a huge blaze. The aircraft had eight crew on board, the civil aviation authority said. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)AP - A cargo plane crashed in flames into a residential area in Pakistan's largest city soon after takeoff Sunday, killing all eight crew and at least three people on the ground, officials said.

Okinawa vote a test of US-Japan military alliance (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 06:16 AM PST

Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima, center, shouts 'banzai' with his supporters at his campaign headquarters in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, as he looked certain to win the gubernatorial race, several broadcasters said Sunday night, Nov. 28, 2010. The incumbent governor, who made a U-turn to call for the removal of an unpopular U.S. Marine base off the southern Japanese island, appeared to win in Sunday's election, which could likely test the U.S.-Japan security alliance. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, Takaki Yajima) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICAAP - Okinawa's incumbent governor, who campaigned for the removal of an unpopular U.S. Marine base from the Japanese island, appeared headed for re-election Sunday, in a likely test of the U.S.-Japan security alliance.

Gunmen kill 3 Afghans in attack in country's east (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 06:10 AM PST

An Afghan national Army soldier attached to First Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division stands atop of military track before patrolling in Panjwai district, Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, with an Afghan national flag at the background. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)AP - Gunmen firing on a car killed a local government official and two of his relatives on Sunday in the country's east, officials said.

UN envoy: Myanmar must address criticism of polls (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 04:52 AM PST

AP - A U.N. special envoy to Myanmar said Sunday he told its military government that it must address concerns about recent elections, which critics charge were rigged.

4th blast hits New Zealand coal mine where 29 died (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 03:51 AM PST

Family members walk to catch their buses to visit the Pike River Coal mine where 29 miners are killed after being trapped underground following an explosion in Greymouth, New Zealand, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/NZPA, Ross Setford) NEW ZEALAND OUTAP - A fourth explosion in nine days ripped through a New Zealand mine where 29 miners perished, and officials said Sunday the coal was on fire, a development that could significantly delay recovery of the bodies.

Report: Suspected rebels kill 3 in eastern India (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 02:34 AM PST

AP - Suspected Maoist rebels blew up an ambulance with a land mine in eastern India, killing at least three people inside, a news report said Sunday.

Rebels free ailing Philippine soldier held 12 days (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 02:22 AM PST

AP - Communist guerrillas freed a captive soldier Sunday because the ailing man apparently slowed their movement as troops hunted the rebels in the southern Philippines, the military said.

China calls for urgent talks on North Korea (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 02:20 AM PST

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei speaks during a press briefing in Beijing, China, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. The Chinese envoy called Sunday for an emergency meeting of North Korean nuclear disarmament talks to discuss the tensions on the Korean peninsula. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - China quickened its diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between North and South Korea, calling Sunday for an emergency meeting of envoys to North Korean nuclear disarmament talks.

5 rare Sumatran elephants found dead in Indonesia (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:27 PM PST

AP - Five endangered Sumatran elephants have been found dead in Indonesia, and conservationists said Sunday that they suspect farmers poisoned the animals to stop them from damaging crops.

Report: North Korean official to visit China (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 08:41 PM PST

AP - A state news agency says a senior North Korean official will visit China this week. The visit comes amid heightened tensions following North Korea's shelling of a South Korean island last week.
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