Tuesday, December 21, 2010

NATO: 5 Afghan civilians killed in Helmand battle (AP)

NATO: 5 Afghan civilians killed in Helmand battle (AP)

NATO: 5 Afghan civilians killed in Helmand battle (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 11:11 AM PST

Pfc. Martinez Wangner from Rockville MD of 2nd Platoon Bravo Company 2-327 Infantry stands guard outside the door of a house during a patrol in Chowkay district near Pakistani border in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)AP - NATO said Tuesday it was investigating the deaths of five civilians who were killed when coalition forces returned fire against insurgents shooting from a compound in the Sangin district of Helmand.

Strong earthquake hits off southern Japan (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 11:01 AM PST

AP - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 has struck in the Pacific Ocean off southern Japan.

Quake hits southeast Japan, tsunami warning issued (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 11:00 AM PST

Reuters - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 jolted islands in the Pacific southeast of mainland Japan on Wednesday and a tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Major 7.4-magnitude quake hits near Japanese islands: USGS (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 10:28 AM PST

A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck southern Japan Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with people in nearby coastal regions told to evacuate ahead of a possible two-metre-high tsunami.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck southern Japan Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with people in nearby coastal regions told to evacuate ahead of a possible two-metre-high tsunami.

Turkey criticizes Cyprus-Israel maritime accord (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 10:18 AM PST

AP - Turkey on Tuesday slammed a maritime border accord between Cyprus and Israel, saying it was "null and void" because it disregards the rights and jurisdiction of Turkish Cypriots on the island.

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Posted: 21 Dec 2010 09:56 AM PST

AP - A strong earthquake hits in the Pacific Ocean off southern Japan; tsunami warning issued.

No point resuming 6-party North Korea talks yet: U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 09:45 AM PST

Reuters - The White House on Tuesday expressed skepticism about resuming six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program any time soon until Pyongyang stops belligerent actions and lives up to its obligations.

SKorean Christmas tree sign of new propaganda war (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 09:09 AM PST

South Korean Christians sing a Christmas song in front of a 100-foot-tall (30-meter-tall) steel Christmas tree that would be visible North Koreans living near the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas at the western mountain peak known as Aegibong in Gimpo, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. The Christmas lights went on again for the first time in seven years. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - As troops stood guard and a choir sang carols Tuesday, South Koreans lit a massive steel Christmas tree that overlooks the world's most heavily armed border and is within sight of atheist North Korea.

NATO opens probe into deaths of 5 Afghan civilians (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 08:59 AM PST

Reuters - NATO-led forces said on Tuesday they were investigating whether their troops had accidentally killed five Afghan civilians, as a U.N. report said civilian casualties had risen 20 percent in the first 10 months of 2010.

Mumbai on alert over militant attack threat (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 08:32 AM PST

An Indian police commando stands guard in front of the Taj Mahal palace hotel in Mumbai on November 25. Security has been stepped up in India's financial capital Mumbai after intelligence warnings of a possible militant attack targeting foreigners, the Press Trust of India (PTI) said.(AFP/File/Punit Paranjpe)AFP - Security was stepped up in India's financial capital Mumbai on Tuesday, after intelligence warnings of a possible militant attack targeting foreigners, the Press Trust of India (PTI) said.

Thailand to end state of emergency in Bangkok (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:54 AM PST

** ADVANCE FOR USE THURSDAY, DEC. 23, 2010 AND THEREAFTER ** FILE - In this April 23, 2010 file photo, anti-government demonstrators confront police in front of a makeshift barricade in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)AP - Thailand will lift a state of emergency Wednesday that was imposed eight months ago when protesters overran Bangkok, but the government will retain broad powers to detain suspects and impose order.

Afghan government disbands private security firms (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:35 AM PST

** ADVANCE FOR USE THURSDAY, DEC. 23, 2010 AND THEREAFTER ** FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2010 file photo, U.S. Air Force pararescuemen travel in a medevac helicopter with the American flag-draped bodies of U.S. soldiers who were killed in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan's Kandahar province. The Pararescuemen and pilots from the 46th and 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadrons responded to the attack which killed two American soldiers and wounded three others. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)AP - The Afghan government is determined to shut down all private security companies operating in the country and has already disbanded 57 such firms, the Interior Ministry official in charge of the process said Tuesday.

Australian man jailed for lying about being a POW (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 01:57 AM PST

AP - An elderly Australian man has been sentenced to four years in jail for lying about being a prisoner of war in order to claim hundreds of thousands of dollars in pension payments.

Toyota to pay $32.4 million in extra fines (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 01:57 AM PST

Members of the media gather around a 2008 Toyota Prius in a stadium parking lot following Toyota's announcement of preliminary findings regarding their investigation of an unintended acceleration incident on March 8 involving a 2008 Toyota Prius, at a news conference in San Diego, California in this March 15, 2010 file photo. Toyota Motor Corp has agreed to pay $32.4 million in fines related to two investigations of the automaker's handling of auto recalls for unintended acceleration and steering problems in several models, U.S. regulators said on December 20, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS)AP - Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay the U.S. government a record $32.4 million in additional fines to settle an investigation into its handling of two recalls at the heart of its safety crisis.

India, Russia reaffirm strategic partnership (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 01:22 AM PST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shakes hands before talks in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. Russia and India are expected to sign billions of dollars worth of defense and nuclear deals during Medvedev's visit that began Tuesday. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)AP - Russia and India pledged Tuesday to share intelligence and work together to fight international terror as the two historic allies signed a clutch of agreements aimed at reinvigorating their relationship.

AP Interview: Malaysia gay man gets threats (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:05 AM PST

AP - A Muslim gay man in Malaysia says he fears for his safety after speaking about his sexuality in an Internet video that attracted online death threats and accusations by religious authorities that he is insulting Islam.

Richardson says NKorea trip is opening for talks (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 10:15 PM PST

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson speaks to a reporter in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. Gov. Richardson postponed his return as his flight was canceled due to fog, Kyodo News reported Monday. Richardson, a frequent unofficial envoy to North Korea and former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., held meetings with top leaders in the foreign ministry and military during a four-day visit to Pyongyang. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICAAP - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson praised North Korea on Tuesday for not retaliating against South Korean artillery drills, and said the current tensions offered an opening for new multinational talks on ending the North's nuclear program.

Philippine coup plot suspect freed after 7 years (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 06:46 PM PST

AP - A former Philippine navy lieutenant accused of leading a 2003 coup plot before winning a Senate seat from jail has been released from seven years in detention in a presidential amnesty for military rebels, officials said Tuesday.

Tonga's parliament chooses PM for first time (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:27 PM PST

AP - Noble Lord Tu'ivakano defeated pro-democracy leader Akalisi Pohiva in a secret ballot among Tongan lawmakers Tuesday to become the country's first prime minister elected by parliament rather than appointed by the king.
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