Friday, January 28, 2011

Afghan police: 8 die in Kabul supermarket blast (AP)

Afghan police: 8 die in Kabul supermarket blast (AP)

Afghan police: 8 die in Kabul supermarket blast (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 11:14 AM PST

An injured woman is carried out of a supermarket Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 in central Kabul, Afghanistan. An explosion has rocked a grocery store frequented by foreigners in Kabul. Police officers at the scene say they don't know what caused Friday's blast. There was no immediate word of casualties. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - A suicide bomber killed eight people, including an unknown number of foreigners, inside a high-end grocery store on Friday in the heart of a heavily guarded district of the Afghan capital that's home to many diplomats and Westerners.

South Korea sink Uzbeks to claim 2015 berth (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:52 AM PST

Uzbekistan's forward Shavkat Salomov reacts to a referee's call during the 2011 Asian Cup football match for third place between Uzbekistan and South Korea in Doha. South Korea won 3-2.(AFP/Karim Jaafar)AFP - South Korea bowed out of the Asian Cup in style by edging Uzbekistan 3-2 in an entertaining third-place play-off on Friday to secure an automatic place at the 2015 tournament in Australia.

Top Tibetan monk raided by Indian police (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:46 AM PST

In this July 6, 2010 photograph, the Karmapa Llama (foreground) attends birthday celebrations of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (background) in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala. Indian police said Friday they had raided the monastery of a top Buddhist monk seen as the possible next spiritual leader for Tibet and had seized hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.(AFP/File)AFP - Indian police said Friday they had raided the monastery of a top Buddhist monk seen as the possible next spiritual leader for Tibet and seized hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.

American held in Pakistan over double killing (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:38 AM PST

Pakistani policemen gather around the car of US consular worker at the police station in Lahore on January 27. An American man is expected to appear in a Pakistan court Friday on double murder charges, police said, a day after he shot dead two men on a motorcycle in what he said was self-defence.(AFP/File/Arif Ali)AFP - An American man was being held at a Pakistan police station Friday on double murder charges, police said, a day after he shot dead two men on a motorcycle in what he said was self-defence.

China star beats Oprah with five mln microblog fans (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:47 AM PST

Cao Guowei, CEO of Sina.Com, China's largest web portal, addressing the press in 2009. Actress Yao Chen on Friday became is the most-followed person on the microblog service of Chinese portal Sina becoming the first Chinese microblogger with five million followers.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Actress Yao Chen on Friday became the first Chinese microblogger with five million followers, even more than US mega-celeb Oprah Winfrey -- underlining the rapid growth of the platform in China.

Pakistan kills 28 militants in tribal belt (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:18 AM PST

Pakistani fighter jets and helicopter gunships bombed militant hideouts in a tribal region near the Afghan border on Friday, killing 28 rebels, an official said.(AFP/null)AFP - Pakistani fighter jets and helicopter gunships bombed militant hideouts in a tribal region near the Afghan border on Friday, killing 28 rebels, an official said.

Eight killed in suicide attack on Kabul supermarket (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:07 AM PST

Afghan rescue workers remove a the body of a victim of a suicide blast near a 'Finest' supermarket in Kabul. Eight people -- including three foreign women and a child -- have been killed in a suicide bombing at a Kabul supermarket popular with Westerners.(AFP/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Eight people, including three foreign women and a child, were killed on Friday in a suicide bombing at a central Kabul supermarket popular with Westerners, police and witnesses said.

American facing possible murder charge in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:07 AM PST

People look at blood stains at a roadside in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. A U.S. consular employee shot and killed two gunmen as they approached his vehicle in a congested street in Pakistan on Thursday, police said. A pedestrian was also killed by a speeding American car trying to help, an officer said. The U.S. Embassy said an American employee was involved in the incident in Lahore, but could not confirm details. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)AP - Pakistan will pursue murder charges against a U.S. consular employee suspected of shooting two armed men during a possible robbery attempt, a top prosecutor said Friday as protesters called for the American to be severely punished.

Severe malnutrition after Pakistan floods: UNICEF (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:05 AM PST

A displaced Pakistani woman cradles her malnourished baby at a temporary tent in Sukkur after escaping the floods in September 2010. The UN children's agency has said that six months on from Pakistan's devastating floods, nearly a quarter of children in the worst-hit province of Sindh remain acutely malnourished.(AFP/File/Adek Berry)AFP - The UN children's agency said on Friday that six months on from Pakistan's devastating floods, nearly a quarter of children in the worst-hit province of Sindh remain acutely malnourished.

S. Korea rice consumption falls to record low (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:05 AM PST

Rice for sale at a market. South Korea's per-capita consumption of rice fell to a record low last year as more and more people chose different diets, Statistics Korea said Friday.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - South Korea's per-capita consumption of rice fell to a record low last year as more and more people chose different diets, Statistics Korea said Friday.

Japan gives $11.7 million to Khmer Rouge tribunal (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 06:53 AM PST

AP - Japan has agreed to make a contribution of $11.7 million to the U.N.-assisted genocide tribunal that is trying former leaders of Cambodia's communist Khmer Rouge.

Volcano spews ash, smoke for 3rd day in Japan (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:34 AM PST

A man takes a picture of volcanic ash rising from Mount Shinmoedake in the Kirishimna range at Takahara town in Miyazaki prefecture (state), southwestern Japan, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. Smoke and ash continued to spew from the volcano as local officials raised the alert level and banned residents from going within a two kilometer (1.2 miles) radius of the mountain on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICAAP - A volcano in southern Japan has repeatedly erupted, spewing large amounts of ash and smoke over nearby towns, grounding flights and causing health concerns.

Son says North Korean leader opposed succession (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:23 AM PST

In this undated photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, fourth left, and his youngest son Kim Jong Un, second left, clap their hands as they enjoy a performance of the Electronic Band of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Air Force Command of the Korean People's Army at unknown location in North Korea. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) JAPAN OUTAP - The outcast oldest son once poised to inherit power in North Korea now says his father Kim Jong Il opposed continuing the family dynasty into a third generation but ended up naming his youngest son as heir to ensure stability.

Still no family visit for China's Nobel winner (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:15 AM PST

AP - The wife of China's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo was able to leave house arrest for a family meal while President Hu Jintao was visiting the United States last week but is still unable to visit her husband in jail, a rights group said Friday.

US admirer of Gandhi sets himself on fire in India (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 04:03 AM PST

AP - On a cold night in a quiet town, 71-year-old Jeff Knaebel crept into the ruins of an ancient Buddhist meditation center in northern India, doused himself with a flammable liquid and set himself alight to protest what he called cruelty in the United States and India.

Indonesian ferry fire, train collision kill 16 (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:27 AM PST

A firefighter looks at thick smoke billow from a ferry that caught fire off Java island, in Serang, Banten province, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. The crowded ferry caught fire early Friday sending panicked passengers jumping into the sea, officials said. (AP Photo)AP - Two Indonesian passenger trains crashed and a crowded ferry burst into flames Friday, killing 16 people and sending hundreds to the hospital, many in critical condition, officials said.

(AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:08 AM PST

AP - Afghan police: At least 6 killed in explosion at Kabul grocery frequented by foreigners.

As China grows more assertive, US, Japan push back (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 02:38 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2010 file photo released by U.S. Navy, USNS Tippecanoe, center, refuels Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Escort Flotilla ships Ikazuchi, right, and Kongo as USS George Washington steams behind during 'Keen Sword' U.S.-Japan joint military exercise in the Pacific Ocean. Further U.S.-Japan drills are being held late January through early February in Japan. Even as American and Chinese leaders talked up the need for closer ties in two high-profile visits this month, the U.S. and its Asian allies are quietly boosting their defenses. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Mass Communication Spc. 3rd Class Charles Oki, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Here's the scenario: A southern Japanese island is under attack and American forces are coming to the rescue.

Family: Mongolian activist in China still not free (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:58 AM PST

AP - An activist who campaigned for Inner Mongolia's independence from China has met with family more than a month after he was supposed to be released from prison. His uncle says Hada is still being held and appears malnourished.

Myanmar court rejects bid to restore Suu Kyi party (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:15 AM PST

AP - Myanmar's highest court has declined to hear a case filed by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was seeking to overturn the government's dissolution of her political party.
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