Monday, January 24, 2011

Summary Box: Mazda plans electric car for 2012 (AP)

Summary Box: Mazda plans electric car for 2012 (AP)

Summary Box: Mazda plans electric car for 2012 (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 10:49 AM PST

AP - NEW ENTRY: Mazda said it is developing an electric car that will be available for leasing in Japan starting in spring 2012. The company said the subcompact car will be based on the Demio, or Mazda2, and will be able to drive 120 miles (200 kilometers) on one charge. The car will run on a lithium-ion battery.

Turkey slams Israeli flotilla report, issues own (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 10:37 AM PST

An Israeli flag flutters in the wind as a naval vessel (not seen) escorts the Mavi Marmara, a Gaza-bound ship that was raided by Israeli marines, to the Ashdod port May 31, 2010. REUTERS/Amir CohenReuters - Turkey released details on Monday of its own report into the bloody seizure of a Gaza-bound Turkish aid ship, a day after Israel published contradictory findings that reignited a furious dispute between the two.

Karzai to open Afghan parliament Wednesday (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 09:59 AM PST

President Hamid Karzai, pictured in 2010, will inaugurate Afghanistan's parliament on January 26, his office said Monday, on the fifth day of a stand-off with lawmakers over electoral fraud.(AFP/File/Yuri Cortez)AFP - President Hamid Karzai will inaugurate Afghanistan's parliament on January 26, his office said Monday, on the fifth day of a stand-off with lawmakers over electoral fraud.

Afghan president says parliament to open Wednesday (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 09:58 AM PST

Former legislator Najibullah Mujahed speaks on a loud speaker during a protest against the last September's parliamentary poll in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011. Dozens of Afghans demonstrated against the Afghan Election Commission office. Under heavy pressure from Afghan lawmakers and Western diplomats, President Hamid Karzai agreed on Saturday to convene the newly elected parliament, ending a political standoff that threatened to spark a constitutional crisis. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Afghanistan's president said Monday he will honor a deal not to further delay the inauguration of the country's new parliament, a decision that appeared to end a standoff with incoming lawmakers that had threatened to spark a constitutional crisis.

Commonwealth Games chiefs sacked amid graft probe (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 09:39 AM PST

India's sports ministry on Monday removed the top two organisers of last year's tainted Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, including Suresh Kalmadi(C) seen here on January 5, to enable an AFP - India's sports ministry on Monday removed the top two organisers of last year's tainted Commonwealth Games in New Delhi to enable an "unhindered" police probe into alleged corruption.

Iran offers energy projects to Turkey (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 08:35 AM PST

An Iranian engineer stands outside the 'South Pars' gas facility in the Gulf coastal town of Asaluyeh in 2005. Iran has offered Turkey several small oil and gas fields to develop, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz has said.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)AFP - Iran has offered Turkey several small oil and gas fields to develop, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Monday.

Karzai says to open Afghan parliament Wednesday (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 08:05 AM PST

Members of Afghanistan's parliament greet each other at a meeting among themselves at the Inter-continental hotel in Kabul January 22, 2011. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has confirmed he will inaugurate parliament on Wednesday, saying he had Supreme Court approval to go ahead after days of political turmoil.

High-tech gear helped S. Korea raid on pirates (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 07:18 AM PST

An photo released by the South Korean Navy shows South Korean Navy members taking part in a drill aboard the ROKS DDH-981 Choi Young destroyer. High-tech equipment and carefully planned tactics helped South Korea's navy to rescue a Seoul ship and its crew from Somali pirates on Friday, military officials said.(Republic Of Korea Navy/Republic Of Korea Navy)AFP - High-tech equipment and carefully planned tactics helped Seoul's navy rescue a South Korean ship and its crew from Somali pirates, military officials said Monday.

Taliban mentor dies in captivity in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 06:56 AM PST

Pakistanis gather at the site of a bomb explosion on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011. A policeman was killed and another wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb on the outskirts of Peshawar, police said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - A former Pakistani spy who helped the Taliban rise to power in Afghanistan has died in militant captivity 10 months after he was seized in northwest Pakistan, a top official said Monday.

Trouble brews over Indian party plan to hoist flag in Kashmir (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 06:49 AM PST

Reuters - The leaders of India's main opposition Hindu nationalist party were stopped on Monday from traveling to disputed Kashmir to hoist the national flag, the party said, for fear of provoking violence in the sensitive region.

5 Americans missing in Pacific land in Philippines (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 05:58 AM PST

In this image made from video and released by the Philippine coast guard, American occupants are on board the 38-foot (11-meter) catamaran The Pineapple as they wait to be rescued off the southern island of Dinagat, Philippines, on Sunday Jan. 23, 2011. Philippine coast guard rescuers found five missing Americans aboard their sailboat which went missing while on a trip from Guam to the Philippines. (AP Photo/Philippine coast guard) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALESAP - Two coast guards armed with ships, planes and helicopters searched the Pacific for a group of Americans whose sailboat ran into bad weather and was reported missing last week, but a cell phone call from the boat finally brought the adventurers to shore Monday.

Japan's 'convict' monkey stages daring cage break (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 05:47 AM PST

In this December, 2010 photo, Japanese macaque Lucky is in his cage in a nature park in Mishima in Shizuoka Prefecture. Marauding monkey Lucky that terrorized resort towns in central Japan last year by biting nearly 120 people has escaped captivity. Officials in Mishima City said Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 the monkey slipped out of the government-run nature park it had been kept at since its capture last October when a keeper was cleaning its cage. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY, FOR COMMERICAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICAAP - A marauding monkey that terrorized resort towns in central Japan last year by biting nearly 120 people has escaped captivity.

Skinny pigs, poison pork: China battles farm drugs (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:26 AM PST

Dogs soak in the warmth of the sun outside a house on the outskirts of Beijing Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - It has shown up frequently in pork but also in snake dishes in south China and beef from the far western Xinjiang region, sending diners to the hospital with stomach aches and heart palpitations.

Indonesia torture video soldiers jailed (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 01:12 AM PST

AP - Three Indonesian soldiers captured on video torturing suspected separatists were sentenced Monday up to ten months in prison, angering rights activists who slammed the lenient verdict as a sham underlining the military's impunity.

Filipino broadcaster shot dead, suspect arrested (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 01:09 AM PST

AP - A gunman Monday fatally shot a radio broadcaster who had been critical of corrupt officials in the southern Philippines, and police captured the fleeing assailant with the help of passing firemen and bystanders.

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Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:50 AM PST

AP - Official: Prominent ex-Pakistani spy kidnapped by militants dies of heart attack in captivity.

More Chinese women trafficked for prostitution (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 08:54 PM PST

AP - Transnational crime gangs are trafficking a growing number of Chinese women to Southeast Asia, Europe and Africa where they are forced into prostitution, a Chinese newspaper said Monday.

Suspected Philippine rebels kill 5 police (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 08:37 PM PST

AP - Police in the northern Philippines say suspected communist rebels have shot and killed a police chief and four other officers after detonating roadside bombs under their patrol car.

Asian shares begin week in positive territory (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 07:41 PM PST

A flag hangs on the wall of the JP Morgan company stall on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York July 15, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonAP - Asian shares were mostly higher Monday, with Japan's key index snapping a two-day losing streak as investors hunted for bargains and looked ahead to corporate earnings.

Southeast Australia set for another week of floods (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 06:12 PM PST

American cyclist Lance Armstrong speaks to participants in the Queensland Ride Relief in Brisbane, Australia, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. The cycling superstar led several thousand riders on a 25-kilometer cycling flood fundraiser through the streets of Brisbane, hoping to raise over AU$500,000 (US$494,000). (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)AP - Australia's deadly flood crisis forced more people to flee their homes Monday as a vast swath of muddy water spread further across the country's southeast, threatening to swamp several rural communities.
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