Thursday, January 6, 2011

U.S. to send 1,400 Marines to Afghanistan (Reuters)

U.S. to send 1,400 Marines to Afghanistan (Reuters)

U.S. to send 1,400 Marines to Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:07 AM PST

A U.S. Marine patrols with a member of an Afghan border guard unit in the desert of the lower Helmand River valley, in southern Afghanistan in this July 1, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/ Peter GraffReuters - The United States will temporarily send 1,400 more Marines to Afghanistan in an effort to hold onto fragile security gains, but overall U.S. troop levels will not surpass previously announced limits, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

Chaos at remand of alleged Pakistan assassin (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:14 AM PST

Pakistani police escort an armoured vehicle carrying arrested Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the alleged killer of Punjab's governor Salman Taseer, as they leave the an anti-terrorist court after a hearing in Rawalpindi. Chaos engulfed a court hearing for the alleged assassin of a liberal Pakistani politician as Islamist protestors forced police to backtrack on plans to relocate the session.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - Chaos engulfed the remand hearing of a liberal Pakistani politician's alleged assassin on Thursday as Islamist protestors forced police to backtrack on plans to relocate the court session.

Pakistan trio face anti-corruption tribunal (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:39 AM PST

Pakistan's Mohammad Aamer (C) arrives for a hearing at an anti-corruption tribunal in Doha. A make-or-break anti-corruption tribunal against Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Aamer opened in Doha Thursday with the players facing lengthy bans if found guilty.(AFP)AFP - A make-or-break anti-corruption tribunal against Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer opened in Doha Thursday with the players facing lengthy bans if found guilty.

Former boss feared Pakistan suspect's extremism (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:34 AM PST

Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, a man identified as a guard of governor of Punjab province Salman Taseer, is photographed after being detained at the site of Taseer's shooting in Islamabad January 4, 2011. REUTERS/Saaf-ur-RahmanReuters - The supervising police officer of the bodyguard accused of killing a Pakistani politician had asked for his removal from all sensitive security duties because of his extreme religious views, an investigator said on Thursday.

Dhoni eyes new challenges after South Africa draw (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:30 AM PST

South African and Indian players(L -R) Indian Gautam Gambhir, South African-born Indian coach Gary Kersten, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan pose after the fifth day of the third and final Test between the two countreis in Cape Town. South Africa and India drew the third and final Test at Newlands to share series 1-1.(AFP/Alexander Joe)AFP - Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni looked ahead to new challenges after his side validated their ranking as the number one Test team by earning a share of the series against second-ranked South Africa at Newlands on Thursday.

Pakistan bows to opposition demands on fuel price (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:23 AM PST

Reuters - Pakistan's prime minister has agreed to reverse an unpopular increase in fuel prices under pressure from opposition parties, as he seeks to save his shaky government following the defection of a key coalition partner.

US: Vietnamese police roughed up American diplomat (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:09 AM PST

FILE - In this March 30, 2007 file photo taken of a close-circuit TV, set up in a separate room of the court, Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly, lower center, is seen in a courtroom in Vietnam's central province of Thua Thien Hue. The U.S. government has strongly protested to Vietnam over the treatment of an American diplomat, the ambassador said Thursday Jan. 6, 2011. A media report said the human rights officer was roughed up while trying to meet with the prominent dissident Ly. U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia said Christian Marchant, a political officer at the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, was attacked by police Wednesday outside the home of the Catholic priest in the central city of Hue. (AP Photo/ Tran Van Minh, File)AP - Police roughed up an American diplomat in Vietnam and repeatedly slammed a car door on his legs when he went to visit a prominent dissident, an official in Washington said Thursday, detailing an encounter that prompted a strong U.S. protest.

Thai MP in Cambodia court over border incident (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:00 AM PST

Thai Democrat Party lawmaker Panich Vikitsreth (R) and another activist walk at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. A Thai ruling party politician charged with illegally entering Cambodia told a court in the capital Phnom Penh Thursday that he had crossed the disputed border by accident, his lawyer said.(AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy)AFP - A Thai ruling party politician charged with illegally entering Cambodia told a court in the capital Phnom Penh Thursday that he had crossed the disputed border by accident, his lawyer said.

US sends 1,400 more Marines to Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:49 AM PST

US Marines patrol a village in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. The United States is sending an additional 1,400 Marines to southern Afghanistan to help counter a Taliban offensive ahead of mandated US troop reductions, a Pentagon official has said.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - The United States has ordered an additional 1,400 Marines to southern Afghanistan to pre-empt a Taliban spring offensive, despite a planned troop drawdown starting in July, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

China expels drug safety official from party: report (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:04 AM PST

Communist party officials from across the country attend a lecture at the Central Party School of the Communist Party in Beijing in June 2010. A former top food and drug official caught up in a corruption probe has been expelled from China's ruling Communist Party, state media said Thursday, a move that typically paves the way for prosecution.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - A former top food and drug official caught up in a corruption probe has been expelled from China's ruling Communist Party, state media said Thursday, a move that typically paves the way for prosecution.

Indian woman dances 123 hours for Guinness record (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:46 AM PST

AP - She practiced an Indian classical dance for 10 hours a day and ran for 28 miles (45 kilometers) to build her stamina. Then she danced and danced and danced some more.

Afghan officials discuss private security firms (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:23 AM PST

In this photo released by the Press Information Department, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, right, talks with Acting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Frank J. Ruggiero, second left, during their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. The Pakistani government said Thursday it will reverse unpopular fuel price hikes that helped spark the breakup of the governing coalition, an apparent attempt to prevent the government from collapsing at a time of growing turmoil in the country. (AP Photo/Press Information Department,HO)AP - Afghanistan's National Security Council called Thursday for the nation's security forces to speed up efforts to take over protection duties from private security companies operating in the country, President Hamid Karzai's office said.

Pakistan PM bends to opposition demands on economy (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 06:54 AM PST

Backdropped by a billboard showing Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, right, and his son Abdul Qadir, vendors gather around a fire to warm themselves, in Multan, Pakistan, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2010. Pakistan's prime minister says his government will reverse unpopular fuel price hikes that helped spark the break-up of the governing coalition. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)AP - The Pakistani government said Thursday it will reverse unpopular fuel price hikes that helped spark the breakup of the governing coalition, an apparent attempt to prevent the government from collapsing at a time of growing turmoil in the country.

Sightseeing bus crashes in northern India, 22 dead (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 06:30 AM PST

A view of a sightseeing bus that landed upside down after it plunged into a gorge late Wednesday Jan. 5, 2010, near Mussoorie about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from Dehradun, India, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. At least 22 Indian tourists were killed and 12 others were injured in the accident that occurred at the foot of the Himalayas in northern India.(AP Photo)AP - A sightseeing bus overturned and plunged into a gorge, killing 22 Indian tourists and injuring 12 others who were visiting a town at the foot of the Himalayas, officials said Thursday.

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Posted: 06 Jan 2011 05:51 AM PST

AP - Pakistani PM says gov't will reverse fuel price hikes that sparked ruling coalition's collapse.

US envoy seeks Chinese help to ease Korea crisis (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:53 AM PST

A body guard, left, tries to shield off journalists while U.S. special envoy for North Korea Stephen Bosworth, second right, walks out of an exit upon arrival at the Capital Airport in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. Bosworth, President Barack Obama's envoy for North Korea sought to calm fears of war on the Korean peninsula, saying Wednesday that Washington and Seoul are working on ways to deal with the North in the wake of a deadly shelling of a front-line island. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - A top U.S. envoy had "useful" talks with Chinese officials Thursday on easing the threat of war on the Korean peninsula, hoping to gain insights about a senior Chinese official's recent meeting with North Korea's absolute leader, Kim Jong Il.

Thai zoo unveils white tiger cubs (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:19 AM PST

A Dusit Zoo official holds two one-month-old female White Bengal tiger cubs as they are being introduced as new members of the zoo Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - Bangkok's zoo has unveiled new arrivals to its white Bengal tiger family — a pair of white-and-black striped cubs named "One" and "Two."

China improves energy efficiency 20 pct in 5 years (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:47 AM PST

AP - China met a five-year target to improve energy efficiency by cutting power to industry and imposing rolling blackouts, even though a massive economic stimulus increased energy use.

Battery factory poisons 24 children in China (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:46 AM PST

AP - Twenty-four children have been hospitalized with lead poisoning caused by an illegal battery factory in their east China village, state media said Thursday, in the latest in a string of battery-related poisonings in recent years.

China backs policy of no pre-emptive nuke strikes (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:50 AM PST

AP - China Foreign Ministry on Thursday reaffirmed the country's commitment to not pre-emptively using nuclear weapons.
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