Thursday, February 3, 2011

10 killed in explosions in Turkish capital (AP)

10 killed in explosions in Turkish capital (AP)

10 killed in explosions in Turkish capital (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:22 AM PST

Rescue workers seen after a powerful explosion in the collapsed two stories of a factory in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, leaving at least six people dead and injuring some 30 others. Search and rescue teams combed the rubble of the building in the industrial area of Ankara for workers who may be trapped inside.(AP Photo)AP - Two separate explosions in an industrial district of the Turkish capital killed at least 10 people on Thursday and injured dozens of others, authorities said.

Pakistani judge orders American held 8 more days (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:16 AM PST

An armored car carries a U.S. consular employee, suspected in a shooting, leaves a court in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. A judge ruled Thursday that police can keep holding a U. S. Embassy employee accused of killing two Pakistanis for at least eight more days, officials said. The U.S. says the American, identified by Pakistanis as Raymond Allen Davis, has diplomatic immunity and that Pakistan must free him. U.S. officials say he shot the two Pakistanis in the city of Lahore because they were trying to rob him.(AP Photo/Hamza Ahmed)AP - A court on Thursday ordered the detention of an American official suspected in the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis extended by at least eight days, in defiance of U.S. demands the man be released immediately.

Liu back in Europe for first time in three years (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:11 AM PST

Chinese track star Liu Xiang, seen here in 2009 and who was the 2004 Olympic champion and former world record holder in the 110m hurdles, is to run two indoor meets in Germany this month, marking his first appearances in Europe in three years.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Chinese hurdles star Liu Xiang, the 2004 Olympic champion and former world record holder in the 110m hurdles, is to run two indoor meets in Germany this month, marking his first appearances in Europe in three years.

Explosion kills six at Ankara workshop (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:51 AM PST

Rescue workers search for survivors among debris after an explosion at Ostim Mega Center in Ostim Industrial Area in Ankara. A powerful explosion, believed to be accidental, ripped through an industrial facility in the Turkish capital Thursday, killing six people and injuring dozens, an official said.(AFP)AFP - A powerful explosion, believed to be accidental, ripped through an industrial facility in the Turkish capital Thursday, killing six people and injuring dozens, an official said.

Six Afghans killed by roadside bomb: NATO (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:44 AM PST

Afghan policemen and US soldiers inspect the site of a suicide bombing in Kunduz in December, 2010. Six civilians, including two children, were killed when their rickshaw struck a roadside bomb in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, the NATO alliance said.(AFP/File/Gul Rahim)AFP - Six civilians, including two children, were killed when their rickshaw struck a roadside bomb in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, the NATO alliance said.

Nepal elects new leader after seven months (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:36 AM PST

Nepal's newly elected prime minister Jhalanath Khanal (C, wearing marigold garland) greets supporters and media at the parliament in Kathmandu. Nepal's lawmakers elected Khanal on Thursday, ending a damaging seven-month leadership vacuum in the troubled country.(AFP/Prakash Mathema)AFP - Nepal's lawmakers on Thursday elected the leftist Jhalanath Khanal as prime minister, ending a damaging seven-month leadership vacuum in the troubled country.

English prosecutor to announce Pakistan decision (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:21 AM PST

The three Pakistan players, including Test captain Salman Buttt seen herein 2010, at the centre of spot-fixing allegations that could end their cricket careers are set to discover Friday if they will be prosecuted by English legal authorities.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - The three Pakistan players at the centre of spot-fixing allegations that could end their cricket careers are set to discover Friday if they will be prosecuted by English legal authorities.

Pakistan extends US man's remand over shootings (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:14 AM PST

Pakistani policemen escort an armoured vehicle transporting US government employee, Raymond Davis, to a court in Lahore. A Pakistani court defied pressure from Washington and ordered a US government employee under investigation for double murder in the streets of Lahore held for eight more days Thursday.(AFP/Arif Ali)AFP - A Pakistani court on Thursday defied pressure from Washington and extended the detention of a US government employee for eight more days pending investigation of a double murder in Lahore.

Wikileaks: Chinese Anti-Satellite Weapons Test Sparked Space Arms Race (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:55 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | According to the UK Telegraph, a test that took place in 2007 of a Chinese anti-satellite weapon sparked a similar test of a U.S. weapon as well as a tense exchange of views that included threats by the Bush administration to the Chinese government.

Australia reels from once-in-a-century cyclone (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:33 AM PST

Map of the area in Queensland showing the path of Cyclone Yasi.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Australia's biggest cyclone in a century shattered entire towns, pummelling the coast and churning across the country Thursday, terrifying locals but causing no confirmed fatalities.

Kazakh ruler signs law allowing early election (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:49 AM PST

AP - The long-ruling leader of Kazakhstan has signed into law a measure allowing early presidential elections.

Nepal elects new prime minister — on 17th try (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:24 AM PST

In this Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 photograph, chairman of Communist party of Nepal (United Marxist -Leninist) Jhal Nath Khanal smiles after submitting his candidacy to contest for the post of Prime Minister in Katmandu, Nepal. Nepal's parliament has elected Khanal as the new prime minister in its 17th attempt since the last government resigned last year.(AP Photo/Binod Joshi, file)AP - Nepal's parliament has elected a new prime minister in its 17th attempt — seven months after the last government resigned amid sometimes violent protests.

Junta retirees chosen as Myanmar's vice presidents (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 06:28 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010 file photo, Myanmar's Prime Minister Thein Sein gives a speech during an opening ceremony of the 5th Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Myanmar's new parliament elected Thein Sein Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, as one of the country's three vice presidents, making him a likely contender for president in the new military-dominated government. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)AP - Myanmar's new parliament elected Thein Sein, prime minister in the outgoing military junta, as one of three vice presidents Thursday, making him a likely contender for president in the new military-dominated government.

UN: Reputation of Afghan police worsening in south (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:59 AM PST

Mourners react during a repatriation ceremony as the hearse carrying Private Martin Bell is driven through the town of Wootton Bassett in southwest England February 3, 2011. Bell, the 350th British soldier killed while serving in Afghanistan, died while on patrol in Afghanistan on January 25. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAINCIVIL UNREST - Tags: CONFLICT MILITARY)AP - The reputation of the Afghan police has deteriorated in the south of the country in the past year, according to a U.N. survey released Thursday, despite a campaign by NATO and U.S. troops to strengthen Afghan security forces in a region seen as key to defeating the Taliban insurgency.

NKoreans honor late president on Lunar New Year (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:57 AM PST

AP - North Koreans paid respects to the late founder of their country on Thursday as they celebrated the Lunar New Year, state-run media reported.

New Year fire destroys China hotel (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:04 AM PST

Fire devours an entire block of the Dynasty Wanxin Hotel in Shenyang in northeast China's Liaoning province Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. State media reports say the fire was set off by fireworks to celebrate the Chinese new year and firefighters had trouble dealing with the fire because their fire engines shot water up only 50 meters (165 feet), while the building was 219 meters (720 feet) tall. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - State media reports say a fire set off by fireworks to celebrate the Lunar New Year destroyed a five-star hotel in northeast China.

Bangladesh arrests clerics over whipping a girl (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 11:29 PM PST

AP - Police in Bangladesh said Thursday they have arrested four Islamic clerics after a teenage girl was whipped to death for allegedly having an illicit relationship with a married man.

Insurgents kill 5 in Thailand's restive south (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 10:22 PM PST

AP - Suspected Muslim insurgents opened fire Thursday on a grocery store in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, killing five Buddhist bystanders, police said.

Volcano made famous by 007 menaces Japan island (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 09:36 PM PST

Volcanic smoke rises from the crater on Mount Shinmoedake in the Kirishimna range on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. The revived volcano in southern Japan erupted Tuesday with its biggest explosion yet, shooting out a huge plume of gas, boulders and ash and breaking windows 5 miles (8 kilometers) away. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICAAP - In the James Bond version, circa 1967, Japan's Mount Shinmoe was a serene, extinct peak with a scenic, lake-filled crater that provided the perfect perch for 007 and his bikini-clad partner to surveil the lair of supervillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

Clash of rival Filipino rebels kills 13 in a month (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 08:50 PM PST

AP - Hundreds of rival Muslim rebels have clashed over land in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 13 dead and thousands of villagers displaced in the monthlong fighting, the military and rebels said Thursday.
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