Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Afghan war winnable without Pakistan help on border: US (AFP)

Afghan war winnable without Pakistan help on border: US (AFP)

Afghan war winnable without Pakistan help on border: US (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:02 AM PST

NATO-led forces can still win the war in Afghanistan even if Pakistan fails to move against militant havens on the border, General David Rodriguez, deputy US commander in Afghanistan, pictured in 2010, told a Pentagon news conference.(AFP/File/Yuri Cortez)AFP - NATO-led forces can still win the war in Afghanistan even if Pakistan fails to move against militant havens on the border, a top US general said on Tuesday.

India vows action on CGames broadcast 'corruption' (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:47 AM PST

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday vowed AFP - India's prime minister on Tuesday vowed "stern action" over claims of corruption in the awarding of the New Delhi Commonwealth Games television contract to a Britain-based broadcast firm.

Joblessness, rising prices could spark war within (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:27 AM PST

Activists from the Trinamool Congress party shout slogans during a protest rally against high food prices in Kolkata January 17, 2011. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - The world economy is beset by problems such as high unemployment and rising prices which could fuel trade protectionism and even lead to war within nations, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday.

Taliban frees six tribal elders: official (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:19 AM PST

Soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) drive on a road near Tagab in Kapisa Province on January 26. Taliban militants have freed six out of 21 tribal elders kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan close Pakistan's lawless border area around ten days ago, a provincial police chief said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - Taliban militants have freed six out of 21 tribal elders kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan close Pakistan's lawless border area around ten days ago, a provincial police chief said Tuesday.

Pakistan judge blocks moves to hand over US gunman (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:10 AM PST

Activists of Pasban Pakistan shout slogans during an anti-US protest against alleged US consulate worker Raymond Davis in Karachi. A Pakistani court on Tuesday blocked any move to free a US government employee under investigation for double murder as Washington stepped up calls for his release, citing diplomatic immunity.(AFP/Rizwan Tabassum)AFP - A Pakistani court on Tuesday blocked any move to free a US government employee under investigation for double murder as Washington stepped up calls for his release, citing diplomatic immunity.

US service member dies in eastern Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:08 AM PST

An undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Spc. Shawn Muhr, 26, of Coon Rapids, Iowa. The Defense Department said in a news release from the Iowa National Guard that 26-year-old Spc. Shawn Muhr died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2011 in Afghanistan. The department says Muhr was riding in a heavy equipment transport vehicle when it was struck by a roadside bomb. Muhr and another soldier were killed. (AP Photo/UsS. Army)AP - The U.S. military says an American service member has died following a noncombat related injury in eastern Afghanistan.

US general predicts Taliban `assassination teams' (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:07 AM PST

An undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Spc. Shawn Muhr, 26, of Coon Rapids, Iowa. The Defense Department said in a news release from the Iowa National Guard that 26-year-old Spc. Shawn Muhr died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2011 in Afghanistan. The department says Muhr was riding in a heavy equipment transport vehicle when it was struck by a roadside bomb. Muhr and another soldier were killed. (AP Photo/UsS. Army)AP - The Afghanistan war can be won without Pakistan's army moving against militants in North Waziristan, the No. 2 American general for the war effort said Tuesday, publicly signaling that the U.S. is resigned to the idea that Islamabad won't take on that terrorist safe haven.

MGM Resorts to license, operate hotel in India (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:31 AM PST

AP - Casino operator MGM Resorts International has agreed to license and operate a non-gambling MGM Grand resort in the Indian city of New Delhi.

Cambodian court jails Thai activist (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:13 AM PST

Thai activist Veera Somkwamkid (C) is escorted by Cambodian police at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. A Cambodian court on Tuesday sentenced Veera to eight years in prison on spying and illegal entry charges in a case that has rekindled border tensions.(AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy)AFP - A Cambodian court on Tuesday sentenced a high-profile Thai nationalist activist to eight years in prison on spying and illegal entry charges in a case that has rekindled border tensions.

Kim wins second gold at Asian Games (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:12 AM PST

South Korean alpine skier Kim Sun Joo, pictured on January 31, won her second gold medal at the Asian Winter Games here on Tuesday finishing with a time of one minute 10.83sec in the women's Super-G event.(AFP/File)AFP - South Korean alpine skier Kim Sun Joo won her second gold medal at the Asian Winter Games here on Tuesday finishing with a time of one minute 10.83sec in the women's Super-G event.

Pakistani court blocks release of American suspect (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:04 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 - A Pakistani court ordered the government Tuesday not to release an American official arrested in the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis despite U.S. insistence that he has diplomatic immunity and has been detained illegally.

Pakistani arrested for 'blasphemous' exam answer (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 06:35 AM PST

AP - Police have arrested a 17-year old Pakistani boy for writing an allegedly blasphemous remark in an examination paper, an officer said Tuesday.

Myanmar parliament begins choosing government (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 06:23 AM PST

A local man walks past the fence outside the parliament building in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011. Myanmar is preparing to open its first session of parliament Monday in more than two decades, a major step in the ruling military's self-styled transition to democracy but one being carried out with little fanfare or public enthusiasm. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)AP - Myanmar's first parliament in more than two decades nominated five vice-presidential candidates Tuesday, one of whom will become president and lead the new military-dominated government.

Flood-weary Australians flee new, 'monster' storm (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 06:06 AM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011, two local residents walk through floodwater after getting ice and food to take to their flooded residence in the suburb of New Farm in Brisbane, Australia. Cyclone Yasi, a strong tropical cyclone, roared toward Australia's flood-ravaged northeast on Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, prompting evacuations and warnings from officials that the storm could be the worst the already-swamped region has ever seen. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)AP - Thousands of people fled from the path of a monster storm bearing down on northeastern Australia that officials warned Tuesday was almost certain to cause widespread damage and could turn deadly in a state still suffering from massive floods.

Nepal Christians to protest over burial ground ban (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:52 AM PST

AP - Christians in Nepal threatened Tuesday to parade corpses in front of the parliament building after the government ruled last week that an area near a revered Hindu temple could no longer be used as their burial ground.

Indian officials tracing Tibetan leader's money (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:50 AM PST

FILE - In this July 6, 2007 file photo, Ugyen Thinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa and Tibetan Buddhism's third most important leader, looks on at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India. An official of Gyuto Tantric Monastery, home of the karmapa, said Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, Indian revenue officials are questioning office staff of the Karmapa after recovering more than a million dollars from his headquarters in northern India. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia, File)AP - Indian officials were working Tuesday to trace the source of more than a million dollars found in a range of foreign currencies at the headquarters of Tibetan Buddhism's third most important leader in northern India.

Cambodia sentences Thai activists for spying (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:33 AM PST

AP - A Cambodian court has sentenced two Thais to lengthy prison terms for illegally crossing the border and spying in a high-profile case that will likely have important ramifications for Thai domestic politics.

South Korea's Lee open to summit with Kim Jong Il (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:51 AM PST

South Koreans watch a live TV reporting South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at a panel debate at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. Lee urged North Korea to show responsibility for last year's two deadly attacks ahead of looming defense talks between the divided countries.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - South Korea's president pressed North Korea on Tuesday to change its pattern of provocations and take responsibility for two deadly attacks last year, saying that could lead to a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

Dead patient's family go on China hospital rampage (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:49 AM PST

AP - Relatives of a patient who died rampaged with knives through a Chinese hospital, seriously wounding six people and trying to throw a doctor out a window in the city of Shanghai, news reports said Tuesday.

Casino tycoon's family feuds over Macau fortune (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:43 AM PST

In this photo taken on Jan. 26, 2011, Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho, center, with his third wife Chan Un-chan, right, and their daughter Florinda pose for the media during a television interview at Chan's home in Hong Kong. Lawyers for Ho released three videos Monday, Jan. 31, 2011 that they say show he wants to continue with a lawsuit against family members accused of seizing the tycoon's US$1.6 billion stake in his Macau casino empire. (AP Photo/Tai Kung Pao, Lam Yu San, Pool)AP - As three "wives" and 16 children of tycoon Stanley Ho grasp for control of his casino fortune, the veneer of professionalism has peeled from his business empire, one of many family-run companies facing succession time bombs in this southern Chinese entrepot.
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