Saturday, February 12, 2011

Mubarak ouster hailed as win for democracy (AFP)

Mubarak ouster hailed as win for democracy (AFP)

Mubarak ouster hailed as win for democracy (AFP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 11:01 AM PST

People celebrate in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the popular revolt that drove veteran strongman Hosni Mubarak from power. Western leaders hailed the toppling of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak as a historic victory for people power and democracy, while China, Russia and Saudi Arabia called for stability on Saturday.(AFP/Mohammed Abed)AFP - Western leaders hailed the toppling of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak as a historic victory for people power and democracy, while China, Russia and Saudi Arabia called for stability on Saturday.

U.S.-Afghan-Pakistan meeting postponed amid tensions (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 10:40 AM PST

Reuters - A scheduled high-level meeting among U.S., Afghan and Pakistani officials this month has been postponed, the State Department said on Saturday amid a deepening diplomatic rift over a U.S. man locked in a Pakistani jail accused of murder.

Pakistan: US push on detainee 'counterproductive' (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 10:23 AM PST

Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami rally against a U.S. consulate employee in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. A Pakistani judge on Friday ordered that an American, detained in the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis, remain in custody for 14 more days and also told the government it must clarify whether the man has diplomatic immunity as Washington claims. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP - Any U.S. pressure on Islamabad to release an American held for shooting dead two Pakistanis will be "counterproductive," a senior government official said Saturday.

Australian newspaper boss arrested in Myanmar (AFP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 10:21 AM PST

A Buddhist monk reads a newspaper at a roadside newspaper stall in Yangon, 2008. The Australian head of Myanmar's only newspaper with foreign investment has been arrested in Yangon, officials and a business partner said Saturday, amid a power struggle at his group.(AFP/File/Khin Maung Win)AFP - The Australian head of Myanmar's only newspaper with foreign investment has been arrested in Yangon, officials and a business partner said Saturday, amid a power struggle at his group.

Afghanistan: At least 18 killed in Taliban raid (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 10:04 AM PST

An Afghan police man stands guard on the road leading to the Kandahar police headquarters in Kandahar south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Feb, 12, 2011. Taliban insurgents armed with bombs, automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades attacked the Kandahar police headquarters Saturday during a bloody assault on the southern Afghan city that killed at least 21 people and wounded dozens more. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)AP - Taliban insurgents wearing explosive vests attacked a police headquarters in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, unleashing an arsenal of car bombs, automatic rifle fire and rocket-propelled grenades. At least 18 people, many of them police, died and dozens were wounded.

S. Lanka beat Netherlands in cricket W.Cup warm-up (AFP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 09:23 AM PST

Sri Lankan cricketer Thilan Samaraweera (L) attempts to catch the ball during a warm-up match between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. Hosts Sri Lanka proved far too strong for the minnows, posting a crushing 156-run victory.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)AFP - Hosts Sri Lanka proved far too strong for minnows Netherlands, posting a crushing 156-run victory in a morale-boosting World Cup warm-up match on Saturday.

Pakistan appeals Aamer's ban (AFP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 09:20 AM PST

Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Aamer talks to media on February 8. Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt has officially requested a review over fast-rising paceman Aamer's five-year ban on charges of corruption, he said.(AFP/File/Arif Ali)AFP - Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt has officially requested a review over fast-rising paceman Mohammad Aamer's five-year ban on charges of corruption, he said.

Don't win World Cup, columnist urges Sri Lanka (AFP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 09:19 AM PST

Sri Lankan cricketer Dilhara Fernando prepares to catch the ball during a warm-up match between against the Netherlands at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Colombo. While the media of every country usually backs its team, a Sri Lankan newspaper columnist has urged the national squad not to win the World Cup -- for the greater good of the nation.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)AFP - While the media of every country usually backs its team, a Sri Lankan newspaper columnist has urged the national squad not to win the World Cup -- for the greater good of the nation.

Pakistani prosecutors accuse Musharraf (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 08:32 AM PST

FILE - Pervez Musharraf, the former President of Pakistan, talks during the launch of his new political party, the 'All Pakistan Muslim League' in central London, in this Oct. 1, 2010 file photo. Pakistani state television said Saturday Feb. 12, 2011 an anti-terrorism court judge has issued an arrest warrant for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in connection with the 2007 assassination of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)AP - A Pakistani court issued an arrest warrant for ousted military leader Pervez Musharraf on Saturday over allegations he played a role in the 2007 assassination of an ex-prime minister and rival. It was a major setback for the onetime U.S. ally, who was plotting a political comeback from outside the country.

Taliban assault on Afghanistan police HQ kills 19 (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 08:31 AM PST

Dust and smoke rise after an explosion in Kandahar city February 12, 2011. REUTERS/Ahmad NadeemReuters - Taliban suicide bombers killed 19 people, including 17 members of the Afghan security forces, on Saturday in an attack in southern Kandahar province, the focus of NATO efforts to turn the tide of the war.

Scavenging to survive in India's belt of fire (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 08:13 AM PST

In this Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011 photo, stray dogs stand on the parched and burnt earth where underground coal fires are burning in the village of Bokapahari in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand where a community of coal scavengers live and work. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)AP - The villagers set out from this shattered hamlet long before dawn, walking without flashlights on trails they can navigate without looking.

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Posted: 12 Feb 2011 05:17 AM PST

AP - Kandahar governor's office: Death toll in Taliban assault on Afghan city rises to 16.

Australian editor of Myanmar newspaper jailed (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 04:22 AM PST

AP - The Australian editor and co-owner of an English-language newspaper in Myanmar has been arrested in what an associate suggests is a business dispute.

Vast India census may help direct aid to poorest (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 03:48 AM PST

In this Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 photo, women census officials walk past rice fields on a census drive in Govardhan village, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) east of Gauhati, India. India is busily conducting its 15th national census, with millions of government workers deploying across the country to tally its estimated 1.17 billion people and ask questions on housing, work and education that should give a clearer picture of the world's most populous democracy and its very vast needs. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)AP - Three weeks, 29 questions and more than a billion heads to count.

Japan PM's approval rating sinks to new low (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 02:57 AM PST

AP - Support for Japan's prime minister fell sharply in a public opinion poll released Saturday, as a growing number of voters question his government's ability to lead the country through numerous pressing problems.

Wary China warns of Egypt 'chaos' after uprising (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 01:58 AM PST

AP - China's state-controlled media downplayed the news of Egypt's popular uprising that toppled its president, with some outlets carrying only brief items and one editorial warning Saturday that the country could fall into "chaos."

Myanmar junta warns against disrupting 'democracy' (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 12:11 AM PST

Members of National Unity Party shout slogans at their meeting ahead of the 64th Union Day at the party headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Feb.11, 2011. Myanmar's 64th Union Day will fall on Feb. 12. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)AP - The leader of Myanmar's junta warned against any "disruption" of the country's new military-dominated government, urging people Saturday to protect what he called the country's nascent "democracy system" a day after a Cabinet was approved.

China AIDS activist gets 1-year prison sentence (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:30 PM PST

AP - The lawyer for a Chinese AIDS activist says his client has been given a one-year prison sentence after smashing equipment in the office of the hospital where he was infected.
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