Friday, February 4, 2011

Myanmar's parliament appoints Thein Sein president (Reuters)

Myanmar's parliament appoints Thein Sein president (Reuters)

Myanmar's parliament appoints Thein Sein president (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:45 AM PST

Reuters - Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein was chosen on Friday to become the military-run country's first civilian president in half a century, a cosmetic shift that does little to end the army's overwhelming influence on politics.

Two dead in Thai-Cambodian border clash (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:36 AM PST

A view of the Preah Vihear temple on the disputed Cambodian-Thai border. Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged heavy fire on the two countries' shared border on Friday killing one soldier and a civilian, as tensions between the neighbours boiled over.(AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy)AFP - Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged heavy fire on the two countries' shared border on Friday, killing one soldier and a civilian, as tensions between the neighbours boiled over.

Sri Lanka parties clash over jailed army general (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:15 AM PST

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse takes part in the island's 63rh Independence Day celebrations in the southern district town of Kataragama. Rajapakse promised Friday to promote economic development at all costs to make up for opportunities lost during the country's separatist war.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)AFP - Government and opposition activists clashed in Sri Lanka's capital Friday as the country marked its national day amid calls to free jailed opposition leader and former army chief Sarath Fonseka.

Russia backs UN debate on North Korea (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:13 AM PST

UN Security Council members are pictured in 2010. Russia said Friday that it backed South Korea's earlier call for the UN Security Council to debate North Korea's uranium enrichment programme.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Russia said Friday that it backed South Korea's earlier call for the UN Security Council to debate North Korea's uranium enrichment programme.

Japanese stem cell researcher wins top award (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:13 AM PST

Professor Shinya Yamanaka of the Institute for Frontier Medical Science, Kyoto University, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo 2008. Yamanaka was Friday honoured with a Spanish award worth 400,000 euros ($544,000) for his pioneering work on cell reprogramming.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka was Friday honoured with a Spanish award worth 400,000 euros ($544,000) for his pioneering work on cell reprogramming.

Assange asks Australian PM to bring him home (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:58 AM PST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, pictured in January 2011, has called on Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to bring him home just days before he faces an extradition hearing related to sexual assault allegations.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has called on Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to bring him home just days before he faces an extradition hearing related to sexual assault allegations.

Some 25,000 refugees flee Pakistan tribal zone: UN (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:54 AM PST

A Pakistani displaced man carries a sack of relief goods as others stand in a queue in northwestern Kurram tribal district close to the Afghan border in 2010. Some 25,000 people have fled in just a week from the tribal zones of northwest Pakistan, a Taliban stronghold, following a military campaign launched against the militants, a UN official said Friday.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - Some 25,000 people have fled in just a week from the tribal zones of northwest Pakistan, a Taliban stronghold, following a military campaign launched against the militants, a UN official said Friday.

Clinton meets Pakistan minorities minister (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:50 AM PST

This 2010 photo shows Pakistan's minister for minority affairs Shahbaz Bhatti as he gestures during an interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Washington, DC. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Pakistan's minister for minority affairs in a show of support for religious freedom as tensions mount in the country, he said Friday.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Pakistan's minister for minority affairs in a show of support for religious freedom as tensions mount in the country, he said Friday.

Australia sends in troops after mega-cyclone (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:15 AM PST

A soldier patrols for looters next to damaged boats on a waterfront in Cardwell. Australia sent in 4,000 troops to help coastal towns left splintered by a monster cyclone, as officials urged stranded victims to stay calm until help arrives.(AFP/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Australia on Friday sent in 4,000 troops to help coastal towns left splintered by a monster cyclone, as officials urged stranded victims to stay calm until help arrives.

Military junta ex-general named Myanmar president (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 09:53 AM PST

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010 file photo released by Myanmar News Agency, Myanmar's Prime Minister Thein Sein casts his ballot for the elections in Naypyitaw, Myanmar's administrative capital. 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/Myanmar News Agency, File)AP - Myanmar's newly elected parliament named a key figure in the long-ruling military junta as president Friday, ensuring that the first civilian government in decades will be dominated by the army that has brutally suppressed dissent.

Russia defense chief visits disputed islands (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 08:02 AM PST

AP - Russia's defense minister inspected military facilities on disputed islands also claimed by Japan on Friday, prompting a sharp protest from Tokyo, officials and reports said.

Pakistan promises to trim bloated Cabinet (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:26 AM PST

AP - Pakistan's ruling party said Friday it plans trim the bloated 50-plus-member Cabinet to help cut spending at a time of severe financial crisis.

Mob attacks Sri Lankan opposition protest (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:17 AM PST

AP - A mob armed with clubs attacked opposition protesters Friday who were marching to demand the release of Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate from jail.

Strong earthquake strikes India-Myanmar border (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:02 AM PST

AP - A strong earthquake has hit along the India's border with Myanmar. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

2 die as Thai, Cambodian troops battle at border (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 06:47 AM PST

In this photo taken July 7, 2010, Cambodian solders guard the main entrance to Cambodia's 11th century Hindu Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, about 245 kilometers (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Shooting between Cambodian and Thai soldiers broke out Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, near the temple, which belongs to Cambodia. Thailand disputes claims to a small patch of land near the temple. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)AP - Cambodian and Thai troops battled for two hours Friday along a disputed stretch of their shared border, trading artillery fire that killed at least two people near an 11th century temple that is a U.N. World Heritage Site.

Bomb explodes near Afghan police chief's house (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 05:01 AM PST

An Afghan woman, left, walks past Afghan border policemen in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - A suicide car bomb struck outside the house of the police chief in southern Afghanistan's largest city Friday, wounding at least two people. It was the second attack on him this week.

Kazakhstan to hold early presidential vote April 3 (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:49 AM PST

AP - Kazakhstan's leader on Friday called early presidential elections for April 3, an accelerated timetable that gives the country's weak opposition forces little time to prepare.

Japanese tabloids make hay of royal family foibles (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 03:00 AM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, Japan's Crown Princess Masako waves from a balcony of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo as Emperor Akihito makes a public appearance marking his 77th birthday. In a country where old folks still remember when it was a serious crime to defame the imperial household, Japan's tabloid-style weekly magazines just can't print enough unflattering gossip on its royal family, and especially the women who marry into it. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)AP - The Japanese emperor is a quiet, studious type. The paragon of respectability. But, oh, what a family!

NZ rescuers struggle to save beached whales (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 02:37 AM PST

AP - Rescuers struggled to save scores of pilot whales after 80 beached themselves in New Zealand on Friday. By evening, nine had died and others were not expected to last the night, conservation officials said.

22,000 Pakistanis flee fighting near Afghan border (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 01:24 AM PST

A young Afghan refugee boy looks on as he stands in an alley in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - About 22,000 Pakistani villagers have fled military operations against Islamist militants in a tribal region near the Afghan border, a government administrator and the army said Friday.
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