Sunday, February 6, 2011

Pakistani woman commits suicide after US shooting (AP)

Pakistani woman commits suicide after US shooting (AP)

Pakistani woman commits suicide after US shooting (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 11:10 AM PST

An unidentified relative of Shumaila Kanwal, the widow of a Pakistani man allegedly shot and killed by a U.S. official, helps her to drink water at a local hospital in Faisalabad, Pakistan Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. Kanwal, tried to commit suicide by eating rat poison Sunday, saying she was driven to act by fears that the American would be freed without trial. (AP Photo/Khalil-ur-Rehman)AP - The wife of a Pakistani man shot and killed by a U.S. official committed suicide by eating rat poison Sunday, explaining before she died that she was driven to act by fears the American would be freed without trial, a doctor said.

No breakthrough in India-Pakistan talks (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:47 AM PST

AP - The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan have met in the Bhutanese capital, but failed to set any dates for the resumption of peace talks between the hostile neighbors.

Cambodia: Heritage site damaged in border fighting (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:32 AM PST

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Cambodian soldiers rest at the Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, some 500 kilometers (300 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. A shaky cease-fire reached Saturday after the fiercest border clashes in years erupted Friday and Saturday between Thai and Cambodian troops stationed along the border. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Phearum) NO SALESAP - The Cambodian government said part of a historic 11th-century stone temple collapsed Sunday due to heavy shelling by the Thai army as the two sides battled across their disputed border for a third day.

Wife of Pakistani shot by US gunman in suicide bid (AFP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:10 AM PST

Pakistani demonstrators burn an effigy of US government employee Raymond Davis during a protest in Lahore. The wife of one of two Pakistani motorcyclists shot dead by a US government employee last month was in a critical condition Sunday after attempting suicide, police said.(AFP/Arif Ali)AFP - The wife of one of two Pakistani motorcyclists shot dead by a US government employee last month was in a critical condition Sunday after attempting suicide, police said.

Thai-Cambodia border fighting 'damages' temple (AFP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:02 AM PST

A Cambodian soldier guards an area near the Preah Vhear temple in Preah Vihear province. Cambodia accused Thailand of damaging an 11th-century temple in fresh clashes on Sunday and appealed to the United Nations to halt the AFP - Cambodia accused Thailand of damaging an 11th-century temple in fresh clashes on Sunday and appealed to the United Nations to halt the "aggression" in the third day of cross-border fighting.

Ex-leader of Japan far-left terror group dies (AFP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:52 AM PST

This photo, taken in 1972, shows ex-leader of terrorist group United Red Army Hiroko Nagata. Nagata, 65, died late on February 5, while on death row, having been in jail since her 1972 arrest over the savage killings of 14 fellow radicals.(AFP/Jiji Press/File)AFP - The ex-leader of an armed Japanese far-left group from the 1970s has died on death row, 29 years after she was sentenced to hang over the savage group killings of 14 fellow radicals.

Afghan progress on track: Cameron (AFP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:47 AM PST

An Afghan boy looks on at a local baazar near new Mirage base, Musa Qala District, Helmand province on February 5. British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday said coalition forces were making steady progress in improving security in Afghanistan and were on track to leave the country by 2015.(AFP/File/Dmitry Kostyukov)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday said coalition forces were making steady progress in improving security in Afghanistan and were on track to leave the country by 2015.

Thai, Cambodia troops clash again on disputed border (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:08 AM PST

A Cambodian soldier takes position behind a machine gun near Preah Vihear temple along the border with Thailand February 6, 2011. REUTERS/PhearaReuters - Thai and Cambodian soldiers fought with rockets, guns and tanks on Sunday in a third day of clashes over disputed territory surrounding a 900-year-old Hindu temple, the area's worst fighting in years.

Disputed temple hit in Thai-Cambodian clashes (AFP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 08:55 AM PST

A Cambodian soldier guards an area near the Preah Vhear temple in Preah Vihear province. Cambodia accused Thailand of damaging an 11th-century temple in fresh clashes on Sunday and appealed to the United Nations to halt the AFP - Border clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops have damaged a disputed 11th-century temple, the Cambodian government said in a statement on Sunday.

India, Pakistan foreign secretaries meet in Bhutan (AFP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 08:24 AM PST

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi (R) shakes hands with Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao prior to their meeting in Islamabad in June, 2010. The top diplomats of India and Pakistan are due to meet Sunday in Bhutan in the first high-level meeting between the two rival countries since July.(AFP/File)AFP - The top diplomats of India and Pakistan held talks on Sunday in Thimphu, the Bhutanese capital, in the first high-level meeting between the two rival countries since July.

Wildfire burns 35 houses in Western Australia (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:16 AM PST

AP - Wildfires tore across the outskirts of an Australian city on Sunday, destroying at least 35 homes, authorities said. One firefighter was reportedly injured.

Indonesia mob attacks 'heretic' Muslims, kills 3 (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 05:03 AM PST

AP - A machete-wielding mob of Muslims on Sunday attacked the home of a minority sect leader in central Indonesia, killing three and wounding six others, police and witnesses said.

Indian navy captures 28 pirates from Thai vessel (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 04:17 AM PST

Map locating Lakshadweep Islands. The Indian navy and coastguard captured 28 suspected Somali pirates after a firefight with a AP - The Indian navy on Sunday captured 28 suspected Somali pirates from a Thai fishing vessel after a brief exchange of gunfire in the Indian Ocean, an official said.

Nepal's new PM, elected on 17th attempt, sworn in (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:45 AM PST

Chairman of Communist party of Nepal (United Marxist -Leninist) Jhal Nath Khanal, left, is greeted by Communist party of Nepal (Maoist) leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal after being elected as Nepal's Prime Minister in Katmandu, Nepal. Nepal's parliament elected Khanal as the new prime minister in its 17th attempt since the last government resigned last year.(AP Photo/Binod Joshi)AP - Nepal's new prime minister — elected by parliament after months of failed attempts — was sworn in Sunday but was unable to name a Cabinet because of continuing negotiations with his main coalition partner over key positions.

Rebel infighting worries Philippines before talks (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 02:36 AM PST

AP - The Philippines' chief negotiator expressed concern Sunday about upcoming peace talks with the country's largest Muslim rebel group after a key guerrilla commander with hundreds of fighters rejected negotiations.

Police: Followers of Tibet leader broke Indian law (AP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 06:13 AM PST

AP - Followers of Tibetan Buddhism's third most important leader violated Indian tax and foreign currency laws in collecting donations, police said Saturday.

More floods in Australia as cyclone damage tallied (AP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:22 AM PST

Nathan La Fauci, right, show his partner Elisha Verrent a photo found in the rubble of their home at Tully Heads, Australia, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph (300 kph). Yasi ripped across the coast near Cairns on Wednesday night, tearing apart dozens of homes and damaging hundreds more, cutting power to tens of thousands of people and flattening millions of dollars worth of crops. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)AP - The cyclone that tore through Australia's northeast this week brought fresh misery to people in the south on Saturday, causing flash flooding in the second-largest city even as residents in far distant towns returned to ruined homes.

Bombs kill 2 NATO troops in southern Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:06 AM PST

Members of the 2nd Mentoring Task Force hold a memorial service for Australian Defence Force engineer Cpl. Richard Atkinson at Multinational Base Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province February 5, 2011 in this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command (South). Atkinson was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED), during a joint patrol with the Afghan National Army in the Tangi Valley on February 2, 2011. REUTERS/Christopher Dickson/Australian Department of Defense/Handout (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT OBITUARY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSAP - NATO says two of its service members have been killed in separate bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan.

Whales stranded in New Zealand refloat themselves (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:15 PM PST

AP - Sixty-six survivors of a pod of 80 pilot whales that beached in New Zealand freed themselves and swam back to sea during a high tide, rescuers said on Saturday.
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