Friday, February 11, 2011

US sailor saves Turkish man's life while in port (AP)

US sailor saves Turkish man's life while in port (AP)

US sailor saves Turkish man's life while in port (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 10:41 AM PST

AP - U.S. officials say a USS Enterprise serviceman has resuscitated a 26-year-old Turkish man with CPR during a port call in the Mediterranean resort of Marmaris.

US calls for release of American held in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 10:28 AM PST

Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamat-e-Islami shout slogans during a rally against Raymond Allen Davis, a U.S. consulate employee suspected in a shooting, in Karachi, Pakistan, 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 - A top U.S. diplomat in Pakistan called Friday for the immediate release of an American held in the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis.

Pakistan troops kill 'rebel infiltrators' in Swat (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 10:23 AM PST

Pakistani army officials display seized weapons to the media after recovering the goods during a search operation in northwestern Bajaur tribal district on February 10. Pakistan's military said Friday it had killed 11 militants in the Swat valley, raising fears that rebels are again infiltrating the one-time tourism hub.(AFP/File/Hisban Ullah)AFP - Pakistan's military said Friday it had killed 11 militants in the Swat valley, raising fears that rebels are again infiltrating the one-time tourism hub.

Turkish inquiry says Israel used excessive force (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 10:17 AM PST

(L-R) Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres laugh during the Euro-Mediterranean forum in the resort of Formentor on the Spanish island of Majorca in this November 2, 2001 file photo. Egypt's Vice President Omar Suleiman said on February 11, 2011 that Mubarak had bowed to pressure from the street and had resigned, handing power to the army, he said in a televised statement. REUTERS/Dani Cardona/Files (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)AP - A Turkish committee investigating Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla has refuted Israeli claims its soldiers acted in self-defense, insisting that at least two activists were killed before commandos boarded the ship, while another died "execution-style" as he lay injured.

Pakistani airline employees end 4-day strike (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 10:17 AM PST

An employee of Pakistan International Airlines gestures during a sit in protest at Karachi airport in Pakistan, Thursday Feb. 10, 2011. A pilot strike grounded 10 flights and stranded hundreds of passengers in the Pakistani capital, a spokesman for the state-owned airline said. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP - Employees of Pakistan's state airline ended a four-day strike Friday that had crippled air travel in the country after the company's director resigned and a route-sharing deal with another airline was scrapped.

Pakistan rejects US man's self-defence claim (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 10:16 AM PST

Pakistani police escort an armoured vehicle carrying American Raymond Davis to court for a hearing in Lahore. Police have rejected the self-defence claim of the US official who shot two men in broad daylight as a court extended his remand, pending a legal battle over diplomatic immunity.(AFP/Arif Ali)AFP - Pakistani police on Friday rejected the self-defence claim of a US official who shot dead two men in broad daylight, accusing him of cold-blooded murder as a court extended his remand.

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Posted: 11 Feb 2011 10:14 AM PST

AP - US diplomat calls for immediate release of American held in shooting deaths of 2 Pakistanis.

Russia, Japan crisis talks end in failure (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 10:09 AM PST

The disputed Kuril Islands. Crisis talks between Russia and Japan over four Pacific islands ended in acrimonious failure Friday when Tokyo reaffirmed its claim on the chain and Moscow accused its neighbour of extreme behaviour.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Crisis talks between Russia and Japan over four Pacific islands ended in acrimonious failure Friday when Tokyo reaffirmed its claim on the chain and Moscow accused its neighbour of extreme behaviour.

The Challenges of Moving Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:52 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | On Thursday the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, briefed Congress on what the National Intelligence Community (NIC) believes to be the top threats to the United States over the coming year.

China urges West to lift Zimbabwe sanctions (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:23 AM PST

China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) poses next to Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe during his two-day visit to Zimbabwe. Yang urged Western countries to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe as he paid a visit to buttress ties with the southern African nation.(AFP/Alexander Joe)AFP - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Friday urged Western countries to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe as he paid a visit to buttress ties with the southern African nation.

Pakistan gets smaller Cabinet in austerity effort (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:57 AM PST

Hizbul Tahrir activists shout anti-US slogans during a protest rally demanding closure of US embassy and expulsion of intelligence operatives. Pakistani police have rejected the self-defence claim of a US official who shot two men in broad daylight as a court extended his remand, pending a legal battle over diplomatic immunity.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)AP - A new, smaller group of Cabinet ministers took an oath of office Friday in Pakistan, where the ruling party recently agreed to shrink the prime minister's circle of advisers to save the cash-strapped country some money.

Indian authorities clear Buddhist leader in probe (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:05 AM PST

AP - Indian authorities on Friday cleared Tibetan Buddhism's third most important leader in a probe into $1.35 million in cash discovered last month at his headquarters in northern India, a news report said.

Malaysia is Asia's 1st to charge Somali pirates (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 05:49 AM PST

Map of the Horn of Africa and surrounding coastline where piracy is rife. A Malaysian court has charged seven suspected Somali pirates for firing at Malaysian forces in a Gulf of Aden raid, under laws that carry the death penalty.(AFP/Graphic/File)AP - Malaysian prosecutors filed charges carrying the death penalty Friday against seven suspected Somali pirates accused of attacking a Malaysian-operated ship in the Gulf of Aden, in the first such charges in Asia against the African sea bandits.

Myanmar's parliament approves all Cabinet nominees (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 05:05 AM PST

AP - Myanmar's new military-dominated parliament on Friday unanimously approved all of the president-elect's 30 Cabinet nominees.

Tests show Japanese emperor has arteriosclerosis (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 04:19 AM PST

Japan's Emperor Akihito, pictured in January 2010, was diagnosed with arteriosclerosis -- hardening of the arteries -- following hospital tests on Friday, a report said.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AP - Palace officials say Japan's emperor has a heart condition linked to arteriosclerosis but the problem is not life threatening.

US troops: Afghan police slowly making progress (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 03:28 AM PST

In this Feb. 7, 2011 photo, Afghan policemen stand guard near the scene of a suicide attack in Kandahar south of Kabul, Afghanistan. With hundreds more policemen on the streets, fewer insurgents are slipping into the city. There are 1,600 Afghan policemen in Kandahar. That's 800 more than last year and the total is slated to rise to 2,100 by this summer. They are partnered with 850 U.S. military policemen — up from 170 MPs last summer. The city is safer, but not safe. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)AP - Kandahar's police substation No. 16 is a small green metal building plopped on a patch of dirt.

Australia's floods, cyclone stress Barrier Reef (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:31 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 2002 file photo provided by Queensland Tourism, an unidentified woman snorkels on the Great Barrier Reef off Australia's Queensland state. Researchers said it is too early to know exactly how much of the reef has been affected by recent flooding, which carved a wide path of destruction on land before draining into the sea off the country's northeast coast. (AP Photo/Queensland Tourism, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Murky freshwater runoff from Australia's worst flooding in decades is adding to stresses from pollution and warming seas on the Great Barrier Reef, one of the world's most fragile ecosystems.

Philippines, communist rebels plan cease-fire (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:07 AM PST

AP - The Philippine government and communist rebels will declare a seven-day cease-fire when they resume negotiations next week aimed at ending one of Asia's longest-running insurgencies, the chief government negotiator said Friday.

10 Indonesians arrested over religious violence (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 01:59 AM PST

AP - Indonesian police say 10 suspects have been arrested after Islamic hard-liners set churches on fire and killed three members of a minority Islamic sect.

91 Rohingya refugees land on Indian shores (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 01:29 AM PST

AP - Ninety-one Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh have landed on India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands claiming they had been turned back into the sea by the Thai navy, a police officer said Friday.
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