Wednesday, February 9, 2011

US says customs officer killed in Afghanistan (AP)

US says customs officer killed in Afghanistan (AP)

US says customs officer killed in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:48 AM PST

U.S. soldiers walk towards the scene of an explosion in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. A bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan's largest city of Kandahar on Monday, killing at least one person and wounding two, Afghan officials said. It followed the killing of a local government leader near the country's volatile eastern border region earlier in the day. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)AP - A U.S. customs employee and two British soldiers have died in insurgent attacks in southern Afghanistan where violence persists despite a winter lull in fighting across the nation.

Bangladesh lashed teen 'murdered': prosecutor (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:37 AM PST

Bangladeshi Muslims offer prayers outside the National Mosque of Bangladesh in Dhaka in 2010. A Bangladeshi teenage girl who died after being whipped for an alleged affair was murdered, a state prosecutor said, after a fresh post-mortem found that she was killed by internal bleeding. Hena Begum, 15, died in hospital last week after being publicly lashed with a rope as a sharia punishment.(AFP/File/Munir Uz Zaman)AFP - A Bangladeshi teenage girl who died after being whipped for an alleged affair was murdered, a state prosecutor said Wednesday after a fresh post-mortem found that she was killed by internal bleeding.

Russia to boost defences on Kuril islands: Medvedev (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:20 AM PST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev walks past a Soviet-era battlement during his controversial visit to Kunashir -- one of the four Kuril islands -- in November 2010. Medvedev has ordered the deployment of additional weaponry on the Kuril islands claimed by Japan, adding Russia needed to expand its presence on an AFP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday ordered the deployment of extra weaponry on the Kuril islands claimed by Japan, escalating tensions in a dispute that has festered since World War II.

Turkish writer acquitted for third time over blast (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:04 AM PST

Reuters - A Turkish court acquitted a writer for the third time on Wednesday of charges that she was involved in a deadly 1998 explosion -- a case which has raised concerns about judicial process in the EU-candidate country.

Pakistan, PIA unions talks deadlocked (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:03 AM PST

Employees of the flagship Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) stage a protest against the management outside the airport during a strike in Karachi. Talks between the Pakistani government and unions representing striking staff at the country's flag-carrier airline ended in deadlock Wednesday.(AFP/Asif Hassan)AFP - Talks between the Pakistani government and unions representing striking staff at the country's flag-carrier airline ended in deadlock Wednesday.

Russia's Medvedev speaks tough on disputed islands (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 09:57 AM PST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, background right, heads a meeting on economic issues at the Gorki presidential residence outside Moscow on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/ RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)AP - Russia will send more weapons to its islands in north Pacific, President Dmitry Medvedev announced Wednesday — a mere two days after Japan again demanded that Russia return several islands it has held since the end of World War II.

Thais, Cambodia face diplomatic pressure to end dispute (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 09:50 AM PST

A Cambodian soldier poses for a picture as his unit takes up position near the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple on the border between Thailand and Cambodia February 8, 2011. REUTERS/Damir SagoljReuters - Thailand and Cambodia faced growing diplomatic pressure on Wednesday to end a standoff on a stretch of border surrounding a 900-year-old clifftop temple as guns held silent for a second day.

Taiwan detains general in China spy case (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 09:12 AM PST

Taiwanese tank take part in a military drill in northern Hsinchu. A Taiwanese general has been arrested over claims he spied for China, the defence ministry has said as Taiwan scrambles to limit the damage from what it called the worst espionage case in 50 years.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AFP - A Taiwanese general has been arrested over claims he spied for China, the defence ministry said Wednesday as it scrambled to limit the damage from what it called the worst espionage case in 50 years.

Aviation giants scrap for contracts at India airshow (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 09:12 AM PST

Indian Air Force Sukhoi SU-30MKI fighter aircraft fly in formation during the Aero India 2011 inauguration ceremony at the Yelhanka Air Force station in Bangalore on February 9, 2011. Global aeronautical companies laid out their stalls in one of the world's hottest aviation markets, looking for a share of billions of dollars in Indian military and civilian contracts.(AFP/Dibyangshu Sarkar)AFP - Global aeronautical companies laid out their stalls Wednesday in one of the world's hottest aviation markets, looking for a share of billions of dollars in Indian military and civilian contracts.

Fresh protests in Sri Lanka over jailed leader (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 09:04 AM PST

Members of Sri Lanka's main opposition group, chant slogans during a demonstration in Colombo. Thousands of opposition supporters in Sri Lanka on Wednesday held protests demanding the release of former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka.(AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)AFP - Thousands of opposition supporters in Sri Lanka on Wednesday held protests demanding the release of former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka.

2 Koreas end defense talks without progress (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 08:46 AM PST

In this photo released by the Defense Ministry, North Korean Army Col. Ri Sun Gyun, right, shakes hands with South Korean counterpart Col. Moon Sang-gyun upon his arrival for their military meeting at the south side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. South Korea agreed Wednesday to hold talks with North Korea on humanitarian issues between the rivals, as military officers from both sides met at the border for a second straight day to try to end tensions on the peninsula. (AP Photo/Defense Ministry)AP - North Korean military officers stalked out of the first official talks with rival South Korea in months Wednesday, dashing hopes for eased tensions after a deadly artillery attack in November increased fears of war on the peninsula.

Pakistan officials hopeful on held American spat (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 07:10 AM PST

Pakistani villagers carry the dead body of Shumaila Kanwal, the widow of a Pakistani man allegedly shot and killed by a U.S. official, for burial in Chak Chumra near Faisalabad, Pakistan Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. Kanwal committed suicide by taking insecticides, Sunday, saying she was driven to act by fears that the American would be freed without trial. (AP Photo/Khalil-ur-Rehman)AP - Aides to Pakistan's president expressed confidence Wednesday that Islamabad and Washington can amicably resolve a diplomatic crisis over a former U.S. Special Forces soldier held in the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis.

Pakistani ministers resign in Cabinet redesign (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 06:27 AM PST

In this photo taken TuesdayFeb 8, 2011, two Pakistani boys walk underneath a mountain marked with a Pakistan military saying 'Pakistan first' near the Kojak pass in Pakistan. The 2290 m (7513 feet) high Kojak pass is one of the main connections from Pakistan into Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - Pakistan's prime minister dissolved his 50-plus member Cabinet on Wednesday in order to replace it with a smaller group in response to demands for greater financial savings in the economically struggling country.

Cambodia troops bunkered at cliff-top Khmer temple (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:25 AM PST

A weapon is placed on the stone at the entrance of Cambodia's famed Preah Vihear temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Preah Vihear province, about 245 kilometers (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Thailand accused Cambodia of refusing to negotiate to resolve a border dispute that led to the fourth straight day of fierce clashes Monday, as Phnom Penh said that only U.N. peacekeepers can stop the fighting near the 11th century Hindu temple. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)AP - Hundreds of Cambodian soldiers were camped Wednesday at a cliff-top Khmer temple in the line of fire from deadly border skirmishes with Thailand, as the Cambodian leader raised the temperature in the conflict by declaring it a "real war."

Taiwanese general detained on spy charges (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:07 AM PST

In this April 25, 2008 photo, Lo Hsieh-che, a major general in charge of the Taiwan army command's communications and information office, is pictured in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan has detained Lo on charges of providing classified military information to rival China, the highest-ranking officer involved in alleged espionage in decades. (AP Photo) TAIWAN OUTAP - Taiwan has detained a major general on charges of providing military secrets to China, the defense ministry said Wednesday. Analysts said he may have compromised a vital military communications network that uses U.S. technology.

Officials: NW Pakistan rival tribes to end fight (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:01 AM PST

AP - A tribal elder and a government official say Sunni and Shiite communities in a region close to the Afghan border have agreed to end their four-year long conflict.

India begins billion-plus head count for census (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 02:31 AM PST

India's ruling Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, right, is enumerated by census officials during the second phase of India census in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. The second phase of census called the population enumeration will be conducted simultaneously all over India from Feb. to February 9 through 28.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)AP - Millions of census workers fanned out across India on Wednesday as they began a mammoth effort to document every person in the world's second most populous country over the next three weeks.

Afghan government expands reach but gains fragile (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 01:21 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2011 file photo, Afghan policemen and U.S. soldiers walk near the scene of a car bomb explosion in Kandahar south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Although the Afghan government has gained traction in the south, the Taliban's murder and intimidation campaign still rages. Routed from their hideouts by U.S., coalition and Afghan forces late last year, the Taliban are retaliating by targeting dozens of police and local officials, including the deputy governor of Kandahar province who was killed by a suicide bomber last week. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan, File)AP - Ed Pressman recently watched Afghan villagers holler at government officials at a local meeting. He took it as a sign of progress.

Oil rises above $87 after US crude supply drop (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:36 AM PST

The logo of state-owned oil company Rosneft is seen on the roof of gas-filling station near Stalin's time skyscraper in Moscow. Three of Russia's top five oil producers were accused Wednesday of fixing prices on the domestic market and following other unfair business practices that saw prices jump 50 percent in three months.(AFP/File/Alexander Memenov)AP - Oil prices rose above $87 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed U.S. crude supplies unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting demand may be improving.

Japan's emperor to undergo heart tests (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:15 PM PST

Japan's Emperor Akihito, left, talks to Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov, right, through an interpreter at Imperial Palace in Tokyo Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. The Imperial Household Agency says Wednesday Emperor Akihito, 77, will have thorough tests Friday at a Tokyo hospital following the discovery of a heart problem in checkups last month. The agency says Akihito will continue his duties Wednesday and Thursday. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICAAP - Officials say Japan's emperor will undergo medical tests following the discovery of a heart problem.
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