Friday, March 4, 2011

Pakistan makes U-turn on petrol price hike (AFP)

Pakistan makes U-turn on petrol price hike (AFP)

Pakistan makes U-turn on petrol price hike (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 11:03 AM PST

Pakistani activists of Pasban, a subsidiary of die-hard Sunni party Jamaat-e-Islami, protest against the rise of oil prices in Karachi on March 1. Pakistan said Friday it would increase petrol prices by about five percent and not the nearly 10 percent as planned after a key coalition partner warned the hike could cause unrest.(AFP/File/Rizwan Tabassum)AFP - Pakistan said Friday it would increase petrol prices by about five percent and not the nearly 10 percent as planned after a key coalition partner warned the hike could cause unrest.

Vietnam scrambles to save Hanoi's sacred turtle (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 10:56 AM PST

In this photo taken Thursday, March 3, 2011, a rare giant soft-shelled turtle shows an open wound on its neck at Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi, Vietnam. Hundreds of people are working around the clock at the famous lake, cleaning debris, pumping in fresh water and building a little island, all in hopes of saving the beloved turtle that's believed to be sacred. (AP Photo)AP - Hundreds of people are working around the clock to clean up a lake in the heart of Vietnam's capital in hopes of saving a rare, ailing giant turtle that is considered a sacred symbol of Hanoi.

Turkish media in uproar over journalists' detention (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 10:52 AM PST

Several hundred journalists took to the streets to protest the detention of 10 people, including eight journalists, in Ankara. The sign displays an injured photojournalist and a Turkish word AFP - Turkish journalists took to the streets Friday after the detention of more colleagues in a controversial coup probe, raising the issue of press freedom in the EU-aspirant country.

Left behind, Bangladeshis fleeing Libya face long road (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 10:01 AM PST

A refugee from Bangladesh who fled Libya carries an empty dustbin at the Choucha refugee camp, near the border with Libya, on March 3. Stranded by a government too poor to pull out its nationals from bloodshed in Libya, thousands of Bangladeshis trudged for days on dusty roads across the country to reach safety in Tunisia.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - Stranded by a government too poor to pull out its nationals from bloodshed in Libya, thousands of Bangladeshis trudged for days on dusty roads across the country to reach safety in Tunisia.

Monk first person in Bhutan jailed over tobacco (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 09:56 AM PST

Sonam Tshering, a Bhutanese monk, sits after appearing in court in Thimphu. The court handed him a three-year prison sentence for smuggling tobacco worth 2.50 us dollars (1.78 euro).(Bhutan Today)AFP - A monk in Bhutan has become the first person jailed under the country's draconian anti-smoking law after a court handed him a three-year prison sentence for smuggling tobacco worth $2.50.

Samsung sees iPad 2 thinness, price as challenge (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 09:03 AM PST

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils the iPad 2 on March 2 in California. South Korean giant Samsung Electronics on Friday admitted it faced a tough challenge to compete with Apple's new slimmer and cheaper iPad, saying AFP - South Korean giant Samsung Electronics on Friday admitted it faced a tough challenge to compete with Apple's new slimmer and cheaper iPad, saying "inadequate" parts had to be improved.

Dispute stalls Dutch PlayStation 3 shipment (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 09:00 AM PST

Japanese electronics giant Sony said a shipment of its PlayStation 3 consoles is being held at a port in the Netherlands after a Dutch court upheld a complaint filed by South Korea's LG Electronics.(AFP/File/Franck Fife)AFP - Japanese electronics giant Sony said a shipment of its PlayStation 3 consoles was being held in a Dutch port after a court upheld a patent complaint filed by South Korea's LG Electronics.

Taiwan executes five prisoners (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 08:57 AM PST

Taiwan's justice minister, Tseng Yung-fu (C), speaks to reporters in 2010. Taiwan on Friday executed five prisoners, less than a year after it carried out four death sentences following a more than four-year hiatus, the justice ministry said.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)AFP - Taiwan on Friday executed five prisoners, less than a year after it carried out four death sentences following a more than four-year hiatus, the justice ministry said.

Myanmar democracy group slams military fund (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 08:56 AM PST

AP - Myanmar's pro-democracy group on Friday criticized a new law that allows Myanmar's military chief access to a special fund without any oversight from parliament.

Thai lawmakers warned of phone spy threat (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 08:49 AM PST

Members of the Thai parliament attend a debate at parliament in Bangkok in 2010. Thai lawmakers were ordered on Friday not to divulge secrets over the telephone in an edict by the country's parliament about so-called AFP - Thai lawmakers were ordered on Friday not to divulge secrets over the telephone in an edict by the country's parliament about so-called "spy phone" technology.

Pakistanis bury slain Christian, warn of extremism (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 08:30 AM PST

Pakistani Christian women mourn over the death of their leader Shahbaz Bhatti, during a rally in his native town Khushpur near Faisalabad, Pakistan, on Friday, March 4, 2011. Bhatti, 42, was gunned down in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, after receiving death threats because he had urged Pakistan to reform its harsh laws that impose the death penalty for insulting Islam. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)AP - Men beat their bare chests, women wailed and church leaders warned Pakistan was sinking under the weight of extremism on Friday as they buried a Christian politician assassinated for opposing harsh blasphemy laws.

Japan rattled by college entrance exam cheat case (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 05:58 AM PST

In this March 3, 2011 photo, prep school Kawaijuku administration officer Kazutaka Tomioka, center, and other officers bows during a press conference at the school in Sendai, north of Tokyo, following a student of the school was arrested on suspicion of cheating on prestigious Kyoto University's entrance examination by using his cell phone to post questions on a popular forum and get outside help. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICAAP - Japanese police arrested a teenager accused of cheating on his university entrance examination by consulting online forums with his mobile phone, prompting outrage Friday in this gadget-loving country that prizes hard work and fairness.

Nepal's ex-rebels finally join new government (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 03:51 AM PST

AP - Nepal's former communist rebels joined the new government Friday, appointing four party members as ministers after a monthlong dispute with the country's new prime minister.

North Koreans waiting to return left in limbo (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 03:24 AM PST

South Korean protesters shout slogans during a rally denouncing North Korea's policy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 4, 2011. South Korean activists vowed Wednesday to bombard North Korea with propaganda materials that include footage of Middle East protests and messages to urge rebellion despite Pyongyang's threats to open fire in retaliation. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - Twenty-seven North Koreans whose boat drifted into southern waters were left in limbo Friday after North Korean officials did not show up at a border village to bring them home.

Marines await Taliban move in deadly Afghan valley (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 02:30 AM PST

In this image made on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nathan Salpas, 20, from Grand Island, NE, catches a loose goat in the courtyard of a mud compound during a patrol with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment in Sangin district southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. U.S. Marines battling the Taliban in this key insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan are increasingly dubious about the prospects for a high-profile peace deal struck two months ago between the government and the area's largest tribe.(AP Photo/ Sebastian Abbot )AP - The cacophony of gunfire and bombing that dominated this southern river valley in the fall has dropped to a whisper, but U.S. Marines who have paid a heavy price battling the Taliban in Afghanistan's deadliest spot expect the insurgents to hit back hard.

2 bodies pulled from NZ quake rubble; toll at 163 (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 02:24 AM PST

A crane removes one side of the wall of the Christchurch Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 4, 2011, to allow Urban Search and Rescue teams to recover bodies of people still believed to be inside the building. Christchurch was hit by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake on Feb. 22, causing loss of life and major damage to the central city and surrounding suburbs. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Sarah Ivey) Australia Out, New Zealand OutAP - Recovery teams pulled two more bodies from the rubble of one of the worst-hit buildings in last week's earthquake in New Zealand, raising the confirmed death toll to 163, police said Friday.

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Posted: 04 Mar 2011 01:22 AM PST

AP - Police say bomb attack on mosque in northwest Pakistan has killed five people.

20 Cambodians killed in tour bus crash (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 12:44 AM PST

AP - Police say a speeding truck has crashed into a tour bus in southwestern Cambodia, leaving at least 20 dead and eight seriously injured.

Fired workers burn Indian executive to death (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 11:37 PM PST

AP - Indian police detained two people after an angry mob of fired workers burned to death a senior executive of a steel factory, an official said Friday.

Dozens of South Korean websites attacked (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:30 PM PST

AP - Hackers attacked about 40 South Korean government and private websites Friday, prompting officials to warn of a substantial threat to the country's computers.
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