Thursday, March 3, 2011

Turkish PM slams Kurdish party for rebels ties (AP)

Turkish PM slams Kurdish party for rebels ties (AP)

Turkish PM slams Kurdish party for rebels ties (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:09 AM PST

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the opening of the Cebit tech fair in Hanover, northern Germany, Monday, Feb 28, 2011. The computer and consumer electronics fair runs through March 5, 2011. (AP Photo/dapd, Nigel Treblin)AP - Turkey's prime minister accused the country's leading pro-Kurdish party on Thursday of serving as a "spokesman" for an outlawed Kurdish rebel group that is fighting for autonomy.

Indonesians try to save maid from beheading (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:55 AM PST

AP - Indonesians are campaigning to raise half a million dollars to stop the beheading of a maid in Saudi Arabia, asking for donations on TV and social networking sites like Facebook.

Pakistan court orders US shooter trial to go ahead (AFP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:30 AM PST

Pakistani police stand guard as a vehicle carrying US officials arrives to attend a hearing of a CIA contractor Raymond Davis, at the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore. A Pakistani court on Thursday said that the murder trial of Davis would go ahead, despite the insistence of the US government that he has diplomatic immunity.(AFP/Arif Ali)AFP - A Pakistani court on Thursday said that the murder trial of a CIA contractor would go ahead, despite the insistence of the US government that he has diplomatic immunity.

International meeting agrees to step up Afghan political push (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:23 AM PST

Reuters - An international conference on Afghanistan agreed on Thursday to step up efforts to reach a settlement to the Afghan war by shifting toward a political rather than military approach to Afghanistan.

Bangladesh's Nobel winner Yunus defies sacking (AFP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:20 AM PST

Microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus (C) emerges from the high court building where he contested the decision to remove him from his post in Grameen Bank, in Dhaka. Yunus on Thursday launched a legal battle to overturn an attempt by the government to force him from the celebrated bank he founded.(AFP)AFP - Bangladesh's Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus on Thursday launched a legal battle to overturn an attempt by the government to force him from the celebrated bank he founded.

Pakistani Christians protest after slaying (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:15 AM PST

People rally to condemn the death of Pakistan's government minister for religious minorities Shahbaz Bhatti during a rally in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Gunmen shot and killed Bhatti, the latest attack on a high-profile Pakistani figure threatened by Islamist militants for urging reform of harsh blasphemy laws that impose the death penalty for insulting Islam. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)AP - Pakistani Christians burned tires and rallied for justice Thursday, a day after Islamist militants assassinated a Catholic government minister who had braved death threats to speak out in their defense.

Turkish police crack down on journalists (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:10 AM PST

AP - Turkish police on Thursday detained about 10 people, mostly journalists, in a crackdown on an alleged secularist network accused of conspiring to topple the Islamic-rooted government, reports said. Critics say the case is part of a government assault on press freedom.

Pakistan overcome Canada in W. Cup (AFP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:49 AM PST

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi (centre) celebrates after he dismissed Canada's Ashish Bagai (unseen) during the Group A match at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Afridi took five wickets to help Pakistan overcome a scare at the hands of Canada and clinch a hard-fought 46-run win in their World Cup Group A match at R. Premadasa stadium.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)AFP - Skipper Shahid Afridi took five wickets to help Pakistan overcome a scare at the hands of Canada and clinch a hard-fought 46-run win in their World Cup Group A match at R. Premadasa stadium Thursday.

Japan develops mobile phone with human touch (AFP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:35 AM PST

Japan's Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) researcher Takashi Minato displays a human-shaped mobile phone in Tokyo. The human-shaped mobile phone has a skin-like outer layer that enables users to feel closer to those on the other end.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Japanese researchers said Thursday they have developed a human-shaped mobile phone with a skin-like outer layer that enables users to feel closer to those on the other end.

Japan arrests tech-savvy university exam cheat (AFP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:34 AM PST

The student sent questions to Yahoo! Japan's Chiebukuro (AFP - Japanese police on Thursday arrested a student on suspicion he cheated during gruelling elite university entrance exams by emailing questions to a Yahoo! question-and-answer website from his cellphone.

Philippines sends warplanes near disputed islands (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 05:22 AM PST

AP - The Philippine military deployed two warplanes near a disputed area in the South China Sea after a ship searching for oil complained it was harassed by two Chinese patrol boats, officials said Thursday.

Election campaign kicks off in Kazakhstan (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 05:09 AM PST

AP - Campaigning began Thursday in the former Soviet nation of Kazakhstan for a presidential election that will pit long-serving incumbent Nursultan Nazarbayev against three outsiders.

China warns foreign media not to cover protests (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:48 AM PST

A Chinese woman takes a photo of a group of security personnel outside Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, where the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is in session on Thursday, March 3, 2011. Chinese police have warned foreign reporters to stay away from spots designated for weekly protests, threatening them with loss of their work permits and other punishments if they don't comply, journalists said Thursday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - Chinese police are further intensifying pressure on foreign reporters, warning them to stay away from spots designated for Middle East-inspired protests and threatening them with expulsion or a revoking of their credentials.

NZ rescuers give up search for quake survivors (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:45 AM PST

Grant Smith, 2nd left, is assisted as he walks behind the coffin of his 9-month-old son, Jayden Harris, In Christchurch, New Zealand, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Jayden who was killed Tuesday Feb. 22, 2011 when a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch causing extensive damage and loss of life. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell) AUSTRALIA OUT NEW ZEALAND OUTAP - Rescuers officially gave up hope of finding more survivors of New Zealand's devastating earthquake, saying Thursday that no one trapped in rubble when the disaster struck nine days earlier could still be alive.

Journalist attacked in eastern Indonesia (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:34 AM PST

In this undated photo released by The Jakarta Globe, its reporter Banjir Ambarita is seen at work. The Indonesian journalist who covered a police sex scandal was treated in the hospital Thursday, March 3, 2011, after being stabbed in the stomach and chest, police and activists said. (AP Photo/The Jakarta Globe) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO ARCHIVE, NO SALESAP - An Indonesian journalist who covered a police sex scandal was treated in the hospital Thursday after being stabbed in the stomach and chest, police and activists said.

Afghan president warns Obama about civilian deaths (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:20 AM PST

Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen, waves as he arrives at the governor's office in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 3, 2011. Denmark's political parties backed a government plan to gradually pull out Danish troops from Afghanistan starting this summer through the end of 2014 and hand over responsibility to Afghan forces. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaleq)AP - Afghanistan's president has warned President Barack Obama that civilian casualties like the nine Afghan boys killed by coalition helicopters this week are a serious problem that needs to be better addressed by the U.S.-led forces.

Nepal bans sale of marijuana at Hindu festival (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:02 AM PST

A Hindu holy man looks on at the courtyard of Pashupati temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Hindu holy men are arriving at the temple from across Nepal and India, to pay obeisance to Lord Shiva ahead of Shivaratri festival. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)AP - Nepalese authorities have banned the sale of marijuana during a popular Hindu festival at which holy men traditionally smoke the drug and share it with young men and women, police said Thursday.

'Red Songs' fuels Chinese politician's ambitions (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 02:42 AM PST

Retirees sing revolutionary 'red' songs at a morning gathering in Shaping Park in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality Thursday March 3, 2011. The 'Sing Red Songs' campaign is the brainchild of Bo Xilai, a Communist Party boss with a rare flamboyant touch. In a country known for staid politicians, he is a publicity hound with an administrative flair that has captured the national imagination and, he hopes, will propel him into the top echelons of party leadership next year. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - Three mornings a week, retired locomotive driver Xiao Hunhou ventures out to a hilly park in this teeming city to belt out Mao-era propaganda songs with his "New Light" choir.

Indian anti-corruption chief resigns amid charges (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 01:29 AM PST

AP - India's top anti-corruption official resigned Thursday after the Supreme Court ruled that his appointment was inappropriate because he faces graft charges in a decades-old case.

4 NKoreans to resettle in South, 27 to return home (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 12:52 AM PST

U.S. Army M1A1 tanks of 11th Armor Cavalry Regiment from the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, are loaded onto trains during joint exercises with South Korea, dubbed Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, at Camp Carroll, in Waegwan, South Korea, Thursday, March 3, 2011. South Korean and U.S. troops kicked off their annual drills Monday, while North Korea slammed the maneuvers as a rehearsal for invasion that could trigger a nuclear war on the divided peninsula.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - Four of the 31 North Koreans held after their boat strayed into South Korean waters have asked to stay in the South, officials said Thursday, a move likely to draw an angry response from Pyongyang.
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