Saturday, April 30, 2011

Afghan Taliban declare start to spring offensive (Reuters)

Afghan Taliban declare start to spring offensive (Reuters)

Afghan Taliban declare start to spring offensive (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 11:06 AM PDT

Reuters - The Taliban declared the start of a spring offensive across Afghanistan on Saturday, warning they would target foreign troops as well as Afghan security forces and top government officials in a wave of attacks including suicide bombings.

New skirmishes on Thai-Cambodian border (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:57 AM PDT

A Thai soldier recovers a rocket on April 29. Thai and Cambodian troops exchanged fire on their disputed border for a ninth straight day on Saturday, both sides said, casting doubt on efforts to end the countries' bloodiest conflict in decades.(AFP/File/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)AFP - Thai and Cambodian troops exchanged fire on their disputed border for a ninth straight day on Saturday, both sides said, casting doubt on efforts to end the countries' bloodiest conflict in decades.

Thousands protest against nuclear plant in Taiwan (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Nuns join anti-nuclear power plant demonstrators in a protest in Taipei. Thousands of Taiwanese took to the streets on Saturday to protest against a new nuclear power station as safety concerns mounted in the wake of the atomic crisis in Japan, an organiser said.(AFP/Sam Yeh)AFP - Thousands of Taiwanese took to the streets on Saturday to protest against a new nuclear power station as safety concerns mounted in the wake of the atomic crisis in Japan, an organiser said.

Ando upsets Kim, Mao to win second gold (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:49 AM PDT

Japan's Miki Ando celebrates with a Japanese flag during the victory ceremony of the ladies's event of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow. Ando beat favourites Kim Yu-Na and Mao Asada to claim her second world figure skating title on Saturday and dedicated the win to the victims of the quake-tsumami disaster in her native Japan.(AFP/Yuri Kadobnov)AFP - Miki Ando beat favourites Kim Yu-Na and Mao Asada to claim her second world figure skating title on Saturday and dedicated the win to the victims of the quake-tsumami disaster in her native Japan.

Air India crippled as pilots' strike enters fourth day (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:48 AM PDT

Air India aircraft are seen parked on the tarmac of the international airport in Mumbai on April 29. Flagship carrier Air India's woes deepened as it was forced to cancel most of its domestic flights by a pilots' strike over pay that entered its fourth day Saturday.(AFP/File/Punit Paranjpe)AFP - Flagship carrier Air India's woes deepened as it was forced to cancel most of its domestic flights by a pilots' strike over pay that entered its fourth day Saturday.

No Taliban link shown in Kabul shooting yet: NATO (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:45 AM PDT

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier keeps watch at the gate of the Afghan air force compound in Kabul. A gunman who opened fire at an air force training centre in Kabul, leaving eight US troops and an American contractor dead, appeared to be acting alone, NATO said Saturday.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - A gunman who opened fire at an air force training centre in Kabul, leaving eight US troops and an American contractor dead, appeared to be acting alone, NATO said Saturday.

Delhi win as Sehwag masters tricky track (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:19 AM PDT

Delhi Daredevils batsman Virender Sehwag plays a shot during their IPL Twenty20 match against the Kochi Tuskers Kerala at The Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi. Sehwag smashed a 47-ball 80 on a difficult pitch to set up Delhi Daredevils' 38-run win over Kochi Tuskers Kerala in an Indian Premier League match.(AFP/Dibyangshu Sarkar)AFP - Virender Sehwag smashed a 47-ball 80 on a difficult pitch to set up Delhi Daredevils' 38-run win over Kochi Tuskers Kerala in an Indian Premier League match on Saturday.

India's Infosys names banker as new chairman (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 09:48 AM PDT

Outgoing chairman and founder of Infosys Technologies N.R. Narayana Murthy (L) talks with newly-appointed chairman K.V. Kamath in Bangalore. Kamath, 63, previously headed India's largest private bank, ICICI.(AFP)AFP - Infosys on Saturday named a prominent banker to take charge of India's second-largest software exporter as the firm struggles to boost performance in the face of slow global recovery.

Taliban announce beginning of spring offensive (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 09:08 AM PDT

A U.S. soldier with the 1st battalion 3rd brigade and 1st infantry division monitors the area through the scope of his weapon at a check post of a joint U.S. and Afghan security forces base in Musa khel, district of Khost province southeast of Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, April 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Nishanuddin Khan)AP - The Taliban announced the beginning of their spring military offensive against the U.S.-led coalition Saturday, a day after a new Pentagon report claimed that the militants' fighting spirit was low after sustaining heavy losses on the battlefield.

Cairn warns India over Vedanta deal: report (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 09:07 AM PDT

Cairn Energy has warned India that imposing conditions on the sale of the British firm's majority stake in its Indian unit to Vedanta ould kill the deal, a report said.(Cairn Energy)AFP - Cairn Energy has warned India that imposing conditions on the sale of the British firm's majority stake in its Indian unit to Vedanta ould kill the deal, a report said on Saturday.

Chopper carrying top Indian state official missing (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 08:49 AM PDT

AP - A helicopter carrying the chief minister of the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh went missing Saturday in bad weather during what should have been a 75-minute flight, officials said.

Pakistani police foil attempt to burn church (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 08:03 AM PDT

Smoke erupt from burning tires set on fire by angry Pakistani Muslims during a rally against an alleged burning of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, in Gujranwala, Pakistan on Saturday, April 30, 2011. Officials say police have broken up an angry mob threatening to burn a church after the alleged burning of a Quran in eastern Pakistan. Saeed Wahla, administrator of Gujranwala city, said the police charged 300 protesters that were marching toward a church, infuriated over rumors that Qurans had been burned by Christians. (AP Photo/Aftab Rizvi)AP - Police broke up a mob of people armed with sticks that was threatening to attack a church Saturday after word spread that two copies of the Quran had been burned in eastern Pakistan, officials said.

Police investigate burning of 7 in Indian village (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:09 AM PDT

Local police officerss stand near a burnt room as villagers look inside from the door in Bandaguda village, about 250 miles (400 kilometers) from Bhubaneswar, India, Saturday, April 30, 2011. Police said Saturday they are investigating the burning to death of seven people who had resisted a village protest against a stone crushing plant in India's eastern Orissa state. Police suspect the villagers set the seven on fire after locking them in a break room near the crusher before midnight Friday, Singh said. (AP Photo)AP - Police in eastern India are investigating reports that villagers protesting a noisy stone crushing plant burned to death its three owners and four employees, authorities said Saturday.

Elections in communist Laos promise little change (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 04:52 AM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, voters fill in their ballots at a polling station in Vientiane, Laos, Saturday, April 30, 2011. Laos, one of the world's last communist nations, is holding parliamentary elections Saturday but the vote will only preserve the status quo, because virtually all candidates owe allegiance to the all-powerful political party that's ruled for 36 years. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Si Hongliang) NO SALESAP - Laos held legislative elections Saturday that are expected to sweep in a younger generation of lawmakers but preserve the political status quo, since virtually all candidates owe allegiance to the all-powerful communist party that has ruled for 36 years.

Thai militants kill 2 in twin bomb attacks (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 03:58 AM PDT

AP - Thai police say twin attacks blamed on suspected Muslim militants killed two soldiers Saturday and wounded nine others in southern Thailand.

Criticism up on Japan PM's handling of nuke crisis (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 02:05 AM PDT

Japanese government adviser Toshiso Kosako is overcame with emotion during a news conference Friday, April 29, 2011 in Tokyo announcing his resignation from the position. The expert on radiation exposure said he could not stay and allow the government to set what he called improper radiation limits of 20 millisieverts an hour for elementary schools in areas near the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCEAP - Criticism of the Japanese government's handling of the crisis at a radiation-spewing nuclear power plant increased Saturday, with a new poll indicating three-quarters of the people disapprove and a key adviser quitting in protest.

Protesters in Taiwan rally against nuclear plant (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:32 AM PDT

Demonstrators march in a protest against Taiwan's use of nuclear power plants, Saturday, April 30, 2011, in Taipei, Taiwan. The demonstrators demanded that the government scrap plans to operate a newly built nuclear power plant and turn the facilities into a museum to highlight the dangers of nuclear power. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP - About 2,000 protesters are demanding that Taiwan scrap plans to operate a newly built nuclear power plant and turn the facility into a museum to highlight the dangers of nuclear power.

Thailand, Cambodia clash at border for 9th day (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:29 PM PDT

An injured Thai soldier rests at a hospital bed after clashes between Thai and Cambodia in Surin province, northeastern Thailand, Thursday, April 28, 2011. Artillery fire boomed across the Thai-Cambodian frontier for a seventh day Thursday as fierce border clashes erupted again between the two neighbors. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)AP - Troops from Thailand and Cambodia exchanged fire at the countries' contested border again Saturday, marking the ninth straight day of clashes that have left at least 16 people dead and displaced nearly 100,000.

Amateur golfers from 7 nations tee off in NKorea (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:20 PM PDT

A golfer prepares to tee off in the Pyongyang Amateur Golf Open 2011 near Pyongyang, North Korea Friday, April 29, 2011. Adventurous amateur golfers from seven countries have converged on North Korea, looking to add an exotic new location to their destination lists. (AP Photo/APTN)AP - Adventurous amateur golfers from seven countries have converged on North Korea, looking to add an exotic new location to their destination lists.

China rights lawyer resurfaces after detention (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 05:37 PM PDT

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is seen in Beijing in 2010. China's army has warned that an image of the detained artist, briefly projected onto a Hong Kong barracks was illegal, according to a newspaper.(AFP/Peter Parks)AP - China has released a crusading rights lawyer who disappeared, apparently into police custody, more than two months ago in a massive security crackdown aimed at preventing any Middle East-inspired unrest.
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