Monday, April 25, 2011

Japan to host Peru, Czech friendlies (AFP)

Japan to host Peru, Czech friendlies (AFP)

Japan to host Peru, Czech friendlies (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 11:09 AM PDT

Japanese national team members and head coach Alberto Zaccheroni (L) of Italy hold a banner before starting a charity match to raise money for victims of the earthquake and tsunami at the Nagai stadium in Osaka in March 2011. J Japan will host Peru and the Czech Republic in June in their first international friendlies since the March 11 quake-tsunami disaster.(AFP/JIJI PRESS/File)AFP - Japan will host Peru and the Czech Republic in June in their first international friendlies since the March 11 quake-tsunami disaster, the Japan Football Association announced on Monday.

Taliban tunnel more than 480 out of Afghan prison (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 11:06 AM PDT

Afghan policemen stand in front of gate of the main prison in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, April 25, 2011. Taliban insurgents dug a more than 1,050-foot (320-meter) tunnel underground and into the main jail in Kandahar city and whisked out more than 450 prisoners, most of whom were Taliban fighters, officials and the insurgents said Monday. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)AP - During the long Afghan winter, Taliban insurgents were apparently busy underground.

Pakistan spinners restrict Windies to 220 (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 11:06 AM PDT

Pakistani bowler Saeed Ajmal (C) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of West Indies batsman Devendra Bishoo during the second ODI between West Indies and Pakistan at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in Gros Islet, St Lucia. Pakistan spinners Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Hafeez and skipper Shahid Afridi restricted West Indies to a modest 220 all out.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Pakistan spinners Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Hafeez and skipper Shahid Afridi restricted West Indies to a modest 220 all out in the second one-day international on Monday.

Japanese trailblazer Uchida sets sights on final (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:57 AM PDT

Schalke's Japanese defender Atsuto Uchida addresses a press conference in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany. Uchida insisted on Monday that Schalke 04 will not be content unless their Champions League adventure takes them all the way to the final.(AFP/Patrik Stollarz)AFP - Rising Japan star Atsuto Uchida insisted on Monday that Schalke 04 will not be content unless their Champions League adventure takes them all the way to the final.

India arrests ex-games chief as telecoms case widens (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Suresh Kalmadi (L), the chief organiser of the Delhi Commonwealth Games, arrives at India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters in New Delhi April 25, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Indian police arrested the former chief organizer of the Delhi Commonwealth Games on Monday as part of a crackdown on corruption, embarrassing the government as it fights major state polls.

Jury deliberations start in Galleon hedge fund case (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:33 AM PDT

Billionaire Galleon Group hedge fund cofounder Raj Rajaratnam enters a Manhattan Federal Court during his insider trading trial on April 12. A jury has begun deliberating in the case.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AFP - A jury began deliberating Monday in Wall Street's biggest insider trading court case in years, targeting Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam, accused of profiting from insider information.

U.S. watchdog questions management of Afghan police (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:18 AM PDT

Reuters - Afghanistan's government does not know exactly how many people work in its national police force, a U.S. government watchdog said on Monday, as U.S. commanders prepare to hand greater control of security to Afghans and start withdrawing.

Obama gathers top aides on Afghanistan, Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:06 AM PDT

US Marines in Helmand province. US President Barack Obama Monday gathered top national security and intelligence staff for his regular review of Afghan and Pakistan strategy, amid suggestions of fresh tensions with Islamabad.(AFP/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - US President Barack Obama Monday gathered top national security and intelligence staff for his regular review of Afghan and Pakistan strategy, amid suggestions of fresh tensions with Islamabad.

US listed Pakistan spies as terrorists: document (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 09:47 AM PDT

Pakistani army soldiers secure the site of a suicide bomb blast at the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) building in Peshawar in 2009. A secret 2007 US list of AFP - US investigators who screened prisoners considered Pakistani intelligence to be a terrorist group, leaked documents said Monday, laying bare the deep mistrust between the two countries' spies.

US sees terror links in Pakistani intelligence (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 09:41 AM PDT

AP - Guantanamo Bay prison authorities named Pakistan's main intelligence agency a terrorist organization along with Hamas and other international militant networks, according to leaked documents likely to damage already rocky relations between the spy body and the CIA.

With 12,000 still missing, Japan keeps searching (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 08:24 AM PDT

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members search for missing people in their third major recovery operation since the March 11 earthquake in Shichigahamamachi, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Monday, April 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)AP - A line of somber soldiers walked methodically through a drained swamp Monday, with each step sinking their slender poles into the muck beneath.

Organizer of India's Commonwealth Games arrested (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 07:20 AM PDT

New Delhi Commonwealth Games organizing committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, center, who was later fired from his job in January, arrives at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 25, 2011. The CBI Monday said it has arrested Kalmadi, the chief organizer of last year's scandal-plagued Commonwealth Games as part of a corruption probe.(AP Photo)AP - Indian officials arrested the chief organizer of last year's Commonwealth Games and two other officials on Monday as part of a corruption investigation into the scandal-plagued competition in New Delhi.

Thousands line up for last glimpse of Indian guru (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 06:47 AM PDT

Devotees mourn near the body of Hindu holy man Sathya Sai Baba during a public viewing at the Prasanthi Nilayam Ashram in Puttaparti, India, Monday, April 25, 2011. Thousands of mourners on Monday paid their last respects to the Indian religious leader revered by millions for spiritual and healing powers but dismissed by some as a charlatan who passed off magic tricks as miracles. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)AP - Thousands of mourners paid last respects Monday to Sathya Sai Baba, an Indian religious leader revered by millions for spiritual and healing powers but dismissed by some as a charlatan who passed off magic tricks as miracles.

Thailand, Cambodia battle on border for 4th day (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:55 AM PDT

AP - Thai and Cambodian forces battled for a fourth straight day along their disputed border Monday, as Cambodia accused its neighbor of damaging two ancient temples in weekend clashes.

Building fire kills at least 17 people in Beijing (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:50 AM PDT

AP - An illegal garment shop in southern Beijing caught fire early Monday, killing 17 migrant workers and their family members who may not have been able to escape the four-story building because of bars on the windows.

Australian jailed for 18 years for smuggling drugs (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 01:12 AM PDT

AP - An Indonesian court has sentenced an Australian man to 18 years in jail for smuggling 2 kilograms (4 pounds) of crystal methamphetamine to the resort island of Bali.

Jimmy Carter, other former leaders to visit NKorea (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 01:09 AM PDT

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter reacts at a press conference after arriving in Beijing Monday, April 25, 2011. Carter and a group of veteran statesmen, known as the Elders, are to travel to Pyongyang onTuesday as part of international efforts to restart the negotiations on ending North Korea's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Former President Jimmy Carter said Monday that he hopes to meet with North Korea's reclusive leader during a visit aimed at assessing severe food shortages and discussing the revival of nuclear disarmament talks.

Strong, shallow earthquake hits eastern Indonesia (AP)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 08:05 PM PDT

AP - A strong, shallow earthquake hit eastern Indonesia early Monday, sending residents, hotels guests and patients from a hospital fleeing in panic. Some homes were damaged, with windows shattered and walls cracked, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.

Asian markets higher following holiday (AP)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 08:02 PM PDT

Traders work in the silver and gold options pit on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange in New York, April 25, 2011. Spot silver surged more than 5 percent to above $49 ounce on Monday, buoyed by a weak dollar and strong physical demand in Asia that also propelled gold to a record high for a seventh consecutive session. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENERGY BUSINESS)AP - Markets in Asia were mostly higher Monday, as quake-devastated Japan began turning its attention to reconstruction.

Revered Hindu guru Sathya Sai Baba dies at age 84 (AP)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 07:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 10, 2010 file photo, Indian spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba looks on at a function to meet his devotees in New Delhi. Dr. A.N. Safaya says Sathya Sai Baba died Sunday morning, April 24, 2011, after more than a week on breathing support and dialysis at the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences. He was 86. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi, File)AP - Hindu guru Sathya Sai Baba, revered by millions worldwide, died after nearly a month of hospital treatment near his southern Indian headquarters. He was 84.
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