Monday, April 25, 2011

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

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

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

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:34 PM 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.

Syria uses army to crush revolt; at least 11 dead (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 11:43 AM PDT

This video image taken from amateur video released by Sham News Network, a Syrian Freedom group, shows a man throwing an object at a tank in Daraa, Syria Sunday April 24, 2011. An eyewitness says at least five people have been killed in the southern Syrian city of Daraa during a security crackdown. Syrian troops in armored vehicles and tanks stormed the southern town of Daraa early Monday April 25, 2011 and opened fire. It was the latest bloodshed in a five-week uprising against President Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime. (AP Photo/Sham News Network via APTN) AP HAS NO WAY OF INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING THE AUTHENTICITY OF THIS VIDEOAP - In a sharp escalation of Syria's crackdown on dissent, thousands of soldiers backed by tanks poured Monday into the city where the five-week-old uprising began, opening fire indiscriminately on civilians before dawn and killing at least 11 people, witnesses said. Bodies were scattered in the streets and activists said the death toll could rise.

High court rejects quick review of health care law (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 07:54 AM PDT

AP - The Supreme Court rejected a call Monday from Virginia's attorney general to depart from its usual practice and put review of the health care law on a fast track. Instead, judicial review of President Barack Obama's signature legislation will continue in federal appeals courts.

Strike on Gadhafi compound badly damages buildings (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:53 AM PDT

In this photo made on a government organized trip, Moammar Gadhafi supporters inspect damage following an airstrike in Tripoli, Libya, early Monday, April 25, 2011. The airstrike on Gadhafi's sprawling residential compound early Monday badly damaged two buildings, including a structure where Gadhafi often held meetings, guards at the complex said. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)AP - NATO airstrikes targeted the center of Moammar Gadhafi's seat of power early Monday, unleashing guided bombs that destroyed a multistory library and office in his compound and badly damaged a reception hall for visiting dignitaries.

Houston hospital: Giffords can attend launch (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:03 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, shows her, left, with her husband, NASA astronaut Mark Kelly. Looking back on the horror of Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, this seems miraculous today: that Kelly would indeed command the next-to-last space shuttle flight and that his wounded wife would be in Florida watching. Yet that is what is expected to happen Friday, April 29, 2011 provided doctors approve her travel. The Kelly-Giffords ordeal has been a national drama since the congresswoman was shot in the head at a meet-and-greet in her hometown of Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, File)AP - Arizona U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords can fly to Florida this week to watch her astronaut husband rocket into space as commander of the space shuttle Endeavour, but she will return shortly after the launch to resume rehabilitation, her doctors in Houston confirmed Monday.

Leaked files reveal new info on Gitmo detainees (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 01:09 AM PDT

FILE - In this file photo made June 27, 2006, reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. Secret documents about detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison reveal new information about some of the men that the United States believes to be terrorists, according to reports about the files released Sunday, April 24, 2011, by several American and European newspapers. The U.S. government criticized the publication as 'unfortunate.' (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)AP - Secret documents about detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison reveal new information about some of the men that the United States believes to be terrorists, according to reports about the files released by several American and European newspapers. The U.S. government criticized the publication as "unfortunate."

Miss. Gov. Barbour rules out 2012 presidential run (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:56 PM PDT

AP - Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour isn't running for president in 2012. The Republican issued a statement Monday saying he "will not be a candidate for president next year."

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.

FBI: Colo. mall likely unrelated to Columbine (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:50 PM PDT

This undated photo released by the Denver FBI shows Earl Albert Moore. Authorities say they're searching for Moore, 65, in connection with the attempted attack on Southwest Plaza Mall in Littleton, Colo. on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. (AP Photo/FBI Denver Division)AP - An apparent attempted bombing at a Colorado shopping mall likely was not related to the 12-year anniversary of the shootings at nearby Columbine High School, according to the FBI.

Former Texas Rangers pres hired to run Dodgers (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:44 PM PDT

AP - Former Texas Rangers president J. Thomas Schieffer was hired by Commissioner Bud Selig on Monday to run the Los Angeles Dodgers, less than a week after Major League Baseball took over operation of the franchise from owner Frank McCourt.

Syria sends tanks into Deraa where uprising began (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:45 PM PDT

A protester bleeding from the head is carried away during a protest in Damascus in this still image taken from an amateur video footage uploaded to social networking websites on April 23, 2011. Thousands of Syrians called for the REUTERS/Social Media Website via REUTERS TVReuters - Syrian troops and tanks poured into Deraa on Monday, seeking to crush resistance in the city where a month-long uprising against the autocratic 11-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad first erupted.

New home sales up, market still seen weak (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:16 AM PDT

Reuters - Sales of new U.S. homes rose in March and the number of properties on the market was its lowest since the 1960s, but further gains will be hampered by stiff competition from a glut of previously owned houses.

Special Report: Is Buffett's teflon finally wearing off? (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:09 AM PDT

Investor Warren Buffet arrives for the premiere of the film Reuters - Aside from maybe the odd cheeseburger stain on his tie, nothing much sticks to Warren Buffett.

Air strike flattens building in Gaddafi compound (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:14 PM PDT

A rebel fighter (L) looks through his scope alongside a fellow fighter after hearing nearby bombardment at the Dehiba border crossing of southern Libya and Tunisia April 24, 2011. REUTERS/Zoubeir SouissiReuters - NATO forces flattened a building inside Muammar Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziyah compound early on Monday, in what his officials said was a failed attempt on the Libyan leader's life.

Jury deliberates Rajaratnam's fate in insider case (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:53 AM PDT

Reuters - The fate of hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam went to the jury on Monday in Wall Street's biggest insider-trading trial in two decades, a case that featured FBI phone taps and former friends who testified against him.

Haley Barbour says no to 2012 White House run (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Mississippi Republican Governor Haley Barbour addresses the Conservative Political Action conference (CPAC) in Washington, February 12, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour said on Monday he will not run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 in a decision that came as a bit of surprise.

Auto production faces bigger hit after Japan quake (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 11:56 AM PDT

Workers walk among newly produced Toyota cars to drive to a cargo ship at Sendai port in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, April 16, 2011. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - Toyota Motor Co may slip to No. 3 in the automaker production rankings behind General Motors and Volkswagen due to Japan's earthquake and nuclear crisis, which slashed local output by almost two-thirds in March alone.

Supreme Court won't speed up Obama healthcare law ruling (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:54 AM PDT

Victoria Will (L) has her blood pressure checked by nurse practitioner Sapana Patel during a routine physical in New York March 22, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - The Supreme Court refused on Monday to speed up a ruling on President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, his signature domestic achievement that has provoked a fierce political and legal battle.

25 dead in Daraa crackdown, Syria says troops 'invited' (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:29 PM PDT

A video grab released by AFPTV from YouTube on April 25 shows a Syrian anti-government protester injured during demonstrations in Homs. AFP was not authorised to report from Syria and cannot independently verify when the video was shot, but can confirm it was shot recently. Syrian troops backed by tanks stormed the flashpoint town of Daraa killing at least 25 people, witnesses said.(AFP/YouTube)AFP - Syrian troops backed by tanks rolled into the southern flashpoint of Daraa at dawn on Monday, killing at least 25 people, witnesses said, as the army insisted it was invited in to rid the town of terrorists.

Nearly 500 Taliban flee in daring Afghan jailbreak (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 07:43 AM PDT

VIDEO: Almost 500 Taliban prisoners escaped through a tunnel in an audacious overnight jailbreak in south Afghanistan which the president's office called a security AFP - Almost 500 Taliban fighters and commanders escaped from a prison in an audacious jailbreak in southern Afghanistan which the government admitted Monday was a security "disaster".
Posted by Harshad at 1:01 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)