Sunday, May 22, 2011

Accounts of militant training camp near bin Laden (AP)

Accounts of militant training camp near bin Laden (AP)

Accounts of militant training camp near bin Laden (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:11 AM PDT

In this January 2011 satellite image, Guli Badral, Pakistan and the surrounding villages and mountains are shown. In some of these Pakistani villages, surrounded by forests and glacial streams just 35 miles from where Osama bin Laden was killed, people become uneasy when asked what goes on up the mountains. When pressed, they say it's a secret training complex for Islamic militants and that the Pakistani army is aware of it — even though the army denies that it exists. (AP Photo/GeoEye) MANDATORY CREDITAP - In this Pakistani village surrounded by forests and glacial streams just 35 miles from where Osama bin Laden was killed, people become uneasy when asked what goes on up the mountain.

Doubts grow over India's 'next PM' Rahul Gandhi (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 10:46 AM PDT

Sonia Gandhi (L) talks to son Rahul Gandhi (R) during a memorial ceremony for slain former Indian prime minister and husband Rajiv Gandhi on his 20th death anniversary in New Delhi on May 21. Just a few months ago, Rahul Gandhi was widely tipped as a future prime minister -- the only question was when he would take over the job.(AFP/File/Prakash Singh)AFP - Just a few months ago, Rahul Gandhi, scion of India's famed Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, was widely tipped as a future prime minister -- the only question was when he would take over the job.

Thousands protest against US drone attacks in Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 10:31 AM PDT

An activist of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) holds a placard featuring a picture of US drones during a rally in Karachi. Thousands demonstrated in Karachi on Sunday to demand an immediate end to US missile strikes in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas and urge the blocking of NATO supplies passing through the country.(AFP/Asif Hassan)AFP - Thousands demonstrated in Karachi on Sunday to demand an immediate end to US missile strikes in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas and urge the blocking of NATO supplies passing through the country.

Gunmen storm Afghan government building, kill 6 (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 10:26 AM PDT

Afghan policemen, U.S. and Afghan soldiers on alert near the police traffic department building, which was under attack by insurgents in Khost, eastern of Afghanistan on Sunday, May 22, 2011. Gunmen wearing police uniforms and suicide vests stormed a government building in eastern Afghanistan early Sunday, starting a running shootout with Afghan security forces who surrounded the compound, officials said. At least five people were killed in ongoing fight it as a fire raged through the structure. (AP Photo/Nishanuddin Khan)AP - Taliban fighters wearing suicide bomb vests hidden under police uniforms attacked a government building Sunday in eastern Afghanistan, triggering an hours-long gunbattle and killing six people, officials said.

China race to opening badminton victory (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:50 AM PDT

Lin Dan, pictured in March 2011, was in typically cut-throat form as reigning champions China thrashed Germany 4-1 on Sunday in the first action at the Sudirman Cup world mixed team championships.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Lin Dan was in typically cut-throat form as reigning champions China thrashed Germany 4-1 on Sunday in the first action at the Sudirman Cup world mixed team championships.

Pakistani openers build on lead (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 09:41 AM PDT

Pakistan bowler Mohammad Hafeez is congratulated by teammates after getting an LBW out on West Indies Kemar Roach during day three of the second test between the West Indies and Pakistan at the Warner Park ground in Basseterre. Hafeez and Taufeeq Umar cut loose after surviving early scares, taking Pakistan to 55 without loss in their second innings for an overall lead of 104 at lunch.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)AFP - Mohammad Hafeez and Taufeeq Umar cut loose after surviving early scares, taking Pakistan to 55 without loss in their second innings for an overall lead of 104 at lunch in the second Test against West Indies on Sunday.

UN atomic watchdog experts set off for Japan (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 08:59 AM PDT

The Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeast Japan. A team of experts from the UN atomic watchdog have flown out to Tokyo from Vienna to team up with other international experts investigating Japan's nuclear crisis.(AFP/Air Photo Service/File)AFP - A team of experts from the UN atomic watchdog flew out to Tokyo from Vienna on Sunday to team up with other international experts investigating Japan's nuclear crisis.

Thai police arrest alleged top tiger trafficker (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 08:56 AM PDT

Thai police inspect a tiger skin confisicated from smugglers on their way to the Laos border in 2004. Thai police have arrested an alleged kingpin in what could be the country's largest tiger trafficking ring, a wildlife protection group has said.(AFP/Wild Aid/File/AFP)AFP - Thai police have arrested an alleged kingpin in what could be the country's largest tiger trafficking ring, a wildlife protection group said on Sunday.

Germany 'helps mediate US talks with Taliban' (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 08:54 AM PDT

German envoy Michael Steiner, seen here in 2010, is helping mediate secret, direct talks between the United States and the Afghan Taliban, with meetings taking place on German soil, Spiegel magazine has reported.(AFP/File/Andreas Solaro)AFP - Germany is helping mediate secret, direct talks between the United States and the Afghan Taliban, with meetings taking place on German soil, Spiegel magazine reported here Sunday.

Six killed in suicide attack on Afghan police HQ (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 08:31 AM PDT

Afghan police and NATO soldiers investigate the site of an explosion near a police station in Kandahar. Six members of the Afghan security forces died on Sunday when the Taliban stormed a traffic police office and two suicide bombers detonated themselves, triggering a nine-hour standoff.(AFP/Mamoon Durrani)AFP - Six members of the Afghan security forces died Sunday when the Taliban stormed a traffic police office and two suicide bombers detonated themselves, triggering a nine-hour stand-off.

North Korea's Kim said to be in eastern China city (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 06:19 AM PDT

AP - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reportedly arrived in eastern China by train Sunday on his third trip in about a year to his country's main ally, and a Chinese leader told South Korea's president Beijing invited Kim to learn from Chinese reforms.

Thai police arrest suspected tiger trafficker (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 06:12 AM PDT

Photographers take photos of a 15-month-old female Bengal tiger during a police news conference in Bangkok, Thailand Sunday, May 22, 2011. Police in Thailand have arrested a man suspected of being a key player in one of the country's largest tiger trafficking rings, police and a wildlife conservation group said Sunday. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - Police have arrested a man suspected of being a key player in one of Thailand's largest tiger trafficking rings, police and a wildlife conservation group said Sunday.

US cable: Gulf countries fund Pakistani militancy (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 04:06 AM PDT

Pakistani protesters burn an effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama during a rally against the U.S. drone strikes in Pakistani tribal areas, Saturday, May 21, 2011 in Multan, Pakistan. Pakistani government and people demand an end to U.S. missile strikes on hideouts of al-Qaida and Taliban militants in Pakistani tribal areas along the Afghanistan border. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)AP - Donors in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are sending an estimated $100 million annually to radical Islamic schools in Pakistan that back militancy, according to a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable published Sunday.

China plans financial overhaul at Three Gorges Dam (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 03:31 AM PDT

AP - The operator of China's giant Three Gorges Dam plans a financial overhaul after the government admitted the project had environmental and economic problems.

SKorea, US to probe veterans' Agent Orange claims (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 03:27 AM PDT

AP - South Korea says the United States has agreed on a joint investigation after American veterans claimed they buried large amounts of Agent Orange in a U.S. military base in South Korea.

16 killed in landslides at Malaysian orphanage (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:43 PM PDT

Muslims recite prayers beside coffins of victims who were killed in Saturday's landslide during a funeral prayer at a mosque in Hulu Langat in central Selangor state, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, May 22, 2011. Two landslides that hit a Malaysian orphanage killed 15 boys and one adult but nine others survived, police said Sunday. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)AP - Two landslides that hit a Malaysian orphanage killed 15 boys and one adult but nine people survived, police said Sunday after a nearly 15-hour rescue mission ended.

Vietnamese voters cast ballots for parliament (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:50 PM PDT

A Hanoi street was decorated with flags and red banners for the parliament elections in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday, May 22, 2011. Though the fanfare leading up to the polling was grand with parades and red banners streaming across roadways proclaiming, 'Long live the glorious Communist Party of Vietnam,' the 500 members elected to the lawmaking National Assembly will not change the country's direction. (AP Photo/Tran Van Minh.)AP - From candidates' resumes read in dead tone across crackling corner loudspeakers to propaganda art depicting smiling grandmothers dropping ballots in the box, Vietnam's government urged everyone to participate in the "right and obligation of all citizens" during Sunday's parliamentary elections.

Japan, China, South Korea hold summit in Tokyo (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:18 PM PDT

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak holds a Japanese girl who survived from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at a shelter in Tagajo, northeastern Japan, Saturday, May 21, 2011.(AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa, Pool)AP - The leaders of China and South Korea agreed Sunday to bolster efforts to aid Japan's disaster recovery as they met with the Japanese prime minister to smooth over differences on Tokyo's handling of its post-tsunami nuclear crisis.

Destroyed slum echoes Indian history, economic gap (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 09:00 PM PDT

AP - Years later, long after their handmade shacks had been reduced to rubble, after fresh concrete had erased the scene of so many lifetimes, they look at the place that was once their neighborhood and see the ghosts of what is no longer there.

6.1 earthquake strikes near South Pacific islands (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 06:01 PM PDT

AP - The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck near a group of South Pacific islands. There are no reports of damage or risk of tsunami.
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