Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Bin Laden relatives 'being looked after': Pakistan (AFP)

Bin Laden relatives 'being looked after': Pakistan (AFP)

Bin Laden relatives 'being looked after': Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:31 AM PDT

Pakistani media and local residents gather outside the hideout of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Pakistan government said that the family who had been found there were in safe hands and being looked after, with some undergoing medical treatment at top facilities.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - The Pakistani government said Tuesday that family members of Osama bin Laden were in safe hands and being looked after, with some undergoing medical treatment at top facilities.

Afghanistan worst place, Norway best to be a mom: study (AFP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:26 AM PDT

An Afghan mother, who lost relatives in Afghanistan's wars is pictured in 2010 cradling a child at a mass grave on the outskirts of Kabul. Afghanistan is the worst place in the world to be a mother and Norway is the best, an annual report released Tuesday said.(AFP/File/MASSOUD HOSSAINI)AFP - Afghanistan is the worst place in the world to be a mother and Norway is the best, an annual report released Tuesday said.

US teen sentenced for killing mother in India (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:12 AM PDT

AP - A court has convicted a 16-year-old American of killing his mother while on vacation in western India because he was traumatized by his parents' divorce.

Suspected Maoists kill 11 policemen in Indian state (AFP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:04 AM PDT

Indian paramilitary soldiers patrol inside a Maoist stronghold jungle close to West Bengal and Jharkhand in 2010. At least 11 Indian policemen were killed in a landmine attack staged by suspected Maoist guerrillas on Tuesday in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, police said.(AFP/File)AFP - At least 11 Indian policemen were killed in a landmine attack staged by suspected Maoist guerrillas on Tuesday in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, police said.

US feared Pakistan might 'alert' Bin Laden about raid:CIA (AFP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:44 AM PDT

Leon Panetta, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), pictured on February 10, said in an interview that officials ruled out informing Islamabad about a planned raid against Osama bin Laden's compound as they feared their Pakistani counterparts might alert the Al-Qaeda chief.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - CIA Director Leon Panetta said in an interview Tuesday that officials ruled out informing Islamabad about a planned raid against Osama bin Laden's compound as they feared their Pakistani counterparts might alert the Al-Qaeda chief.

Pakistan raps US over 'unauthorised' bin Laden raid (AFP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:39 AM PDT

Pakistani demonstrators chant slogans during Muslim funeral prayers for Osama bin Laden in Karachi. Pakistan hit out at the United States over the operation that killed Osama bin Laden near its capital, saying AFP - Pakistan on Tuesday hit out at the United States over the operation that killed Osama bin Laden near its capital, saying "unauthorised unilateral" action could threaten international peace.

Pakistan criticizes US raid on bin Laden (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:39 AM PDT

A Pakistan army soldier stands on top of the house where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)AP - Pakistan criticized the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden as an "unauthorized unilateral action" and warned Washington on Tuesday not to launch similar operations in the future.

Foxconn workers treated like 'machines': labour group (AFP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:35 AM PDT

Workers inspect motherboards on a factory line at the Foxconn plant in Shenzen in 2010. Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn treats its workers like AFP - Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn treats its workers like "machines", a Hong Kong-based labour group said Tuesday after a survey based on interviews with the firm's workers in mainland China.

Former players criticise Pakistan team picks (AFP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:34 AM PDT

Former Pakistan cricketers Tuesday lashed out at the team selection for the forthcoming two-Test series against the West Indies, while leg-spinner Danish Kaneria, pictured in 2010, accused authorities of ignoring him.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Former Pakistan cricketers Tuesday lashed out at the team selection for the forthcoming two-Test series against the West Indies, while leg-spinner Danish Kaneria accused authorities of ignoring him.

Bin Laden tweeter becomes Internet sensation (AFP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:32 AM PDT

Pakistani media personnel and local residents gather outside the hideout of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden following his death by US Special Forces in a ground operation in Abbottabad. Sohaib Athar, a Pakistan IT consultant, is now world famous with almost 90,000 Twitter AFP - An IT consultant who hoped for a quiet life in a summer resort town in Pakistan has become an Internet sensation as the first to report the attack on the world's most wanted man.

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Posted: 03 May 2011 08:35 AM PDT

AP - Pakistan says it has "deep concerns" over "unauthorized" US raid against Osama bin Laden.

Key al-Qaida, Taliban arrested, killed in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 08:27 AM PDT

AP - A look at the senior al-Qaida and Taliban commanders killed or arrested in Pakistan since the Sept. 11 attacks:

Taliban express doubt that bin Laden is dead (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 08:12 AM PDT

A boy displays debris, the remains of a firefight, nearby the compound where al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad May 3, 2011. Bin Laden lived for the past five to six years in the compound deep inside Pakistan where the al Qaeda leader was killed by U.S. forces, President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser said on Tuesday. Bin Laden, who was living in Afghanistan before a 2001 U.S.-led invasion helped topple its Taliban regime, was holed up in a compound in the military garrison town of Abbottabad in Pakistan before Sunday's operation to kill him. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: CRIME LAW MILITARY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)AP - The Taliban cast suspicion Tuesday on the announcement of Osama bin Laden's death, saying they would not believe the al-Qaida leader was dead until they had seen proof or received confirmation from sources close to him.

Rights group slams Thailand over crackdown deaths (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 07:08 AM PDT

AP - An international human rights group urged Thailand on Tuesday to properly investigate dozens of deaths during a military crackdown on anti-government protests last year, and said the lack of criminal trials showed the army continues to have impunity.

Thai king recovering after spinal tap procedure (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 06:55 AM PDT

A Thai woman prays at Sririraj hospital where King Bhumibol Adulyadej is being treated Tuesday, May 3, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Doctors for Thailand's 83-year-old monarch performed a spinal tap operation to help him walk better. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - Thailand's 83-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej is recovering from a medical procedure to relieve a condition that made him walk unsteadily.

Nepal bus accident kills 12, injures many (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 05:23 AM PDT

AP - An official says a crowded bus skidded off a mountain road in central Nepal, killing at least 12 people and injuring many others.

Kazakhs ratifies US air transit deal (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 04:50 AM PDT

AP - Kazakhstan has ratified an agreement with the United States to allow the air transit of supplies and personnel destined for operations in Afghanistan.

Report: Kyrgyz army implicated in ethnic bloodshed (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 03:50 AM PDT

AP - An independent, international probe into ethnic bloodshed in southern Kyrgyzstan reported Tuesday that the military handed out weapons to Kyrgyz mobs who attacked minority Uzbeks last summer.

New Zealand's largest city hit by tornado (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 03:31 AM PDT

A car is crushed by a fallen tree in suburban Auckland, New Zealand after a tornado ripped through Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The tornado ripped across part of New Zealand's largest city, upturning cars and sending debris slicing through the air, witnesses and news reports said. (AP Photo/New Zealand, Steven McNicholl) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUTAP - A tornado ripped across part of New Zealand's largest city on Tuesday, upturning cars and sending debris slicing through the air, witnesses and news reports said. At least one person was killed and about 20 injured, a hospital official said.

China calls death of bin Laden a positive event (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 03:26 AM PDT

A newstand vendor waits for customers as a photo of Osama bin Laden is published on the front page of a local newspaper in Beijing Tuesday, May 3, 2011, a day after bin Laden is reported dead. China has called the death of bin Laden a landmark event and said it is a step in the right direction for anti-terrorism efforts. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - China called the killing of Osama bin Laden a landmark event in the fight against global terrorism and expressed support for close ally Pakistan amid suggestions Islamabad's security forces may have sheltered the world's most wanted man.
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