Friday, May 27, 2011

Fitch cuts Japan credit rating outlook to negative (Reuters)

Fitch cuts Japan credit rating outlook to negative (Reuters)

Fitch cuts Japan credit rating outlook to negative (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2011 11:31 AM PDT

A man on a bicycle rides past the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - Ratings agency Fitch on Friday cut its outlook on Japan's sovereign debt, warning that the vast cost of a March earthquake and tsunami and the still-unknown bill for the clean-up after the nuclear disaster would further strain the country's already shaky public finances.

Ton-up Prasanna puts Sri Lanka on top (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 11:29 AM PDT

Prasanna Jayawardene of Sri Lanka (R) plays a shot watched by England's Matt Prior, during Day 2 of the 1st Test cricket match between England and Sri Lanka at Swalec Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. At stumps, England were 47 for one - a deficit of 353.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Prasanna Jayawardene's hundred left Sri Lanka well-placed against England on the second day of the first Test here on Friday.

Attacks kill 3 NATO personnel in south Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 11:28 AM PDT

An Afghan solder inspects the walls marked by shrapnel at the scene of a suicide attack in Alingar, Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, May 23, 2011. A suicide bomber attacked a gathering of tribal leaders in eastern Laghman province, killing four tribal elders and wounding 14 others who were having lunch at a hotel, governor's spokesman Faizanullah Patan said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - Insurgent attacks killed three NATO service members Friday in southern Afghanistan, the military alliance said, as Taliban-led fighters pressed a spring offensive that began at the start of this month.

More Turkish generals quizzed in coup probe: report (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 11:24 AM PDT

A Turkish soldier stands guard in 2008 in front of Silivri district prison in Istanbul. Five generals and an admiral were among a group of soldiers who appeared before prosecutors Friday to answer questions over an alleged 2003 coup plot, Anatolia news agency reported.(AFP/File/Sezayi Erken)AFP - Five generals and an admiral were among a group of soldiers who appeared before prosecutors Friday to answer questions over an alleged 2003 coup plot, Anatolia news agency reported.

Suspect in US murder asks India not to extradite (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 10:26 AM PDT

AP - A man arrested this year in India in the 1989 slaying of an American has filed an appeal against his extradition to the United States, an Indian official said Friday.

AP Exclusive: Fukushima tsunami plan a single page (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 10:13 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 15, 2011 file photo, Japanese police officers carry a body during a search and recovery operation for missing victims in the area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Namie near the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Japanese nuclear regulators trusted that the reactors at Fukushima Dai-ichi were safe from the worst waves an earthquake could muster based on a single-page memo from the plant operator nearly a decade ago. The towering waves unleashed by the magnitude-9.0 earthquake on March 11 destroyed backup generators for several reactors' cooling systems, and the nuclear cores in three reactors melted, sparking the worst atomic crisis the world since Chernobyl. Workers have yet to bring the plant under control more than two months later. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)AP - Japanese nuclear regulators trusted that the reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex were safe from the worst waves an earthquake could muster based on a single-page memo from the plant operator nearly a decade ago.

Clinton calls on Pakistan to do more against militants (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2011 10:04 AM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gestures during a speech at the launch of a Global Partnership for Girls' and Women's Education at UNESCO headquarters in Paris May 26, 2011. REUTERS/Thibault Camus/PoolReuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday Pakistan needed to take decisive steps against Islamist militancy and that relations between the two allies, tense since the killing of Osama bin Laden, had reached a turning point.

Top Indian adviser calls for liberalising retail (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 10:02 AM PDT

Pedestrians walk past a Levi's apparel showroom, in Bangalore in 2009. India's top economic adviser called for the government to open up the nation's vast retail sector to foreign investors to cut supply bottlenecks and ease stubbornly high inflation.(AFP/File/Dibyangshu Sarkar)AFP - India's top economic adviser called on Friday for the government to open up the nation's vast retail sector to foreign investors to cut supply bottlenecks and ease stubbornly high inflation.

Thailand arrests American for alleged king insult (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 10:02 AM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2010 file photo, Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej is assisted while leaving Siriraj Hospital as he makes his way to the Grand Palace to attend a ceremony celebrating his 83rd birthday in Bangkok. Thai authorities said Friday, May 27, 2011, they arrested an American citizen on charges he insulted the country's monarchy by posting a link on his blog four years ago to a banned book about the Southeast Asian nation's ailing king. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)AP - Thai authorities said Friday they arrested an American citizen on charges he insulted the country's monarchy, in part by posting a link on his blog four years ago to a banned book about the Southeast Asian nation's ailing king.

US lawmakers urge Vietnam to free activists (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 08:35 AM PDT

Rep. Ed Royce (C) speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol on March 2011 in Washington, DC. US lawmakers are urging Vietnam to free seven rights campaigners from an unauthorized church who are expected to go on trial next week, voicing concern about religious freedom in the communist country.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AFP - US lawmakers are urging Vietnam to free seven rights campaigners from an unauthorized church who are expected to go on trial next week, voicing concern about religious freedom in the communist country.

Fresh snow spoils plan to pick trash from Everest (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 07:37 AM PDT

Veteran mountain guide Apa waves upon his arrival at Katmandu airport, Nepal, Friday, May, 27, 2011. Fresh snow and unpredictable weather hampered efforts to pick tons of trash left behind by climbers on the slopes of Mount Everest, Apa who led the cleaning crew said Friday. That was his 21st successful ascent of the peak, breaking his own record for most climbs set last year. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)AP - Fresh snow and unpredictable weather hampered efforts to pick tons of trash left behind by climbers on the slopes of Mount Everest, the veteran mountain guide who led the cleaning crew said Friday.

Clinton: Pakistan needs to take 'decisive steps' (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 07:04 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses a news conference with Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff at U. S. embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, May 27, 2011. Clinton said that relations between the United States and Pakistan had reached a turning point after the killing of Osama bin Laden and Islamabad must make 'decisive steps' in the days ahead to fight terrorism. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that relations between the United States and Pakistan have reached a turning point after the killing of Osama bin Laden and she called on Islamabad to take "decisive steps" in the days ahead to fight terrorism.

India's stingy definition of poverty irks critics (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 06:50 AM PDT

In this photo taken Friday, May 20, 2011, Himmat waits for customers near his bicycle rickshaw, in New Delhi, India. Himmat who earns 5,000 rupees ($110) a month, barely able to mange his family of four. Earlier this month India's Planning Commission, which helps sets economic policy, told the Supreme Court that the poverty line for the nation's cities was 578 rupees ($12.75) per person a month, or about 2,300 ($51) for Himmat's family. For rural India it's even lower at about 450 rupees ($9.93). (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)AP - Every day, through scorching summers and chilly winters, Himmat pedals his bicycle rickshaw through New Delhi's crowded streets, earning barely enough to feed his family. But to India's government he is not poor — not even close.

China fetes new Myanmar president on state visit (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 06:35 AM PDT

Myanmar's President Thein Sein, right, accompanied by Chinese President Hu Jintao, inspects a guard of honor during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, May 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - China bestowed a pomp-filled welcome on Myanmar's president Friday, conferring legitimacy on the country's new, nominally civilian government and ensuring continued Chinese access to its neighbor's natural resources.

India, US pledge to boost intelligence cooperation (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 06:29 AM PDT

Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram, left, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, prior to a delegation level meeting in New Delhi, India, Friday, May 27, 2011. Napolitano is on a four-day visit to India to increase cooperation in counter terrorism, intelligence sharing and cyber security between the two countries. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)AP - India and the United States said Friday a new homeland security dialogue will be crucial to cooperation in counterterrorism, intelligence sharing and cybersecurity.

China bomber seen as champion of disenfranchised (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 05:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 26, 2011 file photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, a damaged vehicle sits at the site of an explosion near the Linchuan district government building in Fuzhou city, east China's Jiangxi Province. Hours after homemade bombs blasted government buildings, some Chinese were quick to glorify the disgruntled bomb-setter — a sign of the bitterness many feel toward the government for chasing growth while neglecting justice. Hundreds of admiring — and some mournful — messages were posted Friday on the blog of Qian Mingqi, a 52-year-old jobless man who authorities say killed himself and two other people when he set off three bombs Thursday in Fuzhou city. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhou Ke, File) NO SALESAP - Hours after homemade bombs blasted government buildings, some Chinese were quick to glorify the disgruntled bomb-setter — a sign of the bitterness many feel toward the government for chasing growth while neglecting justice.

Pakistan air force kills 23 militants in northwest (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 05:41 AM PDT

Supporters of the Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami attend an anti-American rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, May 27, 2011. Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said that relations between the United States and Pakistan had reached a turning point after the killing of Osama bin Laden and Islamabad must take 'decisive steps' in the days ahead to fight terrorism. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - Pakistani fighter jets pounded militant hide-outs in the country's northwestern on Friday, killing 23 suspected insurgents, a government official said.

Pakistan: 25 feared dead as bus plunges into river (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 05:33 AM PDT

AP - A bus slid off a mountain road and plunged 200 feet deep into a swollen river on Friday in northern Pakistan, and at least 25 people on board were believed to have died, police said.

(AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 05:13 AM PDT

AP - Official: Pakistani fighter jets kill 23 suspected militants in country's northwest.

Afghan government struggles to spend donated funds (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:18 AM PDT

AP - For Afghanistan's government, getting foreign money to build desperately needed roads, schools, wells and clinics isn't the hard part. Spending it is.
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