Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Pakistan returns U.S. helicopter from bin Laden raid (Reuters)

Pakistan returns U.S. helicopter from bin Laden raid (Reuters)

Pakistan returns U.S. helicopter from bin Laden raid (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Part of a damaged helicopter is seen lying near the compound after U.S. Navy SEAL commandos killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, May 2, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Pakistan has returned to the United States wreckage of a U.S. helicopter destroyed during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, a Pentagon official told Reuters on Tuesday.

Honours even as Pakistan wrap up second Test (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 09:47 AM PDT

Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal reacts after getting the AFP - Abdur Rehman finished with career-best figures, and shared the last five wickets with fellow spinner Saeed Ajmal to usher Pakistan to a series-levelling 196-run victory in the second Test against West Indies on Tuesday.

Philippines says rebels help rescue kidnap victim (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 09:18 AM PDT

The Philippines government said Tuesday it joined forces with the nation's main Muslim separatist group to rescue a businesswoman seized by a kidnap-for-ransom gang in the troubled south. The rescue injected fresh confidence in peace talks between the government and the 12,000-strong Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Manila's chief negotiator with the guerrillas, Marvic Leonen, said.(AFP/File)AFP - The Philippines government said Tuesday it joined forces with the nation's main Muslim separatist group to rescue a businesswoman seized by a kidnap-for-ransom gang in the troubled south.

Philippines warns of arms race in South China Sea (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 09:17 AM PDT

Philippine President Benigno Aquino (R) offers a hand as Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie (L) salutes during a courtesy call at the Malacanang palace in Manila on May 23. Aquino on Tuesday said he warned the Chinese defence minister of a possible arms race in the region if tensions worsened over disputes in the South China Sea.(AFP/File/Noel Celis)AFP - Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday said he warned the Chinese defence minister of a possible arms race in the region if tensions worsened over disputes in the South China Sea.

Wal-Mart plans more megastores in India (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 09:06 AM PDT

A view of India's Bharti Wal-Mart AFP - Retail giant Wal-Mart said on Tuesday it aims to open up to 20 more megastore wholesale outlets in India by the end of 2012 as it increases its operations in the country.

S. Korea to step up security against cyber attacks (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 09:03 AM PDT

A bank customer is seen in front of a series of ATMs at NongHyup bank in Seoul. Earlier this month, South Korean prosecutors said North Korean military intelligence launched a cyber attack that paralyzed operations at one of the country's largest banks.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - South Korea said Tuesday it will step up IT security within the government to fend off cyber attacks from North Korea, which it has accused of mounting a series of strikes in recent years.

Tibetans want ceremonial role for Dalai Lama (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 08:38 AM PDT

A photograph of the Dalai Lama is seen, top right as exile Tibetan parliamentarians and cabinet ministers listen on stage as their Prime Minister Samdhong Rinpoche, left, addresses a gathering in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Tibetan exiles in India say they plan to urge the Dalai Lama to stay on as the ceremonial head of state of the Tibetan government-in-exile. The Tibetan parliament was discussing amendments to its constitution after the 75-year-old Dalai Lama announced that he wanted to shift his political authority to an elected leader.(AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)AP - Tibetan exiles in India planned Tuesday to urge the Dalai Lama to stay on as the ceremonial head of state of their government-in-exile even though he has turned political authority over to an elected leader.

Roadside bomb kills 10, wounds 28 in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 08:36 AM PDT

Bullet holes are seen on the window of an armoured vehicle belonging to Helmand governor Gulab Mangal (R) after what Mangal's spokesman said was an ambush in Helmand province May 24, 2011. Mangal escaped an assassination attempt by Taliban gunmen on Tuesday, the governor's spokesman said, in another worrying sign of instability in the region despite recent military successes. Helmand governor Gulab Mangal was driving in a motorcade from Lashkar Gah to Sangin district -- one of the main battlefields in Helmand over the past year -- when gunmen opened fire, Mangal's spokesman Dawood Ahmadi said. REUTERS/Abdul Malik Watanyar (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)AP - A roadside bomb killed 10 workers in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, and NATO again promised that the coalition would not abandon the country even if some members plan to withdraw their forces.

Afghan cricket captain hopes for Pakistan revival (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 08:14 AM PDT

Afghanistan and Pakistan 'A' cricketers bat during training session under a banner (long live Pak-Afghan friendship) at a local cricket stadium in Islamabad on May 24, 2011. Afghanistan cricket captain Nawroz Mangal Tuesday said he hoped that his team's tour to Pakistan would help the return of international cricket to the troubled country.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - Afghanistan cricket captain Nawroz Mangal Tuesday said he hoped that his team's tour to Pakistan would help the return of international cricket to the troubled country.

US team in NKorea to talk food aid, human rights (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 08:09 AM PDT

North Koreans rest along the river banks of North Korea's Sinuiju seen from a boat along the Yalu river near the Chinese border town of Dandong in China's northeastern Liaoning province, Monday May 23, 2011. Reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's visit to crucial ally China highlights his regime's increasing dependence on its giant neighbor amid his country's economic collapse and diplomatic isolation over its nuclear program. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - A U.S. government team was in North Korea on a rare trip Tuesday to assess food shortages, while the country's reclusive leader Kim Jong Il reportedly traveled to an eastern Chinese city to study Beijing's economic reforms.

Countries adopt pledge to protect elephants (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 07:43 AM PDT

A mahout crosses a street with his elephant in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Representatives of eight countries where elephants roam freely are meeting to secure a future for the animal increasingly under threat. Mining and land development are threatening elephants' habitats as does ivory poaching, resulting in increased conflict between humans and the beasts. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)AP - Representatives of eight countries with large wild elephant populations pledged Tuesday to eradicate poaching of the animals and smuggling of ivory to ensure their survival for future generations.

India, US to discuss counterterrorism (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 04:23 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano offers a floral wreath at the Police Memorial commemorating the victims of the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Indian Home inister P. Chidambaram and Napolitano will jointly launch the U.S.-India Homeland Security dialogue in Mumbai on May 27, where activities of various terror groups concerning both countries are expected to be discussed, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)AP - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has begun a four-day visit to India by paying tribute to victims of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.

Health fund freezes payments to China amid dispute (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 03:09 AM PDT

AP - A high-profile global fund for fighting diseases is freezing payments of grants to China worth hundreds of millions of dollars over concerns about misuse of the money and the government's reluctance to involve community groups.

Pakistan: President Zardari's father dies (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 02:36 AM PDT

AP - A spokeswomen for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari says his father has died at the age of 81.

Contradictions emerge in accounts of Pakistan raid (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 02:17 AM PDT

Pakistani army commandos drive through the main gate of a naval aviation base following an attack by militants in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, May 23, 2011. Militants attacked the base in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi late Sunday, rocking the base with explosions and battling commandos sent in to subdue the attackers, security officials said. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP - A police account released Tuesday on the brazen, 18-hour Taliban assault on a Pakistani naval base says there were twice as many attackers as the number claimed by the government and navy, adding to the questions surrounding the deadly incident.

Oil rises to near $99 as Goldman boosts forecasts (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 01:20 AM PDT

Libya's top oil official Shokri Ghanem walks through the lobby of a hotel in Caracas during a meeting of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) ministers in this May 31, 2006 file photo. Top Libyan oil official Ghanem has not defected, contrary to widespread reports, and is secretly working for Muammar Gaddafi to maintain ties with big oil companies, sources at western firms said. Picture taken May 31, 2006. To match Exclusive LIBYA-MINISTER/ REUTERS/Christian Veron/Files (VENEZUELA - Tags: ENERGY POLITICS HEADSHOT CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS)AP - Oil prices rose to near $99 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after Goldman Sachs raised it crude forecasts on concern the shutdown of Libyan output will drain spare OPEC supplies.

Pakistani town copes with infamy after bin Laden (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:57 AM PDT

In this picture taken on May 3, 2011, a Pakistani youngster holds a metal pieces collecting them from wheat field outside a house, seen background, where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Residents of this sleepy hill town in northwest Pakistan named after a British colonial officer are still trying to come to grips with their newfound infamy as home to one of the greatest mass murderers in modern history. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)AP - The official tourist map for Abbottabad urges visitors to discover its "hidden" treasures. Some think that should include a peek behind the infamous walls of Osama bin Laden's compound.

(AP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 10:56 PM PDT

AP - Doctor: Roadside bomb attack in south Afghanistan kills 10, wounds 28 laborers going to work.

Seattle Times journalist named to AP NZealand post (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 09:28 PM PDT

AP - Nick Perry, an award-winning reporter for The Seattle Times, has been named correspondent in Wellington, New Zealand, for The Associated Press.

Asian markets soft as Europe debt concerns linger (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2011 07:43 PM PDT

Yandex founder and CEO Arkady Volozh (front, 2nd R) celebrates as Yandex is listed on the Nasdaq exchange during their IPO at the Nasdaq market site in New York, May 24, 2011. REUTERS/Mike SegarAP - Sharp losses on Wall Street and fears that Europe's debt crisis might be spreading to larger economies contributed to a mostly soft opening on Asian markets Tuesday.
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