Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Police: Missing Pakistani journalist found dead (AP)

Police: Missing Pakistani journalist found dead (AP)

Police: Missing Pakistani journalist found dead (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 10:56 AM PDT

AP - A Pakistani journalist who investigated al-Qaida's alleged infiltration of the navy and told a rights activist he'd been threatened by the country's intelligence agencies was found dead Tuesday. Police said his body showed signs of torture.

Don't boycott FIFA, bin Hammam tells Asia (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 10:54 AM PDT

Asian Football Confederation President Mohammed bin Hammam arrives at FIFA headquarters for his hearing before the ethics committee of football's world governing body over bribery allegations in Zurich on May 29. Bin Hammam urged delegates not to boycott FIFA's congress here Tuesday after several officials refused to attend the event.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - Embattled Asian football chief Mohamed bin Hammam urged delegates not to boycott FIFA's congress here Tuesday after several officials refused to attend the event.

India, Pakistan fail to make progress on glacier talks (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2011 10:37 AM PDT

Reuters - India and Pakistan failed on Tuesday to break ice on how to demilitarize the world's highest battlefield in the Himalayan region in a sign of how far apart the nuclear-armed rivals are even on less contentious issues.

SEA Games graft probe grills Indonesia minister (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Motorists pass banners featuring the 26th SEA Games which will be held in Jakarta and Palembang next November, taken in Jakarta on May 23. Indonesia's anti-graft body on Tuesday grilled the sports minister over a case of alleged corruption in awarding the contract to build the athletes' village for the Southeast Asian Games in November.(AFP/File/Adek Berry)AFP - Indonesia's anti-graft body on Tuesday grilled the sports minister over a case of alleged corruption in awarding the contract to build the athletes' village for the Southeast Asian Games in November.

Germany furious after Iran delays Merkel's plane (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 10:32 AM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel disembarks from a plane after landing at Deauville-Normandie airport, western France, on May 26. Iran briefly closed its airspace to Merkel's plane as she flew to India for a visit on Tuesday, delaying her arrival and sparking a diplomatic row.(AFP/File/Damien Meyer)AFP - Iran briefly closed its airspace to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's plane as she flew to India for a visit on Tuesday, delaying her arrival and sparking a diplomatic row.

Al Qaeda plot to kill Lockheed Martin chief: testimony (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 10:23 AM PDT

In this courtroom drawing, David Coleman Headley faces US District Court Judge Harry Leinenweber in Chicago in 2010. A Pakistini-based branch of Al-Qaeda was hatching a plot to kill the head of US defense group Lockheed Martin, self-confessed terrorist Headley testified in a US court Tuesday.(AFP/File/Carol Renaud)AFP - A Pakistini-based branch of Al-Qaeda was hatching a plot to kill the head of US defense group Lockheed Martin, self-confessed terrorist David Coleman Headley testified in a US court Tuesday.

Alleged UAE animal smuggler escapes Thailand (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 10:08 AM PDT

A panther is given an injection after it was rescued by Thai police at Bangkok airport from a United Arab Emirates citizen who was attempting to smuggle several live, rare animals in his luggage out.(AFP/Freeland Foundation/File)AFP - A man who was arrested as he attempted to smuggle a luggage-load of live endangered animals on a first class flight out of Thailand has escaped from the country, immigration police said Tuesday.

China says UN resolution on Syria unhelpful (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 10:02 AM PDT

A photo released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on May 30, shows soldiers carrying the three coffins of members of the security forces as they leave the Homs Military Hospital. China voiced support on Tuesday for Syria's crackdown on pro-democracy protests and said a UN Security Council resolution on the nation was unlikely to ease tensions there.(AFP/SANA/File)AFP - China voiced support on Tuesday for Syria's crackdown on pro-democracy protests and said a UN Security Council resolution on the nation was unlikely to ease tensions there.

Afghan president wants NATO to stop bombing houses (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks with a media member after a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Angered by civilian casualties, Karzai said Tuesday he will no longer allow NATO airstrikes on houses, issuing his strongest statement yet against strikes that the military alliance says are key to its war on Taliban insurgents. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Afghanistan's president on Tuesday ordered NATO to stop bombing homes, citing the risk of civilian casualties and putting him on a collision course with his Western protectors who insist the attacks are an essential weapon and will continue.

Pakistan PM announces probe into bin Laden raid (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 10:00 AM PDT

A crashed military helicopter is seen near the hideout of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden after a ground operation by US Special Forces in Abbottabad on May 2. Pakistan's prime minister Tuesday ordered an independent commission to investigate the Abbottabad operation in which elite US forces killed Osama bin Laden on May 2, the premier's media office said.(AFP/File)AFP - Pakistan's prime minister Tuesday ordered an independent commission to investigate the Abbottabad operation in which elite US forces killed Osama bin Laden on May 2, the premier's media office said.

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Posted: 31 May 2011 09:04 AM PDT

AP - Afghan police report explosion in market in Kabul; 1 civilian killed.

Groom among 28 dead in India wedding party crash (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 08:49 AM PDT

Rescuers carry the body of a victim out of the water, after a bus carrying a wedding party plunged into a large pond late Monday night at Charabari near Hajo village, about 40 kilometers(25 miles) west of Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 31, 2011. The bus was crossing a wooden bridge over the pond when it gave way and fell more than 15 feet (4.5 meters) into the water below, local magistrate S.K. Roy said. At least 27 died. (AP Photo/ Anupam Nath)AP - A would-be groom and several relatives going to a wedding were among the 28 people killed when a wooden bridge collapsed and sent a bus crashing into a lake in India's remote northeast, officials said Tuesday.

US senator: Decision soon on Marine base in Japan (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 08:45 AM PDT

U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) speaks during a press conference in Tokyo Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Inouye, visiting Japan to meet with leaders and tour the disaster-hit northeast coast, said he expects the fate of a contentious U.S. Marine base in southern Japan will be decided next month. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye said Tuesday he expects the fate of a contentious American Marine base in southern Japan will be decided next month.

Turkmenistan forms space agency (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 07:14 AM PDT

AP - The energy-rich Turkmenistan is aiming to join the ranks of space nations.

India doctors strike to protest colleague's murder (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 05:20 AM PDT

Three year old Indian girl Sapna, who has her leg fractured awaits treatment at a hospital ward in Patna , India, Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Medical services were paralyzed across an eastern Indian state Tuesday by a one-day strike by thousands of doctors demanding better security after one of their colleagues was killed by a group of prisoners.(AP Photo/Prashant Ravi)AP - Medical services were paralyzed across an eastern Indian state Tuesday by a one-day strike by thousands of doctors demanding better security after one of their colleagues was killed by a group of prisoners.

Sri Lanka shares war tactics as war crimes alleged (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 04:48 AM PDT

AP - Sri Lanka is sharing the counter-terrorism strategies it used to win a decades-long civil war as it hosts an international defense seminar amid allegations it committed war crimes.

2 Abu Sayyaf bombings wound 5 Philippine soldiers (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 03:16 AM PDT

AP - Suspected Abu Sayyaf militants launched bomb attacks that wounded five army soldiers who were hunting them amid a crackdown on kidnappings in the southern Philippines, the army said Tuesday.

Pakistani jets kill 18 in attacks on militants (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 03:12 AM PDT

An undated picture provided by Shahzad's family shows Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad in Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. A Pakistani journalist who investigated al-Qaida's alleged infiltration of the country's navy was found dead Tuesday, and police said there were signs he'd been tortured. (AP Photo/Shahzad's Family) NO SALESAP - A Pakistani government official says fighter jets have attacked militant positions in a tribal region close to the Afghan border, killing at least 18 suspected insurgents.

China says will respond to Inner Mongolia protests (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 01:43 AM PDT

In this Sunday, May 29, 2011 photo, inner Mongolians and Mongolian nationalists protest while holding banners that read 'Stop Oppression,' 'Protect rights of indigenous people of Inner Mongolia' 'Let all Mongolians rise up for our land, culture and heritage' outside the Chinese Embassy in Mongolia's capital of Ulan Bator. About 30 Inner Mongolian exiles and members of an ultra-nationalist Mongolian political party staged a sympathy protest in the capital against the ongoing crackdown on protests in China's Inner Mongolia. (AP Photo)AP - Ethnic demonstrations in Inner Mongolia will be handled according to the law and the government will respond to "reasonable demands" from protesters, a Chinese government spokeswoman said Tuesday.

SKorean marines fire at photos of NKorean heir (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2011 12:48 AM PDT

AP - South Korean marines are using photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's son and heir-apparent as targets during firing drills.
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