Sunday, May 1, 2011

Taliban use child bomber at start of offensive (AP)

Taliban use child bomber at start of offensive (AP)

Taliban use child bomber at start of offensive (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 11:00 AM PDT

Relatives wrap the body of a civilian, who was killed during a clash of militants with policemen in Ghazni southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, May 1, 2011. Militants staged attacks in two Afghan provinces, killing six people, including a district council member and two policemen on Sunday, the first day of the Taliban's announced spring offensive, said government officials. A gunman opened fire on a checkpoint, in Ghazni province, killing two policemen and wounding a bystander during an hour long battle, provincial police chief Zerawar Zahid said. (AP Photo/Rahmatullah Nikzad)AP - On the first day of its promised spring offensive, the Taliban used a 12-year-old boy as a suicide bomber in an attack Sunday that killed four civilians, President Hamid Karzai said, calling the child's recruitment inhumane and un-Islamic.

Sri Lanka president attacks UN war crimes report (AFP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 09:50 AM PDT

Sri Lankan government supporters carry portraits of President Mahinda Rajapakse during a May Day rally in Colombo. Sri Lanka's president on Sunday poured scorn on the United Nations over a report it published alleging that his military forces may have been guilty of atrocities during the island's civil war.(AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)AFP - Sri Lanka's president on Sunday poured scorn on the United Nations over a report it published alleging that his military forces may have been guilty of atrocities during the island's civil war.

Lee downs Gade to win Indian Open (AFP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 09:46 AM PDT

Badminton player Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia returns a shot against Peter Hoeg Gade of Denmark in the final of India Open at Siri Fort Complex in New Delhi. Lee won 21-12, 12-21 ,21-15.(AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - World number one Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia overcame a spirited challenge from Danish ace Peter Gade to clinch the Indian Open Super Series men's singles title on Sunday.

Sony apologises for breach, boosts security (AFP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 09:03 AM PDT

Sony on Sunday apologised for a security breach that compromised millions of users, and said that while it had no evidence that credit card information was stolen it could not rule it out.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - Sony on Sunday apologised for a security breach that compromised millions of users, and said it could not rule out the possibility that credit card information was stolen.

Bangladesh sackings after market crash (AFP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 08:23 AM PDT

Bangladeshi investors protest in front of the Bangladesh Bank office in Dhaka in February. Bangladesh will remove the chiefs of the country's securities regulator after an independent probe blamed them for the recent stock market crash, the finance minister says.(AFP/File/Munir Uz Zaman)AFP - Bangladesh will remove the chiefs of the country's securities regulator after an independent probe blamed them for the recent stock market crash, the finance minister said.

Taylor powers Rajasthan to cricket victory (AFP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:44 AM PDT

Rajasthan Royals batsman Ross Taylor (right) plays a shot during the IPL Twenty20 match between Rajasthan Royals and Pune Warriors at the Swai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on May 1. Taylor hit a crucial 47 not out to steer Rajasthan Royals to a thrilling six-wicket win.(AFP/Raveendran)AFP - Ross Taylor hit a crucial 47 not out to steer Rajasthan Royals to a thrilling six-wicket win over Pune Warriors in an Indian Premier League match on Sunday.

Prison chiefs arrested over Afghan jailbreak (AFP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:29 AM PDT

A general view of the Kandahar prison in southern Afghanistan. Afghan authorities have arrested 15 people over a mass jailbreak at the prison, including the prison chief, a deputy and four guards who were on duty at the time, the justice ministry says.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - Afghan authorities have arrested 15 people over a mass jailbreak in the country's south including the prison chief, a deputy and four guards who were on duty at the time, the justice ministry said on Sunday.

AP IMPACT: Ties bind Japan nuke sector, regulators (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:14 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 24, 2011 file aerial photo taken by a small unmanned drone and released by AIR PHOTO SERVICE, damaged Unit 4 of the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant is seen in Okumamachi, Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan. Nearly 10 years after Japan's top utility first assured the government that its Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant was safe from any tsunami, regulators were just getting around to checking out the claim. The move was too little, too late. (AP Photo/AIR PHOTO SERVICE, File) MANDATORY CREDITAP - Nearly 10 years after Japan's top utility first assured the government that its Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant was safe from any tsunami, regulators were just getting around to checking out the claim. The move was too little, too late.

Somali pirates free Indonesian sailors (AFP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 06:31 AM PDT

A Somali coastguard patrols off the coast of Somalia's breakaway Republic of Somaliland on March 30, 2011. Indonesian sailors held hostage by pirates off Somalia have been released and are AFP - Indonesian sailors held hostage by pirates off Somalia have been released and are "safe and well", the ship owner said on Sunday.

Thousands march for May Day across inflation-hit Asia (AFP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 06:03 AM PDT

Activists raise clenched fists during Labour Day protests in Manila. Carrying slogans and banners crticising the government, the marchers accused President Benigno Aquino of reneging on his campaign promise last year to raise the living standards of the country's workforce.(AFP/Noel Celis)AFP - Thousands of people took to the streets across Asia on Sunday, marking May Day from Indonesia to South Korea with demands for better rights and wages for workers facing soaring living costs.

India, Bhutan search border for missing official (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 05:27 AM PDT

AP - Police and rescue teams from India and Bhutan searched their mountainous border Sunday for a helicopter that vanished while transporting the chief minister of the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Hotel fire in northeast China kills 10, injures 35 (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 04:44 AM PDT

In this photo distributed by China's Xinhua news agency, spectators look at a hotel after fire in Tonghua, northeast China's Jilin province, on Sunday May 1, 2011. The fire at the hotel in northeastern China killed at least 10 people and injured 35 others Sunday, while lightning sparked several forest fires in another part of the country, a state news agency said. (AP Photo/Xinhua) NO SALESAP - A fire at a hotel in northeastern China killed 10 people and injured 35 others Sunday, while lightning sparked several forest fires in another part of the country, a state news agency said.

Catholics around the world celebrate John Paul II (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 04:24 AM PDT

A Filipino devotee and her baby receive a picture of Pope John Paul II as they celebrate his beatification at Manila, Philippines on Sunday May 1, 2011. Filipinos who adored John Paul II celebrated his beatification with prayers and treasured mementos. The popular pontiff has a large following in this predominantly Roman Catholic nation. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - Catholics worldwide celebrated the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II on Sunday, with the faithful jamming churches to pray, cherishing his mementoes and witnessing on TV screens the Vatican ceremony that brought him one step closer to possible sainthood.

Thai, Cambodian troops clash again at border (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 04:09 AM PDT

Thai soldiers take up a position while patrolling near the Thai-Cambodian frontline in Surin province, northeastern Thailand, early Sunday, May 1, 2011. Troops from Thailand and Cambodia have exchanged fire again Sunday at the countries' disputed border as the conflict entered its 10th day. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)AP - A Cambodian soldier was killed in fighting with Thailand on Sunday, bringing the total number of dead to 17 as the Southeast Asian nations' festering border conflict dragged on.

Workers demand better jobs, pay on May Day (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 04:02 AM PDT

Leaders of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions participate in a May Day rally near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, May 1, 2011. About 50,000 workers demanded the government provide greater labor rights and contain rising inflation.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - Activists marking international workers' day Sunday staged a massive march of 200,000 in Turkey's capital and rallied in cities around the world to demand more jobs, better working conditions and higher wages.

Palm oil tanker, 25 crew believed seized off Kenya (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 03:49 AM PDT

A Somali coastguard patrols off the coast of Somalia's breakaway Republic of Somaliland on March 30, 2011. Indonesian sailors held hostage by pirates off Somalia have been released and are AP - A Singapore shipper says pirates have likely hijacked a palm oil tanker and its 25-member crew off the coast of Kenya.

Maldives police break up anti-gov't protest (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 03:10 AM PDT

Maldivian police officers detain a journalist during a protest in Male, Maldives, Sunday, May 1, 2011. Maldives' police have used tear gas and batons to break up the protest demanding that President Mohamad Nasheed step down. Dozens of people have been arrested.(AP Photo/Sinan Hussain)AP - Maldives police used tear gas and batons to break up a protest Sunday demanding that President Mohamad Nasheed step down. Dozens of people were injured and many were arrested.

China's new indoor smoking ban comes into effect (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 12:28 AM PDT

AP - China's latest push to ban smoking in indoor public venues has come into effect, but the vaguely defined new rules are not expected to dramatically reduce the country's heavy tobacco addiction.
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