Saturday, June 4, 2011

Afghan university bomb kills two: police (AFP)

Afghan university bomb kills two: police (AFP)

Afghan university bomb kills two: police (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 11:02 AM PDT

A student walks past Canadian soldiers during a USAID visit to Kandahar University in 2010. A bomb blast at an Afghan university killed two students on Saturday in Kandahar, one of the most troubled places in Afghanistan, police said.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)AFP - A bomb blast at an Afghan university killed two students on Saturday in Kandahar, one of the most troubled places in Afghanistan, police said.

Gates: Afghans must take more control of security (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 11:02 AM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, speaks during a joint news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 4, 2011. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is warning Afghans that they must take more responsibility for their own security if a planned withdrawal of American and other foreign combat troops by 2014 is to succeed. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates appealed for patience with an unpopular war and said Saturday it's too early to change strategies in Afghanistan or make more than modest U.S. troop withdrawals this summer.

Gates says too early to switch Afghan war strategy (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 11:00 AM PDT

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) is greeted by US General David Petraeus after arriving in Kabul. Gates said it was AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said it was "premature" to change strategy in the Afghan war, during a surprise farewell trip to the war-torn country Saturday.

US missile likely kills top Pakistani Al-Qaeda cadre (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri, pictured in 2001. A US drone strike likely killed Pakistan's Al-Qaeda commander Kashmiri, in what would deal a major blow to the terror network a month after Osama bin Laden's death, officials said Saturday.(AFP/File/Saeed Khan)AFP - A US drone strike likely killed Pakistan's Al-Qaeda commander Ilyas Kashmiri, in what would deal a major blow to the terror network a month after Osama bin Laden's death, officials said Saturday.

India yoga guru launches anti-graft fast (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 10:47 AM PDT

Indian spiritual guru Baba Ramdev speaks to his supporters during his 'fast unto death' against corruption and to force the government to accept his hardline anti-corruption proposals in New Delhi.(AFP/Raveendran)AFP - India's most celebrated yoga guru embarked on a "fast unto death" on Saturday to force the country's scandal-tainted government to accept his maverick anti-corruption proposals.

Thousands in Hong Kong mark Tiananmen crackdown (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 10:43 AM PDT

Thousands of people take part in a candlelight vigil to commemorate the bloody 1989 crushing of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, at a park in Hong Kong.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong on Saturday marked the bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, as China defies world condemnation with an ongoing roundup of political dissidents.

Azeri defense ministry says Armenia making war inevitable (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 10:39 AM PDT

Reuters - Azerbaijan's defense ministry was quoted Saturday as saying Azeri troops would eventually be sent to seize back the Armenian-backed breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Afghan talks possible if war gains continue: Gates (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 10:04 AM PDT

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks during a plenary session at the 10th International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) Asia Security Summit: The Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 4, 2011. REUTERS/Tim ChongReuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Saturday there could be political talks with the Afghan Taliban by the end of this year if NATO made more military advances and put pressure on the insurgents.

Key al Qaeda man killed in Pakistan by drone strike (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 09:40 AM PDT

Reuters - A U.S. drone strike killed a senior al Qaeda figure in Pakistan after a tipoff from local intelligence, a Pakistani intelligence official said on Saturday.

History-maker Li wins French Open for China (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 09:23 AM PDT

China's Li Na kisses the trophy after winning the French Open. Li made sporting history when she became the first player from China to win a Grand Slam singles title with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/0) win over Italy's Francesca Schiavone.(AFP/Patrick Kovarik)AFP - Li Na made sporting history at the French Open on Saturday when she became the first player from China and from Asia to win a Grand Slam singles title.

Yoga guru's political foray has India in a roil (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 08:46 AM PDT

Renowned yoga guru Baba Ramdev addresses supporters, a day ahead of his proposed fast against corruption, in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 3, 2011. Ramdev said that he will go ahead with his plan of fasting from June 4, 2011 to protest against corruption and what he says is the Indian government's inaction in bringing back black money stashed abroad. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)AP - For years, the wildly energetic man with the cascade of black hair has contorted his body through a series of complex yoga poses, drawing millions of people across India to gather in front of their televisions to follow his every move.

Bomb kills 4 NATO troops in eastern Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 07:44 AM PDT

United States Marine evacuate a wounded comrade onto a medevac helicopter from the US Army's Task Force Lift 'Dust Off', Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment, after he was wounded in an IED strike near Sangin, in the Helmand Province of southern Afghanistan, Saturday, June 4, 2011.(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - A roadside bomb killed four NATO service members Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, the coalition said. Elsewhere in the east, a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives near a coalition convoy, wounding three Afghan guards.

Security tightened in Bangladesh ahead of strike (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 07:40 AM PDT

AP - Opposition supporters set fire to at least six buses in Bangladesh's capital on Saturday, the eve of a nationwide anti-government strike, police said.

Al-Qaida militant killed in US strike in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 07:33 AM PDT

A carpenter crafts furniture at his workshop in Lahore June 4, 2011. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY)AP - A top al-Qaida commander and possible replacement for Osama bin Laden was killed in an American drone-fired missile strike close to the Afghan border, a fax from the militant group he heads and a Pakistani intelligence official said Saturday.

Tiananmen anniversary brings new China detentions (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 07:14 AM PDT

Tens of thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's Victoria Park Saturday, June 4, 2011, to mark the 22nd anniversary of the June 4th Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)AP - Chinese security forces rounded up more government critics ahead of Saturday's anniversary of the crushing of the 1989 pro-democracy movement centered on Beijing's Tiananmen Square, adding to an already harsh crackdown on dissent, activists said.

(AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 04:47 AM PDT

AP - Militant group, intel official confirm al-Qaida operative Ilyas Kashmiri killed in US strike.

Indonesian police kill 2 terror suspects in raid (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 02:33 AM PDT

AP - Officials say two suspected terrorists were killed during a gunbattle in a raid in central Indonesia.

SKorea vows strong response to any North attacks (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 01:35 AM PDT

A protester is seen holding a portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a rally in Seoul, in March. North Korea's military has threatened retaliation against South Korea unless Seoul punishes troops who used pictures of Pyongyang's ruling dynasty as rifle-range targets.(AFP/File/Park Ji-Hwan)AP - South Korea warned Saturday that any future attacks by North Korea would be met by a very strong response, saying that Pyongyang is becoming increasingly bold in its provocations.

Gates pledges wider US military presence in Asia (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 12:12 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, left, shakes hands with China's Defense Minister Liang Guanglie during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the IISS Shangri-la Security Summit on Friday June 3, 2011 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)AP - In a parting pitch to Asian allies, retiring U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Pentagon is considering steps to widen its military presence across the Pacific Rim. He said budget woes won't interfere.

Taiwan's leader urges China to free dissidents (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:26 PM PDT

AP - Taiwan's president says China must respect human rights and make political reforms if Beijing hopes to integrate into the international community.
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