Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Suicide bomber hits Kabul hotel, gunbattles erupt (AP)

Suicide bomber hits Kabul hotel, gunbattles erupt (AP)

Suicide bomber hits Kabul hotel, gunbattles erupt (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:57 PM PDT

This video image shows Afghan police vehicles near the Inter-Continental hotel in Kabul Tuesday June 28, 2011 following a blast at the hotel. At least one suicide bomber blew himself up late Tuesday night inside a Western-style hotel in Kabul, police said. There was no immediate word on casualties in the rare, nighttime attack in the Afghan capital. Streets leading to the Inter-Continental hotel were blocked. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack in a telephone call to The Associated Press. (AP Photo/APTN)AP - At least one suicide bomber blew himself up late Tuesday night inside a Western-style hotel in Kabul, police said. Afghan police were battling the assailants with machine-gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades as tracer rounds went up over the blacked out building.

Protesters clash with riot police in Athens strike (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:11 PM PDT

A protester faces a riot police officer during a demonstration in Athens on Tuesday June 28, 2011. Youths hurled rocks and fire bombs at riot police in central Athens on Tuesday as a general strike against new austerity measures brought the country to a standstill. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)AP - A general strike disrupted services across Greece and riots erupted once more outside Parliament Tuesday as demonstrators protested more taxes and spending cuts essential for the country to receive critical bailout funds that will prevent a potentially disastrous default.

Lagarde chosen to lead IMF; first woman in top job (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:50 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 23, 2011 file photo, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde speaks to the media outside the International Monetary Fund in Washington. Lagarde is expected to be chosen as early as Tuesday, June 28, 2011, to be the new leader of the International Monetary Fund. She would replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned last month after being charged with sexually assaulting a New York City hotel housekeeper. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)AP - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde was chosen Tuesday to lead the International Monetary Organization and will immediately confront a European debt crisis that threatens the global economy.

Obama, Biden plan debt session with Senate Dems (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:02 PM PDT

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, walks to speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 21, 2011, after the policy lunches. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. is at left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. is at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - At least they're still talking. While President Barack Obama and congressional Republican leaders have publicly dug in their heels on critical debt-limit negotiations, Obama's spokesman said Tuesday the president and Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell will continue discussions.

Adviser: Obama acting lawfully on Libya (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2010 file photo, Harold Koh, the U.S. State Department legal adviser, speaks in Geneva, Switzerland. President Barack Obama is acting within the law in ordering U.S. military attacks against Libya, a top State Department lawyer told a Senate panel sharply divided over the commander in chief's authority in the 3-month-old conflict. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)AP - President Barack Obama is acting legally in ordering U.S. military action against Libya, a top State Department lawyer insisted on Tuesday, telling a Senate panel sharply divided over the commander in chief's authority that the 3-month-old conflict is neither a war nor full-blown hostilities.

Wildfire swells near New Mexico nuclear laboratory (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:04 PM PDT

Hotshot crew members walk in line as they prepare to mop up in Pajarito Mountain ski area near Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Firefighters battled a vicious wildfire that was spreading Tuesday through the mountains above the northern New Mexico town that is home to a government nuclear laboratory. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - A vicious wildfire spread through the mountains above a northern New Mexico town on Tuesday, driving thousands of people from their homes as officials at a government nuclear laboratory tried to dispel concerns about the safety of sensitive materials.

NJ gov signs bill reining in employee benefits (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:48 PM PDT

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signs employee benefits legislation into law Tuesday, June 28, 2011, in Trenton, N.J. Christie says his biggest accomplishment so far was getting the employee benefits legislation through the Democratic-controlled Legislature. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)AP - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday signed landmark employee benefits legislation that increases pension and health contributions paid by a half-million teachers, police and other public workers and removes the issue from collective bargaining for four years.

Meter reader says he didn't touch Anthony remains (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:57 AM PDT

Casey Anthony sits in court for her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse, Tuesday, June 28, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her daughter Caylee in the summer of 2008. (AP Photo/Red Huber, Pool)AP - The meter reader who found Caylee Anthony's remains testified Tuesday that he didn't touch the bag containing the toddler's bones after he spotted it in the woods and called police.

America Ferrera weds longtime boyfriend (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 27, 2010 file photo provided by StarPix, actress America Ferrera and her fiance director Ryan Piers Williams arrive at the the 2010 New York International Latino Film Festival opening film 'Day Land.' Ferrera's representative confirmed Tuesday, June 28, 2011 that Ferrera and Williams wed Monday. (AP Photo/Dave Allocca, StarPix, file)AP - America Ferrera is a married lady. People magazine's website says the 27-year-old "Ugly Betty" star and longtime boyfriend Ryan Piers Williams were wed Monday night in "an intimate setting" with close friends and family in attendance.

Sharapova, Lisicki advance to Wimbledon semifinals (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:56 AM PDT

Russia's Maria Sharapova returns a shot to Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova during their match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Tuesday, June 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - Maria Sharapova looked like a champion under the Centre Court roof at Wimbledon, advancing to the semifinals at the All England Club for the first time since 2006 with a 6-1, 6-1 win Tuesday over Dominika Cibulkova.

Greek protests turn violent as EU warns of default (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:35 AM PDT

A protester wearing a gas mask walks beside a burning van during violent protests against austerity measures in Athens, June 28, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisReuters - Anti-austerity protests turned violent in Athens on Tuesday as the European Union warned Greek lawmakers the country faces immediate default unless they back an unpopular economic plan this week.

Lagarde wins IMF top job, presses Greece on crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:22 PM PDT

France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde waves as she departs after a day of meetings ahead of her potentially being named the next managing director of the International Monetary Fund, at IMF headquarters in Washington, June 23, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde on Tuesday clinched the top job at the IMF, keeping the international lender in the hands of a European at a time of growing concern over a possible Greek debt default.

Decline in home prices ebbs, consumers gloomy (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:47 PM PDT

Reuters - The plunge in U.S. home prices showed signs of leveling off in April, but worries about unemployment pushed consumer confidence to a seven-month low in June.

Obama confident debt deal can be struck (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:56 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the war in Afghanistan during a televised address from the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/PoolReuters - President Barack Obama is confident Democrats and Republicans can cut a "significant deal" to trim the U.S. deficit and increase its borrowing limit to avoid a damaging default, the White House said on Monday.

Analysis: Big business scores key Supreme Court term wins (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Reuters - Giant retailer Wal-Mart Inc, telecommunications company AT&T Inc and coal power companies came out the big winners in the U.S. Supreme Court's just-ended term that rejected large lawsuits against them.

Pawlenty hits Obama on "Arab Spring" (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:23 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty, speaks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition in Washington June 3, 2011. REUTERS/Joshua RobertsReuters - Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty accused President Barack Obama on Tuesday of a timid and incoherent response to the "Arab Spring" uprisings against autocratic rulers across the Middle East and North Africa.

Microsoft rolls out Office in the cloud (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:22 AM PDT

A Nokia staff member shows off the new Nokia N9 phone on the sidelines of CommunicAsia 2011, an international communications and information technology exhibition and conference held on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 in Singapore. Finnish handset maker Nokia Corp. said it plans to introduce this year its first mobile phone using the Microsoft Windows platform. Nokia also unveiled its N9 smartphone model, which is based on the MeeGo platform. Nokia's Chief Executive Stephen Elop said the N9 would be launched later this year, but declined to specify the date or price. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)Reuters - Microsoft Corp made its biggest move into the mobile, Internet-accessible world of "cloud" computing on Tuesday, taking the wraps off a revamped online version of its hugely profitable Office software suite.

Well-timed Palin movie opens in hotbed state Iowa (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:01 PM PDT

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin delivers a keynote speech at the Reagan 100 opening banquet at Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, California February 4, 2011. The event celebrates the 100th anniversary of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan's birthday. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - A visit to Iowa by Republican Sarah Palin on Tuesday is either a timely political move to fuel speculation about a potential 2012 presidential run or simply an effort to take advantage of her star power.

France's Lagarde first woman IMF chief (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:15 PM PDT

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, pictured June 20, became the first woman named head of the International Monetary Fund.(AFP/File/Georges Gobet)AFP - France's Christine Lagarde was named Tuesday as the first-ever female chief of the IMF, faced with an immediate crisis as violent Greek protests rocked the stability of the eurozone.

Top Kabul hotel under attack: police chief (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:22 PM PDT

Partial view of the Kabul skyline in 2010. Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel is under attack by gunmen, the head of police criminal investigations in Kabul told AFP Tuesday.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)AFP - One of Kabul's leading hotels which is popular with foreigners and government officials is under attack by gunmen, the head of police criminal investigations in Kabul told AFP Tuesday.
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