Thursday, June 30, 2011

Support of democracies key for Myanmar: Suu Kyi (AFP)

Support of democracies key for Myanmar: Suu Kyi (AFP)

Support of democracies key for Myanmar: Suu Kyi (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:57 AM PDT

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi addresses NLD youths during a meeting at the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters in Yangon on June 28. Suu Kyi on Thursday thanked democratic nations for their support and said she hopes to see her homeland take its seat alongside them.(AFP/File/Soe Than Win)AFP - Myanmar's iconic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday thanked democratic nations for their support and said she hopes to see her homeland take its seat alongside them.

Sharma's career-best gives India 11-run lead (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:54 AM PDT

Indian bowler Ishant Sharma (R) celebrates with Harbhajan Singh after taking the last West Indies wicket of Fidel Edwards, during the third day of the second test match between West Indies and India, at Kensington Oval in Georgetown, Barbados. Sharma became the fifth youngest bowler ever to take 100 wickets when he bowled India to an 11-run first innings lead.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Ishant Sharma became the fifth youngest bowler ever to take 100 wickets when he bowled India to an 11-run first innings lead over the West Indies in the second Test on Thursday.

NATO blames Haqqani for attack on Afghan hotel (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:51 AM PDT

ALTERNATE CROP OF XGA101 -Western-style Inter Continental hotel is on fire during an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 29, 2011. A more than four-hour standoff between militants and Afghan police at the Inter-Continental hotel ended early Wednesday when NATO helicopters fired rockets at gunmen on the rooftop of the besieged hotel and Afghan security forces stormed the top of the building. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)AP - The U.S.-led coalition on Thursday blamed an al-Qaida affiliated network working jointly with Taliban fighters for a deadly attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul — an assault that raised doubts about the ability of Afghan forces to handle security as foreign troops withdraw.

2 French journalists return from hostage ordeal (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Stephane Taponier, left, and Herve Ghesquiere, right, react, as they address the media, upon their arrival from Kabul at a military airbase in Villacoublay outside Paris, Thursday June, 30, 2011. Two journalists held hostage for 18 months in Afghanistan returned home to France on Thursday to a presidential welcome and nationwide relief. Stephane Taponier and Herve Ghesquiere arrived at a military airbase in Villacoublay outside Paris from Kabul, greeted by President Nicolas Sarkozy, first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and France's defense and foreign ministers. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP - Two journalists held hostage by the Taliban for 18 months in Afghanistan came home to France on Thursday to an emotional welcome and nationwide relief, but dogged by questions surrounding their liberation.

Afghan handover to start late July: top official (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 10:25 AM PDT

Afghanistan National Army (ANA) soldier soldiers undergo training by a US contractor at Camp Leatherneck on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province in May 2011. The process of handing control from foreign to Afghan security forces and officials in seven areas of Afghanistan will start from late July, a senior official said Thursday.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - The process of handing control from foreign to Afghan security forces and officials in seven areas of Afghanistan will start from late July, a senior official said Thursday.

'Nadeshiko' looking to lift Japanese spirits (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 10:01 AM PDT

Japan's coach Norio Sasaki gestures during the Japan vs New Zealand group B match of the FIFA women's football World Cup Germany vs Canada on June 27 in Bochum. Sasaki believes that the recent problems suffered by the Asian powerhouse are proving to be a powerful motivator for his team at the women's World Cup.(AFP/File/Patrik Stollarz)AFP - Japan coach Norio Sasaki believes that the recent problems suffered by the Asian powerhouse are proving to be a powerful motivator for his team at the women's World Cup.

Bangladesh abolishes caretaker gov't for elections (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 09:56 AM PDT

AP - Bangladesh's Parliament on Thursday rescinded a 15-year-old requirement that general elections be overseen by nonpartisan caretaker governments — a move the opposition says could allow incumbents to rig the votes.

Irish Gaza flotilla ship 'sabotaged' by Israel: organisers (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 09:44 AM PDT

The Irish ship Saoirse at the Turkish port of Gocek. Irish activists on Thursday accused Israel of sabotaging a ship due to join an aid flotilla to challenge an Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, forcing the vessel to withdraw.(AFP)AFP - Irish activists on Thursday accused Israel of sabotaging a ship due to join an aid flotilla to challenge an Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, forcing the vessel to withdraw.

UN: China should arrest al-Bashir (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 09:42 AM PDT

South African Navanethem Pillay, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, June 30, 2011. Pillay told reporters she was 'disappointed' that China welcomed Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir during a visit this week, rather than arrest him to ensure he stands trial. She said that 'the whole world favors trial' for al-Bashir for his role in the civil war in Sudan that killed more than 2 million people. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini) GERMANY OUT - AUSTRIA OUTAP - The U.N.'s top human rights official criticized China on Thursday for failing to arrest Sudan's president so that he can be brought to trial on war crimes charges.

Beached sea turtle had ingested 317 plastic pieces (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 09:24 AM PDT

AP - A marine biologist says a green sea turtle that washed ashore in Australia likely starved to death after swallowing 317 pieces of plastic.

Families demand info on Sri Lankans said abducted (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 06:36 AM PDT

Tears roll down the cheeks of a Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil woman as she holds a photograph of her 'abducted' family member during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 30, 2011. Hundreds of Sri Lankan Tamils protested Thursday demanding to know the whereabouts of their family members abducted by 'white van squads' allegedly operated by the Sri Lankan government during the height of the country's civil war. (AP Photo/ Eranga Jayawardena)AP - Hundreds of people protested Thursday demanding to know the whereabouts of their family members abducted by "white van squads" allegedly operated by the Sri Lankan government during the height of the country's civil war.

17 infants die in 48 hours at 1 Indian hospital (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 06:33 AM PDT

AP - Indian media say at least 17 infants have died in 48 hours at a government-run hospital in eastern India and the state is investigating.

Taiwan unveils upgraded fighter jet (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:54 AM PDT

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou gives a thumbs-up from the cockpit of the newly upgraded Taiwanese IDF, Indigenous Defense Fighter jet at the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC), in Taichung, Taiwan, Thursday, June 30, 2011. Local reports have said that the military will upgrade 71 aircraft to enable them to carry more different types of missiles, including an anti-radiation missile. The Indigenous Defense Fighters entered service in 1992 and have been widely regarded as a relatively unsophisticated. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP - Taiwan has unveiled an upgraded version of its Indigenous Defence Fighter, a modest military jet that went into service 19 years ago.

China opens world's longest sea bridge — 26 miles (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:40 AM PDT

This photo taken Wednesday, June 29, 2011 released by China's Xinhua news agency shows the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. China opened Thursday, June 30, 2011, the world's longest cross-sea bridge, which is 42 kilometers (26 miles) long and links China's eastern port city of Qingdao to an offshore island, Huangdao. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Yan Runbo) NO SALESAP - China has opened the world's longest cross-sea bridge.

Aquino says he's ridding Philippines of apathy (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:32 AM PDT

President Benigno Aquino III delivers his message before a big crowd of students and government officials during the celebration for his first year in office Thursday, June 30, 2011 in suburban Pasig City, east of Manila, Philippines. Aquino laid down his accomplishments in his first year in office and compared it to his predecessor former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)AP - President Benigno Aquino III said Thursday his greatest achievement during the first year in office is changing the Philippines' national attitude from resignation and apathy, as he vowed no mercy in cracking down on corruption.

Philippine president to visit China amid sea rift (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:25 AM PDT

AP - President Benigno Aquino III plans to visit China in coming weeks but the friendly gesture doesn't mean the Philippines is backing down from its assertions Chinese forces intruded in its waters, an official said.

Ex-Khmer Rouge vows cooperation to genocide court (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 04:35 AM PDT

In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Khieu Samphan, former head of state, sits during the second trial of the top leaders of Khmer Rouge in the court hall of the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, June 30, 2011. The tribunal on Thursday held its fourth day trial on top four surviving members of the Khmer Rouge regime, blamed for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians in the 1970s. (AP Photo/Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Mark Peters) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - The Khmer Rouge's former head of state told a court trying him for genocide and other crimes Thursday that he is keen to tell all he knows about Cambodia's 1970s regime — though in the past he has claimed to be "out of touch" with its atrocities.

AP IMPACT: Teaching jihad in Indonesian prisons (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 04:29 AM PDT

In this June 6, 2011 photo, prisoners attend a religious class led by a jailed militant Arif Syaifudin, also known as 'Firdaus,' in Block F of the Porong, Indonesia prison in East Java. A sweeping crackdown on terrorism in the past decade has spawned a new problem in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation: militants now in jail are recruiting new followers to their cause. Firdaus was sentenced to eight years in jail in 2008 for providing shelter to Abu Dujana, one of the leaders of the Southeast Asian terror network Jemaah Islamiyah and sending money to southern Philippines in support of terrorism. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)AP - A sweeping crackdown on terrorism in the past decade has spawned a new problem in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation: Militants in jail are recruiting new followers to their cause.

China's Mongolian herders protest over lead mine (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 03:38 AM PDT

AP - Ethnic Mongolian herders protested a lead mine operating on grazing land in the latest tension in a Chinese border region that recently saw its biggest demonstrations in two decades, a rights group and a local resident said Thursday.

Ex-Taiwan President Lee indicted on graft charge (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 03:28 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2009 file photo, former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui smiles during a forum in Tokyo, Japan. A Taiwanese prosecutor said Lee, who served as president between 1988 and 2000, was indicted Thursday, June 30, 2011, on a charge of embezzlement. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)AP - Former President Lee Teng-hui, a pivotal figure in Taiwan's modern history, was indicted on graft charges Thursday, becoming the second recent leader accused of corruption and raising opposition claims the government was subverting the island's still-evolving democracy.
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