Tuesday, June 28, 2011

US women's World Cup campaign off to winning start (AFP)

US women's World Cup campaign off to winning start (AFP)

US women's World Cup campaign off to winning start (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:28 AM PDT

USA's striker Lauren Cheney (C) celebrates scoring with USA's midfielder Heather O Reilly (R) and USA's midfielder Shannon Boxx (L) during the football match of the FIFA women's football World Cup USA vs Korea PRK (group C) at Dresden's Gluecksgas stadium, eastern Germany. The US won 2-0.(AFP/Robert Michael)AFP - Two-time world champions United States lived up to their status as women's World Cup favourites on Tuesday, beating North Korea 2-0 in their Group C opener.

United States beat North Korea in women's World Cup (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:09 AM PDT

USA's striker Lauren Cheney (C) celebrates scoring with USA's midfielder Heather O Reilly (R) and USA's midfielder Shannon Boxx (L) during the football match of the FIFA women's football World Cup USA vs Korea PRK (group C) at Dresden's Gluecksgas stadium, eastern Germany. The US won 2-0.(AFP/Robert Michael)AFP - Two-time world champions United States beat North Korea 2-0 in their women's World Cup opening match here on Tuesday.

Militants' influx fuels north Afghanistan violence (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:06 AM PDT

FILE In this June 19, 2011 file photo, German soldiers with the NATO led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) guard a road close to the location of a suicide attack happened on a German military convoy in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. Buried behind the airport in northern Afghanistan's Kunduz city, police uncovered 2,000 kilograms (4,400 pounds) of explosives, enough to make dozens of suicide vests or improvised explosive devises able to shear through armor, maiming and killing those inside, the provincial police chief told The Associated Press this week. (AP Photo/Fulad Hamdard, File)AP - A phalanx of bodyguards protects Samiullah Qatra in his office — with good reason. He got the job as police chief in this northern province after a suicide bomber killed his predecessor just down the street. Qatra narrowly escaped a bomber aiming for him a few weeks back.

Sony faces jittery shareholders after cyberattack (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:05 AM PDT

A woman walks by Sony Building in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer says PlayStation Network gamers are 'very loyal' and returning to the service in big numbers, as he sought to reassure shareholders following a series of embarrassing hacker attacks.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer credited "very loyal" PlayStation Network gamers for flocking back to the service in big numbers, as he sought Tuesday to reassure shareholders following a series of embarrassing hacker attacks.

England set Sri Lanka 230 to win first ODI (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:01 AM PDT

England's Craig Kieswetter plays a shot during the first One Day International cricket match between England and Sri Lanka at The Oval Cricket Ground in London. Kieswetter top-scored with 61 as England made 229 for eight in the first one-day international here at The Oval on Tuesday.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Craig Kieswetter top-scored with 61 as England made 229 for eight in the first one-day international here at The Oval on Tuesday.

Major attacks in northern Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:54 AM PDT

AP - The war that has raged in the south and the east of the country for nearly 10 years has spread to the once peaceful north of Afghanistan. Major attacks in the last year in northern Afghanistan:

Afghan central bank chief flees to US (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:03 AM PDT

Afghanistan's central bank governor has resigned and fled to the United States, saying his life is in danger over a corruption probe targeting influential figures connected to the government. Abdul Qadir Fitrat, pictured in April 2011, said his decision to speak out in parliament about the near-collapse of Kabul Bank, the war-torn country's largest private lender, had placed him in peril.(AFP/File)AFP - Afghanistan's central bank governor has resigned and fled to the United States, saying his life is in danger over a corruption probe targeting influential figures connected to the government.

China premier's call for reform draws accolades and barbs (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:58 AM PDT

China's Premier Wen Jiabao attends a joint press conference with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron at the Foreign Office in central London June 27, 2011. REUTERS/Carl Court/POOLReuters - A vain "screen idol" or a prophet of Chinese political change?

Rampaul leaves Indians reeling in second Test (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:53 AM PDT

West Indies bowler Ravi Rampaul (R) celebrates with Devendra Bishoo after taking the wicket of Indian batsman Virat Kohli, during the first day of the second test match between West Indies and India, at Kensington Oval in Georgetown, Barbados. Rampaul took three wickets in the opening session of the second Test to leave the world ranked number one test team on 44-4 at lunch.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - West Indies fast bowler Ravi Rampaul took three wickets in the opening session of the second Test with India here on Tuesday to leave the world ranked number one test team on 44-4 at lunch.

General named to head US Afghan force OKs drawdown (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:53 AM PDT

Marine Lt. Gen. John Allen, President Obama's choice to lead the military in Afghanistan, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 28, 2011, to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The Marine general tapped to take over as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan told Congress on Tuesday that he supports President Barack Obama's decision to withdraw U.S. reinforcements by next September.

Afghan, NATO forces nab militant dressed as woman (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:23 AM PDT

Soldiers with the Canadian Army's 1st Battalion 22nd Royal Regiment prepare for an operation at sunrise Monday, June 27, 2011 in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Canadian combat operations will end in July as troops withdraw from the southern region and hand control over to the Americans. Canada will transition to a non-combat training role with up to 950 soldiers and support staff to train Afghan soldiers and cops in areas of the north, west and Kabul. (AP Photo/David Goldman)AP - A senior leader of an al-Qaida-linked terror group has been captured in northern Afghanistan dressed up like a woman — the latest in a recent series of cases involving male militants disguised as females, the U.S.-led military coalition said Tuesday.

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Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:06 AM PDT

AP - Afghan official: Central bank governor being prosecuted for alleged role in Kabul Bank scandal.

Chinese rescuers use saw, sledgehammer to free boy (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:45 AM PDT

AP - A 5-year-old boy who fell into a crevice while playing hide-and-seek has been freed by Chinese rescuers who used a sledgehammer and saw to break through a wall.

Ex-sex king asks: Who better to fight Thai graft? (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:33 AM PDT

CORRECTS SPELL OF FORMER OWNER'S NAME TO CHUVIT - In this June 21, 2011 photo, Chuvit Kamolvisit, former owner of a string of massage parlors takes pictures with his supporters during an election campaign for his Rak Thailand Party in Bangkok, Thailand. As the super-pimp who once ran Thailand's biggest brothel empire and then exposed the police kickbacks he had to pay for it to flourish, Chuvit feels uniquely qualified to lead the country's fight against corruption. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - As the super-pimp who once ran Thailand's biggest brothel empire and then exposed the police kickbacks he had to pay for it to flourish, Chuvit Kamolvisit feels uniquely qualified to lead the country's fight against corruption.

Aborigine crisis: Some see 'no other way but jail' (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 06:52 AM PDT

Fabian Brown, an Aborigine with a long criminal record, stands outside an Aboriginal land administration building decorated with indigenous art in his home town of Tennant Creek in central Australia, Friday, June 24, 2011. Brown, known among Aborigines by his tribal name Jabangardi, is usually jobless, addicted to alcohol and has been in and out of prison since he was 17 for crimes of violence and theft. (AP Photo)AP - Fabian Brown, known among Aborigines by his tribal name Jabangardi, is usually jobless, addicted to alcohol and has been in and out of prison since he was 17.

China rejects US Senate criticism over sea dispute (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:41 AM PDT

AP - A U.S. Senate resolution critical of Beijing's actions in the South China Sea "doesn't hold water" and its sponsors should promote peace in other ways, China said Tuesday.

Beijing seeks nearly $2 million from Ai Weiwei (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:34 AM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, June 23, 2011 file photo, activist artist Ai Weiwei opens the gate to talk to journalists gathered outside his home in Beijing, China. Liu Xiaoyuan, a close friend of Ai said Tuesday, June 28, 2011, Beijing's tax authorities are seeking nearly $2 million in back taxes and fines from the government critic who was recently released from detention. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)AP - Beijing tax authorities are seeking nearly $2 million in back taxes and fines from outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was released last week from nearly three months in detention, his close friend said Tuesday.

Khmer Rouge defendant challenges genocide tribunal (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:27 AM PDT

In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Ieng Sary, center, Khmer Rouge's former foreign minister, 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, Tuesday, June 28, 2011. The top four surviving members of the Khmer Rouge regime blamed for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians in the 1970s appeared for a second day Tuesday before the tribunal aimed at finally achieving justice. (AP Photo/Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Mark Peters) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - One of the four former Khmer Rouge leaders charged with genocide challenged the right of Cambodia's U.N.-backed tribunal to try him Tuesday, saying he already had been convicted of the crime and pardoned.

1.34B people, how many pandas? China is counting (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:46 AM PDT

A giant panda cub plays at the enclosure at the Giant Panda Research and Conservation Centre in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province in March 2011. China is set to launch its once-a-decade panda census, state media reported, as it tries to determine how many of the endangered animals live in the wild amid efforts to boost numbers.(AFP/File/Lilian Wu)AP - China has counted its 1.34 billion people and now is giving pandas a turn.

China welcomes Sudan leader wanted on war crimes (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:10 AM PDT

Sudan's leader Omar al-Bashir, left, shakes hands with Chinese officials as he arrives at Beijing International Airport on Tuesday June 28, 2011. Sudan's president arrived in Beijing for talks with Chinese officials on Tuesday, a day after his plane was forced to turn back over Turkmenistan because of flight itinerary problems. (AP Photo/Liu Jin, Pool)AP - China said Sudan's president will be warmly welcomed on his delayed state visit Tuesday and it would reserve opinion on the international warrant that accuses him of war crimes.
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