Sunday, July 31, 2011

England 441-6 against India at stumps (AFP)

England 441-6 against India at stumps (AFP)

England 441-6 against India at stumps (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:46 AM PDT

England's Tim Bresnan plays a shot during the third day of the second cricket test match at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. England in their second innings were 441 for six against India, a lead of 374 runs, at stumps on the third day of the second Test at Trent Bridge on Sunday.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - England in their second innings were 441 for six against India, a lead of 374 runs, at stumps on the third day of the second Test at Trent Bridge on Sunday.

Mullen warns of Afghan transition corruption (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:24 AM PDT

US troops patrol with armored vehicles in Arghandab district in southern Afghanistan, the former stronghold of Taliban insurgents, on July 29. The United States' top military officer warned Sunday that some Afghan institutions central to the transition of power from foreign to local forces are corrupt.(AFP/File/Romeo Gacad)AFP - The United States' top military officer warned Sunday that some Afghan institutions central to the transition of power from foreign to local forces are corrupt.

Super Tseng defends British Open in style (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:19 AM PDT

Yani Tseng of Taiwan celebrates with the trophy after winning the Women's British open at Carnoustie in Scotland. Taiwan's Yani Tseng confirmed she is the best player in the world by staging a successful defence of the Women's British Open at Carnoustie on Sunday with a four-shot triumph.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Taiwan's Yani Tseng confirmed she is the best player in the world by staging a successful defence of the Women's British Open at Carnoustie on Sunday with a four-shot triumph.

One dead as trains collide head-on in India (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:15 AM PDT

Indian soldiers stand guard at a railway track as a train arrives outside Guwahati in 2004. Two passenger trains collided head on in eastern India on Sunday, killing at least one person and leaving many trapped in the wreckage, a local official said.(AFP/File)AFP - Two passenger trains collided head on in eastern India on Sunday, killing at least one person and leaving many trapped in the wreckage, a local official said.

Train accident in India injures several people (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:53 AM PDT

AP - Officials say a train accident in eastern India has injured several people.

Deadly violence hits China's restive Xinjiang (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:52 AM PDT

Ethnic Uighur women pass a Chinese paramilitary police patrol on a street in Urumqi, capital of China's Xinjiang region, in 2010. Knife-wielding attackers killed 10 people in China's Xinjiang region and another four were shot dead by police as a wave of violence swept the ethnically-torn area, state media and officials said Sunday.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Knife-wielding attackers killed 10 people in China's Xinjiang region and another four were shot dead by police as a wave of violence swept the ethnically-torn area, state media and officials said Sunday.

Official: Associate killed Karzai's half-brother (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:48 AM PDT

AP - A Western official says the powerful half-brother of President Hamid Karzai was gunned down by an associate over a personal issue, and was not assassinated by the Taliban.

Indian passenger trains collide head on (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:32 AM PDT

Indian soldiers stand guard at a railway track as a train arrives outside Guwahati in 2004. Two passenger trains collided head on in eastern India on Sunday, killing at least one person and leaving many trapped in the wreckage, a local official said.(AFP/File)AFP - Two passenger trains collided head on in eastern India on Sunday, killing at least one person and leaving many trapped in the wreckage, a local official said.

In Afghanistan, plan sought in Oct. for US exit (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:25 AM PDT

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen addresses troops Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Thursday July 28, 2011. Questions on military spending and how the ongoing budget struggles will impact them dominated the morning meeting at the Kandahar base, and it was the first one Marines asked when he moved on to Camp Leatherneck later. (AP Photo/MC1 Chad J. McNeeley - US Department of Defense)AP - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has been ordered to submit a plan by mid-October for the initial withdrawal of American troops, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday. That plan may hinge in part on whether the latest surge in attacks continues through the holy month of Ramadan.

Tseng defends British Open golf title (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:21 AM PDT

Yani Tseng of Taiwan celebrates with the trophy after winning the Women's British open at Carnoustie in Scotland. Taiwan's Yani Tseng confirmed she is the best player in the world by staging a successful defence of the Women's British Open at Carnoustie on Sunday with a four-shot triumph.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Taiwan's Yani Tseng successfully defended her British Open title on Sunday when she fired a final round 69 to win the tournament by four shots.

Bomb kills 11 at police HQ in southern Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:16 AM PDT

Afghan police officers gather near a wrecked police vehicle at the entrance of the police headquarters in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, July 31, 2011. A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday at the gate of the police headquarters, killing more than ten people in the city where Afghans have recently taken control of security. (AP Photo)AP - A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday at the main gate of a provincial police headquarters in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 11 people in a city where Afghans have recently taken control of security.

Strong quake hits near Vanuatu; no tsunami alert (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 08:31 AM PDT

AP - An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 has struck near the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu but there were no reports of damage and no tsunami alert was issued.

11 killed in 2 attacks in troubled NW China (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 07:08 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, July 10, 2009 file photo, a statue of former leader Mao Zedong is seen as an Uighur man looks on in Kashgar, China. Two knife-wielding men hijacked a truck in China's restive northwest, then rammed the vehicle into a crowd and got out to attack the pedestrians, sparking clashes, a police official said Sunday, July 31, 2011. The attack happened in the Silk Road city of Kashgar in northwest Xinjiang, a region rocked by ethnic violence in recent years. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel, File)AP - Police shot dead four people Sunday in China's far northwest, bringing to 11 the death toll in weekend violence in one of the country's most troubled ethnic regions.

17 dead as rival groups clash in Indonesia's Papua (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 06:22 AM PDT

AP - Police say clashes between supporters of rival candidates in upcoming local elections in eastern Indonesia have killed 17 people and injured dozens.

Hundreds march against abuse in Delhi's `SlutWalk' (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 04:13 AM PDT

Supporters of the Delhi 'SlutWalk' march past a homeless man in New Delhi, India, Sunday, July 31, 2011. There were no short skirts, fishnet stockings or lingerie on display that were the staple of other global 'SlutWalk' marches as hundreds gathered in India's capital on Sunday to protest sexual violence against women. The event condemned the notion widely held in this traditional society that a woman's appearance can explain or excuse rape and sexual harassment. In India, public sexual taunting or even groping of women, locally known as 'Eve teasing', is common. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)AP - There were no short skirts, fishnet stockings or lingerie on display that were the staple of other global "SlutWalk" marches as hundreds gathered in India's capital on Sunday to protest sexual violence against women.

Maoist rebels kill 3 villagers in eastern India (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 02:20 AM PDT

AP - Police say Maoist rebels have shot and killed three villagers in eastern India.

Ex-Philippine president recovering after surgery (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 11:40 PM PDT

AP - A spokeswoman says former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has been moved to a regular hospital room following a delicate cervical spine surgery last week.

168 people rescued from troubled Philippine ship (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 11:11 PM PDT

AP - The Philippine coast guard and fishermen rescued 168 people who were on board a passenger ship that tilted for three hours before sinking early Sunday in the central Philippines, officials said.

North Korea says China to supply flood aid (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:07 PM PDT

AP - North Korea says China and its Red Cross have decided to give Pyongyang relief aid to help recover from recent flooding.

Strong quake jolts northeastern Japan; no tsunami (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 07:57 PM PDT

Elon Musk and Soma City Mayor Hidekiyo Tachiya shake hands at the site of a solar project soon to be donated by Mr. Musk in an area of Fukushima Prefecture that was devastated by a tsunami in March. (Photo: Business Wire)AP - A strong earthquake has rattled northeastern Japan, leaving seven people injured. No tsunami warning was issued.
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