Monday, July 25, 2011

Mullen sees 'very difficult' time in US-Pakistan ties (AFP)

Mullen sees 'very difficult' time in US-Pakistan ties (AFP)

Mullen sees 'very difficult' time in US-Pakistan ties (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 11:00 AM PDT

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen participates in a Senate Defense Subcommittee hearing in June 2011. The top US military chief warned that US-Pakistan military-to-military ties were at a AFP - The top US military chief warned Monday that US-Pakistan military-to-military ties were at a "very difficult" crossroads, allowing that a path to progress on that front was not yet clear.

New US envoy tries to allay Afghan fear on pullout (AP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 11:00 AM PDT

In this image made available from the Afghanistan Presidential Palace, new U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, right, inspects the Afghan guards of honor with Hameed Sediqi head of the guards of honor on the way to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai, unseen, at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, July 25, 2011. The new U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said Monday that the United States is not rushing to leave the country and cautioned that what happens in the months ahead will have far-reaching effects across the globe. (AP Photo/Presidential Palace) EDITORIAL USE ONLY:AP - America's new top diplomat in Afghanistan sought Monday to allay the fears of the Afghan people who worry the U.S. is abandoning the nation after the drawdown of American forces began.

India's rival hockey bodies to work jointly (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Indian Sports Minister M.S. Gill poses with India after they won the bronze medal at the XIX Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010. India's rival field hockey associations have agreed to work jointly till 2012 to run the game smoothly and revive the country's Olympics fortunes, it was announced on Monday.(AFP/File/Tauseef Mustafa)AFP - India's rival field hockey associations have agreed to work jointly till 2012 to run the game smoothly and revive the country's Olympics fortunes, it was announced on Monday.

At least 27 militants 'killed' in NW Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 10:10 AM PDT

Pakistani soldiers stand next to seized weapons recovered from militants in northwestern Kurram tribal district in 2010. At least 27 militants and four tribesmen were killed in gunfights in a restive Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said Monday.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - At least 27 militants and four tribesmen were killed in gunfights in a restive Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said Monday.

England win first Test against India (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 10:08 AM PDT

England's James Anderson (L) celebrates taking the wicket of India's Suresh Raina for 78 runs with Kevin Pietersen (2nd L) during Day 5 of the first test match at Lord's Cricket Ground in London. Anderson took five wickets as England thrashed India by 196 runs to win the first Test at Lord's here on Monday.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - James Anderson took five wickets as England thrashed India by 196 runs to win the first Test at Lord's here on Monday.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi meets senior gov't official (AP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:54 AM PDT

Myanmar's Labor and Social Welfare Minister Aung Kyi, right, reads statement to the media after meeting with Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, left, at Seinlekhanthar government guest house Monday, July 25, 2011 in Yangon, Myanmar. Suu Kyi met with the senior Myanmar government official Monday for the first time since her release from house arrest. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)AP - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a senior Myanmar government official Monday for the first time since her release from house arrest, and he described their talks as a "first step" toward further cooperation in the military-dominated country.

Floods rupture Pakistani feudal ties (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:38 AM PDT

A Pakistani flood-affected family prepares lunch outside their tent in Sukkur on July 13. The monsoon-triggered floods of 2010 - the worst in Pakistani history - affected up to 21 million people, killed another 1,750, ran up losses of USD 10 billion and a year later a shattered economy has hardly recovered.(AFP/File/Rizwan Tabassum)AFP - Bakhsh Ali Lashari has spent the last year living in a tent since floods devastated a third of Pakistan. His home is no longer under water, but death threats mean he's never going back.

Dissident priest re-arrested in Vietnam: sources (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:25 AM PDT

A picture taken in 2007, dissident Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly, stands trial for spreading propaganda against the state at a local court in the central city of Hue. The Catholic priest was re-arrested Monday, more than a year after he was granted medical leave from prison, sources familiar with the case said.(AFP/File)AFP - A Catholic priest who is one of Vietnam's most prominent dissidents was re-arrested Monday, more than a year after he was granted medical leave from prison, sources familiar with the case said.

Bali bomb suspect to be sent to Indonesia from Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:24 AM PDT

Children carry flowers during a service commemorating the seventh anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings near the Bali bombings memorial overlooking Sydney's Coogee Beach 2009. An alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people will be sent to Indonesia after being arrested in Pakistan in March, a senior counter terrorism official said Monday.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - An alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people will be sent to Indonesia after being arrested in Pakistan in March, a senior counter terrorism official said Monday.

Aquino says Philippines winning war on graft (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 09:24 AM PDT

Philippine President Benigno Aquino delivers his annual state-of-the-nation address at the House of Representatives in Manila. Aquino said on that the Philippines was turning irreversibly away from its culture of corruption, as he vowed to see major figures sent to jail in the near future.(AFP/Jay Directo)AFP - The Philippines has begun to win its war against endemic corruption, President Benigno Aquino said on Monday as he outlined more cases of alleged massive graft under his predecessor's rule.

NKorea food shortage worst in years despite farms (AP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 07:57 AM PDT

In this April 17, 2011 photo, a person on a cycle rides by as a man plows a field outside of Kaesong, North Korea. North Korea's perennial food shortage has reached a crisis point in 2011, aid workers say, because of torrential rains, the coldest winter in 60 years and rising food prices. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - It's an unlikely sight: hundreds of ostriches, a bird native to sunny Africa, squatting and squabbling in the morning chill on a sprawling farm in North Korea. Even stranger: In winter, some wear quilted vests.

China calls Vatican 'unreasonable' in bishop spat (AP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 06:56 AM PDT

AP - The Vatican was "extremely unreasonable and rude" in expressing anger at the ordinations of Catholic bishops in China's state-controlled church without the pope's approval, the Chinese government said Monday.

India's eunuchs demand access to welfare programs (AP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 06:47 AM PDT

AP - Eunuchs in India are demanding an end to discrimination against them and access to government welfare programs.

Man gets suspended death penalty over tainted food (AP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 06:35 AM PDT

AP - A report says a man has received a suspended death sentence for making and selling a chemical that makes pork leaner but is harmful to humans. Tainted pork is among a string of recent food scandals in China.

Aquino to China: Filipinos will defend territory (AP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 06:08 AM PDT

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III delivers his State of the Nation Address during the 15th congress at the House of Representatives in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines on Monday, July 25, 2011. Aquino warned China in the major speech Monday that the Philippines was ready to defend its Spratly Islands claims by acquiring more weapons and plans to elevate the territorial feuds at a U.N. tribunal. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - President Benigno Aquino III warned China in a major national speech Monday that the Philippines was ready to defend its Spratly Islands claims by acquiring more weapons and would elevate the territorial feuds to a U.N. tribunal.

Protest in Nepal's parliament demands PM resign (AP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:58 AM PDT

AP - Nepal's main opposition political party is blocking Parliament to demand the prime minister resign.

Thai Army helicopters grounded after 3rd crash (AP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 04:16 AM PDT

AP - Thailand's army has suspended flights of its 20 Bell-212 helicopters after three fatal crashes in nine days.

Indian police probe fake website hiring court jobs (AP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 03:11 AM PDT

AP - Police in eastern India are investigating a fake website that duped hundreds of people into believing they had been hired to work for a state's top court.

Vietnam announces new president amid China rift (AP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 02:52 AM PDT

In this Thursday, July 21, 2011 photo, Truong Tan Sang, 62, the Communist Party's number two in command speaks at the opening session of the legislature. Vietnam's lawmaking National Assembly has appointed Sang as the communist country's new president, Monday, July 25, 2011. The announcement comes amid challenges at home with the economy and abroad with China over disputed territory in the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Tran Van Minh)AP - Vietnam's lawmaking National Assembly appointed Truong Tan Sang as the communist country's new president Monday amid challenges at home with the economy and abroad with China over disputed territory in the South China Sea.

India to set up independent environmental body (AP)

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 02:29 AM PDT

AP - India's government will set up a new environmental regulator to review investment projects, the prime minister said, freeing politicians from making unpopular decisions to protect ecology at the cost of development.
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