Friday, July 29, 2011

Turkey's military chiefs quit ahead of key meeting (Reuters)

Turkey's military chiefs quit ahead of key meeting (Reuters)

Turkey's military chiefs quit ahead of key meeting (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:22 AM PDT

Turkey's Ground Forces Chief General Isik Kosaner attends a ceremony in Ankara, in this July 16, 2010 file picture. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/FilesReuters - Turkey said on Friday its top four military chiefs were all seeking retirement, in moves that appeared to reflect a deep rift between the secularist military and a government with roots in political Islam.

Turkey military command quits in row with government: report (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:19 AM PDT

Turkey's army chief-of-staff General Isik Kosaner, seen here in 2010, and the entire military command have resigned in a row with the government over promotions for generals held in an alleged anti-government plot, according to media reports.(AFP/File/Adem Altan)AFP - Turkey's army chief-of-staff and entire military command resigned Friday in a row with the government over generals jailed in an alleged anti-government plot.

US, N. Korea end nuclear talks (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:17 AM PDT

Ambassador Stephen Bosworth, the Obama administration's top envoy on North Korean affairs, arrives at the US Mission to the United Nations. US and North Korean negotiators completed two days of top level talks Friday without reporting any progress on attempts to persuade the North to scrap its nuclear weapons program.(AFP/Don Emmert)AFP - US and North Korean negotiators completed two days of top level talks Friday without reporting any progress on attempts to persuade the North to scrap its nuclear weapons program.

Japan denies censorship over nuclear crisis (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:09 AM PDT

Aerial view shows TEPCO's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant in late April. Japan denied that a government project to monitor online news reports and Twitter posts about the Fukushima nuclear crisis was an attempt to censor negative information and views.(AFP/Air Force/File)AFP - Japan on Friday denied that a government project to monitor online news reports and Twitter posts about the Fukushima nuclear crisis was an attempt to censor negative information and views.

Japan urges 180,000 to evacuate flood area (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:56 AM PDT

A car drives through flooded roads in Sanjo City, Niigata prefecture. Japan has issued an evacuation advisory for more than 100,000 people in the central region of Niigata, as heavy rains triggered floods in the mountainous area.(AFP/JIJI Press)AFP - Japan Friday issued evacuation advisories for more than 180,000 people in central Niigata region and tsunami-hit Fukushima, as heavy rains triggered floods which left five missing, reports said.

Broad revives England as India hit back (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:55 AM PDT

England's Stuart Broad plays a shot during the first day of the second cricket test match at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, central England. Broad again proved a thorn in India's side with the bat as he rescued England from total collapse.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Stuart Broad again proved a thorn in India's side with the bat as he rescued England from total collapse on the first day of the second Test at Trent Bridge here on Friday.

Turkish military's chiefs of staff step down (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:21 AM PDT

AP - The chiefs of staff of Turkey's military stepped down Friday as tensions dramatically increased over the arrest of dozens of officers accused of plotting to overthrow the Islamic-rooted government.

FIH warns India may lose big tournaments (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:19 AM PDT

President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Leandro Negre addresses mediapersons in New Delhi in 2009. India could lose the field hockey Champions Trophy and the Olympic qualifying tournaments as the sport's world governing body voiced concerns over a settlement between the country's rival bodies.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - India could lose the field hockey Champions Trophy and the Olympic qualifying tournaments as the sport's world governing body Friday voiced concerns over a settlement between the country's rival bodies.

Gunmen kill Shiite pilgrims in SW Pakistan: police (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:15 AM PDT

A Pakistani official holds shell casings near a blood stain at a bus stand in Quetta. Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a bus stand in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing seven Shiite pilgrims waiting to travel to neighbouring Iran, police said.(AFP/Banaras Khan)AFP - Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a bus stand in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing seven Shiite pilgrims waiting to travel to neighbouring Iran, police said.

Samsung Electronics Q2 net profit falls 18% (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 09:55 AM PDT

A Samsung logo in Seoul. South Korea's Samsung Electronics said its second-quarter net profit fell 18 percent from a year earlier, amid weaker global demand for televisions and personal computers.(AFP/File/Park Ji-Hwan)AFP - South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Friday its second-quarter net profit fell 18 percent from a year earlier, amid weaker global demand for televisions and personal computers.

Sri Lanka's deaf march for equal rights, jobs (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:23 AM PDT

Deaf Sri Lankans, from left, Anil Jayawardena, Fazal Haq, and Issath Nihal and Sarath Kumara, right, communicate in sign language, as Ajith Pushpakumar prepares to drive a bike without owning a driver's license, at the Central Federation of the Deaf on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 29, 2011. About 1,000 deaf Sri Lankans took to the streets of capital Colombo on Friday to demand equal rights, social recognition and more sign language translators, with an official saying only about four are currently qualified. They also demanded that driver's license be granted to them. (AP Photo/ Eranga Jayawardena)AP - About 1,000 deaf Sri Lankans took to the streets of capital Colombo on Friday to demand equal rights, social recognition and more sign language translators, with an official saying only about four are currently qualified.

Roadside bombs kill 19 Afghans, 2 NATO personnel (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 06:55 AM PDT

U.S. soldiers carry an Afghan boy wounded by a roadside bomb to a medevac helicopter from the U.S. Army's Task Force Lift 'Dust Off', Charlie Company 1-52, on the outskirts of Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 28, 2011.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)AP - Two roadside bombs killed 19 civilians Friday in southern Afghanistan as non-combatants increasingly fall victim to the fighting between Taliban insurgents and the U.S.-led coalition. A bomb also killed two NATO service members, the alliance said.

Parts of North Korean land mines wash up in South (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 05:09 AM PDT

A bird sits on the top of the flooded bridge caused by heavy rains at an ecology park in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 29, 2011. Torrential downfalls since Tuesday have severely disrupted life in Seoul and its surrounding areas, submerging streets filled with idled cars, flooding subway stations and forcing businesses to shut. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - Parts of North Korean land mines washed down a swollen river into South Korea, and troops searched Friday for other mines that may have been dislodged by deadly landslides and flooding that has stricken the peninsula, authorities said.

Thailand's 'lese majeste' laws under scrutiny (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:52 AM PDT

In this May 11, 2011, a protester wears a mask with a sticker against the Thai Criminal Code 112, which prohibits people from defaming the monarchy, at a police station in Bangkok, Thailand. In the last few months, hundreds of prominent writers, filmmakers, lawyers and journalists have signed petitions calling for reform of the constitution's Article 112, which mandates up to 15 years in jail for 'whoever defames, insults or threatens the king, the queen, the heir to the throne or the regent.' (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - Two articles in a now-defunct magazine may carry a huge cost for its 50-year-old editor if prosecutors prove they defamed Thailand's monarchy: up to three decades in prison — 15 years for each story.

Philippines says militants beheaded 2 marines (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:44 AM PDT

A wounded Philippine Marine is carried into an ambulance after being flown in into Zamboanga city in southern Philippines from the volatile southern Philippine island of Jolo, Thursday July 28, 2011. Abu Sayyaf militants killed seven Philippine marines and wounded 21 others who were about to raid their jungle camp Thursday in some of the fiercest fighting this year between the military and the al-Qaida-linked rebels. About 30 marines maneuvered in stormy weather close to the encampment of more than 50 militants in mountainous Patikul township in southern Sulu province, setting off the pre-dawn gunbattle, regional military spokesman Lt. Col. Randolph Cabangbang said. (AP Photo/Al Jacinto)AP - The Philippine military says al-Qaida-linked militants beheaded two of the seven marines they killed in a clash with government troops.

Taiwan's China tourism gain in doubt as polls near (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:06 AM PDT

In this photo taken on July 20, 2011, a young mainland Chinese tourist swipes at a bubble at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. As it heads into crucial elections, Taiwan's government appears to be massively overstating revenue from Chinese tourism, a major component of its claims that closer ties with the mainland are yielding big dividends for the island's people. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP - Campaigning for office in 2008, Taiwan's president promised an economic windfall of $2 billion a year by opening the gates to Chinese tourism. If Taiwan's tourism bureau is to be believed, President Ma Ying-jeou has achieved precisely that as he heads into elections in January for a possible second term.

Philippines seeks regional backing for sea dispute (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:24 AM PDT

AP - The Philippines is seeking the backing of Southeast Asian governments for its proposal to separate disputed areas in the South China Sea from non-disputed waters.

NKorea threatens to dispose of SKorean assets (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:13 AM PDT

North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-Gwan talks to the press as leaves his hotel in New York. While the United States has stressed that North Korea must make moves to scrap its nuclear weapons if six decades of tensions are to be ended, it was not known whether North Korea made any specific demands.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)AP - North Korea is again threatening to dispose of South Korean assets at a stalled joint tourism venture at a scenic mountain resort in the communist country.

No justice for victims of Islamic sect attack (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 01:41 AM PDT

Indonesian Muslims who are on trial for their involvement in a fatal attack against followers of a minority Islamic sect earlier this year wait for the start of the hearing at a holding cell at a district court in Serang, Banten province, Indonesia, Thursday, July 28, 2011. The court has sentenced the men to up to six months in jail for their roles in the attack. (AP Photo)AP - Foreign governments and human rights groups say the relatively light sentences given to 12 men who participated in the brutal killings of three minority Muslim sect members sends a chilling message about growing religious intolerance in Indonesia.

Gunman in Mumbai attacks appeals death sentence (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 12:54 AM PDT

AP - The only surviving gunman of the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks has appealed a death sentence handed down by a trial court.
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