Saturday, July 30, 2011

Two Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir border clash (AFP)

Two Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir border clash (AFP)

Two Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir border clash (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:33 AM PDT

Indian paramilitary troops patrol through the streets of Srinagar on July 23. Two Indian soldiers were killed Saturday in a fierce clash with rebels along the de facto border that splits Kashmir between India and Pakistan, the army said.(AFP/File/Tauseef Mustafa)AFP - Two Indian soldiers were killed Saturday in a fierce clash with rebels along the de facto border that splits Kashmir between India and Pakistan, the army said.

Torres on target for Chelsea (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Record signing Fernando Torres, seen here in May 2011, has scored his second goal for Chelsea straight after coming on as a second-half substitute as his side beat Aston Villa to win the Barclays Asia Trophy.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Record signing Fernando Torres scored his second goal for Chelsea straight after coming on as a second-half substitute on Saturday as his side beat Aston Villa to win the Barclays Asia Trophy.

India police 'arrest Singapore firm's officials' (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:14 AM PDT

Indian police have arrested two top officials of Singapore-based online survey company Speak Asia in Mumbai for allegedly duping investors out of $294 million, reports said Saturday.(Speak Asia)AFP - Indian police have arrested two top officials of Singapore-based online survey company Speak Asia in Mumbai for allegedly duping investors out of $294 million, reports said Saturday.

Pakistan puts travel curbs on US diplomats (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:13 AM PDT

Supporters of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) waves party and peace flags during a government sponsored peace rally in Karachi July 30, 2011. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)AP - Pakistan has placed new travel restrictions on American diplomats living in the country, a U.S. official said Saturday, in the latest sign of the breakdown in ties between Islamabad and Washington since the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

Turkey seeks solution to army resignation crisis (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 08:29 AM PDT

Turkey's military police chief, General Necdet Ozel, was named acting chief-of-staff, after the country's top military command resigned in a row with the government, the prime minister's office said.(AFP/Presidential Palace Press Office/-)AFP - Turkey sought Saturday to downplay the crisis caused by the resignations of its top military brass in the latest episode in a fight between the Islamist-rooted government and the staunchly secularist Turkish army.

Dravid gives India the edge over England (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 08:21 AM PDT

India's Rahul Dravid plays a shot during the second day of the second Test against England at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Dravid was closing in on his second century in as many matches after England again denied Sachin Tendulkar his 100th international hundred. Dravid has helped India reach 215 for four -- just six runs behind England's first innings 221.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - India's Rahul Dravid was closing in on his second century in as many matches in the second Test at Trent Bridge here on Saturday after England again denied Sachin Tendulkar his 100th international hundred.

Afghans arrest Taliban leader, army turncoat (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 07:48 AM PDT

An Afghan National Army soldier along with U.S soldiers carry a wounded U.S soldier following an attack 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, Saturday, July 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)AP - A senior Defense Ministry official who allegedly leaked secrets that helped the Taliban stage suicide attacks in Kabul has been arrested by the Afghan Intelligence Service — one of three high profile arrests announced Saturday by the agency.

India offers farmers more cash for land sales (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 07:34 AM PDT

Indian farmers could get six times more cash for their land under a new land acquisition bill aimed at accelerating industrial development in Asia's third-largest economy.(AFP/Diptendu Dutta)AFP - Indian farmers could get six times more cash for their properties under a new land acquisition bill aimed at accelerating industrial development in Asia's third-largest economy.

Turkey's resignations, a sign of military decline (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 07:25 AM PDT

ALTERNATIVE CROP - In this photo released by the Turkish Presidency Press Service, Gen. Necdet Ozel, commander of Gendarmerie paramilitary force, meets with President Abdullah Gul at the Presidential Palace of Cankaya in Ankara, Turkey, late Friday, July 29, 2011. Gul approved the appointment of Gen Ozel as the new commander of Turkey's Land Forces, hours after the country's Chief of Staff and other top army commander have resigned Friday in what is seen as tensions with the Islamic-rooted government.(AP Photo/Turkish Presidency Press Service, HO)AP - In past decades, the Turkish military showed displeasure with civilian leaders by overthrowing them. This time, the upset generals quit, a move that only strengthened the hand of an elected government that has in turn been accused of targeting opponents at the expense of democracy.

China lawyers 'told not to take rail crash cases' (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 07:23 AM PDT

Legal authorities in China ordered lawyers not to take on cases from the families of victims of last weekend's fatal train crash, it emerged Saturday, as judicial officials apologised for the move.(AFP/Str)AFP - Legal authorities in China ordered lawyers not to take on cases from the families of victims of last weekend's fatal train crash, it emerged Saturday, as judicial officials apologised for the move.

Budget, debt worries plague troops (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 04:26 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2010 file photo, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs Adm. Mike Mullen, right, and Turkey's Chief of Staff Gen. Isik Kosaner inspect a guard of honour at the Turkish army headquarters in Ankara, Turkey. Gen. Kosaner and top army commanders have resigned Friday, July 29, 2011, in what is seen as tensions with the Islamic-rooted government.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)AP - A half a world away from the Capitol Hill deadlock, the economy and debt crisis are weighing heavily on U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

North Korean video shows flooding from heavy rains (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 03:58 AM PDT

AP - Heavy rains in recent days inundated rice fields in North Korea and parts of a border city in a country vulnerable to flooding damage.

Gunmen kill 11 Shiite Muslims in SW Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 01:20 AM PDT

People mourn the death of a family member in Quetta, Pakistan on Friday, July 29, 2011. Unidentified gunmen have killed seven passengers at a bus terminal in southwest Pakistan, police said, and another 12 were injured. Baluchistan is home to a small separatist movement that often targets Pakistanis from other parts of the country living there. Many non-Baluch have left as a result. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)AP - Gunmen opened fire on a minibus carrying minority Shiite Muslims in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing 11 people in what appeared to be a sectarian attack, police said.

Shoe factory fire kills 13 in Vietnam (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 12:31 AM PDT

AP - Vietnamese state media say a fire at a shoe factory has killed 13 people and seriously injured 25 others in the northern port city of Hai Phong.

Vietnam to evacuate nearly 300,000 as storm nears (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:01 PM PDT

AP - Vietnam is evacuating nearly 300,000 people from northern coastal areas as Tropical Storm Nock-ten approaches after leaving a path of destruction in the Philippines.

Landslide in western Indonesia kills 4 children (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:07 PM PDT

AP - A landslide triggered by torrential rain has killed four children who were playing under a cliff in western Indonesia.

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

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:59 PM 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 for other mines that may have been dislodged by deadly landslides and flooding that has stricken the peninsula.
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