Monday, August 1, 2011

Air India snubbed by Star Alliance (AFP)

Air India snubbed by Star Alliance (AFP)

Air India snubbed by Star Alliance (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:17 AM PDT

Air India aircrafts are parked on the tarmac of the international airport in Mumbai. The airline's bid to join the Star Alliance has been grounded after the global airline network said it had not met the minimum standards for membership.(AFP/File/Punit Paranjpe)AFP - Air India's bid to join the Star Alliance has been grounded after the global airline network said it had not met the minimum standards for membership.

Xinhua giant billboard flashes into Times Sq (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:42 AM PDT

A new electronic billboard leased by Xinhua, the news agency operated by the Chinese government, makes its debut in New York's Times Square. The LED sign is 60 feet (18.3 meters) by 40 feet (12.2 meters) and is located on the building at 2 Times Square.(AFP/Stan Honda)AFP - The Chinese state news agency Xinhua blazed into new territory Monday with the lighting up of a giant electric bill board in the most prestigious spot of New York's famed Times Square.

S. Korea blocks N. Korean tour website (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:36 AM PDT

Nicholas Bonner, an owner of the Koryo tour agency, looks at a map of North Korea at his office in Beijing in January 2011. The British-run travel agency which specialises in tours to North Korea disclosed that South Korea was blocking its website because of alleged pro-Pyongyang material.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - A British-run travel agency which specialises in tours to North Korea disclosed Monday that South Korea was blocking its website because of alleged pro-Pyongyang material.

Moderate quake shakes Japan's Honshu: USGS (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:30 AM PDT

A technician points out seismological activity. A moderate 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the south coast of the main Japanese island of Honshu late Monday, US geologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.(AFP/File/Frederick Florin)AFP - A moderate 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the south coast of the main Japanese island of Honshu late Monday, US geologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

Bresnan stars as England thrash India in second Test (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:21 AM PDT

England's Tim Bresnan (R) is congratulated by England's James Anderson (C) and England's Graeme Swann (L) after taking the wicket of India's MS Dhoni for 0 runs during the fourth day of the second cricket test match at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. England crushed India by 319 runs.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Tim Bresnan shone with both bat and ball as England crushed India by 319 runs at Trent Bridge here on Monday to win the second Test with more than a day to spare.

Malaysia frees officials held over human smuggling (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:19 AM PDT

This photo taken in 2004 shows Hishammuddin Hussein delivering an opening speech in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia Monday announced it will free eight immigration department officials held under a tough security law since last October for alleged involvement in human trafficking.(AFP/File/Jimin Lai)AFP - Malaysia Monday announced it will free eight immigration department officials held under a tough security law since last October for alleged involvement in human trafficking.

Japan police raid cult behind 1995 subway attack (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:18 AM PDT

People watch Aum Supreme Truth sect leader Shoko Asahara (C) on a television broadcast during his trial in 1996. Japanese authorities on Monday raided buildings used by the doomsday cult behind the 1995 deadly sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway, news reports said.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Japanese authorities on Monday raided buildings used by the doomsday cult behind the 1995 deadly sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway, news reports said.

Record high radiation at crippled Japan nuke plant (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:17 AM PDT

Former residents of the town of Okuma, located near the stricken TEPCO Fukushima nuclear power plant, are seen in protective outfits at a memorial service at Okuma in Fukushima prefecture on July 24. Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said it had monitored record high radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11 quake and tsunami.(AFP/File)AFP - Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said Monday it had monitored record high radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11 quake and tsunami.

Nepal swears in nine Maoist cabinet ministers (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:16 AM PDT

Nepal's new Prime minister Jhalanath Khanal (R) looks on during a swearing in ceremony at the office in Kathmandu, February 2011. Khanal swore in nine Maoist lawmakers to the cabinet, days after the former rebels threatened to withdraw support from the government and trigger its collapse.(AFP/File/Prakash Mathema)AFP - Nepal's prime minister on Monday swore in nine Maoist lawmakers to the cabinet, days after the former rebels threatened to withdraw support from the government and trigger its collapse.

China blames unrest on Pakistan-trained 'terrorists' (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:15 AM PDT

Chinese paramilitary militias chant patriotic slogans during a troop review at Nanhu Square in Urumqi, China's northwest Xinjiang region, 2009. China on Monday blamed Muslim separatist AFP - China on Monday blamed Muslim separatist "terrorists" trained in neighbouring Pakistan for an outbreak of deadly violence and imposed heavy security in a bid to prevent further unrest.

China blames Pakistan-trained militants for attack (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 09:52 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 10, 2009 file photo, a military convoy passes a statue of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong in Kashgar, China. China on Monday, Aug. 1, 2011 blamed Muslim extremists trained in Pakistan for an attack that killed six civilians in one of the most troubled ethnic regions where police later fatally shot five suspects. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel, File)AP - China on Monday blamed Muslim extremists trained in Pakistan for launching one of two deadly weekend attacks in a troubled far western region, while overseas activists feared the government could respond by cracking down on ethnic Uighurs widely blamed for the unrest.

Gadhafi official urges Filipinos to come to Libya (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:10 AM PDT

Abdulhadi Lahweej, Libya's undersecretary for Expatriates, Immigrants and Refugee Affairs, answers questions during a news conference at the financial district of Makati, south of Manila, Philippines on Monday Aug. 1, 2011. Lahweej urged Filipino workers to return to Libya, saying the capital Tripoli remains peaceful and violence is confined to rebel-controlled areas. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - A visiting Libyan official urged Filipino workers Monday to return to Libya, saying its capital was peaceful and violence was confined to rebel-controlled areas.

Sri Lanka says civilian war deaths unavoidable (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 07:27 AM PDT

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (R) speaks with disabled soldiers at an army hospice in Anuradhapura, July 2011. Sri Lanka on Monday admitted for the first time that civilians may have been killed during its military push against Tamil Tigers rebels in 2009 that has been dogged by allegations of war crimes.(AFP/File/Ishara S.Kodikara)AP - Sri Lanka acknowledged for the first time Monday that civilian casualties occurred in the final phase of its 26-year civil war against Tamil Tiger rebels, but called the deaths unavoidable.

India Parliament adjourns amid opposition anger (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:25 AM PDT

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh talks to the media on his arrival at the first day of monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. The Parliament has shut down just hours after opening its new session Monday as opposition lawmakers caused a commotion shouting angry anti-corruption slogans. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)AP - The Indian Parliament has shut down just hours after opening its new session as opposition lawmakers caused a commotion shouting angry anti-corruption slogans.

Court upholds Chinese journalist's jail sentence (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:16 AM PDT

AP - The lawyer for a Chinese journalist behind bars after writing about suspected corruption says a court has rejected an appeal against a new sentence ordered just before the reporter was to be released.

Thai Parliament opens with new government waiting (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:13 AM PDT

Thai prime minister-to-be Yingluck Shinawatra arrives at Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. Recently elected Thai lawmakers gathered for the official opening of parliament Monday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - Thailand's Crown Prince opened a new Parliament on Monday that will usher in a new government led by the sister of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Afghan governor: NATO airstrike kills 4 (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 04:09 AM PDT

Policemen survey a truck, used to carry fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan, after it was attacked in Khairpur, in Pakistan's Sindh province August 1, 2011. Gunmen attacked and torched seven trucks carrying fuel to NATO forces in Afghanistan in the Khairpur district of Pakistan's southern Sindh province early on Monday, a senior police official said. REUTERS/Nadeem Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW TRANSPORT)AP - The governor of a province in northeastern Afghanistan said Monday a NATO airstrike killed four police officers at a checkpoint in the remote, mountainous region.

Prosecutor: 5 SKoreans arrested over espionage (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:32 AM PDT

AP - A South Korean prosecutor says officials have arrested five South Koreans on suspicions of spying for North Korea.

Bomb at market in India's remote northeast kills 5 (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:42 AM PDT

AP - Police say a bombing in a busy market in India's remote and violence-wracked northeast has killed five people and wounded four others.

Philippine troops hunt militants despite Ramadan (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:32 AM PDT

A relatives grieves as she views the remains of one of seven Philippine marines at Fort Bonifacio, the marines headquarters in suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines, Sunday, July 31, 2011. Military officials say that al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militants beheaded two of the seven marines they killed in one of the fiercest clashes this year with Philippine marines in southern Sulu province. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - An incensed President Benigno Aquino III ordered the Philippine military Monday to crush Abu Sayyaf militants who killed seven marines and beheaded two of them in last week's fighting.
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