Tuesday, August 2, 2011

AP Exclusive: Timing of US drone strike questioned (AP)

AP Exclusive: Timing of US drone strike questioned (AP)

AP Exclusive: Timing of US drone strike questioned (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:55 AM PDT

AP - The American ambassador to Islamabad phoned Washington with an urgent plea: Stop an imminent CIA drone strike against militants on the Pakistani side of the Afghan border.

Japanese Grand Prix to go ahead as planned (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:39 AM PDT

Australian rider Casey Stoner on a Ducati crosses the finish line in the Japanese Grand Prix MotoGP race at Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Motegi, in 2010. The Japanese MotoGP race planned for October 2 will go ahead as planned, the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) confirmed on Tuesday, after radiation risks were dismissed as 'negligible'.(AFP/JIJI PRESS/File/Toru Kawata)AFP - The Japanese MotoGP race planned for October 2 will go ahead as planned, the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) confirmed on Tuesday, after radiation risks were dismissed as 'negligible'.

Thousands protest against Indonesian rule in Papua (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:04 AM PDT

Papuanese people participate in a pro-independence rally in Jayapura. Around 10,000 Papuans protested Tuesday for independence from Indonesia, defying a heavy police presence a day after a deadly ambush that police blamed on separatist rebels, witnesses said.(AFP/Banjir Ambarita)AFP - Around 10,000 Papuans protested Tuesday for independence from Indonesia, defying a heavy police presence a day after a deadly ambush that police blamed on separatist rebels, witnesses said.

US drone strike kills four militants in NW Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:01 AM PDT

A US drone strike targeting a vehicle in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border killed four militants on Tuesday, local security officials said.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - A US drone strike targeting a vehicle in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border killed four militants on Tuesday, local security officials said.

NRC members divided on timeframe for safety review (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:51 AM PDT

AP - Members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are pledging quick action on a task force report recommending safety changes for the U.S. nuclear industry.

Troops deployed after 34 killed in Pakistani city (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:43 AM PDT

In this picture taken on Aug. 1, 2011, Pakistani para military troops patrol in the troubled area of Karachi, Pakistan. Authorities called in paramilitary soldiers and police to quell political and criminal violence in Pakistan's largest city Tuesday Aug 2 after 34 people were killed here in less that two days, officials said. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)AP - Authorities called in paramilitary soldiers and police to quell political and criminal violence in Pakistan's largest city Tuesday after 34 people were killed here in less that two days, officials said.

Canadian rescued when boat breaks up off Australia (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:35 AM PDT

In this Aug. 1, 2011 photo provided by the Australian Marine Safety Authority (AMSA), the Canadian-registered yacht Kekuli, piloted by Paul Lim, struggles in stormy waters about 155 miles (250 km) southwest of Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia. Lim, 62, ran into trouble when the engine on his yacht broke away as he battled 30-foot (9-meter) waves and winds gusting up to 55 miles (90 kilometers) per hour in the Southern Ocean, the AMSA said in a statement. The yacht broke apart and Lim was rescued on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, by the Panamanian bulk carrier Kohju, heading for the Canary Islands. (AP Photo/Australian Maritime Safety Authority)AP - A Canadian sailor whose yacht broke apart in rough seas off southwest Australia was rescued Tuesday and is in good health aboard a ship heading for the Canary Islands.

Kolkata set for 'London Eye' in major facelift (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:27 AM PDT

A promotional billboard featuring Bollywood actor Mithun Chakhabarty is seen on the facade of an old building in Kolkata in July 2011. Kolkata, once capital of British India, on Tuesday began work to transform the congested and fading city into a AFP - Kolkata, once capital of British India, on Tuesday began work to transform the congested and fading city into a "second London" complete with a London Eye ferris wheel.

(AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:27 AM PDT

AP - Pakistani officials: US missile strike kills 4 suspected militants in northwest Pakistan.

Nissan says electric car can power family home (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:14 AM PDT

A Nissan employee demonstrates how to use the company's electric vehicle AFP - Nissan's Leaf electric car can feed power from its battery back into a family home and run appliances for up to two days under a new project the Japanese car-maker unveiled Tuesday.

Japan utility seals area with high radiation level (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:03 AM PDT

In this Monday, Aug. 1, 2011 photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. Tuesday, Aug. 2, a worker in protective gear measures radiation levels near a duct connected to a ventilation stack between Unit 1 and Unit 2 reactors at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Its operator TEPCO said radiation exceeded 10 sieverts per hour Monday at two locations including the area shown in the photo near the duct. (AP Photo/Tokyo Electric Power Co.) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - The operator of Japan's damaged nuclear power plant says an area where potentially lethal levels of radiation were detected has been sealed.

Vietnam dissident's 7-year sentence upheld (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:31 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 4, 2011, file photo dissident lawyer Cu Huy Ha Vu is escorted by police out of a courtroom after being convicted of spreading propaganda against the state and sentenced to seven years in prison and three years of house arrest at the one-day trial in Hanoi, Vietnam. Vu, the dissident son of one of Vietnam's founding revolutionaries, proclaimed his innocence during an appeals trial Tuesday Aug. 2, 2011, saying he's not against the Communist Party but supports a multiparty system. (AP Photo/Vietnam News Agency, Thong Nhat, File) NO SALESAP - An appeals court upheld the seven-year prison sentence for the dissident son of one of Vietnam's founding revolutionaries Tuesday, despite arguments that his support for a multiparty system did not mean he was against the Communist Party.

Shanghai official punished for fire that killed 58 (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:27 AM PDT

AP - A Shanghai court sentenced a district official to 16 years in prison on Tuesday for corruption and abuse of authority over a high-rise fire that killed 58 people last year, state media said.

Desperate, sick Indonesians use railroad 'therapy' (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:16 AM PDT

In this July 26, 2011 photo, villagers lie on a railway track for an electricity therapy in Rawa Buaya, Jakarta, Indonesia. People in the outskirt of the capital have been participating in the treatment believing that the the electricity current from the track could cure various diseases. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)AP - Ignoring the red-and-white danger sign, Sri Mulyati walks slowly to the train tracks outside Indonesia's bustling capital, lies down and stretches her body across the rails.

NKorea launches massive dance and gymnastics show (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:15 AM PDT

Performers dance in North Korea's giant 'Arirang' mass games show, on the opening night of its 2011 season, at Pyongyang's May Day Stadium, on Monday Aug. 1, 2011. This year's season is expected to continue until Sept. 9, according to North Korean media. (AP Photos/APTN)AP - North Korea has launched a massive synchronized dance and gymnastics show meant to glorify its leaders and unify its people ahead of a crucial anniversary next year.

Bomb blast kills 1, wounds 9 in Philippines (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:00 AM PDT

AP - An improvised bomb exploded Tuesday in front of a gun store in the restive southern Philippines, killing at least one person and wounding nine others, including a 7-year-old girl.

Taliban suicide bomber kills 4 in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:59 AM PDT

Afghan police officers carry the body of a hotel guard in a black cloth after a suicide attack in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011. A suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle outside a small residential hotel frequented by foreigners just after dawn Tuesday. (AP Photo/ Ahmed Bilal)AP - A suicide bomber blew up his car outside a compound frequented by foreigners just after dawn Tuesday, killing four guards, as two other militants stormed the building in Kunduz city and engaged the Afghan police in a two-hour gunbattle.

Security heavy in west China city hit by attacks (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:58 AM PDT

Members of Uyghur ethnic minority shop near the Erduoqiao neighborhood in Urumqi in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. 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. (AP Photo/David Wivell)AP - Machine gun-toting paramilitary police guarded major intersections Tuesday in a far western Chinese city where 20 people have died in recent violence the government blames on Muslim extremists.

China lashes out at Manila over island claims (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:47 AM PDT

AP - An official Chinese newspaper accused the Philippines Tuesday of lacking a sincere desire to resolve South China Sea territorial disputes and warned of unspecified consequences if China's concerns are ignored.

Big floods hit Manila, kill 1, shut schools, work (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:36 AM PDT

CORRECTS THE NAME OF TYPHOON IN SECOND SENTENCE - Filipino boys are enveloped in strong rains as they wade through a flooded street brought by Typhoon Muifa in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday Aug. 2, 2011. Muifa continues to blow away from the northern Philippines after killing at least 4 people even though it did not make landfall. Classes were suspended on Tuesday in most parts of the metro due to floods.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - At least one person has drowned in waist-deep floods that swamped the streets of the Philippine capital after a night of monsoon rains closed down schools and government offices.
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