Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Huge cyber spying effort revealed, China suspected (AFP)

Huge cyber spying effort revealed, China suspected (AFP)

Huge cyber spying effort revealed, China suspected (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 11:24 AM PDT

The United States, United Nations, defense contractors and the International Olympic Committee were targets of a massive global cyber spying campaign, a computer security firm said on Wednesday, with China seen as the likely culprit.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - The United States, United Nations, defense contractors and the International Olympic Committee were targets of a massive global cyber spying campaign, a computer security firm said on Wednesday, with China seen as the likely culprit.

3 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 11:21 AM PDT

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nick Stevenson from Clarksville Tn, from A company 7-101 Avation read a book at FOB Wilson in the outskirts of Kandahar, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)AP - Three members of the U.S.-led military coalition were killed Wednesday in Afghanistan, NATO said.

Pakistan steps up security as Karachi toll hits 58 (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:47 AM PDT

A Pakistani policeman searches a car in a troubled area of Karachi. Hundreds of extra paramilitary troops have been deployed in Pakistan's economic capital Karachi which is struggling to end violence that has killed 58 people in five days, officials said Wednesday.(AFP/Rizwan Tabassum)AFP - Hundreds of extra paramilitary troops have been deployed in Pakistan's economic capital Karachi which is struggling to end violence that has killed 58 people in five days, officials said Wednesday.

Australian teenager safe after 'bomb' drama (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:30 AM PDT

Australian police on patrol in Sydney. Australian bomb squad officers have safely removed a teenager from a AFP - Australian bomb squad officers Wednesday safely removed a teenager from a "suspicious device" media reports said had been strapped around her neck, ending a 10-hour drama.

Helicopter carrying 10 people missing in Indonesia (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:21 AM PDT

AP - A helicopter carrying 10 people, including four Australians, lost contact with authorities minutes after takeoff Wednesday in eastern Indonesia, police and airport officials said.

China Flexes its Muscle, Tells U.S. it is 'Playing with Fire' If it Defaults (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:16 AM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The Chinese government has owned the United States since it began financing its debt and now it is going to flex its muscle and exert its control over its subjects.

Sydney teen freed safely after 10-hour bomb scare (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:14 AM PDT

AP - An Australian teenager trapped next to a suspicious device for 10 horrifying hours was freed safely late Wednesday, but police said they do not know if the worrisome device is an explosive, who put it there or why.

India pledges 'early' decision on foreign retail (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:54 AM PDT

India's Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma, pictured in June 2011, said India will make an early decision on whether to allow foreign direct investment in its vast retail market, which would be one of the country's biggest economic reforms.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - India will make an early decision on whether to allow foreign direct investment in its vast retail market, which would be one of the country's biggest economic reforms, a minister said Wednesday.

Enraged Indian villagers lynch 10 thieves: police (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:45 AM PDT

Indian police personnel and media representatives inspect the site of a mob killing in Karlahalli village near Bangalore. Ten suspected thieves have been lynched by angry villagers in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, a police officer said Wednesday, highlighting the problem of mob justice in rural areas.(AFP)AFP - Ten suspected thieves have been lynched by angry villagers in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, a police officer said Wednesday, highlighting the problem of mob justice in rural areas.

China says US fails to defuse 'debt bomb' (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:22 AM PDT

China warned Wednesday that tortured efforts to raise the US limit on borrowing had failed to defuse Washington's AFP - China warned Wednesday that tortured efforts to raise the US limit on borrowing had failed to defuse Washington's "debt bomb", and signalled it would further diversify its holdings away from the dollar.

Chinese citizen activist latest free speech cause (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:17 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Monday, July 25, 2011, Qi Jianxiang watches a video clip on a computer screen showing his mother Wang Lihong, in purple jacket, leading protesters during a demonstration outside a courthouse in southern China in 2010, after an interview with The Associated Press in Beijing, China. Chinese rights advocates are calling for the release of Wang, an Internet activist who will soon face trial in a case that they say highlights the government's fear of increasingly bold public activism. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Chinese rights advocates are calling for the release of an Internet activist who will soon face trial in a case that they say highlights the government's fear of increasingly bold public activism.

Tajikistan bans minors from entering mosques (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:13 AM PDT

AP - Tajikistan's authoritarian leader has approved a law barring minors from praying in mosques as his secular government seeks to minimize the rising influence of Islam in the Central Asian nation.

Red Cross offers relief aid for NKorea (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 02:46 AM PDT

Vehicles are submerged in floodwater after heavy rain in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 28, 2011. Thousands of rescuers used heavy machinery and shovels Thursday to clear mud and search for survivors after huge landslides and flooding killed more than 40 people in South Korea.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - South Korea's Red Cross said Wednesday it has offered North Korea $4.7 million in basic humanitarian supplies to help the country recover from flooding and heavy rains.

Kashmiris strike to protest man's death in custody (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 02:42 AM PDT

Kashmiri protesters throw stones at Indian policemen during a protest in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. Kashmiris shut down shops and businesses Wednesday in a general strike to protest a man's death in police custody in the Indian-controlled portion of the disputed Himalayan region. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)AP - Kashmiris shut down shops and businesses Wednesday in a general strike to protest a man's death in police custody in the Indian-controlled portion of the disputed Himalayan region.

US diplomat unhurt in fatal Taiwan car accident (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 02:36 AM PDT

AP - A spokesman says the de facto U.S. ambassador to Taiwan was unhurt in a car accident that led to the death of a local man.

Rights group demands probe of Sri Lankan massacre (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 02:36 AM PDT

AP - An international human rights group urged the United Nations on Wednesday to investigate the execution-style slaying of 17 workers for a French aid agency in Sri Lanka five years ago, after a government probe did not identify the killers.

Mob kills 10 for alleged theft in southern India (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 02:27 AM PDT

AP - Police say at least 10 people were beaten to death in southern India by a group of angry villagers who thought they were thieves.

China orders more gov't openness after train crash (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:52 AM PDT

AP - Chinese leaders on Wednesday called for more openness in government after a high-speed train crash triggered widespread public anger at authorities over the lack of transparency in handling the accident.

China expels official accused of taking bribes (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:38 AM PDT

AP - A former official in southwest China has been expelled from the governing Communist Party for allegedly taking bribes.

Malaysia Ramadan TV ads axed amid racism complaint (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:39 PM PDT

AP - A Malaysian television station axed a series of commercials to mark the Muslim month of Ramadan after angry viewers complained the ads insulted non-Muslim ethnic minorities.
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