Thursday, September 1, 2011

Afghans anxious about exit of foreign troops (AP)

Afghans anxious about exit of foreign troops (AP)

Afghans anxious about exit of foreign troops (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 10:56 AM PDT

In this Aug. 23, 2011 photo, cows forage in garbage near destroyed Soviet-made armored tanks in Kabul, Afghanistan. Along with violence, uncertainty abounds this summer in Afghanistan where Afghans don't share the U.S.-led coalition's confidence that the Afghan security forces are ready to secure the nation by 2014 and others worry that the Afghan economy will collapse if foreign troops go home and the international community slows aid. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - It's been a tough summer in Afghanistan: Foreign troops started leaving. The Afghan president's half brother was assassinated. Suicide bombers keep killing government officials. The Taliban shot down a helicopter, killing 30 Americans. Civilian casualties are up and many Afghans fear their nation will plunge into civil war once the foreign forces go home.

Gunmen attack minibus in Pakistan, kill 7 Shiites (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 10:46 AM PDT

People dance to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Sept 1, 2011. Eid, the ending of Muslims fasting month of Ramadan is one of the most important holidays in the Muslim world, is marked with prayers, family reunions and other festivities. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP - Gunmen killed seven Shiite Muslims in an attack on a minibus in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, while two people died in a suicide car bomb attack on a police station.

Australia IDs bones of robber/folk hero Ned Kelly (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 09:25 AM PDT

In this undated photo released by the State Library of Victoria, a framed photograph shows Ned Kelly, Australia's most infamous criminal, the day before he was hanged at a prison called the Old Melbourne Gaol - now a historic site - in Melbourne, Australia. The headless remains of Kelly have been identified, officials said Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, ending a decades-long mystery surrounding the final resting place of a man now seen by many as a folk hero. (AP Photo/State Library of Victoria) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALESAP - The headless remains of Australia's most storied criminal, Ned Kelly, have been identified, officials said Thursday, ending a decades-long mystery surrounding the final resting place of a man now seen by many as a folk hero.

Japan PM picks fiscal hawk Okada as finance minister: report (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:50 AM PDT

Japan's ruling Democratic Party Secretary General Katsuya Okada walks out after a meeting at the party headquarters in Tokyo, in this December 13, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao/FilesReuters - New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has picked a like-minded fiscal conservative, Katsuya Okada, as finance minister in his cabinet due to be unveiled on Friday, local media reported.

Pakistan, US struggle to define their relationship (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:35 AM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamaat-u-Dawa burn a US flag during a rally to condemn American CIA contractor Raymond Allen Davis, who shot dead two Pakistanis, in Lahore, Pakistan. In the aftermath of the secret U.S. raid to kill Osama bin Laden, Pakistani officials want a detailed agreement spelling out U.S. rules of engagement inside Pakistan, officials in both countries say, but Washington's refusal to sign a binding document threatens to create another point of friction in the long-troubled relationship. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary, File)AP - In the aftermath of the secret U.S. raid to kill Osama bin Laden, Pakistani officials want a detailed agreement spelling out U.S. rules of engagement inside Pakistan, officials in both countries say, but Washington's refusal to sign a binding document threatens to create another point of friction in the long-troubled relationship.

Sri Lanka imposes new laws to hold terror suspects (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:28 AM PDT

AP - Sri Lanka will still detain hundreds of terror suspects and outlaw the defeated rebel Tamil Tiger group despite lifting wartime emergency laws, an official said Thursday.

How the AP-GfK poll of Japanese was conducted (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 07:16 AM PDT

AP - The Associated Press-GfK Poll on the attitudes and opinions of Japanese was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications from July 29 to Aug. 10. It is based on landline telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,000 adults.

North Korea ghost town reflects deeper woes as it woos Chinese (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 06:12 AM PDT

A man walks past an empty shopping area of the Mount Kumgang resort in Kumgang August 31, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - Long grass grows around the idle hotels, stores are covered in cobwebs and a big padlock hangs off the front of the bank at the deserted shopping center.

Indian anti-graft crusader wanted for other causes (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 05:56 AM PDT

Indian reform activist Anna Hazare greets supporters before breaking his fast in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. Hazare, whose protest galvanized the nation's anger against corruption, ended his 12-day hunger strike Sunday after forcing Parliament to throw its weight behind his crusade. A portrait of Mahatma Gandhi is seen in background. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)AP - Fresh from a 12-day hunger strike that roiled public ire against graft, Indian anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare is in hot demand to promote other causes as activists seek to harness his acclaim and ability to seize 24-hour media attention.

With new tablets, Sony takes aim at iPad in Japan (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 04:45 AM PDT

A man demonstrates Sony's new tablet computer Tablet P during a launch event in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. The Tablet P opens like a book to reveal two screens. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Sony Corp. said Thursday it wants to become the biggest player in Japan's growing Android tablet market by changing the way the devices are used.

World War II bomb kills 7 people in west Myanmar (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 04:30 AM PDT

AP - An official says seven people were killed when a World War II bomb they found in a river exploded in western Myanmar.

AP-GfK Poll: Japanese distrust govt after disaster (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 03:06 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2011 file photo, Yoshihiko Noda stands up after he was elected as the new leader of the Democratic Party of Japan during an election by the party lawmakers in Tokyo, paving the way for him to be the next prime minister and inherit the daunting task of recovering from the huge tsunami and nuclear crisis. Five months after the disasters, the Japanese people lack confidence in the government's ability to handle another major disaster and generally distrust elected leaders, an Associated Press-GfK poll has found. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)AP - This year's tsunami and nuclear disasters have severely shaken the Japanese public's confidence in their government, and many are pessimistic about the country's future, an Associated Press-GfK poll has found.

Hong Kong worries about China's tightening grip (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 03:01 AM PDT

In this Aug. 18, 2011 photo, a protester is carried away by police officers during a protest against China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang near the new government headquarters where Li attended its completion ceremony in Hong Kong. Hong Kong police ratcheted up security, blanketing the city with officers and tightening restrictions on press and protesters during a recent visit by China's vice premier. Such tactics might be normal procedure in mainland China, but not in freewheeling Hong Kong, where students, academics, politicians and journalists are fuming over the supertight security that they say restricted freedom of the press and speech and the right to protest. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)AP - A visit by a senior Chinese leader meant to spread goodwill has instead left Hong Kong fuming over the smothering security that locals fear was aimed at muffling the media and protesters.

Asian stocks rally following gains onWall Street (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 02:00 AM PDT

A man walks by an electronic stock board at a securities firm in Tokyo,Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Asian stocks climbed Thursday following gains on Wall Street that were driven by positive manufacturing data and hopes that the Federal Reserve may to unveil another round of stimulus. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - World stocks struggled to hold onto the week's gains as early declines on European markets on Thursday pared gains in Asian markets earlier in the day.

China says it will attend Libya meeting in Paris (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 01:04 AM PDT

AP - China said it would send a vice minister to a conference in Paris aimed at mapping out Libya's future and stressed again Thursday that the United Nations should play a leading role in rebuilding the country.

Oil hovers below $89 amid global stock rally (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:52 PM PDT

San Bruno Mayor Jim Ruane, right, shakes hands with National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Deborah Hersman after an NTSB hearing regarding the gas pipeline which exploded in San Bruno, Calif., a suburb of San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Oil prices hovered below $89 a barrel Thursday in Asia amid a global stock market rally that has boosted crude trader optimism the U.S. may avoid a recession.

Sarah Palin set to attend South Korea forum (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:25 PM PDT

AP - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is expected to visit South Korea next month to speak at a global business forum.

China says carrier met targets in first sea trial (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 09:24 PM PDT

AP - China says its first aircraft carrier attained all its set objectives in its initial sea trial last month.

China: Attacks thwarted in Xinjiang, details few (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 08:00 PM PDT

AP - A top official in China's turbulent Xinjiang region says security forces have defused a number of threats to public safety in recent weeks but is providing few details.
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