Sunday, September 4, 2011

Typhoon dumps record rain on Japan, killing 20 (AP)

Typhoon dumps record rain on Japan, killing 20 (AP)

Typhoon dumps record rain on Japan, killing 20 (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:29 AM PDT

Heavy downpours by Typhoon Talas swamp a residential area in Kiho, central Japan, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. The center of the season's 12th typhoon was moving slowly north across the Sea of Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREAAP - Typhoon Talas dumped record amounts of rain Sunday in western and central Japan, killing at least 20 people and stranding thousands more as it turned towns into lakes, washed away cars and triggered mudslides that obliterated houses. At least 50 people were missing, local media reported.

Iran lawmaker postpones N. Korea, China visit (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:19 AM PDT

AP - Iran's parliament speaker has postponed a visit to North Korea and China because of an unspecified illness, state media reported Sunday.

Pakistan urges Afghanistan to help free youths (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 07:18 AM PDT

Pakistani youngsters play during heavy rainfall in Islamabad, Pakistan Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)AP - Pakistan's interior minister on Sunday called on Afghanistan's president to help win freedom for around 30 young Pakistanis held captive by the Pakistani Taliban.

Israel's Netanyahu says won't apologize to Turkey (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 07:00 AM PDT

Reuters - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would not apologize to Turkey over an Israeli raid that killed nine Turks on a ship bound for Gaza, reiterating his position after Ankara downgraded its relations with the Jewish state.

Turkish warplanes bomb Kurdish militants in Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 06:55 AM PDT

Reuters - Turkish war planes bombed Kurdish guerrilla positions in Iraq Sunday, while in southeast Turkey insurgents killed two soldiers and two village militia members in separate weekend attacks.

Aussie bodyboarder dies after shark bites off legs (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 06:21 AM PDT

AP - A shark bit the legs off a bodyboarder at a popular surfing spot in western Australia on Sunday, killing the man, police said. Authorities were searching for the shark as well as the man's missing limbs.

Quick steps to tackle strong yen needed: Japanese econ ministers (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 06:03 AM PDT

Reuters - Economics Minister Motohisa Furukawa said on Sunday he and three other economy-related ministers in Japan agreed that measures to respond to a firmer yen need to be compiled quickly to alleviate the negative effect of the currency's appreciation on the domestic economy.

Bus falls into swollen Indian river, killing 12 (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:53 AM PDT

AP - An official says a bus has fallen into a river swollen by monsoon rains in northern India, killing 12 passengers.

Tropical depression leaves 17 dead in Japan (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 05:13 AM PDT

An aerial view shows houses submerged in flood water caused by the strong tropical storm Talas in Kiho town, Mie prefecture, in western Japan September 4, 2011. REUTERS/KyodoReuters - Tropical depression Talas, downgraded earlier from tropical storm, pounded western Japan with heavy rain at the weekend, leaving 17 people dead and a few dozens missing, public broadcaster NHK said on Sunday.

PM: Israel needn't apologize for self-defense (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 04:35 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, May 31, 2010, photo taken by an unidentified person aboard the ship Mavi Marmara, an Israeli soldier is surrounded by people aboard the Turkish-flagged vessel. Turkey expelled Israel's ambassador and said Friday Sept. 2, 2011 it is cutting military ties with the country over its refusal to apologize for last year's raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that killed nine people. The photo was released by the Turkish activist group IHH, which is outlawed in Israel. (AP Photo/IHH) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO; NO SALESAP - Israel's leader defiantly refused on Sunday to apologize to Turkey for a deadly Israeli raid on a Turkish-led flotilla bent on breaching Israel's Gaza Strip blockade — an incident that has battered a relationship once seen as a cornerstone of regional stability.

Filipino rebels slam commander for anti-US threats (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 04:35 AM PDT

AP - The Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group criticized a breakaway commander on Sunday for threatening U.S. troops in the country's volatile south.

Wayward penguin released south of New Zealand (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 03:28 AM PDT

In this photo released by National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd. (NIWA), 'Happy Feet,' the wayward emperor penguin, looks out of his temporary pen before he is released into the Southern Ocean, south of New Zealand from the NIWA research vessel Tangaroa Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. 'Happy Feet' was back home Sunday in Antarctic waters more than two months after he came ashore on a beach nearly 2,000 miles (3,000 kilometers) from home and became an instant celebrity. (AP Photo/NIWA) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - He needed a little push before speeding backward down a makeshift slide. Once in the water, he popped his head up for one last look. And then he was gone. The wayward emperor penguin known as "Happy Feet" was back home in Antarctic waters after an extended sojourn spent capturing hearts in New Zealand.

Chinese official held in deadly drunk driving case (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 12:57 AM PDT

AP - Chinese state media are reporting an official in eastern China has been detained on accusations he killed a woman while driving drunk.

UN chief sounds climate alarm in Solomons visit (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 11:24 PM PDT

AP - United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon says he has seen firsthand the need for urgent action on climate change after visiting the remote Solomon Islands.

US flood aid shipment arrives in North Korea (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 10:37 PM PDT

North Korean workers unload emergency aid sent from the United States from a plane upon arrival at Pyongyang airport, North Korea, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. The U.S. sent the plane loaded with a small but symbolic shipment of emergency aid that was due to arrive in flood-stricken North Korea, in the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the countries. (AP Photo/APTN)AP - The United States has provided a small yet symbolic shipment of emergency relief items to flood-hit North Korea, in the latest sign of thawing ties between the wartime foes.

Malaysia mourns TV journalist killed in Somalia (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 09:13 PM PDT

AP - A Malaysian TV journalist fatally shot in Somalia received a hero's funeral Sunday attended by Malaysia's prime minister and hundreds of mourners.

NATO kills ex-Gitmo detainee in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 05:15 PM PDT

Afghans are reflected in blood mixed water at the scene where Sabar Lal Melma, a former Guantanamo detainee, was killed in a NATO and Afghan forces raid in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. NATO and Afghan forces killed the man who had become a key al-Qaida affiliate after returning to Afghanistan, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - NATO and Afghan forces have killed a former Guantanamo detainee who returned to Afghanistan to become a key al-Qaida ally, international officials said Saturday.

Magnitude-7.0 quake shakes Vanuatu (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 04:27 PM PDT

AP - A magnitude-7.0 earthquake shook the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
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