Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Israel sending aid to Turkey after earthquake (AP)

Israel sending aid to Turkey after earthquake (AP)

Israel sending aid to Turkey after earthquake (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:06 AM PDT

Turkish and Azeri rescuers work to excavate the debris of a collapsed building, where seven people are believed to be trapped, in Ercis, eastern Turkey, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. A 2-week-old baby girl, her mother and grandmother were pulled alive from the rubble of an apartment building in a dramatic rescue Tuesday, 48 hours after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake toppled some 2,000 buildings in eastern Turkey. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - Israel's defense minister says Israel will help Turkey aid earthquake victims "as soon as possible," after Turkey accepted Israel's offer of assistance.

Prisoners revolt in Turkish quake city's jail (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:06 AM PDT

Reuters - Prisoners set fire to a jail in Turkey's earthquake-hit city of Van on Tuesday and gunshots were heard as inmates fought their guards following a big aftershock.

U.S. upbeat after North Korea talks but no breakthroughs (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:04 AM PDT

U.S. Special Envoy for North Korea Policy Stephen Bosworth leaves his hotel for the United States Mission in Geneva October 24, 2011.REUTERS/Denis BalibouseReuters - The United States is optimistic about an eventual return to six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program but there were no breakthroughs during two days of meetings with North Korean negotiators, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

Prisoners riot in fear after Turkish aftershock (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:17 AM PDT

Turkish rescuers carry Azra Karaduman, a two-week-old baby girl they have saved from under debris of a collapsed building in Ercis, Van, eastern Turkey, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. The baby's mother, Semiha, was still alive, pinned next to a sofa inside the flattened building from where the child was rescued. A 7.2-magnitude earthquake toppled some 2,000 buildings in eastern Turkey, Sunday.(AP Photo)AP - A Turkish news agency says prisoners are rioting in the eastern city of Van, panicked by strong aftershock.

US special envoy quiet on results of Myanmar visit (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:36 AM PDT

AP - The United States' special envoy to Myanmar has ended a visit without revealing details of meetings with officials and democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Rescuers battle to find Turk quake survivors, save baby (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:21 AM PDT

A Turkish woman looks out of a tent in a camp for people displaced by the earthquake in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van, October 25, 2011. REUTERS/Baz RatnerReuters - Rescuers pulled a two-week-old baby girl alive from a collapsed apartment block on Tuesday as they battled to find survivors of an earthquake in eastern Turkey that killed more than 400 people and made tens of thousands homeless.

Republicans ask Obama to lead on China currency (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 09:56 AM PDT

Reuters - Republican lawmakers aired U.S. grievances over subsidies, piracy and other Chinese trade practices on Tuesday, but said President Barack Obama must take the lead on tackling China's exchange rate policies.

Swiss hostages held in Pakistan appear in video (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 09:51 AM PDT

AP - Two Swiss tourists held by the Pakistani Taliban have appeared in a video, saying their captors are threatening to kill them.

Bombings in Thai south kill 3, wound dozens (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 09:46 AM PDT

AP - Thailand's military said a dozen coordinated bomb attacks in the country's insurgency-plagued south Tuesday killed at least three people and injured dozens.

Obama to press Hu on yuan at November summits: Treasury (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 09:02 AM PDT

A picture illustration shows a U.S. one dollar and Chinese 10 Yuan bank notes, taken in Warsaw January 26, 2011. Picture taken January 26. REUTERS/Kacper PempelReuters - President Barack Obama will press Chinese President Hu Jintao for faster action to revalue China's currency in a series of international summits in November, a top U.S. Treasury official said on Tuesday.

16,000 people flee from south Philippine clashes (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 05:15 AM PDT

In this photo released by Malacanang Palace, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III addresses the media during a news conference Monday, Oct. 24, 2011 at the Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines. Aquino announced the Philippine military has launched air strikes against suspected outlaws in a southern town, but the country's largest Muslim rebel group said its followers are being affected by the bombings. (AP Photo/Malacanang Palace, Ryan Lim) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALESAP - More than 16,000 people have fled from four southern Philippine towns where government troops have been battling Muslim guerrillas and outlaws in clashes that are endangering already-shaky peace talks and a years-long truce.

Panetta: No decision yet on US-Libya military ties (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 04:48 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, right, speaks as his Japanese counterpart Yasuo Ichikawa listens during a joint press conference after their meeting at Defense Ministry in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. Panetta was declining to say whether the Obama administration wants to establish military relations with Libya after the ouster and death of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pointedly declined Tuesday to say whether the Obama administration intends to seek military ties with Libya's new government, amid uncertainty about Islamist influences there after the demise of strongman Moammar Gadhafi.

China sends envoy to Syria amid pressure to reform (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 03:11 AM PDT

AP - China said Tuesday that it was sending an envoy to Syria after blocking a U.N. resolution earlier this month that threatened sanctions, and reiterated that it wants a political solution to the country's ongoing crisis.

Asia pays watery price for overdevelopment (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 03:07 AM PDT

In this Oct. 24, 2011 file photo, cars are parked on an overfly at a flooded street in Bangkok, Thailand. Like most of monsoon-swept Asia, the city and its environs have experienced periodic floods since it was founded more than two centuries ago. But recent decades have witnessed dramatic changes - from intense urbanization to rising waters blamed on climate change - that are turning once burdensome but bearable events into national crises. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)AP - As millions of urbanites living a modern lifestyle fear that torrents of floodwater will rage through Thailand's capital, some in enclaves of a bygone era watch the rising waters with hardly a worry — they live in old-fashioned houses perched on stilts with boats rather than cars parked outside.

China considers new law better defining terrorism (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 02:40 AM PDT

AP - China said Tuesday that it is considering new legislation to better define terrorism and allow for the public listing of terrorist groups, in an effort to strengthen prosecution against domestic threats and bolster Beijing's role in international cooperation.

World stocks mixed ahead of Europe plan (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 01:59 AM PDT

A protester reads a financial crisis story in the Guardian newspaper at a second demonstration campsite formed on Saturday by supporters of the Occupy London Stock Exchange group in Finsbury Square, London, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. The Occupy protests over economic inequality have spread from a single camp in New York City to cities across the United States, Europe and Asia since mid-September. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - World stock markets were mixed Tuesday as investors waited for European leaders to unveil a plan to tackle the continent's ongoing debt crisis.

Oil rises to near $92 ahead of Europe debt plan (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 01:18 AM PDT

Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussain al-Shahristani, speaks during a ceremony marking the United Nations Day in the UN Headquarters in Baghdad October 24, 2011. Shahristani, said on Monday current oil prices are acceptable for both consumers and producers and that he saw no need for OPEC to cut production at its next meeting. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY BUSINESS)AP - Oil prices rose above $92 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors await details of Europe's plan to contain its debt crisis.

Group: Last Javan rhino in Vietnam killed for horn (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:08 PM PDT

In this July 8, 2004 photo taken by a trapcamera and released by WWF, the last rhino in Vietnam is shown in Cat Tien National Park in Lam Dong Province, southern Vietnam. Vietnam has lost its fight to save its Javan rhinoceros population after poachers apparently killed the country's last animal for its horn, an international conservation group WWF said in a report Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/WWF) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Vietnam has lost its fight to save its rare Javan rhinoceros population after poachers apparently killed the country's last animal for its horn, pushing one of the world's most endangered species closer to extinction, a conservation group said Tuesday.

Flood waters enter Bangkok's second airport (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:04 PM PDT

AP - Authorities say floodwaters in Thailand have begun entering the north side of Bangkok's second airport, forcing at least one airline based there to suspend flights.

Japanese nurse sentenced to hanging in Malaysia (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 09:28 PM PDT

AP - A Malaysian court has sentenced a Japanese nurse to death by hanging for drug trafficking.
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