Friday, October 28, 2011

Report says security improved in Afghanistan (AP)

Report says security improved in Afghanistan (AP)

Report says security improved in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 10:39 AM PDT

Seen through the wreckage of a bus left on the roadside, an Afghan youth, right, looks on while others play football around the former palace of Afghan King Darul Aman, which was destroyed during the civil war, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - Security has improved in Afghanistan but the insurgency's safe havens in Pakistan and the Kabul government's limitations pose significant risks to a "durable, stable Afghanistan," according to a Pentagon progress report released Friday.

NATO: 30 insurgents killed in eastern Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 09:58 AM PDT

Afghans check a car which was destroyed following an explosion in a fuel tanker in Parwan province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. A bomb hidden inside a fuel truck in a central Afghan province exploded as scores of people gathered around the vehicle to collect fuel that was leaking, killing at least five in a blast that shattered a period of relative quiet in the war-ravaged nation, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - Insurgents attacked a convoy of Afghan and international troops on Friday in eastern Afghanistan, starting a firefight that left about 30 of the attacking militants dead, NATO said.

Boy pulled uninjured from Turkey's quake wreckage (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 08:48 AM PDT

Turkish rescuers tend Ferhat Tokay, 13, after he was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building in Ercis, Van, Turkey, early Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. Rescuers, working under floodlights, pulled the 13-year-old boy alive from the rubble of the collapsed apartment building 108 hours after Sunday's earthquake that hit eastern Turkey. (AP Photo)AP - A 13-year-old boy was pulled from a collapsed building without injury on Friday, five days after Turkey's powerful earthquake struck, and state-run TV said he survived by drinking rain water that seeped through cracks in the wreckage around him.

Photo Essay: Afghan infant mortality still high (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 07:36 AM PDT

In this Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 photo, Afghan women watch their infants which were born with critical conditions, in a special room for extra treatment, at Indira Gandhi Children's Hospital, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan, one of the world's least-developed nations in the world, has an infant mortality rate of 129 deaths per 1,000 births; Afghan children die before reaching 5 at a rate of 191 for every 1,000 births. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - Despite billions in international aid, Afghanistan remains one of the poorest nations in the world. Its high infant mortality rate is evidence that life remains hard for the Afghan people from the moment of birth.

Kyrgyzstan vote shaped by interregional rivalry (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 07:20 AM PDT

Almazbek Atambayev is dressed in Kyrgyz national costume he received as a present from supporters at the outskirts of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. Atambayev, who formally handed over his duties as prime minister, is seen as favorite to win the Oct. 30 presidential election. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin)AP - The presidential election in Kyrgyzstan this weekend will be unusually free and democratic by Central Asian standards, but fears are mounting it could fuel ethnic tensions and regional divide.

Myanmar police charge 7 for staging land protest (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:27 AM PDT

AP - Police in Myanmar filed charges Friday against seven people who staged a peaceful protest against alleged unfair confiscation of their land, which comes as the outside world watches the government's stated commitment to democratic reforms.

Suspected U.S. drone kills 13 Pakistani Taliban (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:55 AM PDT

Reuters - Thirteen Taliban militants were killed in a suspected U.S. drone attack in Pakistan's South Waziristan region this week, security officials and tribal sources said Friday.

Survey of rare Javan rhinos finds few females (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:44 AM PDT

AP - A survey of endangered Javan rhinos in an Indonesian park has found far fewer females than males, a potential setback in efforts to save the species.

Samsung 3Q profit slides 23 percent (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:20 AM PDT

Visitors pass by a billboard of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy smartphone in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. Samsung's net profit has slid 23 percent in the third quarter despite strong smartphone sales. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - Samsung Electronics said quarterly profit slid 23 percent as weaker demand for flat panels and computer chips offset booming smartphone shipments that were estimated to have surpassed those of industry pioneer Apple.

Europe bailout fund chief visits Beijing (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:19 AM PDT

A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands on duty in front of the European Union flag outside the office of the European Union delegation to China in Beijing, China, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. The chief of Europe's bailout fund visited Beijing on Friday to discuss possible terms for a bond sale aimed at raising money from China and other non-European investors. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - The chief of Europe's bailout fund visited Beijing on Friday to discuss possible terms for cash-rich China and other global investors to help finance a multibillion-dollar plan to resolve the continent's debt crisis.

In Pakistan, a militant deal sours (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:15 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Oct. 6, 2011, Thousands of supporters of a banned Sunni Muslim group Sipha-e-Sahaba take part in a rally in Islamabad, Pakistan. Fourteen years in prison had not tempered one of Pakistan's most feared extremist leaders: Within days of his release, Ishaq was preaching murderous hatred toward Shiites infront of cheering crowds, energizing a militant network whose members have joined al-Qaida for terror strikes. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)AP - The deal saw one of Pakistan's most feared militants walk from jail apparently in exchange for his commitment to nonviolence, help in reining in other fighters and possibly delivering the votes of his followers.

Government says 15 suicides an hour in India (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 03:08 AM PDT

AP - Ram Babu's last days were typical in India's growing rash of suicides.

South Korea toughens laws against sex crimes (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 03:02 AM PDT

In this Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 photo, South Korean disabled students participate in a rally against sex crimes in front of Gwangju City Hall in Gwangju, south of Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. South Korea's parliament has voted to scrap the statute of limitations for sex crimes against children under 13 and disabled women. The Korean read ' To live wherever.' (AP Photo/Yu Hyung-keun, Newsis) KOREA OUTAP - In a near unanimous vote, South Korea's parliament approved a tougher law against sex crimes Friday, inspired in part by a recent movie based on a real-life case of sexually abused deaf children.

Japanese WWII submarine found off Papua New Guinea (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 02:43 AM PDT

In this Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 photo released by Australian Department of Defence, the stern section of an uncharted submarine wreck is shown on the seabed off the coast of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. Authorities are trying to determine the nationality of a submarine wreck near what was a major Japanese military base during World War II. (AP Photo/Australian Department of Defence) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - A Japanese World War II submarine wreck was found partially buried in the seabed of a Papua New Guinea harbor during a search for unexploded munitions, Australia's military said Friday.

Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable missile (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 01:34 AM PDT

AP - Pakistan's military says it has test-fired a medium-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead.

Suicide attacker kills 2 policemen in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 01:21 AM PDT

A supporter of Pakistan's political party Muslim League-N sits on top of a bus as she waves a party flag bearing the image of her leader Nawaz Sharif during anti government rally in Lahore October 28, 2011. The Pakistan Muslim League-N hold the rally in Lahore on Friday and demanding Asif Ali Zardari to own up his corruption and quit as President, submitting him to public justice, local media reported. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)AP - Pakistani police say a suicide bomber attacked a vehicle ferrying policemen in the country's northwest, killing two and wounding a third officer.

US-SKorea: Northern aggression won't be tolerated (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 01:04 AM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks during a joint press conference with South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-Jin in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. The U.S. and South Korean defense chiefs are warning North Korea that further aggression won't be tolerated, following two deadly incidents last year. And they pledged to jointly develop more effective means of responding to future provocations by the North. (AP Photo/Jung Yeon-je, Pool)AP - The U.S. and South Korea declared that any North Korean aggression "is not to be tolerated," following two deadly incidents last year, and the South's defense minister cited a "very high" probability that the North will resume its provocations in 2012 as it marks the centennial of its founder's birth.

Oil drops near $93, pausing 24-pct October rally (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 01:02 AM PDT

Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell sits at the head table of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association annual luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, in Anchorage, Alaska. Parnell told the audience that Alaska must be prepared to sell liquefied natural gas overseas if demand has shifted away from other states. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)AP - Oil prices dropped to near $93 a barrel Friday in Asia after surging the previous session amid investor optimism Europe's plan to contain its debt crisis will help boost global economic growth.

Peter Jackson working with ex-US death row inmate (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 10:20 PM PDT

AP - A news report says renowned New Zealand movie director Peter Jackson is working with an American once on death row in hopes of getting the man a complete pardon.

NZ's quake-hit cathedral to be partly torn down (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2011 file photo, a relief worker walks past the earthquake-damaged Christchurch Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand. The iconic downtown cathedral in central Christchurch will be deconsecrated and partially demolished due to earthquake damage earlier this year. The safety measure will allow authorities to decide whether to retain any portion of the city's most well-known building. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)AP - The iconic cathedral in downtown Christchurch will be deconsecrated and partially demolished due to earthquake damage sustained earlier this year, officials said Friday.
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