Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Angry Pakistan to boycott Afghanistan talks (Reuters)

Angry Pakistan to boycott Afghanistan talks (Reuters)

Angry Pakistan to boycott Afghanistan talks (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 10:15 AM PST

Supporters of Mutahida Qabail Party (MQP) burn the NATO flag while shouting anti-American slogans during a protest rally in Islamabad November 29, 2011. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Pakistan pulled out of an international conference on the future of Afghanistan on Tuesday, its latest angry riposte after a cross-border attack by NATO that killed 24 of its soldiers and plunged the conflict-plagued region deeper into crisis.

Pakistani cable TV blocks BBC over documentary (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 10:08 AM PST

AP - The president of Pakistan's cable TV association says operators have blocked BBC World News because of a documentary critical of the country's commitment to fighting Islamist militants.

US suspects NATO forces lured into deadly raid (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 10:05 AM PST

A Pakistani woman joins other to condemn NATO strikes on Pakistani posts, in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. The NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers went on for almost two hours and continued even after Pakistani commanders had pleaded with coalition forces to stop, the army claimed Monday in charges that could further inflame anger in Pakistan. A placard reads 'NATO is responsible for the loss of Pakistani soldiers.' (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - NATO and Pakistani forces may have attacked one another in a tragic case of mistaken identity — each thinking the other side was Taliban, according to the first battlefield accounts after the worst incident of fratricide since the Afghan war began.

US official says Iran should not issue threats (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 06:48 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2008 file photo, then-Democratic vice-presidential candidate, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del. shakes hands with supporters after a campaign rally at Muhlenburg College in Allentown, Pa. A year from Election Day, Democrats are crafting a campaign strategy for Biden that targets the big three political battlegrounds: Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida, states where Biden might be more of an asset to President Barack Obama's re-election campaign than the president himself. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz, File)AP - A senior U.S. official has dismissed Iran's threats against NATO missile defense installations in Turkey ahead of a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to the key U.S. ally and linchpin of NATO's southern flank.

Outgoing Kyrgyz leader: fate of US base uncertain (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 06:32 AM PST

AP - Kyrgyzstan's outgoing president said Tuesday that the decision on whether to allow the U.S. air base to remain in the country after its lease ends in 2014 depends on developments in nearby Afghanistan.

Chinese aircraft carrier on 2nd set of sea trials (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 06:16 AM PST

AP - China's first aircraft carrier headed back to sea Tuesday for a second round of sea trials, the Defense Ministry said.

NATO retrains troops after Afghan civilian deaths (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 06:13 AM PST

Internally displaced Afghan refugee girls and boys look out from a window of a home in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov, 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid )AP - The top commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan has ordered retraining of coalition forces after seven civilians were killed in a military operation last week in the southern part of the country, coalition officials said Tuesday.

Vietnam cuts dissident's jail term (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 06:10 AM PST

AP - An appeals court in southern Vietnam has reduced by more than half the sentence against a French-Vietnamese math professor convicted of belonging to a banned pro-democracy group and publishing an anti-communist blog, his lawyer said Tuesday.

NKorea shows leader, son watching live-fire drills (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 06:09 AM PST

AP - North Korean television has aired footage of leader Kim Jong Il and his son watching massive live-fire drills.

Pakistan to boycott meeting over deadly NATO raid (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 06:01 AM PST

Pakistani lawyers burn an effigy of U. S. President Obama to condemn NATO strikes on Pakistani posts, in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. The NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers went on for almost two hours and continued even after Pakistani commanders had pleaded with coalition forces to stop, the army claimed Monday in charges that could further inflame anger in Pakistan. A placard reads 'NATO is responsible for the loss of Pakistani soldiers.' (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - Pakistan pulled out of an upcoming meeting in Germany on the future of Afghanistan to protest the deadly attack by U.S.-led forces on its troops, widening the fallout on Tuesday from an incident that has sent ties between Washington and Islamabad into a tailspin.

40,000 troops to leave Afghanistan by end of 2012 (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 05:54 AM PST

AP - Drawdown plans announced by the U.S. and more than a dozen other nations will shrink the foreign military footprint in Afghanistan by 40,000 troops at the close of next year, leaving Afghan forces increasingly on the frontlines of the decade-long war.

Thailand warns Facebook sharing may slur monarchy (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 05:41 AM PST

AP - Facebook users who "share" or "like" content that insults the Thai monarchy are committing a crime, Minister of Information and Communication Technology Anudith Nakornthap said Tuesday.

Beijing police question artist Ai Weiwei's wife (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 05:27 AM PST

AP - Ai Weiwei's wife said Chinese police told her she is a suspect in an unspecified criminal case while questioning her for several hours Tuesday in what appears to be a growing campaign against the outspoken artist and his supporters.

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Posted: 29 Nov 2011 04:40 AM PST

AP - Pakistan army general calls deadly NATO raid an 'act of aggression,' questions US probe.

Kazakh government to grant president hero award (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 03:53 AM PST

AP - Kazakhstan unveiled plans Tuesday to honor its former Communist Party boss with the newly created title of People's Hero, adding to the state-sponsored adulation showered upon the country's only post-independence leader.

Myanmar minorities suffer abuses despite reforms (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 02:16 AM PST

In this undated photo released by Free Burma Ranger, Karen civilians flee the Myanmar suppression by boat in Karen state, Myanmar. Myanmar's military-backed government may have recently unveiled reforms unprecedented in half a century of despotic rule to worldwide applause. But away from the international spotlight, across large swaths of the country, its army continues to torture and kill civilians, gang rape women and turn thousands of villagers into refugees in campaigns to stamp out the world's longest running insurgencies, human rights groups say. (AP Photo/Free Burma Ranger) EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALESAP - Deep in jungles far from the international spotlight, Myanmar's army continues to torture and kill civilians in campaigns to stamp out some of the world's longest-running insurgencies.

Malaysia advances new law banning street protests (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 02:06 AM PST

Malaysian lawyers hold placards as they shout slogans during a protest in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Hundreds of Malaysian lawyers staged a rare protest march Tuesday demanding that the government abandon plans for a law that will forbid street rallies. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)AP - Malaysian lawmakers approved a ban on street protests Tuesday after opposition legislators boycotted the vote and activists criticized the ban as repressive and a threat to freedom of assembly.

China to ordain Vatican-approved bishop (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 12:34 AM PST

AP - China plans to ordain a pope-approved bishop Wednesday, but the Vatican and the Chinese government-controlled Catholic church are fighting over the guest list.

World's top aid forum held amid financial jitters (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 11:34 PM PST

AP - Thousands of government and private aid officials converge this week on the port city of Busan for a summit aimed at making sure billions of dollars in global aid money gets to the people who need it most.

Death toll in Indonesian bridge collapse now at 18 (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 11:10 PM PST

AP - Rescuers say the number of people killed when a bridge collapsed on Indonesia's remote island of Borneo has climbed to 18, with two dozen others missing and feared dead.
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