Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Head of Taliban school offers to help Afghan talks (AP)

Head of Taliban school offers to help Afghan talks (AP)

Head of Taliban school offers to help Afghan talks (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:48 AM PDT

In this Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 photo, Sami-ul-Haq, a Pakistani Islamist politician and head of the Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Haqqania, speaks during an interview in Akora Khatak, Pakistan near Peshawar. Lecturing his students, the head of the school that spawned many of the insurgent leaders fighting in Afghanistan spoke of the need for continued fighting there. But privately, he says he's willing to help bring insurgents to peace talks. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)AP - At the hard-line Islamic school that spawned a generation of Afghan Taliban leaders, the top cleric still lectures his students to go to Afghanistan to fight Americans. But he says he's willing to help bring insurgents to peace talks.

Nepal's main parties agree to resume peace process (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:14 AM PDT

AP - The leaders of Nepal's main political parties said they reached an agreement Tuesday to resume a stalled peace process that ended years of insurgency.

Karzai: No Taliban talks until "we have an address" (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 09:53 AM PDT

Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai again ruled out peace talks with the Taliban until he knew how to contact the insurgent group, and until then Afghanistan would talk only to Pakistan.

Turkey to host meeting on Afghan security, economy (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 09:41 AM PDT

AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday appealed to Pakistan for help in the investigation of the assassination of an Afghan peace envoy, and said efforts to talk directly to the Taliban are futile as long as the insurgents show no desire to negotiate in good faith.

Japan restarts reactor despite nuke power concerns (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 09:07 AM PDT

AP - Officials have restarted a reactor in southern Japan after a monthlong shutdown despite strong public opposition to nuclear power since the country's March 11 disaster.

UNICEF: Funding shortage threatens NKorea food aid (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:50 AM PDT

AP - The U.N. children's fund says tens of thousands of children in North Korea are at risk of irreversible damage from malnutrition because of a shortfall in funding for food aid.

Anger over detained Chinese activist reaches capital (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:45 AM PDT

Reuters - Supporters of a blind legal activist, whose long confinement in his village in east China has sparked widespread anger, petitioned Beijing officials on Tuesday after some said they were beaten when they tried to visit the activist.

Millions at risk due to North Korea food crisis: UNICEF (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:07 AM PDT

Reuters - Millions of children and women of child-bearing age in North Korea face malnutrition which can leave them at higher risk of death or disease, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan urges Pakistan to act on militants (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:16 AM PDT

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L) shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari in Kabul July 19, 2011. REUTERS/Omar SobhaniReuters - Afghanistan urged Pakistan on Tuesday to "move beyond words" and take concrete steps to curb Islamist militants which it said were a threat to both countries.

Condition of marooned New Zealand ship worsens (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:04 AM PDT

AP - The condition of a cargo ship stranded on a New Zealand reef for nearly a month has worsened, and authorities say they are preparing for it to break apart.

14-year-old Australian's drug trial begins in Bali (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:00 AM PDT

AP - A 14-year-old Australian boy went on trial Tuesday on charges of possessing marijuana while on vacation with his parents on Indonesia's resort island of Bali.

More than 100 Tibetan protesters detained in Nepal (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 06:35 AM PDT

Nepal police detain a Tibetan who was shouting anti-China slogans in tribute to the Tibetans who died in the recent self-immolation, in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. Nepal police detained more than 100 Tibetans exiles who were protesting against Chinese rule over their homeland. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)AP - Nepalese police detained more than 100 Tibetan exiles on Tuesday who had gathered to pray for nine Tibetans who set themselves on fire to protest against Chinese rule.

Kyrgyz election winner says US base poses risk (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 05:20 AM PDT

Almazbek Atambayev speaks to press in Bishkek on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. Kyrgyzstan presidential election winner Almazbek Atambayev's moment of glory was soured Monday by a stinging assessment from international vote monitors and news of protests in the turbulent south of the country. (AP Photo/Vladimir voronin)AP - Kyrgyzstan's president-elect said Tuesday that the U.S. air base needs to close by 2014 because its presence on Kyrgyz soil puts this former Soviet nation at risk of retaliatory strikes from those in conflict with the United States.

Afghan MPs from Kandahar against speedy transition (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 04:48 AM PDT

A US soldier, right, and an Afghan security man, check the damage at offices of the U.N.'s refugee agency, the UNHCR, caused by a suicide bomber, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. A suicide vehicle bomb struck a checkpoint in a neighborhood housing United Nations and international aid groups' offices in the southern city of Kandahar early Monday, killing four people and severely damaging a U.N. agency's building, Afghan officials said. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)AP - Lawmakers from Kandahar said Tuesday that Afghan forces are far from ready to assume full security responsibility in the province that was the birthplace of the Taliban, stressing it should be among the last regions where NATO forces hand over control to Afghan counterparts.

Explosion in China kills at least 7, injures 200 (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 04:40 AM PDT

AP - A massive explosion near an expressway ramp in southwest China killed at least seven people and injured about 200 while also destroying several homes on Tuesday.

Thailand flooding strands elephants in Ayutthaya (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 02:57 AM PDT

AP - A group of elephants is facing a second month cut off by floods in this submerged Thai city, stranded on a small concrete island at an animal shelter just a few yards (meters) wide.

China to discuss financial woes in Russia (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 02:54 AM PDT

AP - Premier Wen Jiabao will discuss the global economic crisis when he meets his counterparts in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization next week.

US GI in SKorea gets 10 years in prison for rape (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 02:09 AM PDT

South Korean protesters participate in a rally denouncing the crime of U.S. soldiers near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. A South Korean court sentenced a U.S. soldier to 10 years in prison Tuesday for raping a teenage girl — the second harshest punishment handed down to a convicted American soldier here in nearly 20 years. The banner read ' Apologize, U.S. President Barack Obama'. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - A South Korean court sentenced a U.S. soldier to 10 years in prison Tuesday for raping a teenage girl — the second harshest punishment handed down to a convicted American soldier here in nearly 20 years.

In Thailand, a battle royal with water (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 02:04 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 1981 file photo, Thailand's King Bhumibol, right, talks with Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda during their visit to an irrigation project in northern Thailand. Water has been a virtual obsession for the king for the past four decades. The 83-year-old monarch has warned about the dangers of overdevelopment and developed ideas to mitigate the damage from floods. (AP Photo/Jeff Robbins)AP - As Thailand's ailing king surveys the calamitous scene from his 16th floor hospital window, the 83-year-old monarch encounters an element that has challenged, virtually obsessed, him most of his life: water.

Qantas flights back to normal after grounding (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 01:07 AM PDT

A Qantas jet prepares to land at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. Qantas Airways planes returned to the skies after an Australian court ruled on a bitter labor dispute that had prompted the world's 10th-largest airline to ground its entire fleet. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)AP - Qantas Airways said its flights were back on schedule Tuesday, a day after an Australian court ruling ended 48 hours of travel chaos stemming from the airline's decision to ground its entire fleet.
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