Thursday, November 3, 2011

Suicide bombers, insurgents attack NATO contractor (AP)

Suicide bombers, insurgents attack NATO contractor (AP)

Suicide bombers, insurgents attack NATO contractor (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 11:49 AM PDT

An Afghan police officer, center, takes position as others searching for militants at the compound of a private security company, which was attacked by militants in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. A suicide car bomber struck the entrance of the private construction company near NATO's regional headquarters in western Afghanistan early Thursday, while other insurgents stormed the compound, sparking a gunbattle with Afghan forces who rushed to the scene, officials said. (AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi)AP - Two suicide bombers blew up a car packed with explosives at the entrance to a compound housing NATO contractors in western Afghanistan Thursday, then three gunmen rushed in and held employees hostage during a gunbattle, officials said. Two guards and all the attackers were killed.

RIM says India head leaves firm (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 09:22 AM PDT

Reuters - Research In Motion's Indian unit said on Thursday its managing director Frenny Bawa has left the company to pursue other interests and the BlackBerry-maker has appointed an interim head for the country's operations.

Trash, sewage boost disease risk in Bangkok floods (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 07:50 AM PDT

Thai residents are transported in a truck through a flooded street in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. Thailand's worst floods in more than half a century continued to creep into Bangkok. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - Samroeng Verravanich wades through the rancid brown water in one of Bangkok's many flooded streets. The garbageman plunges a white-gloved hand into the filth, fishes out a slimy plastic bag and slings it into the red basket he's towing.

Philippines, Muslim rebels to continue peace talks (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 07:47 AM PDT

AP - The Philippine government and Muslim rebels agreed Thursday to continue peace talks despite recent clashes that killed 19 soldiers in a southern province, the chief government negotiator said.

NATO vows "severe pressure" on Haqqanis in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 07:27 AM PDT

A NATO helicopter flies over the site of a bomb blast in Kabul October 29, 2011. REUTERS/Omar SobhaniReuters - NATO vowed on Thursday to put "severe military pressure" on the Haqqani military network, suspected of being behind recent attacks on Western troops in Afghanistan.

Analysis: Beijing risks public backlash if rescues Europe (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 06:28 AM PDT

China's President Hu Jintao (R) waves beside France's President Nicolas Sarkozy as they arrives at the G20 venue where world leaders gather in Cannes November 2, 2011 on the eve of the G20 Summit which will be held on November 3 and 4. REUTERS/Yves HermanReuters - China's people have a clear message for their government -- don't even think of saving Europe.

China spacecraft dock together in orbit over Earth (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 06:05 AM PDT

In this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, a 3D animation shows China's Shenzhou 8 spacecraft docking with Tiangong-1 space lab module on a screen at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing, capital of China, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. China moved one step closer to setting up its own space station early Thursday, with the two spacecraft docking successfully above the earth. Shenzhou 8 launched Tuesday from a base in far western China. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Wang Yongzhuo) NO SALESAP - Two unmanned Chinese spacecraft docked successfully and were orbiting the Earth together Thursday in a step that moves China closer to manning its own space station in about a decade.

NKoreans stock for cold, build to Kim anniversary (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 06:04 AM PDT

In this Thursday Oct. 8, 2011 photo, a North Korean woman balances a backpack on her head as she walks along a rural road outside the eastern coastal city of Wonsan, North Korea. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - Autumn has always been the most cherished season in Korea, a time to harvest and to hike, to store up food and enjoy the last days of warmth before the peninsula's notoriously brutal winters.

Nun dies in 11th self-immolation among Tibetans (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 06:03 AM PDT

AP - A Buddhist nun died after setting herself on fire Thursday, Chinese state media reported, in the 11th case of self-immolation among Tibetans in western China in recent months.

Suspected US missiles kill 2 in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 05:44 AM PDT

An Afghan refugee girl holds her brother at a roadside in the slums of Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - A suspected U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in Pakistan's rugged tribal region Thursday, killing two insurgents from the Haqqani network — considered the most dangerous militant group fighting U.S. forces in neighboring Afghanistan, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

Interpol launches campaign to save Asian tigers (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 05:29 AM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken Sunday, May 22, 2011, a 15-month-old female Bengal tiger looks out from its cage during a police news conference in Bangkok, Thailand. Interpol has launched a campaign to help save the world's last wild tigers in the 13 Asian countries where they still exist, winning praise from conservationists on Thursday, Nov. 3. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)AP - Interpol has launched a campaign to help save the world's last wild tigers in the 13 Asian countries where they still exist, winning praise from conservationists.

Police ban gay arts festival in Malaysia (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 03:12 AM PDT

AP - Police ordered gay rights activists in Muslim-majority Malaysia on Thursday to scrap an annual arts festival aimed at fighting discrimination.

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Posted: 03 Nov 2011 03:02 AM PDT

AP - Intelligence officials: Suspected U.S. drone-fired missiles kill 2 people in Pakistan.

10 militants on trial in Indonesian bomb plots (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 02:48 AM PDT

AP - Ten suspected militants have gone on trial for allegedly planning to bomb an Indonesian church before Easter mass and to film the inferno for broadcast.

Sex harassment rampant at Aussie military school (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 02:04 AM PDT

Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick comments in Sydney, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, on the Australian Human Rights Commission̢۪s Report on the Review into the Treatment of Women at the Australian Defence Force Academy that was tabled in federal parliament. Nearly three-quarters of female cadets at Australia's military training academy have been sexually harassed, the report found after a series of scandals involving the mistreatment of women in the defense force. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)AP - Nearly three-quarters of female cadets at Australia's military training academy have been sexually harassed, a government report found after a series of scandals involving the mistreatment of women in Australia's defense force.

Brit accused of faking death arrested in Australia (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 01:03 AM PDT

AP - A British man accused of faking his own death as part of a life insurance scam was arrested in Australia after a six-year hunt by authorities, police said Thursday.

Malaysia to ban Obedient Wives Club's sex book (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2011 12:44 AM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, June 4, 2011 file photo, Malaysian Muslim Ishak Md Nor, 40, second from right, and his two wives, Aishah Abdul Ghafar, 40, left, and Afiratul Abidah Mohd Hanan, 25, who are members of the Obedient Wives Club, pose with their children after the club's launch in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysian authorities plan to ban a book about sex published by a group of Muslim women who call themselves the Obedient Wives Club and advocate subservience to husbands, an official said Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. (AP Photo, File)AP - Malaysian authorities plan to ban a book about sex published by a group of Muslim women who call themselves the Obedient Wives Club and advocate subservience to husbands, an official said Thursday.

Utility: No risk from fission at Japan nuke plant (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 11:11 PM PDT

AP - A Japanese utility operator has denied any problematic nuclear reactions at a tsunami-hit power plant, saying a radioactive gas in one of the damaged reactors came from spontaneous fission that occurs in any idle reactor.

Thai flood holdouts complicate relief efforts (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 08:20 PM PDT

AP - There's no food left for sale anywhere near Thipawan Pipatkul's house. In fact, there's not much of her house left above the surface now that the fetid black waters have poured in. Yet, like thousands in Bangkok's flood zones, she's ignoring government warnings to evacuate.

Aussie PM committed to deterring asylum seekers (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 08:01 PM PDT

AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Thursday that she remains committed to her thwarted policy for deterring asylum attempts by boat after at least eight people drowned in Indonesian waters while attempting to reach Australia.
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