Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Afghan Taliban deny they're ready to talk peace (AP)

Afghan Taliban deny they're ready to talk peace (AP)

Afghan Taliban deny they're ready to talk peace (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 09:29 AM PST

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, center left, talks with Afghan counterpart Zalmai Rasool during their meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday Feb. 1, 2012. Pakistan's foreign minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, visited Kabul on Wednesday to mend relations and insisted her country has no hidden agenda in Afghanistan. Khar said Pakistan will back a peace process with the Taliban as long as it's driven by Afghans and not other figures on the international stage. (AP Photo/S.Sabawoon, Pool)AP - The Taliban denied Wednesday that the movement is planning direct talks with the Afghan government to end the 10-year-old war, while a leaked NATO report suggested the insurgents are confident they will regain power after international troops leave.

Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO pullout (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 09:21 AM PST

Taliban militants hand over their weapons after joining the Afghan government's reconciliation and reintegration program, in Herat January 30, 2012. REUTERS/Mohammad ShoiabReuters - The U.S. military said in a secret report that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control of Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw, raising the prospect of a major failure of Western policy after a costly war.

Pakistan says anthrax sent to premier's office (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 08:40 AM PST

Afghan refugees who fled their country due to war and famine, sit at a roadside during the winter in Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)AP - A university professor allegedly sent a packet containing anthrax to the Pakistani prime minister's office in October, his spokesman said Wednesday, raising new security concerns in a country battling Islamist extremists.

Gunmen abduct Dutch, Swiss in southern Philippines (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 08:19 AM PST

AP - Gunmen in the restive southern Philippines abducted Swiss and Dutch tourists and a Filipino bird photographer Wednesday and took the trio away by boat, authorities said.

Malaysia grants license to Aussie rare earth plant (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 06:01 AM PST

AP - Malaysia on Wednesday granted a license for an Australian mining company to operate the first rare earths plant outside China in years, despite public protests over fears of radioactive contamination.

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Posted: 01 Feb 2012 05:39 AM PST

AP - Pakistan government spokesman says anthrax sent to prime minister's office last year.

Reforms in Myanmar may spark refugee return (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 05:33 AM PST

In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, a Karen refugee boy carries a basket of food on his head and sings while walking inside Mae La refugee camp in Tha Song Yang district, Tak province northern Thailand. Surprisingly rapid reforms and cease-fires under way in Myanmar are opening the prospects for the return of one of the world's largest refugee populations — some 1 million Burmese huddled in frontier camps and hide-outs across five countries. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - The pastor stood before more than 300 young Burmese refugees gathered for morning prayers in a weathered, jungle church.

Storm hampers search for 8 missing crew (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 05:12 AM PST

AP - Strong winds and high seas are hampering efforts to find eight crew members missing after their freighter ship sank off Turkey's Black Sea coast in a winter storm, officials and reports said Wednesday.

Report shows Taliban POWs convinced of victory (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 05:05 AM PST

Former Taliban militants hold their weapons during a joining ceremony with the Afghan government in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday Jan. 30, 2012. Mullah Abdullah, not pictured, a Taliban militant commander from Herat province joined with Afghan government along with his 30 militants under his command and handed over their weapons as part of a peace-reconciliation program. (AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi)AP - The Taliban believe they will return to power after the U.S.-led coalition ends its combat role in Afghanistan in 2014, NATO officials said Wednesday, based on a classified report on the interrogation of thousands of insurgent prisoners.

Chinese workers kidnapped in Egypt freed (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 04:42 AM PST

Reuters - Twenty-five Chinese kidnapped in Egypt were freed on Wednesday, a day after they were taken hostage by Bedouin tribesmen, Chinese and Egyptian media reported.

China says separatists sparked violence in Sichuan (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 01:54 AM PST

Armed Chinese police officers patrol a Tibetan area of Chengdu in China's Sichuan province, neighboring Tibet, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Tibetan areas in Sichuan, on tenterhooks for more than a year as more than a dozen monks, nuns and lay people separately set themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule, saw large demonstrations last week. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREAAP - Tibetan separatists who attacked police stations with rocks and molotov cocktails sparked last week's deadly violence in Sichuan, the Chinese government said Wednesday, countering claims by rights groups that police fired on unarmed protesters.

Shares unsteady amid mixed China data (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 01:07 AM PST

A masked man is reflected on an electronic stock board at a securities firm in central Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. Asian stock markets fell Monday, with slower-than-expected growth in the U.S. and uncertainty about a tentative deal to resolve Greece's debt crisis weighing on investor sentiment. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - World stock markets were mixed Wednesday, as a modest improvement in manufacturing data from China offered reassurance over its economic slowdown, though Asian markets fell back from early gains.

Secret's out: Philippine president dating Korean (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 12:30 AM PST

AP - Philippine-Korean relations have suddenly gotten warmer.

Oil hovers below $99 after US crude supply jump (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 12:10 AM PST

Black smoke is seen from Homs refinery January 31, 2012. An explosion set on fire a crude oil pipeline feeding a Syrian oil refinery in the city of Homs on Tuesday, residents said. A tall plume of smoke rose from the pipeline in farmland east of the refinery, one of two in the country, they said, adding that the pipeline carries oil to the refinery from al-Ramlan field in the eastern Deir al-Zor province. REUTERS/Handout (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSAP - Oil prices hovered below $99 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as investors eyed a jump in U.S. crude inventories and signs of sluggish economic growth.

US diplomat says US open to North Korea diplomacy (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 12:03 AM PST

In this Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 photo, North Korea's under-14 team 4.25, run by North Korea's military athletes corps, leave from the stadium after they boycotted a scheduled game at Kunming in China's Yunnan Province. The North Korean youth football team has boycotted a game against a South Korean squad amid renewed animosity between the two countries. (AP Photo/Korea Pool) KOREA OUTAP - In a message aimed at both Koreas, a senior U.S. diplomat said Wednesday that Washington is open to settling the North Korean nuclear standoff through diplomacy, but only if Pyongyang improves ties with archrival South Korea.

China protest village readies for local elections (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 11:38 PM PST

AP - A village in southern China where mass protests over land disputes drove out local officials and police has begun preparing for elections to replace the ousted leaders.

Group: Philippine military helping accused general (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:01 PM PST

AP - An international human rights watchdog said Wednesday it has information that sympathetic Philippine military personnel were thwarting attempts by civilian authorities to capture a former army general accused of kidnapping two student activists.
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