Sunday, February 26, 2012

Afghans lob grenades at US base, clash with police (AP)

Afghans lob grenades at US base, clash with police (AP)


Afghans lob grenades at US base, clash with police (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 09:11 AM PST

A supporter of the Human Rights Network group wears a mask of U.S President Barack Obama with a noose around his neck while holding the U.S flag during an anti-American rally in Karachi February 26, 2012. About 20 supporters gathered to protest and condemn the burning of copies of the Koran at NATO's main base in Afghanistan on February 21, 2012.  REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro   (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)AP - Protesters angry over Quran burnings by American troops lobbed grenades at a U.S. base in northern Afghanistan and clashed with police and troops in a day of violence that left seven international troops wounded and two Afghans dead.


US says it's steadfast in rebuilding Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 09:39 AM PST

A supporter of the Human Rights Network group wears a mask of U.S President Barack Obama with a noose around his neck while holding the U.S flag during an anti-American rally in Karachi February 26, 2012. About 20 supporters gathered to protest and condemn the burning of copies of the Koran at NATO's main base in Afghanistan on February 21, 2012.  REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro   (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)AP - The top U.S. diplomat in Kabul and a campaign adviser to President Barack Obama said Sunday the U.S. isn't rethinking its commitment to Afghanistan after violent protests left more than two dozen people dead, including two American shot inside a government ministry.


Azerbaijan honors victims of 1992 massacre (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 09:38 AM PST

AP - Tens of thousands of people marched through Azerbaijan's capital on Sunday to commemorate the killing 20 years ago of hundreds of people during a war with Armenia over disputed territory.

Romney worries about transition in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 07:35 AM PST

AP - Mitt Romney says the decision to pull international military personnel from Afghan ministries is "an extraordinary admission of a failure" to establish strong ties for a successful transition to Afghan security leadership.

Turks mark anniversary of attack in Karabakh war (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 06:38 AM PST

AP - Tens of thousands of Turks, vawing Azeri flags, rallied Sunday to mark the anniversary of a notorious attack that Azerbaijanis say killed hundreds of people during the 6-year war with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, an ethnic Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan.

Seven U.S. soldiers wounded after Afghan NATO base attacked (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 06:31 AM PST

Reuters - Seven U.S. military trainers were wounded on Sunday when a grenade was thrown at their base in northern Afghanistan, police said, as anti-Western fury deepened over the burning of the Koran at a NATO base.

Pakistan razes bin Laden's home, erasing memories (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 06:02 AM PST

A girl walks past the building where al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. special forces last May while demolition work is carried out in Abbottabad February 26, 2012.  Pakistani forces began demolishing the house in an unexplained move carried out in the dark of night.  REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood   (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS)AP - Pakistan pushed ahead Sunday with its surprise demolition of the compound where U.S. commandos killed Osama bin Laden last year, likely an attempt to erase the symbol of the colossal security failure that humiliated the nation and severely damaged ties with Washington.


Syrian fighting changes life in Turkish outpost (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 05:22 AM PST

AP - For generations, the economy of this Turkish hamlet has thrived on items such as livestock and cigarettes that are smuggled across the border from Syria in an area of lax security.

Seven Americans wounded in attack on NATO base in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 05:12 AM PST

Reuters - Seven U.S. military trainers were wounded on Sunday when protesters in Kunduz in northern Afghanistan threw a grenade at their base, provincial police chief Samihullah Qatra told reporters.

Nepalese man, 72, declared shortest person ever (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 02:51 AM PST

AP - A 72-year-old Nepalese man who is about the size of a toddler on Sunday became the world's shortest person ever recorded.

NKorea's Kim issues threat before SKorea-US drills (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 02:13 AM PST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (front C) poses with soldiers as he visits a unit under the command of the Korean People's Army 4th Corps stationed in the southwestern sector of North Korea, in this undated picture released by the North's KCNA in Pyongyang February 26, 2012. KCNA said Kim inspected the 1st and 4th Battalions under the KPA Unit 403 stationed in the forefront area. The sign reads AP - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to launch a powerful retaliatory strike against South Korea if provoked, state media said Sunday, a day before the start of annual South Korean-U.S. military drills that Pyongyang calls an invasion rehearsal.


Unblocked, Chinese flock to Obama Web page (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 01:25 AM PST

AP - Chinese are flooding a Web page of President Barack Obama's re-election campaign on Google Inc.'s social networking service with comments, after China seemingly lifted long-standing blocks.

AP IMPACT: New light on drone war's death toll (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 10:56 PM PST

AP - American drone strikes inside Pakistan are killing far fewer civilians than many in the country are led to believe, according to a rare on-the-ground investigation by The Associated Press of 10 of the deadliest attacks in the past 18 months.

AP investigation of US drone strikes in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 10:09 PM PST

AP - The Associated Press conducted a rare, on-the-ground investigation of casualties from U.S. drone missile strikes in Pakistan, interviewing around 80 villagers at the sites of 10 of the deadliest attacks over the past 18 months in North Waziristan, the main sanctuary for militants in the rugged tribal region along the Afghan border. Details from those accounts are included below:

2 rebels, 2 children killed in Philippine clash (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:06 PM PST

AP - Philippine army troops clashed with communist guerrillas in a fierce gunbattle that killed two rebels and two children who were with the insurgents in a northwestern province, officials said Sunday.

China brings supermarket concept to North Korea (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:00 PM PST

AP - In his last public appearance, late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il went shopping.

Strong quake hits Taiwan, causing minor damage (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 08:08 PM PST

AP - A strong earthquake struck Taiwan on Sunday, causing minor damage in the southern part of the island. There were no immediate reports of casualties and no tsunami warning was issued.

Aussie rivals: Voters like Rudd, insiders Gillard (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 06:15 PM PST

AP - Kevin Rudd has screen presence and a common touch, but he aggravated Australian officials as prime minister with chaotic leadership and a bad temper. His successor, Julia Gillard, gets higher marks among many insiders, but to much of the public she seems cold or insincere.

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