Saturday, February 4, 2012

Merkel unhappy China blocked lawyer from meeting (AP)

Merkel unhappy China blocked lawyer from meeting (AP)

Merkel unhappy China blocked lawyer from meeting (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 04:25 AM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a German-Chinese economic forum during her visit to Guangzhou, China, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Bobby Yip, Pool)AP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed regret Saturday that Chinese police blocked a human rights lawyer from meeting her and said the Communist government should have the confidence to allow dissent.

Pakistan PM to visit Qatar to talk Afghan peace (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 04:10 AM PST

Pakistan's Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon (top L) speaks to India's delegate Hardeep Singh Puri (bottom C) during a U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss a European-Arab draft resolution endorsing an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up power in New York February 4, 2012. Russia and China joined forces in a double veto on Saturday to knock down a Western-Arab U.N. Security Council resolution backing an Arab League plan for Assad to step aside. REUTERS/Allison Joyce (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)AP - Pakistan's prime minister will travel to Qatar next week to talk with leaders there about the prospect of a peace deal to end the war in Afghanistan, a government official said Saturday, a trip that suggests some progress in a process long stymied by mistrust.

India's Congress wins court reprieve over telecoms scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 03:57 AM PST

Reuters - India's beleaguered government won some rare relief on Saturday when a court threw out a corruption case against one its top ministers ahead of crucial state elections next week.

UN: Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record high (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 03:46 AM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011 file photo, Bibi Hur cries over her injured daughter at a hospital in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan. Bibi Hur has lost three of her children and two more injured by a road side bomb, Hur said. A U.N. report says last year was the deadliest on record for Afghan civilians, with 3,021 killed in the war. That was an 8 percent increase in civilian deaths from 2010. It was also the fifth year in a row that the civilian toll has became steadily worse. The report issued Saturday says insurgents killed more than three-quarters of the civilians who died, with a steep rise in people killed in suicide bombings. It says roadside bombs were the single biggest killer of civilians, accounting for nearly one in three deaths. (AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi)AP - Last year was the deadliest on record for civilians in the Afghan war, with 3,021 killed as insurgents ratcheted up violence with suicide attacks and roadside bombs, the United Nations said Saturday.

Indonesian pilot arrested for alleged drug use (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 02:27 AM PST

AP - Indonesian police say they have arrested an airline pilot on suspicion of using illegal drugs three hours before flying.

Taliban deny their leader sent letter to Obama (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 01:28 AM PST

Former Taliban militants with gowns hold copies of Islam's holy book 'Quran' which were given by Afghan officials during a joining ceremony with the Afghan government in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday Jan. 30, 2012. Mullah Abdullah, not picturreed, 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 Afghan Taliban on Saturday denied that their leader Mullah Omar had written to President Barack Obama last July.

Afghan officials try to open Kabul airport (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 01:27 AM PST

An Afghan vendor waits for customers during a snowstorm, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)AP - Afghan officials say they are hopeful that the country's largest airport will reopen after being closed due to heavy snowfall.

State election has big implications for all India (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 01:06 AM PST

AP - One of India's most powerful and controversial politicians rises from a throne-like armchair, a clutch of candidates standing deferentially behind her and two large portraits flanking the stage. A gated semicircle keeps tens of thousands of supporters 20 yards (meters) away.

Civilian deaths in Afghan war up for fifth straight year: U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 12:13 AM PST

Reuters - More than 3,000 civilians were killed in the war in Afghanistan in 2011, the fifth year in a row the number has risen, the United Nations said on Saturday in a report likely to revive tension between the Afghan government and its Western backers.

Pakistan PM to discuss Afghanistan reconciliation in Qatar (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 11:20 PM PST

Reuters - Pakistan's prime minister will travel to Qatar next week to talk with officials from the Gulf Arab state on the Afghan reconciliation process, a senior government official said on Saturday.
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