Friday, February 24, 2012

More Quran protests leave 7 dead in Afghanistan (AP)

More Quran protests leave 7 dead in Afghanistan (AP)

More Quran protests leave 7 dead in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 10:25 AM PST

Albania's Prime Minister Sali Berisha writes in a condolence book for Albanian Captain Feti Vogli, 31, at the Palace of Congress in Tirana February 24, 2012. Afghan gunmen clad in police uniforms opened fire on NATO troops in southern Afghanistan, killing Vogli and injuring two other foreign soldiers on February 20, 2012, according to Albania's Defense Ministry. REUTERS/Arben Celi (ALBANIA - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)AP - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan called on his troops to resist any urge to avenge the death of two American soldiers killed in riots over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. base, even as renewed protests Friday claimed at least seven lives.

Pakistan urges Taliban to Afghan peace talks (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 10:07 AM PST

A man sporting a henna-dyed beard shouts slogans during an anti-U.S. rally in Karachi February 24, 2012. About 400 supporters of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa islamic organization gathered to march on the streets of Karachi to condemn the burning of copies of the Koran at NATO's main base in Afghanistan on Tuesday. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)AP - Pakistan publicly called on the Taliban for the first time Friday to engage the Afghan government in U.S.-backed peace talks, a potentially significant move that could help pave the way for a settlement to end the decade-long war.

Official: 10 missing in dam flooding in Turkey (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 08:59 AM PST

AP - An official says a hatch inside a dam burst, causing flooding that has left 10 construction workers missing in southern Turkey.

Indonesia replaces top warden at riot-hit prison (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 07:49 AM PST

AP - Indonesia replaced a top warden at a tense, overcrowded prison on Bali island Friday after days of rioting forced the transfers of dozens of foreign inmates, women and children.

Turkey's Jewish narrative: tolerance and dark side (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 07:26 AM PST

AP - As Turkey welcomes Syrians fleeing violence, the anniversary Friday of the deaths of more than 750 Jewish refugees who were denied shelter by Turkey in World War II was a reminder of perennial tension between pragmatic and humanitarian impulses.

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Posted: 24 Feb 2012 06:47 AM PST

AP - Afghan officials say 7 killed in protests over Quran burnings, raising total death toll to 20.

Twelve killed in protests across Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 06:14 AM PST

Reuters - Twelve people were killed on Friday in the bloodiest day yet in protests that have raged across Afghanistan over the desecration of copies of the Muslim holy book at a NATO military base with riot police and soldiers on high alert braced for more violence.

Australian inquest considers dingo-baby mystery (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:57 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 1982, file photo, Michael and Lindy Chamberlain leave a courthouse in Alice Springs, Australia. 'The dingo's got my baby!' With those panicked words, the mystery of Azaria Chamberlain's disappearance in the Australian Outback in 1980 became the most notorious, divisive and baffling legal drama in the country's history. Had a wild dog really taken the baby? Or had Azaria's mother, Lindy, slit her daughter's throat and buried her in the desert? Thirty-two years later, Australian officials hope to finally, definitively, determine how Azaria died when the Northern Territory coroner opens a fourth inquest on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo)AP - A coroner on Friday opened the fourth inquest into the most notorious and bitter legal drama in Australia's history: the 1980 death of a 9-week-old baby whose parents say a dingo took her from a tent in the Australian Outback.

US envoy sees bit of progress in NKorea nuke talks (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:19 AM PST

North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister and envoy to the six-party talks Kim Kye-gwan (2nd L) enters a hotel after a meeting with U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Glyn Davies in Beijing in this photo taken by Kyodo on February 23, 2012. The U.S. envoy for the North Korean nuclear dispute said talks with Pyongyang's lead negotiator on Thursday were AP - A U.S. envoy said Friday he made "a little bit of progress" in negotiations with North Korea on restarting efforts to dismantle its nuclear program in return for aid but downplayed hopes of any immediate solution to the standoff.

Vatican announces new round of talks with Vietnam (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:09 AM PST

AP - The Vatican says a new round of talks will be held in Hanoi next week aimed at enhancing relations with Vietnam, home to the second largest Catholic community in Southeast Asia.

Australia's Rudd challenges PM for leadership (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 02:54 AM PST

AP - Australia's former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced he will try to grab back leadership of the country in a ruling party ballot Monday, challenging the current prime minister in a bitter and long-brewing power struggle.

China calls on Myanmar to ensure border security (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:18 AM PST

AP - China has urged Myanmar to ensure security along their common border following attacks on river shipping and inflows of refugees fleeing fighting with ethnic minority militias, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.

AP IMPACT: Lender's own probe links it to suicides (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:05 AM PST

AP - First they were stripped of their utensils, furniture, mobile phones, televisions, ration cards and heirloom gold jewelry. Then, some of them drank pesticide. One woman threw herself in a pond. Another jumped into a well with her children.

Families of those missing in Pakistan seek answers (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 11:23 PM PST

AP - Abdul Hameed last saw his son a year ago, being dragged away from their home by Pakistani intelligence operatives along with an Indonesian al-Qaida suspect who had been staying there. The ailing 59-year-old father now has a simple wish.

Chinese official warns Tibetans against separatism (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 10:59 PM PST

AP - A provincial Communist Party chief warned Tibetan monks and residents to oppose separatism and obey the law as he visited a monastery and restive communities that have been at the center of many recent self-immolation protests, a local newspaper said Friday.

Chinese leader expected to be at political session (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 09:28 PM PST

AP - A top Chinese government adviser said Friday he expects the leader of the southwestern metropolis of Chongqing to attend next month's annual legislative session despite a scandal surrounding a key subordinate.

Philippines blames bandits for killing 6 villagers (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 08:42 PM PST

AP - Gunmen in a lawless southern Philippine region swooped down on a village and killed six residents in an attack that officials said Friday was retaliation for the death of a bandit leader.

US housewife to appeal 2nd HK murder conviction (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 07:51 PM PST

AP - An American woman convicted twice in Hong Kong of drugging her wealthy banker husband with a laced strawberry milkshake and bashing him to death wants to appeal her latest conviction.

Actress Lucy Lawless climbs oil-drilling ship (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 03:10 PM PST

AP - Television actress Lucy Lawless and six Greenpeace activists have climbed an oil-drilling ship bound for the Arctic to try and stop it from leaving.
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