Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Mystery surrounds fate of famed China police chief (AP)

Mystery surrounds fate of famed China police chief (AP)

Mystery surrounds fate of famed China police chief (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:39 AM PST

In this Oct. 21, 2008 photo, Chongqing city police chief Wang Lijun reacts during a press conference in the southwestern China city. Wang, the country's most famous policeman, has dropped from sight amid unconfirmed reports of a political scandal and a bid for U.S. asylum. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - The former top cop of a major Chinese city has dropped from sight amid unconfirmed reports he is seeking U.S. asylum following a quarrel with one of China's most powerful local politicians.

Signs build that Iran sanctions disrupt food imports (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:28 AM PST

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. REUTERS/Morteza NikoubazlReuters - More evidence emerged of the crippling impact of new sanctions on Iran, with international traders saying Tehran is having trouble buying rice, cooking oil and other staples to feed its 74 million people weeks before an election.

Ex-leader's allies seize Maldives police posts (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:24 AM PST

A Maldivian army soldier, left, and policeman take cover as a supporter of Mohamed Nasheed, who resigned Tuesday from his post as Maldivian President, hurls back a tear gas canister thrown during a protest in Male, Maldives, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Supporters of Nasheed rioted through the streets Wednesday demanding he be reinstated as the country's new leader appealed for unity to end the months of political turmoil roiling this Indian Ocean island nation. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena )AP - Supporters of the Maldives former president rioted through the streets of the capital and seized some remote police stations Wednesday to demand his reinstatement, as the country's new leader appealed for an end to the political turmoil roiling this Indian Ocean island nation.

Summary Box: Nissan quarterly profit rises (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:12 AM PST

AP - RISING ABOVE: Nissan's quarterly profit rose 3.2 percent on healthier sales that offset production damage from flooding in Thailand and a battering from the strong yen.

Mom in central China gives birth to 15 pound baby (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:03 AM PST

In this image made on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, from CCTV television, a 15-pound baby named Chun Chun, sleeps at Xinxiang Maternity Hospital, in Xinxiang city, Henan province, China. A mother in central China gave birth to the 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby on Saturday, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949. (AP Photo/CCTV via APTN) TV OUT, CHINA OUTAP - A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949.

U.S., Japan decouple Marines' Guam move from Okinawa (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:00 AM PST

Reuters - Japan and the United States agreed on Wednesday to decouple the transfer of thousands of U.S. Marines to Guam from the southern Japan island of Okinawa from plans to relocate a base on Okinawa, a step forward in resolving an irritant in relations.

Alleged radioactive coal culprits face charges (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 09:41 AM PST

AP - Seven government officials in Kyrgyzstan are facing charges of allowing radioactive coal to be brought into the country and distributed to schools, an orphanage and a home for the elderly, prosecutors said Wednesday.

US, Japan closer to moving many Okinawa Marines (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 09:02 AM PST

Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba speaks during a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The transfer of thousands of U.S. Marines to Guam will not require the prior closure of a base on the southern Japan island of Okinawa, the United States and Japan announced Wednesday in a compromise they hope will break a stalemate over opposition to the large U.S. military presence there. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREAAP - Japan and the United States agreed Wednesday to proceed with plans to transfer thousands of U.S. troops out of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, leaving behind the stalled discussion about closing a major U.S. Marine base there.

NATO, Afghan and Pakistan officials to hold border talks (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 08:54 AM PST

Reuters - NATO, Afghan and Pakistani military officials will hold talks on improving border security and coordination on Wednesday, in a possible sign that tension is easing following a cross-border NATO air attack in November that infuriated Pakistan.

General: US advisory teams heading to Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 08:36 AM PST

FILE -- In this Jan. 18, 2012 file photo, injured U.S. Marine Ben Tomlinson is surrounded by American flags after arriving at his house during a welcome home celebration in his hometown of Jacksonville, Ala., Shot through the upper back on a rooftop in Afghanistan and gasping for breath after a bullet ripped through his chest, Tomlinson had a fear worse than death. Tomlinson was haunted by the idea people back home wouldn't remember him, that they wouldn't even know he was hurt. 'That's the worst fear for everyone that gets deployed,' said Tomlinson, who now uses a wheelchair. 'It's that no one is thinking about them.' (AP Photo/Dave Martin)AP - The No. 2 U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that U.S. military advisory teams will start deploying to Afghanistan this year to help Afghan combat forces as they take a more prominent role in fighting the Taliban.

India upgrades its military with China in mind (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 08:11 AM PST

FILE- In this March 29, 2011 file photo provided by the French Army, a Rafale jet fighter takes off from the flight deck of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean sea, as part of the Operation Odyssey Dawn. In recent weeks, India has decided to buy 126 fighter jets from France, taken delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia and worked to ready its first aircraft carrier modernizing its military to face a rising China. (AP Photo/Marine Nationale, Cyril Davesne, File) NO SALESAP - India has decided to buy 126 fighter jets from France, taken delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia and prepared for its first aircraft carrier in recent weeks as it modernizes its military to match China's.

Pakistan holds border talks after deadly US attack (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 07:48 AM PST

A poor man sits in a quilt during severe winter in an old part of Rawalpindi city in Pakistan on Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)AP - The Pakistani army held talks with NATO and Afghan forces on Wednesday in an effort to improve coordination along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, a sign of thawing relations after American airstrikes accidentally killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last year.

Exile prime minister decries Chinese rule in Tibet (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 06:05 AM PST

Tibetan exiles shout slogans as they attempt to break a police barricade near the Chinese Embassy at a protest against the Chinese government, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. China on Tuesday vowed to crack down on unrest in Tibetan areas and accused overseas activist groups and the Dalai Lama of fomenting the recent violence. More than a dozen monks and nuns have set themselves on fire in ethnic Tibetan areas of Sichuan over the last year. Most have chanted for Tibetan freedom and the return of the Dalai Lama, who fled to India amid an abortive uprising against Chinese rule in 1959. (AP Photo/ Mustafa Quraishi)AP - Chinese repression has lead to the self-immolations of nearly two dozen Tibetans and deadly clashes with Chinese authorities, the head of Tibet's government-in-exile said Wednesday.

Kabul experiences coldest weather in 15 years (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 05:37 AM PST

AP - The Afghan capital has been experiencing its worst cold-snap and heaviest snows in at least 15 years, the National Weather Center said Wednesday.

Bus collides with truck in north India, killing 23 (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:12 AM PST

AP - At least 23 members of a wedding party have been killed after their bus collided with a truck in northern India.

Hopes fade for dozens buried in Philippines quake (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 03:03 AM PST

In this Tuesday Feb.7, 2012 photo, rescuers and residents search for survivors following a landslide triggered by a Magnitude 6.9 earthquake at Guihulngan township, Negros Oriental province in central Philippines. Dozens of people were still missing Tuesday following a strong earthquake that triggered landslides and damaged buildings and roads on a central Philippine island. (AP Photo/Choy Gallarde)AP - Philippine officials conceded Wednesday that there was little hope of finding any survivors among 71 people still buried in landslides set off by a powerful earthquake, as jittery residents stayed away from their homes amid a flurry of aftershocks.

Tainted brew kills 22 in east India, sickens more (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 02:00 AM PST

AP - Officials say at least 22 people have died and more are sick after drinking toxic bootleg liquor made from cough medicine in eastern India.

Voting begins in key Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:10 AM PST

AP - Residents in India's largest state began voting Wednesday in a monthlong local election with repercussions for the whole nation.

Oil rises above $99 after US crude supply drop (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:33 AM PST

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao talks to visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, not pictured, during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Canada's prime minister is visiting China to discuss oil sales and other economic ties following President Barack Obama's rejection of a pipeline carrying Canadian oil across the continental United States. (AP Photo/Diego Azubel, Pool)AP - Oil prices rose to above $99 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after an unexpected drop in U.S. crude supplies suggested demand is improving.

3 ministers resign in porn scandal in south India (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:36 PM PST

AP - Three government ministers in the southern Indian state of Karnataka resigned Wednesday after they were accused of watching a pornographic video during an assembly session.
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