Saturday, March 3, 2012

Conflicting accounts over Afghan Quran burnings (AP)

Conflicting accounts over Afghan Quran burnings (AP)

Conflicting accounts over Afghan Quran burnings (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 11:14 AM PST

U.S. soldier Command Sergeant Major Willard Smoot (3rd R) presides over a AP - An investigation into the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. military base has found it was a mistake involving at least five Americans who may face a disciplinary review, a Western official said Saturday, but Afghan investigators claimed it was an intentional desecration.

China urges Syria government, rebels to start dialogue (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 10:21 AM PST

Reuters - China urged the Syrian government and rebels trying to oust President Bashar al-Assad to end all acts of violence, especially against civilians.

Surveys point to election blow for India's Gandhis (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 09:38 AM PST

Reuters - India's Rahul Gandhi failed to deliver the election comeback he had promised for the ruling Congress party in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, according to voter surveys released after the phased, month-long poll ended on Saturday.

Japan leader points to disaster response failures (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 07:27 AM PST

AP - Japan's prime minister acknowledged Saturday the government failed in its response to last year's earthquake and tsunami, being too slow in relaying key information and believing too much in "a myth of safety" about nuclear power.

Turkey says Assad's forces committing war crimes (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 07:19 AM PST

Reuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on opponents bears the hallmarks of war crimes and his violent repression is damaging the chances of a negotiated peace, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday.

Chinese village unites for symbolic poll in bid to end graft (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 06:31 AM PST

Reuters - Residents of a southern Chinese village on Saturday elected a reformist leader to run a new administrative authority that many hail as a model for greater grassroots democracy following an uncompromising standoff over land grabs and abuse of power.

NKorea urges US to halt military drills in SKorea (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 06:25 AM PST

AP - A spokesman for North Korea's powerful National Defense Commission said Saturday that the United States must halt joint military drills under way in South Korea if it is serious about peace on the Korean peninsula.

Protesters become leaders in China village vote (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 06:12 AM PST

AP - Two protesters who led a rebellion against officials accused of stealing farmland were elected Saturday to run their fishing village in a much-watched election that reformers hope will promote democracy as a way to settle many of the myriad disputes besetting China.

Bomb blast kills 2 in southern Philippines (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 06:03 AM PST

AP - Officials say a homemade bomb has killed two people and wounded 13 others on a troubled southern Philippine island where al-Qaida-linked militants are active.

Senior Pakistani politician escapes suicide attack (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 06:02 AM PST

A man injured in a suicide bomb attack in Shabqadar is treated after being brought to Lady Reading hospital in Peshawar March 3, 2012. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest next to a police vehicle in the Shabqadar area of the northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, killing a policeman, security officials said. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz (PAKISTAN)AP - A suicide bomber targeted the convoy of a senior politician in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing one of his guards and wounding at least three people, police said.

As Myanmar thaws, decades-old civil war festers on (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 05:03 AM PST

AP - The seasoned guerrilla officer surveys the battlefield from his do-or-die mountaintop defenses: to the front, visible through the haze, a town torched and brutalized by Myanmar government troops. To his rear, the stronghold of the country's most potent insurgency, one of several ethnic rebellions that erupted more than 60 years ago.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi feels ill at campaign rally (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 04:33 AM PST

Novice Buddhist monks wait for Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to arrive in Mandalay March 3, 2012. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi consulted with a doctor at a large campaign rally Saturday after telling the crowd that she felt unwell and dizzy.

Indonesia zoo giraffe dies with plastic in stomach (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 03:30 AM PST

AP - An aging giraffe at Indonesia's largest zoo has died with a large lump of plastic found in his stomach, causing concern among zoo officials.
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