Thursday, March 1, 2012

NKorea nuclear envoy to visit US on heels of deal (AP)

NKorea nuclear envoy to visit US on heels of deal (AP)

NKorea nuclear envoy to visit US on heels of deal (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 11:35 AM PST

AP - In another sign of warming relations between two wartime foes, a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator will attend a security conference in the United States, a U.S. official said Thursday.

2 more US troops killed by Afghan partners (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:53 AM PST

Jan Kubis, the United Nations (U.N.) special representative in Afghanistan, gestures during a news conference in Kabul, March 1, 2012. The U.N. joined Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday in calling on the U.S. military to take disciplinary action against those who burned copies of the Koran at a NATO air base, calling the incident a AP - Two U.S. troops were gunned down by two Afghan soldiers and an accomplice Thursday, the latest of six American service members killed by their Afghan partners since the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. base last week sent anti-Americanism soaring in a nation that has long distrusted foreigners.

White House: Obama did not suggest Afghan violence ended (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:28 AM PST

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama did not suggest that violence had dissipated entirely in Afghanistan when he said that his apology to Afghanistan's leader had calmed furious protests over the burning of copies of the Koran, an Obama aide said on Thursday.

For Israel, little hope from NKorea nuclear freeze (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:21 AM PST

AP - Israel says the economic pressure that appears to have brought a dramatic breakthrough in nuclear negotiations with North Korea is unlikely to work on Iran.

Syrian survivors recount army attacks (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 09:05 AM PST

AP - Syria's military is routinely using tanks and artillery to open fire on peaceful protests and areas suspected of sheltering rebel fighters, three Syrian civilians said Thursday.

Maldives president blocked from opening Parliament (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 08:41 AM PST

AP - A raucous opposition protest kept the Maldives' president waiting more than nine hours and ultimately prevented him from opening Parliament on Wednesday, three weeks after he took office in a contentious power transfer.

Iran looks to boost energy ties to nearby Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 08:30 AM PST

AP - Pakistan is emerging as the latest battleground over Western efforts to squeeze Iran, with Tehran pursuing closer energy ties to its neighbor as its access to other markets tightens.

North Korea-U.S. deal revives hopes of nuclear disarmament talks (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 08:21 AM PST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) 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. REUTERS/KCNAReuters - North Korea has agreed with the United States to suspend major elements of its atomic weapons program in a surprise breakthrough that could pave the way for the resumption of long-stalled nuclear disarmament talks with the secretive state.

Bomb injures 15 police near Turkey ruling party HQ (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 08:16 AM PST

Reuters - A remote control bomb injured 15 police officers and one civilian on Thursday as a police minibus passed close to the Istanbul headquarters of Turkey's ruling AK Party, police said.

Thai police: Norwegian hid woman's body for 2 yrs (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 07:21 AM PST

AP - Police in Thailand say they have arrested a Norwegian businessman who admitted killing his Thai girlfriend and keeping her rotting body hidden in his luxurious villa for two and a half years.

A look at North Korea's relations and tensions (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:22 AM PST

AP - The United States and North Korea have announced a nuclear-disarmament-for-aid deal after their first nuclear talks since the death of Kim Jong Il. Here's a timeline of some key developments of North-South tensions in Korean history:

Pakistani Taliban says it killed Chinese woman (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 06:22 AM PST

A boy arranges clay pots while waiting for customers at his roadside stall in Lahore March 1, 2012. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)AP - A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for killing a Chinese woman in the northwestern city of Peshawar.

Q&A: Surprise and skepticism over US-NKorea deal (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 05:52 AM PST

AP - Surprise and skepticism met the announcement that North Korea would freeze most nuclear activities in exchange for food aid from the United States.

Under lockdown: Life inside dissident Tibetan town (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 05:49 AM PST

AP - China's stifling lockdown of this Tibetan town has not only been about patrolling its sleepy streets, but also policing the minds of a community at the center of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule.

Chinese police may have power to disappear people (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 04:42 AM PST

AP - China is preparing to overhaul a key criminal law amid public confusion — and some dread — over whether the government is about to give police the legal authority to disappear people.

Snow leopards seen in Himalayan conflict region (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 04:31 AM PST

AP - A pair of rare, reclusive snow leopards have been photographed wandering a remote, mountain region once ravaged by conflict between India and Pakistan.

Myanmar president vows more democratic reform (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 04:23 AM PST

AP - Myanmar President Thein Sein said Thursday his government will build on the sweeping reforms it began last year and will work hard to convince skeptics at home and abroad that it is truly committed to democratic change.

Old mortar shell wounds 11 Cambodian children (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 04:05 AM PST

AP - An old mortar shell exploded as children played with it in their Cambodian schoolroom, and 11 students were wounded.

Brothers confess to attacking Thai law professor (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:49 AM PST

AP - Twin brothers have confessed they assaulted a professor who leads a campaign to reform laws concerning Thailand's monarchy, police said Thursday.

Vietnam says China assaulted fishermen (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 03:31 AM PST

AP - Vietnam has accused China of assaulting its fishermen in the South China Sea, in the countries' latest spat over disputed territory believed to be rich in natural resources.
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