Afghanistan mosque bomb wounds 19: official

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• Afghanistan mosque bomb wounds 19: official
• Afghan officials: Local policeman kills 11 people
• US jobs data trigger global market rally
• Oil surges 4 percent on strong jobs growth
• China 'love couple' win badminton gold
• Fear of new failure drives Kiwi duo to rowing gold
• Trio ejected after Aussie cyclist's family abused
• Indian microlender SKS says losses narrow in Q1
• Lee, Lin set-up dream Olympic badminton finale
• Lawyers: Murder trial of Bo's wife opens Thursday
• Indian activists led by Hazare to enter politics
• Dong rules the Olympics bouncy castle
• China discourages fasting for Uighur Muslims
• Pakistani parents jailed for 'honour killing' of daughter
• Scarce rain in India hits farmers, power supply
• European stocks stabilize after ECB-led selloff
• US jobs data provides boost to markets
• Afghan female sprinter in countrywomen call
• Vietnam to host first gay pride parade
• Pakistan's top court strikes down contempt law
• Athletics centre-stage as Phelps chases more gold
• Thousands in Japan stage anti-nuclear rally
• Oil rises slightly in Asia as US jobs report looms
• Storied Aussie outlaw's remains returned to family
• Oil rises to $88 ahead of US jobs report

Afghanistan mosque bomb wounds 19: official Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:18 AM PDT A bomb hidden inside a mosque tore through dozens of worshippers during Friday prayers in eastern Afghanistan, wounding at least 19 including the imam, officials said.

Afghan officials: Local policeman kills 11 people Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:43 AM PDT Afghan officials searched Friday for a member of a government-backed village defense force suspected of killing 11 civilians at a house in southern Afghanistan, officials said.

US jobs data trigger global market rally Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:19 AM PDT Financial markets rallied Friday as an increase in U.S. hiring suggested the world's largest economy is not heading for recession but recovering gradually.

Oil surges 4 percent on strong jobs growth Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:27 AM PDT The price of oil is up about 4 percent after the government reported a surge in jobs growth last month.

China 'love couple' win badminton gold Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:05 AM PDT China won the opening badminton title of the London Games as Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei became the first boyfriend and girlfriend duo to win Olympic gold medals together.

Fear of new failure drives Kiwi duo to rowing gold Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:53 AM PDT New Zealand rowers Hamish Bond and Eric Murray were driven by the fear of failure on the road to Olympic gold in the men's pair on Friday.

Trio ejected after Aussie cyclist's family abused Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:49 AM PDT Three spectators, one of whom was arrested, were thrown out of the Olympic Velodrome, London police said Friday, after a stream of abuse was allegedly directed at the family of an Australian cyclist.

Indian microlender SKS says losses narrow in Q1 Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:41 AM PDT India's only listed microlender, SKS Microfinance, on Friday said its losses in the fiscal first quarter narrowed sharply on the back of a drop in bad debt provisions and loan write-offs.

Lee, Lin set-up dream Olympic badminton finale Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:39 AM PDT Malaysian top-seed Lee Chong Wei will get the chance to avenge his 2008 Olympic badminton final loss to Lin Dan after securing a gold medal showdown with the defending champion from China.

Lawyers: Murder trial of Bo's wife opens Thursday Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:23 AM PDT The murder trial of the wife of ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai will start next Thursday in Hefei city in east China, two lawyers told The Associated Press on Friday.

Indian activists led by Hazare to enter politics Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:23 AM PDT Indian anti-graft activists led by Anna Hazare said Friday they would start a new political movement aimed at winning seats in parliament for candidates committed to fighting corruption in public life.

Dong rules the Olympics bouncy castle Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:13 AM PDT For an Olympic sport where men bounce so high into the air it seems they can touch the top of Big Ben, it was perfect to have a champion whose name sounds like the famed London clock's chimes -- Dong Dong.

China discourages fasting for Uighur Muslims Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:53 AM PDT China is discouraging some Muslims in the far western region of Xinjiang from fasting during Ramadan. The government says the move is motivated by health concerns, but others said Friday that it's a risky campaign to secularize the Muslim minority that will likely backfire.

Pakistani parents jailed for 'honour killing' of daughter Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:23 AM PDT A Pakistani-born couple were jailed for life by a British court Friday for murdering their "westernised" teenage daughter in an apparent honour killing.

Scarce rain in India hits farmers, power supply Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:21 AM PDT Amarnath Sharma has waited weeks for rains to soak his parched rice paddies so that he can start planting. He is one of millions of farmers across India who are hoping and praying for elusive monsoon showers.

European stocks stabilize after ECB-led selloff Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:29 AM PDT European markets rose slightly on Friday, recovering only some of the losses made the previous day, when the European Central Bank failed to deliver on bold promises of action to overcome the region's debt crisis.

US jobs data provides boost to markets Posted: 03 Aug 2012 06:49 AM PDT Financial markets rose Friday as an increase in U.S. hiring suggested the world's largest economy is not heading for recession but recovering, albeit slowly.

Afghan female sprinter in countrywomen call Posted: 03 Aug 2012 06:55 AM PDT Afghanistan's only female athlete urged her fellow countrywomen to "come and join" her at the next Olympics after she set a personal best in the London Games 100m heats on Friday.

Vietnam to host first gay pride parade Posted: 03 Aug 2012 06:43 AM PDT Vietnam is to host its first gay pride parade this weekend, event organisers said Friday, after the communist country's justice minister said it was time to consider legalising same-sex marriage.

Pakistan's top court strikes down contempt law Posted: 03 Aug 2012 04:35 AM PDT Pakistani state TV says the country's Supreme Court has struck down a law recently passed by parliament and aimed at protecting the prime minister from being charged with contempt of court.

Athletics centre-stage as Phelps chases more gold Posted: 03 Aug 2012 06:13 AM PDT The Olympics glamour sport of track and field made an electrifying start Friday as Michael Phelps prepared to chase down his third gold medal of the Games.

Thousands in Japan stage anti-nuclear rally Posted: 03 Aug 2012 06:12 AM PDT Thousands of people staged a rally in front of the Japanese prime minister's office Friday, maintaining anti-nuclear sentiment triggered by last year's atomic crisis at Fukushima.

Oil rises slightly in Asia as US jobs report looms Posted: 02 Aug 2012 10:30 PM PDT Oil was slightly higher in Asia on Friday after a 2 percent drop the day before as attention turned from an anticlimactic ECB meeting to the monthly report on U.S. hiring.

Storied Aussie outlaw's remains returned to family Posted: 02 Aug 2012 03:42 AM PDT The skeleton of Australia's most notorious criminal will finally be returned to his descendants 132 years after he was executed, the government said Thursday, ending the family's long quest to find and properly bury the remains of a man many Australians now consider a folk hero.

Oil rises to $88 ahead of US jobs report Posted: 03 Aug 2012 04:55 AM PDT The price of oil rose above $88 a barrel on Friday, after a 2 percent drop the day before, as attention turned from an ECB meeting that disappointed markets to the monthly report on U.S. jobs.

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