Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Indonesian ferry collides with ship; 8 dead

Indonesian ferry collides with ship; 8 dead

Indonesian ferry collides with ship; 8 dead

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:28 AM PDT

South-African flagged tanker Norgas Cathinka is escorted by Indonesian police and custom boats near Bakauheni port in Lampung province, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. The tanker collided with a passenger ferry early Wednesday morning, killing at least eight people, officials said. (AP Photo)A passenger ferry collided with a ship believed to be carrying liquefied natural gas and sank west of Indonesia's main island early Wednesday, killing at least eight people, officials said.

Violence in Greece, Spain spooks markets

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:02 AM PDT

In this Sept. 20, 2012, file photo Trader Frederick Reimer works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets fell Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 weighed down by a host of concerns about the global economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)Markets were spooked Wednesday by scenes of violent protests on the streets of Athens and Madrid, which reignited concerns over Europe's ability to implement the measures needed to deal with its big debts.

US extreme skier Plake among avalanche survivors

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 07:41 AM PDT

American Glen Plake, survivor of a weekend avalanche at Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas arrives at the Tribhuwan domestic airport in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Rescuers have so far brought down the bodies of eight victims, four French, one each from Germany, Italy and Spain, and a Nepali guide. The climbers killed were part of a crush of mountaineers who came to the peak in Nepal because of heightened tensions between Chinese authorities and Tibetans. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)Renowned American extreme skier Glen Plake, one of the survivors of the weekend Himalayan avalanche that killed at least eight people, said Wednesday he feels lucky to be alive but heartbroken that he could not save two friends who remain missing.

Japan, China move to dampen island dispute

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 07:17 AM PDT

A Japan Coast Guard's patrol boat, third from the top, and a Taiwanese patrol boat, 4th from the top, discharge water each other near disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. On Tuesday morning, about 50 Taiwanese fishing boats accompanied by 10 Taiwanese surveillance ships came within almost 20 kilometers (about 12 miles) of the disputed islands - within what Japan considers to be its territorial waters, said Yasuhiko Oku, an official with the Japanese coast guard. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREAJapan and China are taking small steps to dampen a bitter dispute over a group of small islands in the East China Sea following an intense but seemingly controlled confrontation over the islands' sovereignty that introduced wildcard Taiwan in the fray.

Pakistan Taliban: 'Amnesty' for bounty minister

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 07:05 AM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 file photo, Pakistani protesters burn a representation of a U.S. flag and an effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama in the Pakistani border town of Chaman along the Afghanistan border. U.S.-funded ads on Pakistani television include President Barack Obama extolling America's religious tolerance. To many in the Muslim world, this misses the mark in efforts to calm the outrage over a film mocking the Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Matiullah Achakzai, File)The Pakistani Taliban announced Wednesday that they were giving a Cabinet minister an "amnesty," taking him off their hit list, because he offered a $100,000 bounty for the killing of an anti-Islam filmmaker.

NATO: 2 service members killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT

A suicide attack on a NATO patrol in eastern Afghanistan killed two service members in the U.S.-led coalition on Wednesday, NATO and Afghan officials said.

Oil extends losses as economy pessimism persists

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 04:04 AM PDT

The price of oil fell below $91 a barrel Wednesday, tracking stock markets which dropped on renewed pessimism about the outlook for economic growth.

Japan, China move to dampen down island dispute

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:19 AM PDT

A Japan Coast Guard's patrol boat, third from the top, and a Taiwanese patrol boat, 4th from the top, discharge water each other near disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. On Tuesday morning, about 50 Taiwanese fishing boats accompanied by 10 Taiwanese surveillance ships came within almost 20 kilometers (about 12 miles) of the disputed islands - within what Japan considers to be its territorial waters, said Yasuhiko Oku, an official with the Japanese coast guard. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREAJapan and China are taking small steps to dampen a bitter dispute over a group of small islands in the East China Sea following an intense but seemingly controlled confrontation over the islands' sovereignty that introduced wildcard Taiwan in the fray.

US extreme skier among Nepal avalanche survivors

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:12 AM PDT

In this picture taken Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 and released by Alpine Ascents International, a helicopter lifts off carrying survivors from the debris field of an avalanche on Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal. Rescue helicopters flew over the high slopes of the northern Nepal peak again Monday to search for climbers lost in an avalanche that killed at least nine mountaineers and injured others. Many of the climbers were French, German and Italian. (AP Photo/Garrett Madison, Alpine Ascents International)An American extreme skier who survived the weekend Himalayan avalanche that killed at least eight people said Wednesday that he feels lucky to be alive but heartbroken that he could not save two friends who remain missing.

Markets fretful over global economy, euro crisis

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:12 AM PDT

In this Sept. 20, 2012, file photo Trader Frederick Reimer works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets fell Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 weighed down by a host of concerns about the global economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)Growing concerns over the global economy combined with renewed worries over Europe's debt problems to send stocks around the world sharply lower Wednesday.

World stocks dive as growth pessimism mounts

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 01:50 AM PDT

Global stock markets dived Wednesday after pessimism about global growth prospects sparked Wall Street's worst sell-off in three months.

Indonesian ferry collides with cargo ship; 8 dead

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 11:44 PM PDT

A passenger ferry collided with a cargo ship and sank west of Indonesia's main island Wednesday morning, and at least eight people were killed, officials said.

Asian stocks fall as growth pessimism mounts

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 10:12 PM PDT

Asian stock markets fell Wednesday after pessimism about global growth prospects sparked Wall Street's worst sell-off in three months.
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