Monday, September 24, 2012

Nepal avalanche hit climbers as they were sleeping

Nepal avalanche hit climbers as they were sleeping

Nepal avalanche hit climbers as they were sleeping

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 09:14 AM PDT

Bodies of climbers killed in an avalanche at Mount Manaslu lie covered with numbers at the Tribhuvan University Teaching hospital in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. Rescue helicopters flew over the high slopes of a 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/Niranjan Shrestha)Mountaineers who survived a pre-dawn avalanche high on the world's eighth-tallest peak say they waited an hour for sunlight, and then saw pieces of tents and bodies of victims strewn around them on the snow.

Taliban release video on Afghan base attackers

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:07 AM PDT

The Taliban published a video Monday they say shows insurgents preparing for the brazen attack on a major NATO base earlier this month, just as NATO forces released data showing that insurgent attacks decreased in August.

Pakistan disowns bounty on anti-Islam filmmaker

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 09:20 AM PDT

Pakistani Shiite Muslim women chant anti U.S. slogans during a demonstration that is part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 in Lahore, Pakistan. The woman, center, wear a banner that reads, The Pakistani government on Monday distanced itself from an offer by one of its Cabinet ministers to pay $100,000 to anyone who kills the maker of an anti-Islam film that has sparked violent protests across the Muslim world.

Philippines: Marcos clothes have no historic value

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 08:05 AM PDT

In this photo taken Sept. 19, 2012, branded high heel shoes, once worn by flamboyant former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos, sit among equally-damaged shoes and bags in a section of the National Museum in Manila, Philippine. Termites, storms and government neglect have damaged some of Imelda Marcos's legendary stash of shoes, expensive gowns and other vanity possessions, which were left to oblivion after she and her dictator husband were driven to U.S. exile by a 1986 popular revolt. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)A Philippine official said Monday that a legendary collection of shoes and other possessions left behind by former first lady Imelda Marcos and her dictator husband when they were ousted by a 1986 "people power" revolt have no historical significance, except for some Philippine-made gowns.

Sweeping new changes expected at NKorean farms

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 07:35 AM PDT

In this Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 photo, North Korean farmers work at Migok Cooperative Farm in Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. Farmers would be able to keep a bigger share of their crops under proposed changes aiming to boost production by North Korea's collective farms, which have chronically struggled to provide enough food for the country's 24 million people. The signs read "Fortune of holding great leader (Kim Il Sung) as father," left, and "Fortune of holding great general (Kim Jong Il) as father." (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)North Korean farmers who have long been required to turn most of their crops over to the state may now be allowed to keep their surplus food to sell or barter in what could be the most significant economic change enacted by young leader Kim Jong Un since he came to power nine months ago.

Helicopters search for 6 missing on Nepal mountain

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT

Bodies of climbers killed in an avalanche at Mount Manaslu lie covered with numbers at the Tribhuvan University Teaching hospital in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. Rescue helicopters flew over the high slopes of a 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/Niranjan Shrestha)Helicopters flew over the high slopes of a northern Nepal peak on Monday to search for six climbers believed lost in an avalanche that killed at least nine others. Many of the climbers were French, German and Italian.

Myanmar's president heads to US for rare visit

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:45 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 23, 2012, Myanmar President Thein Sein speaks during a news conference in Tokyo. The Myanmar's reformist president left Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, for New York to tout his country's makeover at the United Nations and push for an end to sanctions, in the first U.S. visit by a leader of the former international pariah since 1966. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCEMyanmar's reformist president left Monday for New York to tout his country's makeover at the United Nations and push for an end to sanctions, in the first U.S. visit by a leader of the former international pariah since 1966.

NATO: Insurgent attacks in Afghanistan declining

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:28 AM PDT

The international military coalition in Afghanistan says insurgent attacks have decreased 9 percent in August, compared with the same month last year — a trend that continues a decline after a spike in attacks in May and June.

Rescuers search for missing on Nepal mountain

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:04 AM PDT

Bodies of climbers killed in an avalanche at Mount Manaslu lie covered with numbers at the Tribhuvan University Teaching hospital in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. Rescue helicopters flew over the high slopes of a 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/Niranjan Shrestha)Rescue helicopters flew over the high slopes of a northern Nepal peak on 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.

Philippines unsure what to do with Marcos shoes

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:32 AM PDT

Philippine museum officials say they are unsure what to do with large amounts of clothes and shoes left behind by former first lady Imelda Marcos and her dictator husband when they were toppled by a 1986 "people power" revolt, acknowledging that the items have been neglected for more than two decades.

Myanmar's president heads to US for historic visit

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:24 AM PDT

Myanmar's reformist president left Monday for New York to tout his country's makeover at the United Nations and push for an end to sanctions, in the first U.S. visit by a leader of the former international pariah since 1966.

Global growth fears creep into financial markets

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 03:43 AM PDT

An investor looks at the stock price monitor at a private securities company Friday Sept. 21, 2012 in Shanghai, China. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.1 percent to 2,027.03 Friday, as Asian stock markets rebounded, led by oil and technology shares, despite uncertainty about the fragile global economy. (AP Photo)Global financial markets drifted lower Monday as investors' growing concerns about the state of the global economy offset any remaining optimism over central banks' stimulus efforts.

Customs delaying some Japanese imports to China

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 02:42 AM PDT

Japanese exporters are facing delays in shipments to some Chinese cities due to stepped-up customs inspections as tensions between the two countries over disputed islands remain elevated.

World stocks sink as global economy fears rise

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:52 AM PDT

World stocks mostly drifted lower Monday as investors' growing concerns about the shaky global economy overpowered any remaining optimism over central bank stimulus efforts.

Cop's sentencing shifts China scandal to his boss

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:44 AM PDT

In this video image taken from CCTV, Wang Lijun speaks during his trial at the Chengdu Intermediate People's Court in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. Wang, the Chinese police chief whose thwarted defection exposed murder and infighting in high places was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday, setting the stage for China's leadership to close out the divisive scandal and move ahead with a generational handover of power. (AP Photo/CCTV via AP video) CHINA OUT, TV OUTChina has nearly mopped up a murder scandal that has roiled the country for months, but the last step — dealing with a fallen political star who was once among the Communist Party's most popular figures — will be the most delicate of all.

Myanmar's president to make historic US visit

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:42 AM PDT

Myanmar's reformist president is heading to the United States to tout his country's makeover and push for an end to sanctions, in the first U.S. visit by a leader of the former international pariah since 1966.

Oil near $92 on gloomy economic outlook

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:09 AM PDT

Gloomy economic news dragged oil down to near $92 a barrel Monday in Asia.

Avalanche on Nepal peak kills at least 9 climbers

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:35 AM PDT

In this photo provided by Nepalese airline Simrik Air, an injured victim, center, of an avalanche is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. The avalanche swept away climbers on a Himalayan peak in Nepal on Sunday, leaving at least nine dead and six others missing, officials said. (AP Photo/Simrik Air)Rescue helicopters flew over the high slopes of a 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.

Kazakhstan's long-serving prime minister resigns

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:08 AM PDT

The prime minister of Kazakhstan resigned Monday after leading the oil-rich Central Asian nation for more than five years and shepherding its economy through the global financial crisis.

Asian stocks sink as global economy fears rise

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:14 PM PDT

Asian stocks mostly drifted lower Monday as investors' growing concerns about the shaky global economy overpowered any remaining optimism over central bank stimulus efforts.

Ex-top cop in China scandal jailed for 15 years

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 09:05 PM PDT

This Sept. 18, 2012 video image taken from CCTV shows Wang Lijun speaking during his trial at the Chengdu Intermediate People's Court in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province. A Chinese court will announce a verdict Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 for the ex-police chief at the center of a seamy political scandal that has buffeted China's leadership. (AP Photo/CCTV via AP video) CHINA OUT, TV OUTThe Chinese police chief whose thwarted defection exposed murder and infighting in high places was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday, setting the stage for China's leadership to close out the divisive scandal and move ahead with a generational handover of power.

Ex-top cop in China scandal gets 15 years in jail

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 06:32 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2008 file photo, then Chonqing city police chief Wang Lijun speaks during a press conference in Chongqing, southwestern China. Wang, the ex-police chief at the center of China's seamy political scandal asked U.S. diplomats for asylum after he covered up a murder for the wife of the Communist Party boss but then grew estranged and feared for his life, the Chinese government said Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. (AP Photo, File) CHINA OUTA Chinese court is issuing a 15-year prison term for the ex-police chief whose attempted asylum bid triggered China's messiest political scandal in decades.
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