Saturday, September 29, 2012

Pakistanis protest against anti-Islam film

Pakistanis protest against anti-Islam film

Pakistanis protest against anti-Islam film

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 03:50 AM PDT

Thousands of members of Pakistan's radical Islamic groups rallied on Saturday in the southern city of Karachi against an anti-Islam film that has sparked violence across the Muslim world.

China's lines around islands suggest more conflict

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 03:27 AM PDT

In this Sept. 19, 2012 photo, a costumer picks copies of newly-published maps of disputed islands, called Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan, at a state-owned book store in Beijing, China. China hastily published the map to help maintain public outrage over the Japanese government's purchase of some of the islands from their private Japanese owners. Beijing also has engaged in another type of mapmaking that may end up escalating the conflict. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTOne of the hottest items in bookstores across China is a map for a place that is closed to visitors, home only to animals such as goats and crabs, and the reason China's relations with Japan are at their lowest point in years.

Bo decision allows China to focus on succession

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 02:14 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 9, 2012 file photo, Chongqing party secretary Bo Xilai reacts during a plenary session of the National People's Congress held in Beijing, China. With the disgraced politician expelled from the party and facing prosecution on a slew of charges, China's ruling communists can finally focus on the crucial task of ensuring a smooth transition to a new generation of leaders. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)With disgraced politician Bo Xilai expelled from the party, his career effectively ended with a slew of criminal charges that are certain to result in convictions, China's ruling communists can finally focus on the crucial task of ensuring a smooth transition to a new generation of leaders.

Proposal to remove China's Bo from legislature

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:24 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 9, 2012 file photo, Chongqing party secretary Bo Xilai reacts during a plenary session of the National People's Congress held in Beijing, China. With the disgraced politician expelled from the party and facing prosecution on a slew of charges, China's ruling communists can finally focus on the crucial task of ensuring a smooth transition to a new generation of leaders. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)Chinese state media say a local legislative committee has stripped disgraced politician Bo Xilai of his qualifications to serve on the national legislature.

Bomb kills 2 police near Afghan training academy

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:14 PM PDT

Afghan authorities say a roadside bomb has killed two policemen in Herat province of western Afghanistan, just hours before a ceremony to hand a nearby police training academy over from NATO to Afghan control.
Posted by Harshad at 11:03 AM

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