Friday, October 26, 2012

China wants to stop profiteering at temple sites

China wants to stop profiteering at temple sites

China wants to stop profiteering at temple sites

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 10:14 AM PDT

In this photo taken June 18, 2006, worshippers attend a ceremony at the Jin Ding, or Golden Tip, on Emei Mountains in Emeishan city in southwest China's Sichuan province. Authorities announced Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, a ban on temples selling shares to investors after leaders of several temples planned to pursue stock market listings for them as commercial entities. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTChina is telling tourist-favored Buddhist temples: Don't let money be your mantra.

Suicide attack kills 41 at Afghan mosque

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 09:36 AM PDT

Afghans carry the body of a suicide attack victim at the hospital in Maymana, Faryab province, north west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing dozens of people and wounding scores, government and hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Qawtbuddin Khan)A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a mosque packed with senior regional officials in northern Afghanistan on a major Muslim holiday Friday, killing 41 people. The officials escaped unhurt, and many of the dead were soldiers and police.

Myanmar says ethnic strife killed 67

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 08:53 AM PDT

In this Oct. 25, 2012 photo, a Rakhine refugee receives medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Myanmar. At least 56 people have been killed and 1,900 homes destroyed in renewed ethnic violence between the Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities in western Myanmar as the government warned perpetrators and the international community appealed for calm. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)Myanmar authorities on Friday revised downward the death toll from this week's ethnic violence in the country's west after warning that the strife risks harming the country's reputation as it seeks to shift to democratic rule.

Myanmar lowers ethnic strife death toll to 64

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 07:23 AM PDT

In this Oct. 25, 2012 photo, a Rakhine refugee receives medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Myanmar. At least 56 people have been killed and 1,900 homes destroyed in renewed ethnic violence between the Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities in western Myanmar as the government warned perpetrators and the international community appealed for calm. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)Myanmar authorities have revised downward to 64 the death toll from this week's ethnic violence in the country's west after warning that the strife risks harming the country's reputation as it seeks to shift to democratic rule.

China expels Bo from legislature, set for trial

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 06:52 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 14, 2012 file photo, Bo Xilai, Chongqing party secretary, attends the closing session of the annual National People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing. Chinese lawmakers stripped disgraced politician Bo Xilai of his last official position Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, formally expelling him from the country's top legislature and setting the stage for criminal proceedings against the once-rising political star. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)Chinese lawmakers stripped disgraced politician Bo Xilai of his last official position Friday, formally expelling him from the country's top legislature and clearing the way for criminal proceedings against the once-rising political star.

Does Indian anti-graft crusader have solutions?

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 06:36 AM PDT

FILE – In this Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, Indian anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference in New Delhi, India. Launching his own political party this month, longtime bureaucrat-turned-activist Kejriwal taps into the disgust of ordinary Indians amid a seemingly unending stream of corruption scandals that have tainted politicians of all stripes over the last few years. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi, File)Since launching his own political party this month, a fiery former tax officer has become the bane of some of India's most powerful politicians, publicly accusing them — by name — of corruption.

Death toll tops 100 in Myanmar ethnic strife

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 05:15 AM PDT

In this Oct. 25, 2012 photo, a Rakhine refugee receives medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Myanmar. At least 56 people have been killed and 1,900 homes destroyed in renewed ethnic violence between the Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities in western Myanmar as the government warned perpetrators and the international community appealed for calm. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)The death toll from recent ethnic violence in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine has surpassed 100, an official said Friday, as the government warned that the strife risks harming the country's reputation as it seeks to install democratic rule.

Officials: suicide bomber kills 36 in Afghanistan

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 03:38 AM PDT

Afghans carry the body of a suicide attack victim at the hospital in Maymana, Faryab province, north west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing dozens of people and wounding scores, government and hospital officials said. (AP Photo/Qawtbuddin Khan)A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing 36 people and wounding 23, officials said.

Official: suicide bomber kills 20 in Afghanistan

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:48 PM PDT

A government spokesman says a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 20 people and wounding 50.

Myanmar gov't pleads for end to ethnic strife

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:33 PM PDT

In this Oct. 25, 2012 photo, a Rakhine refugee receives medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Myanmar. At least 56 people have been killed and 1,900 homes destroyed in renewed ethnic violence between the Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities in western Myanmar as the government warned perpetrators and the international community appealed for calm. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)Myanmar's government has appealed for peace in the western state of Rakhine, warning that ethnic violence there that has taken at least 56 lives in recent days risks harming the country's reputation as it seeks to install democratic rule.

Taliban claim Afghan attack killing 2 Americans

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:13 PM PDT

The Taliban claimed responsibility Friday for killing two American service members in southern Uruzgan province, in what may have been the latest insider attack against Western troops.

56 dead in renewed ethnic violence in west Myanmar

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 09:26 PM PDT

Myanmar Buddhist monks hold banners and placards during a rally against recent violence in Rakhine state, outside the city hall in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Nearly 200 protesters including Buddhist monks called for the stop of renewed violence in western coast of Myanmar. Rakhine state spokesman Myo Thant said clashes between Rohingya Muslims and ethnic Rakhine Buddhists - reported in other parts of the coastal region Sunday - engulfed the townships of Kyaukphyu and Myebon late Tuesday. (AP Photo)At least 56 people have been killed and 1,900 homes destroyed in renewed ethnic violence in western Myanmar as the government warned perpetrators and the international community appealed for calm.
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