Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Afghan bomber attacks near major US base

Afghan bomber attacks near major US base

Afghan bomber attacks near major US base

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:21 AM PST

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A vehicle driven by a suicide bomber exploded at the gate of a major U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing the attacker and three Afghans, Afghan police said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

New Japan PM: Saving economic crisis top mission

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 09:06 AM PST

Japan's newly-named Prime Minsiter Shinzo Abe smiles as he waves at the media upon his arrival at the prime minister's official residence following his election at Parliament in Tokyo Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Abe, whose nationalist positions have in the past angered Japan's neighbors, is the country's seventh prime minister in just over six years. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)TOKYO (AP) — Shinzo Abe took office as Japan's seventh prime minister in six years Wednesday and vowed to overcome the deep-rooted economic and diplomatic crises facing his country.

Air Bagan survivors tell of terrifying landing

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:30 AM PST

Australian advertising executive Anna Bartsch, a survivor of a Christmas Day crash-landing of a Fokker 100 jet, speaks about terrifying tales of escape during an interview at a Yangon hotel where the airline lodged passengers after evacuating them from the scene, in Myanmar, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. "We felt the first bump, then a few big bumps and then (started) sliding very fast," she said. The aging Fokker 100 jet was carrying 71 people, including 48 foreigners, from Yangon via Mandalay to Heho airport, which is the gateway to the popular tourist destination Inle Lake. Carrier Air Bagan said it had found the plane's black box and was investigating the accident that killed two people. (AP Photo/Zin Chit Aung)YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Survivors of a Christmas Day crash-landing of an airliner in Myanmar told terrifying tales of escape Wednesday as carrier Air Bagan apologized for what it called the worst accident since it started flying in 2004.

Shinzo Abe returns as Japan's prime minister

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 04:14 AM PST

Japan's newly-named Prime Minsiter Shinzo Abe smiles as he waves at the media upon his arrival at the prime minister's official residence following his election at Parliament in Tokyo Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Abe, whose nationalist positions have in the past angered Japan's neighbors, is the country's seventh prime minister in just over six years. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)TOKYO (AP) — Old-guard veteran Shinzo Abe was voted back into office as prime minister Wednesday and immediately named a new Cabinet, ending three years of liberal administrations and restoring power to his conservative, pro-big-business party that has run Japan for most of the post-World War II era.

Chinese scholars push for mild political reform

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 04:08 AM PST

BEIJING (AP) — More than 70 prominent Chinese scholars and lawyers have urged the country's new Communist Party leaders to undertake moderate political reforms including separating the party from government, though they avoid any mention of ending one-party rule.

Air Bagan survivor tells of terrifying landing

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 03:21 AM PST

Members of Myanmar Fire Brigade team gather near a damaged Air Bagan passenger plane in Heho, Shan State, Myanmar, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. The Air Bagan flight packed with Christmas tourists crash-landed on a road in central Myanmar on Tuesday, killing two people and injuring 11, officials said. Four foreigners were among the injured, state television reported. It said the fatalities included an 11-year-old passenger believed to be a Myanmar citizen and a man riding a motorcycle on the road where the plane came down. (AP Photo)YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Survivors of a Christmas Day crash-landing of an airliner in Myanmar told terrifying tales of escape Wednesday as carrier Air Bagan said it had found the plane's black box and was investigating the accident that killed two people.

Shinzo Abe elected as Japan's prime minister

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:00 PM PST

TOKYO (AP) — The lower house of Parliament has named conservative Shinzo Abe (shin-zoh ah-bay) as Japan's new prime minister.

Afghan bomber attacks near major US base; no dead

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:22 PM PST

Afghan policemen stand guard outside of Kabul police headquarters, where a an American advisor was killed, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 24, 2014. An Afghan policewoman killed an American adviser at the Kabul police headquarters on Monday, a senior Afghan police official said. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A vehicle apparently driven by a suicide bomber exploded at the gate of a major U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, with initial reports indicating some Afghans were injured but no one was killed, a NATO command spokesman said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

8 dead in Christmas Day fires, riot in Philippines

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:26 PM PST

Filipino men cut electric lines from a post after a fire hit a slum area in suburban San Juan, east of Manila, Philippines on Christmas day Tuesday Dec. 25, 2012. Fire Officer 2 Noel Binwag said about 2,000 families were left homeless during the fire. Six people also died when a row of apartments went up in flames in a separate fire in suburan Quezon city. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Angry residents beat a man to death and threw rocks at firefighters after a shantytown fire left thousands of people homeless, and another Christmas Day blaze in the Philippine capital left seven people dead, officials said Wednesday.

Afghan bomber attacks NATO convoy; no casualties

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:20 PM PST

Afghan policemen stand guard outside of Kabul police headquarters, where a an American advisor was killed, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 24, 2014. An Afghan policewoman killed an American adviser at the Kabul police headquarters on Monday, a senior Afghan police official said. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan police say a suicide bomber attacked a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan but report no casualties in the strike.
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