Saturday, December 1, 2012

Lone Chinese home destroyed; farmer accepts deal

Lone Chinese home destroyed; farmer accepts deal

Lone Chinese home destroyed; farmer accepts deal

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 06:38 AM PST

FILE - In this photo combo, shows the before and after of a house that was sitting in the middle of a new main road on the outskirts of Wenling city in east China's Zhejiang province. Authorities have demolished the five-story home, Saturday, Dec. 1. 2012, that stood incongruously in the middle of the new main road and had become the latest symbol of resistance by Chinese homeowners against officials accused of offering unfair compensation. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAuthorities have demolished a five-story home that stood incongruously in the middle of a new main road and had become the latest symbol of resistance by Chinese homeowners against officials accused of offering unfair compensation.

Suspected US drone strike kills 3 in Pakistan

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 06:31 AM PST

Pakistani officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed three militants in a Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border.

NKorea says it will launch long-range rocket soon

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 07:08 AM PST

FILE - In this April 8, 2012 file photo, a North Korean soldier stands in front of the country's Unha-3 rocket, slated for liftoff between April 12-16, at Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. Rocket sections are apparently being trucked into North Korea's northwest launch site, but some analysts are asking whether it's just a calculated bluff meant to jangle the Obama administration and influence South Korean voters ahead of Dec. 19 presidential elections in three weeks. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)North Korea announced Saturday that it would attempt to launch a long-range rocket in mid-December, a defiant move just eight months after a failed April bid was widely condemned as a violation of a U.N. ban against developing its nuclear and missile programs.

Hero worship of Kazakhstan leaders hits new height

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 05:39 AM PST

Kazakhstan on Saturday observed a new holiday lauding President Nursultan Nazarbayev, part of a growing cult of personality around the leader of the sprawling, resource-rich former Soviet republic.

Officials say bomb kills 3 in southern Afghanistan

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 04:50 AM PST

Provincial officials say a suicide car bomber killed three civilians and wounded another six in Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province.

Kazakhstan lauds leader on new holiday

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 04:09 AM PST

Kazakhstan is observing a new holiday lauding President Nursultan Nazarbayev, part of a growing cult of personality around the leader of the sprawling, resource-rich former Soviet republic.

Avalanche kills 9 Pakistanis in snow-hit Kashmir

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 02:28 AM PST

Pakistan's military says an avalanche has killed five soldiers and four civilians in the snow-covered mountains of Pakistani Kashmir.

North Korea vows to test long-range rocket soon

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 12:56 AM PST

FILE - This Monday Nov. 26, 2012 file satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe and annotated by 38 North, the website of the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, shows the Sohae Satellite Launch Station in Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, North Korea. North Korea said Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 it will launch a long-range rocket between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22, a move likely to heighten already strained tensions with Washington and Seoul ahead of South Korean presidential elections Dec. 19. (AP Photo/DigitalGlobe via 38 North, File)North Korea said Saturday it will launch a long-range rocket between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22, a move likely to heighten already strained tensions with Washington and Seoul ahead of a South Korean presidential election on Dec. 19.

JLo tones down concert in Indonesia

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 01:05 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2012 file photo, Jennifer Lopez performs during her concert in Shanghai, China. Lopez wowed thousands of fans in Indonesia on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, but they didn't see as much of her as concertgoers in other countries — the American pop star toned down both her sexy outfits and her dance moves during her show in the world's most populous Muslim country. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)Jennifer Lopez wowed thousands of fans in Indonesia, but they didn't see as much of her as concertgoers in other countries — the American pop star toned down both her sexy outfits and her dance moves during her show in the world's most populous Muslim country, promoters said Saturday.

Analysis: Myanmar's Suu Kyi shows pragmatism

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 11:32 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 file photo, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, second right, listens to a Buddhist monk who suffered from burn injuries when security forces cracked down protesters camping at a military-backed copper mine, during her visit to a hospital in Monywa, northwestern Myanmar. For Suu Kyi the democracy activist, the 25-year struggle against Myanmar's former army rulers was a largely black-and-white affair - a clear fight for freedom against one of the world's most oppressive regimes. But Suu Kyi the elected lawmaker is finding it a lot more difficult to pick her battles, and she's a lot more pragmatic when she does. (AP Photo/File)For Aung San Suu Kyi the democracy activist, the 25-year struggle against Myanmar's former army rulers was a largely black-and-white affair — a clear fight for freedom against one of the world's most oppressive regimes.
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