Monday, December 10, 2012

Pakistan: US drone strike kills al-Qaida commander

Pakistan: US drone strike kills al-Qaida commander

Pakistan: US drone strike kills al-Qaida commander

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 09:19 AM PST

Pakistan paramilitary troops patrol in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. Gunmen attacked a checkpoint manned by paramilitary forces on the outskirts of the southern city of Karachi, killing soldiers, police said. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)A U.S. drone strike has killed an al-Qaida commander in Pakistan's northwest, the second member of the Islamic militant network killed in the area in less than a week, Pakistani intelligence officials and a Taliban militant said Monday.

Australian DJs apologize for royal hoax call

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 08:24 AM PST

In this image made off video footage recorded Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 and aired later in the day in "A Current Affair" program by Australia's Channel Nine, Australian radio DJs Michael Christian, left, and Mel Greig appear during an interview with the TV station. The two managed to impersonate Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles and received confidential information about the Duchess of Cambridge's medical condition, which was broadcast on-air. The controversial prank took a dark twist three days later with the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha, a 46-year-old mother of two, who was duped by the DJs despite their Australian accents. (AP Photo/Channel Nine) AUSTRALIA OUT, TV OUT, NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLYThey say they expected a hang-up and a few laughs. Instead, the Australian DJs behind a hoax phone call to the London hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated were deeply apologetic Monday as they described how their joke ended up going too far.

Attacks kill Afghan police chief, official

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 07:48 AM PST

An Afghan woman marches, as others hold photos of Afghans who were killed in the past three decades of war and violence, during a demonstration for human rights in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. In a demonstration organized by the Social Association of Afghan Justice Seekers, dozens of Afghans who have lost their family members and relatives in the past three decades of war and violence in Afghanistan, marched in Kabul to mark International Human Rights Day asking for justice for the deaths of their loved ones. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)A Taliban bombing killed an Afghan provincial police chief and gunmen fatally shot an official in charge of women's affairs on Monday — the latest victims of a campaign targeting government officials across Afghanistan.

Taliban to attend Paris meeting on Afghanistan

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 07:34 AM PST

Afghan protesters carry portraits of Afghans who were killed in the past three decades of war and violence during a demonstration for human rights in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. In a demonstration organized by the Social Association of Afghan Justice Seekers, dozens of Afghans who have lost their family members and relatives in the past three decades of war and violence in Afghanistan, marched in Kabul to mark International Human Rights Day asking for justice for the deaths of their loved ones. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)The Taliban will attend a meeting in France to talk about Afghanistan's future but will not discuss peace and reconciliation, the militant group's spokesman said Monday.

NKorea extending rocket launch period to Dec. 29

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 05:08 AM PST

North Koreans wait for a bus in snow-covered Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. North Korea on Monday extended the launch period for a controversial long-range rocket by another week until Dec. 29, citing technical problems. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREANorth Korea on Monday extended the launch period for a controversial long-range rocket by another week until Dec. 29, citing technical problems.

Gov't: Building felled by NZ quake poorly built

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 11:33 PM PST

FILE -In this Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 file photo, search and rescue personnel work at the destroyed CTV building in Christchurch, New Zealand two days after the city was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, killing 115 people. A final release from the government-ordered commission that spent months investigating the buildings damaged in the quake said Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 that the CTV building was made of weak columns and concrete and did not meet standards when it was built in 1986. The building's designer contested those findings. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)A six-story office building that collapsed and killed 115 people in New Zealand's devastating earthquake last year was poorly designed by an inexperienced engineer, inadequately constructed and should never have been issued a building permit, a government report said Monday.

Taliban attack Pakistan police station, kill 6

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 10:05 PM PST

Taliban militants armed with a rocket, hand grenades and automatic weapons attacked a police station in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing six people, police said.

No sign of imminent rocket launch in North Korea

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 09:46 PM PST

FILE - In this April 8, 2012, file photo, a North Korean soldier salutes 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. North Korea may postpone the controversial launch of a long-range rocket that had been slated for liftoff as early as Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, North Korean state media said Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. North Korea announced earlier this month that it would launch a three-stage rocket mounted with a satellite from its Sohae station southeast of Sinuiju sometime between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)North Korea held off launching a long-range rocket Monday, the first day of a 13-day window during a frigid, snowy stretch of winter weather, a day after announcing it may delay the controversial liftoff.

Militants attack Pakistan police station, kill 6

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 09:50 PM PST

Police say militants have attacked a police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing six people.

Bomb kills Afghan provincial police chief

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 09:43 PM PST

Afghan police say a roadside bombing has killed the police chief of a southern province.

North Korean rocket launch window opens

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 06:11 PM PST

A North Korean walks near the portraits of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, left, and late leader Kim Jong Il at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. North Korea may postpone the controversial launch of a long-range rocket that had been slated for liftoff as early as this week, state media said Sunday, as international pressure on Pyongyang to cancel the provocative move intensified. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREAA near two-week launch window for a North Korean long-range rocket began Monday, a day after Pyongyang said it may delay liftoff. North Korea has faced mounting international pressure to abandon what critics call a cover for a banned missile test.

Chinese police accuse monk of inciting immolations

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 04:48 PM PST

Police detained a monk and his nephew in China's Sichuan province and accused them of instigating the self-immolations of eight ethnic Tibetans on the instructions of the Dalai Lama and his followers, state media said.
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