Sunday, December 2, 2012

Pakistani Hindus protest destruction of temple

Pakistani Hindus protest destruction of temple

Pakistani Hindus protest destruction of temple

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 09:16 AM PST

Members of Pakistani Hindu community sit next to the rubble of a Hindu temple, which was destroyed on Saturday by a builder, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Members of the Pakistan Hindu community in the southern port city of Karachi protested on Sunday over the destruction of a Hindu temple Saturday by a builder who claimed that the land is his. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)Pakistani Hindus Sunday protested the destruction of a Hindu temple in the southern port city of Karachi. The temple was razed, along with some nearby homes, by a builder.

7 missing in collapse of highway tunnel in Japan

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 05:56 AM PST

This image taken from the monitoring camera of Central Nippon Expressway's Hachioji branch, Tokyo, shows the fallen roof panels in the Sasago Tunnel, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. At least seven people were feared missing after parts of a tunnel collapsed Sunday on the highway west of Tokyo, trapping vehicles as smoke from a fire inside initially prevented rescuers from approaching. The words at bottom read: Sasago Tunnel (To Tokyo). (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREAAt least seven people were feared missing and several dead after about 150 concrete panels fell from the roof of a tunnel on the main highway linking Tokyo with central Japan.

US-Afghan base attacked in eastern Afghanistan

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 05:54 AM PST

Afghan security forces block the road where Taliban suicide bombers attacked a joint U.S.- Afghan air base in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. The suicide bombers attacked early Sunday, detonating explosives at the gate and sparking a gunbattle that lasted at least two hours with American helicopters firing down at militants before the attackers were defeated. (AP Photo/Nasrullah Khan)Taliban suicide bombers attacked a joint U.S.-Afghan air base in eastern Afghanistan early Sunday, detonating explosives at the gate and sparking a gunbattle that lasted at least two hours with American helicopters firing down on the militants.

Pacific nations alarmed by tuna overfishing

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 07:28 AM PST

Tuna replicas are on display during the opening of the 9th regular session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission in suburban Manila, Philippines on Sunday Dec. 2, 2012. Several governments and environmentalists have raised an alarm over destructive fishing methods and overfishing that were threatening the Pacific Ocean's bigeye tuna, the fish popular among sushi lovers the world over. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)Pacific island nations and environmentalists raised an alarm Sunday over destructive fishing methods and overfishing that they say are threatening bigeye tuna — the fish popular among sushi lovers worldwide.

North Korea gears up to launch long-range rocket

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 03:32 AM PST

FILE - In this April 8, 2012 file photo, a group of journalists walk down a road in front of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket at Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. April 8, 2012. North Korea said Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 it will launch a long-range rocket between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22. The launch will heighten already strained tensions with South Korean ahead of its presidential election on Dec. 19. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)North Korea is gearing up to fire a long-range rocket this month in a defiant move expected to raise the stakes of a global standoff over its missile and nuclear programs.

4 workers missing after dam collapses in Cambodia

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 02:57 AM PST

Four workers are missing and presumed to have drowned after the partial collapse of a dam being constructed in western Cambodia, officials said Sunday.

Workers missing as dam collapses in Cambodia

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:52 PM PST

Four workers are missing and presumed drowned after an under-construction dam partially collapsed in western Cambodia, officials said Sunday.

7 missing after tunnel collapse outside Tokyo

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 09:26 PM PST

Police vehicles are parked at the entrance as smoke billows out of the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, Sunday morning, Dec. 2, 2012. A part of the tunnel collapsed Sunday morning, possibly involving several vehicles and injuring several people, local media said. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREAAt least seven people were feared missing after parts of a tunnel collapsed Sunday on a highway west of Tokyo, trapping vehicles as smoke from a fire inside initially prevented rescuers from approaching.

Cars trapped in tunnel collapse outside Tokyo

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 08:52 PM PST

Police vehicles are parked at the entrance as smoke billows out of the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, Sunday morning, Dec. 2, 2012. A part of the tunnel collapsed Sunday morning, possibly involving several vehicles and injuring several people, local media said. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREAParts of a tunnel collapsed Sunday on a highway west of Tokyo, trapping an unknown number of vehicles as smoke from a fire inside initially prevented rescuers from approaching.

Afghans say joint US-Afghan base under attack

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 08:13 PM PST

Afghan officials say joint US-Afghan base has been attacked in eastern Afghanistan.
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