Sunday, August 29, 2010

7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting (AP)

7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting (AP)

7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 10:25 AM PDT

Abdul Manan, a candidate for the September Parliament elections is brought to a hospital, after being shot, in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. On Saturday evening in Herat province, a candidate running for a seat in parliament was shot and killed as he was on his way to a mosque, said Lal Mohammad Omarzai, deputy governor of Shindand district. He said two men on a motorbike opened fire on the candidate, Abdul Manan, who died of his wounds. (AP Photo/ Reza Shirmohammadi)AP - Seven U.S. troops have died in weekend attacks in Afghanistan's embattled southern and eastern regions, while officials found the bodies Sunday of five kidnapped campaign aides working for a female candidate in the western province of Herat.

Chen leads five-title China in world badminton sweep (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 10:25 AM PDT

China's Chen Jin celebrates his victory during the final of Badminton World Championships at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris. Chen won 21-13, 21-15.(AFP/Boris Horvat)AFP - Chen Jin, who lived for years in the shadow of the greatest player of all time, emerged into the spotlight on Sunday to become world champion as China swept all five world titles for only the second time in history of the game.

Millions of Pakistani kids risk waterborne disease (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:39 AM PDT

Pakistani children displaced by floods fight with each other as they reach for milk during an aid distribution at a temporary camp in Sukkar, Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)AP - PABBI, Pakistan — Five-year-old Shahid Khan struggled to remain conscious in his hospital bed as severe diarrhea threatened to kill him. His father watched helplessly, stricken at the thought of losing his son — one of the only things the floods had not already taken.

Aging philanthropist is Pakistan's Mother Teresa (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:22 AM PDT

In this photo taken on July 24, 2010, humanitarian leader Abdul Sattar Edhi, left, has a meal with children living in one of his charity houses in Karachi, Pakistan. Edhi is a devout Muslim, but critical of Islamic clerics in general, not just extremists. He says they focus on ritual, preaching hellfire and defending the faith against imagined enemies, rather than helping the poor — which he says should be the cornerstone of all faiths. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)AP - The aging man in mud-splattered, frayed clothes has barely lowered his body onto the sidewalk when the money starts piling up. Heeding his call for donations for flood victims, Pakistanis of all classes rush to hand over cash to Abdul Sattar Edhi, whose years of dedication to the poor have made him a national icon.

Campaign workers killed as Afghan violence spreads (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:17 AM PDT

Afghans break their fast at their sweet shop at a street, in the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)Reuters - Gunmen shot dead five campaign workers for a candidate in Afghanistan's parliamentary election next month, officials said on Sunday, another sign of rising insecurity as Washington prepares to review its war strategy.

Hackers attack Philippine government website (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:15 AM PDT

A woman browses the offical website of Philippine President Benigno Aquino with a header AFP - The Philippines on Sunday ordered all government offices to tighten Internet security after its main information website was brought down by hackers.

Pakistan thrashed by England amid 'bet scam' row (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:10 AM PDT

Pakistan bowler Mohammad Aamer (L) waits for the presentation on the fourth day of the fourth Test cricket match between England and Pakistan at Lord's cricket ground in London on August 29. Pakistan's cricket team were embroiled in an alleged betting scam on Sunday after British police arrested a man on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers during a Test match against England.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Pakistan's cricket team were embroiled in an alleged betting scam Sunday after police in London arrested a man on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers during a Test match against England.

Yi leads China to first basketball victory (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 08:37 AM PDT

China's Yi Jianlian (right) dunks against Ivory Coast during their World Championship preliminary round basketball game against in Ankara.(AFP/Aris Messinis)AFP - Yi Jianlian on Sunday helped China claim their first victory at the 2010 World Basketball Championships as his game-high, 26-point nine-rebound effort led his team to an 83-73 win over Ivory Coast.

NKorean leader Kim visits Chinese city Harbin (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 08:30 AM PDT

A man, believed to be North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center facing away from camera, is greeted at Changchun rail station in Changchun, China, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. Kim has reportedly met top Chinese leaders in an apparent bid for Beijing's diplomatic and financial support for a succession plan involving his third and youngest son, who is said to be traveling with him. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA **AP - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il visited China's northeastern city of Harbin on Sunday while on a secretive trip reportedly aimed at drumming up support for a succession plan involving his youngest son, a news report said.

Pakistan on 'war footing' to save southern city (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 08:25 AM PDT

Flood-affected Pakistani villagers take shelter on higher ground surrounded by floodwaters in Sarjani village in Thatta district on August 28. Pakistani troops and workers were on a AFP - Pakistani troops and workers were on a "war footing" Sunday as they battled to save the southern city of Thatta after most of the population of 300,000 fled advancing flood waters.

80,000 in Hong Kong protest Philippine bus tragedy (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 08:17 AM PDT

Filipinos react during a solemn assembly to pray for the Hong Kong tourists who were killed in the Manila tourist bus hostage standoff in Hong Kong Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)AP - An estimated 80,000 Hong Kongers marched Sunday in honor of eight locals killed in a bus hijacking in Manila, denouncing the Philippine government for botching the rescue operation and demanding justice for the dead.

Analysis: Will battle for Kandahar win the war? (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 07:56 AM PDT

U.S. Army Spc. Cody Borawa, of Unadilla, N.Y., of Tactical Command Post, HQ Company, 2-502 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, looks for a Taliban position, during a day of joint missions with the Afghan Army, in Zhari district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, Thursday Aug. 26, 2010. Soldiers in Zhari operate in a district which is the birthplace of the Taliban movement, and holds many well-armed insurgents who blend in with a support network providing them with explosives and safe havens. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - Since the war began, this southern city and surrounding countryside have been marked as the heartland of the Taliban, the insurgents' springboard to retake all of Afghanistan. It has witnessed some of the bloodiest fighting.

3 SKorea Cabinet appointees withdraw over ethics (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 06:25 AM PDT

South Korea's prime minister nominee Kim Tae-ho speaks takes out his statement from a pocket during a press conference at his office in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. Kim announced to refuse the nomination Sunday amid growing controversy over his ethical standards, a blow to President Lee Myung-bak halfway through his five-year term. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - Three nominees for South Korean Cabinet positions, including prime minister, withdrew from consideration Sunday amid a growing controversy over ethical standards and alleged misconduct.

Mongolian Cabinet holds meeting in Gobi desert (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 03:34 AM PDT

AP - Top Mongolian officials donned dark green baseball caps reading "Save our planet" and set up chairs and tables in the sands of the Gobi desert for a Cabinet meeting aimed at drawing attention to climate change.

Floods inundate large Pakistan town (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 02:48 AM PDT

Pakistanis living on patches of land surrounded by floodwaters wade along a road in the remote villages of Ali Pur town in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab Province, Pakistan, Saturday Aug. 28, 2010. Floodwaters made another break Saturday in the levees protecting a southern Pakistani city, as thousands of residents fled for high ground and left the city nearly empty. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - Floodwaters inundated a large town in southern Pakistan on Sunday as authorities struggled to build new levees with clay and stone to prevent one of the area's biggest cities from suffering the same fate.

Japanese resort towns battle marauding monkey (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 02:43 AM PDT

AP - Residents of neighboring resort towns in central Japan are waging a battle against a marauding monkey that has bitten dozens of people in the past few weeks — and the monkey is winning.

Earthquake in SW China injures 14; damages homes (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 02:38 AM PDT

AP - Chinese authorities and state media say a moderate earthquake has struck southwestern China, injuring 14 people and damaging hundreds of houses. No deaths have been reported.

5 kidnapped Afghan campaign workers found dead (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 01:57 AM PDT

AP - Afghan officials said they found the bodies Sunday of five kidnapped campaign workers for a female parliamentary candidate in the western province of Herat.

Chinese navy to hold drills in Yellow Sea (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 01:48 AM PDT

AP - China said Sunday its navy will stage live-ammunition drills in the Yellow Sea this week, after it condemned U.S.-South Korean joint naval exercises in the region and vowed to respond in kind.

Pakistan floods just one of its water woes (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 05:31 PM PDT

A family sit on a AP - Thousands of farmers have crowded this once-quiet Pakistani town. They live on the hospital's lawn, they camp on overpasses. Their fields are destroyed, covered by billions of gallons of brown soupy floodwater.
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