Sunday, August 1, 2010

Pakistan recall Yousuf, drop Kaneria (AFP)

Pakistan recall Yousuf, drop Kaneria (AFP)

Pakistan recall Yousuf, drop Kaneria (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 11:11 AM PDT

Pakistan responded to their mammoth 354 run first Test defeat by England at Trent Bridge on Sunday by recalling former captain Mohammad Yousuf, pictured in 2009, and so ending the batsman's international exile.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)AFP - Pakistan responded to their crushing 354 run first Test defeat by England at Trent Bridge on Sunday by recalling former captain Mohammad Yousuf and so ending the batsman's international exile.

Dutch troops end their mission in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:56 AM PDT

Reuters - The Netherlands began pulling its 2,000 troops out of Afghanistan on Sunday after a political row brought down the Dutch government in February and as other Western nations show misgivings about their role in the war.

US sends helicopters, boats, bridges to flood-hit Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:50 AM PDT

Pakistani soldiers use boats to evacuate local residents in the flood-hit Mohib Bhanda area in Nowshera district. The death toll from Pakistan's worst floods in living memory topped 1,100 on Sunday as outbreaks of water-borne disease emerged and penniless survivors sought refuge from the raging torrents.(AFP/A. Majeed)AFP - The United States is rushing helicopters, boats, bridges, water units and other supplies to flood-hit Pakistan as part of an initial 10-million-dollar aid pledge, the government said Sunday.

Mullen: US trying to shield Afghans named in leak (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:50 AM PDT

In this Sunday Aug. 1, 2010, photo released by CBS, Adm. Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses the war in Afghanistan on CBS's 'Face The Nation' in Washington. Mullen said the Pentagon is trying to protect Afghans who may be at risk from Taliban retaliation following the publication of tens of thousands of secret war documents, posted on the website WikiLeaks a week ago. He said the U.S. is duty-bound to try to shield informants who were named in the documents. (AP Photo/CBS, Chris Usher) NO ARCHIVES. NO SALES.AP - The top U.S. military officer says the Pentagon is trying to protect Afghans who may be at risk from Taliban retaliation following the publication of tens of thousands of secret war documents.

Taiwan's Tseng edges Hull for British Open golf title (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:49 AM PDT

Yani Tseng of Taiwan plays from the first tee during the final round of the Ricoh Women's British Golf Open golf championship at The Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport. Tseng, who led by four shots overnight, edged Australia's Katherine Hull by just one stroke to win the British Open at Royal Birkdale on Sunday to claim her third Major title.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Taiwan's Yani Tseng, who led by four shots overnight, edged Australia's Katherine Hull by just one stroke to win the British Open at Royal Birkdale on Sunday to claim her third Major title.

US officials say war goals modest in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:41 AM PDT

In this Sunday Aug. 1, 2010, photo released by CBS, Adm. Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses the war in Afghanistan on CBS's 'Face The Nation' in Washington. Mullen said the Pentagon is trying to protect Afghans who may be at risk from Taliban retaliation following the publication of tens of thousands of secret war documents, posted on the website WikiLeaks a week ago. He said the U.S. is duty-bound to try to shield informants who were named in the documents. (AP Photo/CBS, Chris Usher) NO ARCHIVES. NO SALES.AP - As the war in Afghanistan faces a loss of public and congressional support and U.S. casualties rise sharply, the Obama administration is painting its goals for the war as humble and achievable while warning there is no quick fix.

Pakistan flood toll tops 1,100 as cholera emerges (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:41 AM PDT

Pakistani soldiers inspect a collapsed bridge section in a flood-damaged area of Charsada. The death toll from Pakistan's worst floods in living memory topped 1,100 on Sunday as outbreaks of water-borne disease emerged and penniless survivors sought refuge from the raging torrents.(AFP/A Majeed)AFP - The death toll from Pakistan's worst floods in living memory topped 1,100 on Sunday as outbreaks of water-borne disease emerged and penniless survivors sought refuge from the raging torrents.

Dutch become 1st NATO member to quit Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:09 AM PDT

Afghan woman protesters chant slogans against NATO and US forces over the killing of Afghan civilians in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug 1, 2010. More than 400 demonstrators marched toward the presidential palace in Kabul to protest the alleged killing of 52 civilians by a NATO rocket strike in the south. NATO has disputed the report of civilian deaths. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - The Netherlands became the first NATO country to end its combat mission in Afghanistan, drawing the curtain Sunday on a four-year operation that was deeply unpopular at home and even brought down a Dutch government.

Death toll from Pakistan floods rises to 1,100 (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:06 AM PDT

Pakistani villagers collect their belongings from their houses collapsed by heavy flooding in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. The death toll from massive floods in northwestern Pakistan rose to 1,100 Sunday as rescue workers struggled to save more than 27,000 people still trapped by the raging water.(AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mahsud)AP - The death toll from massive floods in northwestern Pakistan rose to 1,100 Sunday as rescue workers struggled to save more than 27,000 people still trapped by the raging water.

Obama: Goals in Afghanistan attainable, modest (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:02 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama walks back to the Oval Office after stepping off Marine One on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington July 30, 2010. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - President Barack Obama, facing public doubts about his ability to turn the tide in the unpopular Afghanistan war, said on Sunday his goals there are both modest and attainable.

8 more protesters killed in Indian Kashmir (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:00 AM PDT

A Kashmiri Muslim protester throws a policeman's bamboo shield on a burning government vehicle after protesters set it on fire during funeral procession of Tanveer Ahmed in Pampore, outskirts of Srinagar, India, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. Violence continued to rock the Indian portion of Kashmir as government forces fired at nearly 1,500 protesters defying an indefinite curfew in the region on Sunday, killing two of them and injuring another two, police said.(AP Photo/Dar Yasin)AP - Four people were gunned down Sunday by security forces who opened fire on thousands of protesters and another four civilians were killed in a blast at a police station, bringing the death toll from weeks of clashes in increasingly violent Indian Kashmir to 31.

Fabled Burmese fighters forgotten but forgiving (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 09:25 AM PDT

AP - "Colonel Peacock, Major Hogan, Captain Bower ... Shoot from the hip! Quick march! Right turn!" The names, ranks and barked commands of World War II British officers tumble from these old Asian soldiers' memories as if it all happened yesterday.

Thailand's Red Shirts stage new protest in Bangkok (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 06:30 AM PDT

An anti-government protester from the Red Sunday group rallies at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok August 1, 2010. The group gathered to raise awareness about the violent crackdown on the anti-government movement in April and May, which led to the death of 90 people. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)AP - Several hundred Red Shirt protesters defied a state of emergency in the Thai capital to stage a symbolic protest Sunday, with hundreds of people sprawling on the ground and chanting, "People died here!"

Truck plunges into gorge in India, killing 20 (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:48 AM PDT

AP - A truck carrying Hindu pilgrims plunged into a gorge Sunday in a mountainous region in northern India, killing at least 20 people as rescuers searched for another seven who were missing.

Truck plunges into gorge in India, killing 20 (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:39 AM PDT

AP - A truck carrying Hindu pilgrims plunged into a gorge Sunday in a mountainous region in northern India, killing at least 20 people as rescuers searched for another seven who were missing.

Growing debate in SKorea over traditional medicine (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 03:25 AM PDT

In this Dec. 5, 2008 photo, a patient is treated with acupuncture and moxibustion, in Seoul, South Korea. In South Korea, graduates of Oriental medical schools who pass government-run exams and about 40 remaining colonial-era therapists are licensed to practice both acupuncture and moxibustion. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - Kim Nam-soo has stuck needles into generals, actors, tycoons and at least one president for more than six decades as South Korea's acupuncturist to the stars.

Philippines remembers late democracy icon Aquino (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 02:45 AM PDT

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, right, delivers a speech beside a portrait of his mother, the late President Corazon Aquino, during the 1st anniversary of her death in suburban Manila, Philippines, on Sunday Aug. 1, 2010. Aquino died of colon cancer last year. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, Pool)AP - Filipinos paid tribute Sunday to democracy icon Corazon Aquino, who helped lead a 1986 "people power" revolt that ousted a dictator and whose death last year became an emotional springboard for her son's triumphant run for the presidency.

Japanese journalists die on mountain assignment (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 02:42 AM PDT

AP - Two Japanese journalists reported missing by their television network while pursuing a story of a helicopter crash were found dead on a mountain Sunday near the scene of the accident.

Land mine swept ashore from NKorea kills SKorean (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 02:22 AM PDT

South Korean Army soldiers search for land mines near the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas in Yeoncheon, north of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. Dozens of land mines have washed up on South Korean shores in recent days, apparently swept from North Korea by torrential rains. One killed a man and wounded another, the military said Sunday. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lim Byung-shick) **KOREA OUT**AP - Dozens of land mines have washed up on South Korean shores over the weekend, apparently swept down from North Korea by torrential rains. One killed a man and wounded another, the military said Sunday.

Bomb kills 2 Pakistani soldiers in NW (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 02:10 AM PDT

Pakistani rescue workers look for survivors in the wreckage of a plane that crashed in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. A government official says all 152 people on board the plane that crashed in the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital were killed. (AP Photo/Irfan Haider)AP - Intelligence officials say a roadside bomb exploded as army troops were clearing a road in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region, killing two soldiers.
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