Monday, August 2, 2010

Troops kill 7 protesters in Indian-ruled Kashmir (AP)

Troops kill 7 protesters in Indian-ruled Kashmir (AP)

Troops kill 7 protesters in Indian-ruled Kashmir (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 11:11 AM PDT

Kashmiri muslims carry the body of Sameer Ahmed during his funeral procession in Srinagar, India, Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. Government troops fired into crowds of protesters Monday as tens of thousands of people across Indian-controlled Kashmir demonstrated their rejection of India's rule over the predominantly Muslim region, police said. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)AP - Government troops fired live ammunition and tear gas into crowds of anti-India protesters Monday, killing seven, police said as tens of thousands of people demonstrated across Indian-controlled Kashmir.

Pakistani president's Europe trip clouded by terror claims (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 10:50 AM PDT

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari delivers a speech after a meeting with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Zardari held talks with Sarkozy on Monday at the start of a trip to Paris and London overshadowed by British allegations that Pakistan AFP - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari held talks with France's Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday at the start of a trip to Paris and London overshadowed by British allegations that Pakistan "exports terror".

Pakistan summons UK envoy over Cameron's comments (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 10:43 AM PDT

Supporters of Shabab-e-Milli, a youth wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, shout slogans and burn an effigy of British Prime Minister David Cameron during a protest in Karachi July 31, 2010. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroReuters - Pakistan summoned Britain's envoy in Islamabad on Monday over comments by British Prime Minister David Cameron suggesting it was not doing enough to fight terrorism, officials from both countries said.

US progress in Afghanistan despite 'huge challenges': Obama (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 10:25 AM PDT

Amid growing US discontent about the war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama, seen here in Atlanta, defended the conflict Monday, saying progress was being made towards clearly defined, important security goals.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - Amid growing US discontent over the war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama defended the conflict Monday, saying progress was being made towards important security goals.

10 Taliban taken off UN terror list: Austria (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 10:19 AM PDT

A US Marine runs to safety moments after an IED blast in Garmsir district of Helmand Province in Afghanistan in 2009. Ten Taliban members and 35 Al-Qaeda members and affiliates have been removed from a UN sanctions terror list after an exhaustive review of 488 names, Austria's UN ambassador announced Monday.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)AFP - Ten Taliban members and 35 Al-Qaeda members and affiliates have been removed from a UN sanctions terror list after an exhaustive review of 488 names, Austria's UN ambassador announced Monday.

Afghan border police chief on trial over drug smuggling (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 10:12 AM PDT

Afghan policemen stand guard near a pile of burning drugs in Herat city in 2009. A former Afghan police general went on trial Monday for allegedly receiving tens of thousands of dollars from drug traffickers smuggling opium across the country's western border to Iran.(AFP/File/Reza Shirmohammadi)AFP - A former Afghan police general went on trial Monday for allegedly receiving tens of thousands of dollars from drug traffickers smuggling opium across the country's western border to Iran.

'France sees Pakistan as partner': President Zardari (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 10:01 AM PDT

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) welcomes Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari before their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. France sees Pakistan as a reliable friend, Zardari said Monday after meeting his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris.(AFP/Bertrand Guay)AFP - France sees Pakistan as a reliable friend, President Asif Ali Zardari said Monday after meeting his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris.

Pakistani flood survivors salvage little they have (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 09:44 AM PDT

A Pakistan army soldier helps people affected by floods walk over a temporary make-shift bridge built by Pakistan army following heavy floods washed away the bridge in Chakdara, near Mingora in Swat valley of Pakistan on Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. The government has deployed thousands of soldiers and civilian rescue workers to save an estimated 28,000 people trapped by the floodwaters, distribute food and collect the bodies of the victims. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali)AP - Relief efforts in Pakistan's flood-ravaged northwest picked up pace Monday, but survivors complained about government inaction — a worrying sign for authorities seeking public support for the fight against militants in the region.

Nepal's parliament fails to elect new PM (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 09:38 AM PDT

Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as 'Prachanda', arrives at the parliament in Kathmandu. Nepal's parliament failed Monday to elect a new prime minister for the third time, with lawmakers divided over whether to return the controversial Maoist party leader to power.(AFP/Prakash Mathema)AFP - Nepal's parliament failed Monday to elect a new prime minister for the third time, with lawmakers divided over whether to return the controversial Maoist party leader to power.

Summary Box: China's auto sales growth slows (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 09:37 AM PDT

AP - HITTING THE BRAKES: Auto sales growth in China, the world's biggest market, slowed in July. Sales rose 17.2 percent to 1.05 million units, down from 19.4 percent growth in June. The state report said August sales are likely to weaken further.

New US sanctions aim to dry NKorea's cash sources (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 09:02 AM PDT

Robert Einhorn, the State Department's special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control, right, talks with Daniel Glaser, the Treasury Department's deputy assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crimes, left, during a press conference at the Information Resource Center of the American Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. New sanctions against North Korea will target narcotics trafficking, money counterfeiting and other 'illicit and deceptive' activities that provide the regime with hard currency used to build nuclear weapons, a senior U.S. envoy said Monday. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - Washington's new sanctions seek to cut off North Korea's illicit moneymaking sources by freezing the assets of those who help the regime fund its nuclear weapons program, a senior U.S. envoy said Monday, describing a blacklisting tactic to further isolate Pyongyang financially.

Flood-borne trash threatens Three Gorges gates (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 08:59 AM PDT

In this photo taken Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, Chinese workers pick up waste swept by flood waters near the Three Gorges Dam at the Yangtze River in Yichang in China's Hubei province. Intense flooding has swept thick layers of garbage down the Yangtze River that are threatening to block the gates of the Three Gorges Dam, state media reported Monday. 'The large amount of waste in the dam area could jam the miter gate of the Three Gorges Dam,' dam official Chen Lei told the official China Daily in an interview, referring to the dam's huge shipping locks. (AP Photo) **CHINA OUT**AP - Intense flooding has swept thick layers of garbage down the Yangtze River that are threatening to block the gates of the Three Gorges Dam, state media reported Monday.

Suicide car bomb kills 6 kids in south Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 05:56 AM PDT

In this handout photo provided by the MOD, Sunday Aug. 1, 2010, soldiers from 1st Battalion the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, during day three of Operation Tor Shezada, in Afghanistan. The troops have cleared large areas of the key route into Sayedebad, removing numerous IEDs and ultimately increasing security in the area. British and Afghan Troops have occupied the first of several permanent check points and the military presence will allow the local population the freedom of movement to go about the their normal daily lives without risk of intimidation from the insurgents. (AP Photo, MOD, HO)AP - A suicide car bomber blew himself up next to a police truck bringing a southern Afghan official to work early Monday, killing six children nearby, officials said.

Pakistan summons UK envoy following terror dispute (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 05:10 AM PDT

AP - Pakistan summoned the top British official in the country Monday amid a diplomatic spat over comments by Britain's leader suggesting the South Asian nation exports terrorism.

Court rejects appeal from Tibetan environmentalist (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 05:00 AM PDT

AP - A court in northwest China has rejected an appeal from a Tibetan environmentalist who was sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of grave robbing and dealing in looted antiquities, his lawyer said Monday.

Sri Lanka evicts some war refugees from villages (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 03:58 AM PDT

AP - Sri Lanka has barred some 3,000 villagers who fled the bloody final months of the country's civil war from returning to their homes in the north, possibly so the military can set up camps in the area, ethnic Tamil lawmakers charged Monday.

Hiroshima mayor, China activists win 'Asian Nobel' (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 03:26 AM PDT

AP - The three-term mayor of Hiroshima who spearheaded a global campaign for nuclear disarmament and a photographer who documented river pollution in his native China are among the 2010 winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards.

Police detain China activist for sex worker rights (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 03:23 AM PDT

AP - Plainclothes officers detained a Chinese activist for sex workers' rights Monday, a few days after she publicly called for prostitution to be legalized, her sister said.

Drunken man kills 11 in China tractor rampage (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 02:25 AM PDT

In this photo taken Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, a man smokes near smashed vehicles at Yuanshi county, in north China's Hebei province. A drunken shovel loader driver went on a rampage in northern China, smashing into shops and vehicles and killing 11 people, a government spokesman said Monday. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - A drunken man went on a rampage while driving a shovel loader in northern China, smashing into shops and vehicles and killing 11 people, a government spokesman said Monday.

China confirms promotion of Mao Zedong's grandson (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 12:08 AM PDT

AP - The only grandson of China's former leader Mao Zedong has been promoted to the rank of major general in the People's Liberation Army, state media confirmed Monday.
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