Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Aftershocks rattle New Zealand's Christchurch (AFP)

Aftershocks rattle New Zealand's Christchurch (AFP)

Aftershocks rattle New Zealand's Christchurch (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:49 AM PDT

Buildings are demolished following earthquake damage in Christchurch. Violent aftershocks rattled Christchurch Tuesday as parts of the city re-opened for the first time since New Zealand's biggest quake in nearly 80 years.(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - Violent aftershocks rattled Christchurch Tuesday as parts of the city re-opened for the first time since New Zealand's biggest quake in nearly 80 years.

Afghanistan freezes troubled bank shareholder assets (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:48 AM PDT

Reuters - Afghanistan has frozen the assets of leading shareholders and borrowers at the country's top private bank, officials said on Tuesday, causing long queues of anxious depositors to throng its branches.

Australia PM Gillard handed power by independents (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:44 AM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks after she finally secured enough independents to form the new government at Parliament House in Canberra. Gillard retained power by a tiny, one-seat majority Tuesday after winning the backing of two key independent MPs in the first hung parliament in decades.(AFP/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard retained power by a tiny, one-seat majority Tuesday after winning the backing of two key independent MPs in the first hung parliament in decades.

Pressure mounts in U.S. against Koran-burning plan (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:38 AM PDT

Reuters - Civil and military leaders stepped up calls on Tuesday for an obscure U.S. pastor to drop his plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, as fears grew it would fan religious hatred.

Car bomb kills 20 near police complex in Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:29 AM PDT

A Pakistani policeman stands guard at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kohat in April 2010. At least 20 people including women and children were killed and more than 50 wounded Tuesday in a car bomb attack targeting a police headquarters in Pakistan's northwestern city of Kohat.(AFP/File/Hasham Ahmed)AFP - At least 20 people including women and children were killed and more than 50 wounded Tuesday in a car bomb attack targeting a police headquarters in Pakistan's northwestern city of Kohat.

China sent home by in-form Lithuania (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:24 AM PDT

Chinese players sit on the bench during their World Championship basketball match against Lithuania in Istanbul. Lithuania won 78 to 67.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)AFP - China produced some of their best form of the world basketball championships on Tuesday but it still was not enough to upset an inform Lithuanian team who prevailed 78-67.

Delhi dengue workers strike ahead of Commonwealth Games (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:20 AM PDT

An Indian construction worker carries an empty water container as a New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) worker fumigates at the under-construction Shivaji Stadium in New Delhi in August 2010. Municipal workers tackling an outbreak of dengue fever in New Delhi have gone on strike, officials said Tuesday, as concern grew that the disease could hit the upcoming Commonwealth Games.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - Municipal workers tackling an outbreak of dengue fever in New Delhi have gone on strike, officials said Tuesday, as concern grew that the disease could hit the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

Women, kids among 17 dead in NW Pakistani bombing (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:16 AM PDT

Injured victims of a suicide bombing are treated at a local hospital in Bannu, Pakistan on Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. A suicide bomber detonated a car in an alley behind a police station in a strategically vital town in northwest Pakistan, killing scores of police and civilians in an explosion that shattered the station and neighboring homes, police said. (AP Photo/Ijaz Mohammad)AP - A car bomb ripped through a police compound in a northwestern Pakistani city on Tuesday, killing 14 women and children and three officers, the latest in a string of attacks proving that Islamist militants remain a potent force in the country.

Pakistan win toss and bat against England in 2nd T20 (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:14 AM PDT

Pakistan's captain Shahid Afridi(L), seen here on September 6, won the toss and elected to bat against England in the second and final Twenty20 international at Sophia Gardens here on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi won the toss and elected to bat against England in the second and final Twenty20 international at Sophia Gardens here on Tuesday.

Japan ruling party kingpin vows to stay on even if indicted (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:10 AM PDT

Ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa (C), seeking to become Japan's new prime minister, pictured here in August 2010, said Tuesday he would not step down even if a judicial review panel orders his indictment in a political funds scandal.(AFP/Jiji Press/File)AFP - Ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa, seeking to become Japan's new prime minister, said Tuesday he would not step down even if a judicial review panel orders his indictment in a political funds scandal.

Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks during a press conference in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Gillard will lead Australia's first minority government in 67 years after two independent lawmakers threw their support behind her center-left Labor Party, ending two weeks of uncertainty left by national elections that ended on a knife-edge. (AP Photo/Mark Graham)AP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard barely retained power on Tuesday when the last two independent legislators made kingmakers by deadlocked elections ended a tense 17-day standoff and agreed to join her government. Her next challenge? Keeping the unlikely bedfellows of her coalition together.

Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:32 AM PDT

Afghan protesters step on a U.S. flag during a demonstration against the United States, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. Hundreds of Afghans railed against the U.S. and called for President Barack Obama's death at a rally in the capital Monday to denounce an American church's plans to burn the Islamic holy book on 9/11. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan warned Tuesday an American church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book could endanger U.S. troops in the country and Americans worldwide.

Singapore prods locals to speak better English (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:32 AM PDT

A volunteer holds a poster to replace old ones which had the words 'No Outside Food' printed on them during the launch of the 'Speak Good English' movement, the government has launched 10 years ago to encourage Singaporeans to speak Standard English which can be universally understood, in Singapore, Tuesday Sept. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)AP - "Borrow me $5 can?" may not be the most graceful way to ask for a few dollars, but it's music to the ears of many Singaporeans.

Japan reporter tricked captors into using Twitter (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:25 AM PDT

Freed Japanese freelance journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka ponders on reporters' questions during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Tsuneoka was kidnapped in April, when he traveled to a Taliban-controlled area in northern Afghanistan, and was released Saturday night to a Japanese Embassy. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - A Japanese journalist held hostage in Afghanistan for five months managed to send out a message via Twitter that he was alive when his captors asked him how to use a cell phone.

NKorea frees 7 detained SKorean, Chinese fishermen (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:43 AM PDT

A South Korean soldier walks by a huge poster depicting North Korea's food crisis at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. North Korea requested a shipment of rice, cement and heavy equipment days after South Korea offered relief aid to its communist neighbor to help it recover from recent flooding, the Unification Ministry said Tuesday. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - North Korea freed the crew Tuesday of a South Korean fishing boat seized a month ago, a sign the rivals may be talking behind the scenes to improve relations that have plummeted to their lowest point in years since the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship.

Indonesian volcano erupts again; strongest yet (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:26 AM PDT

Mount Sinabung spews volcanic smoke as seen from Tanah Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. The volcano shot volcanic ash high into the air Tuesday, dusting villages 15 miles (25 kilometers) away in its most powerful eruption since awakening last week from four centuries of dormancy. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)AP - An Indonesian volcano shot a towering cloud of black ash high into the air Tuesday, dusting villages 15 miles (25 kilometers) away in its most powerful eruption since awakening last week from four centuries of dormancy.

Study: Aid after 2005 quake won trust in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:23 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 file photo, Pakistan's army soldiers unload the relief supplies from a U.S. helicopter in Kalam, in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The U.S. had committed at least $87 million in aid and expected to give more in the coming days. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)AP - The influx of foreign aid after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake significantly increased survivors' trust in the West, according to new research that also suggests hard-line Islamist charities did little to help despite the publicity they generated.

Sharp series of aftershocks strike New Zealand (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 10:22 PM PDT

Pedestrians watch as a house damaged from Saturday's earthquake is demolished in Christchurch September 6, 2010. Aftershocks rocked New Zealand's second-biggest city on Monday causing further damage and forcing authorities to extend a state of emergency after the country's most damaging earthquake in 80 years. REUTERS/Carys Monteath/The PressAP - A sharp series of about 20 aftershocks rattled New Zealand's earthquake-hit city of Christchurch overnight, and earthquake experts warned Tuesday that another powerful temblor might hammer the region in coming days.

Pakistanis suspect landowners of diverting floods (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:21 PM PDT

In this photo taken on Sept. 2, 2010, Pakistani flood survivors flee to safe areas in Lundi village near Karampur, Pakistan. Allegations that powerful government officials and landowners used their influence to divert floodwaters away from their property and over the villages and fields of millions of poor citizens have stoked outrage in Pakistan. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)AP - As the disastrous floods recede in Pakistan, something new is rising: suspicions and rumors that powerful officials and landowners used their influence to divert water away from their property and inundate the villages and fields of millions of poor Pakistanis.

Australia to give US evidence in diving death case (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 06:14 PM PDT

AP - A state government in Australia has agreed to turn over case documents to prosecutors in the U.S. hoping to charge an Alabama man with the drowning death of his wife during a honeymoon scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef.
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