Wednesday, September 29, 2010

North Korea says nuclear arms must be strengthened (AFP)

North Korea says nuclear arms must be strengthened (AFP)

North Korea says nuclear arms must be strengthened (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 11:07 AM PDT

Pak Kil Yon, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, during the 64th General Assembly at the United Nations in New York September 28. North Korea on Wednesday vowed to strengthen its nuclear arsenal because of the threat from the United States, and never to abandon its deterrent.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)AFP - North Korea on Wednesday vowed to strengthen its nuclear arsenal because of the threat from the United States, and never to abandon its deterrent.

Powerful earthquake hits eastern Indonesia (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 11:00 AM PDT

AP - A strong offshore earthquake hit off eastern Indonesia early Thursday and a local agency warned it had the potential to trigger a tsunami.

Thousands of Afghans displaced by fighting (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:54 AM PDT

An Afghan girl carrying a younger child on her back looks at a US soldier of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry patrolling in Dand district of Kandahar province in Afghanistan in July 2010. Hundreds of families have been displaced by fierce clashes in southern Afghanistan as NATO-led forces fight to eradicate the Taliban from the militants' heartland, officials said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)AFP - Hundreds of families have been displaced by fierce clashes in southern Afghanistan as NATO-led forces fight to eradicate the Taliban from the militants' heartland, officials said Wednesday.

WTO says US ban on Chinese poultry is illegal (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:52 AM PDT

AP - The Obama administration received its first rebuke from the World Trade Organization on Wednesday as a three-member panel declared that an American ban on Chinese poultry is illegal.

North Korean statues open wounds in Zimbabwe (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:50 AM PDT

In this photo taken Friday Sept 21, 2010 a statue of Joshua Nkoma in the grounds of the Museum in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Nkoma, a former guerilla leader known as 'Father Zimbabwe' died in 1999 at the age of 82. (AP Photo)AP - The two North Korean-made statues were meant to honor a national hero but people were so offended because of Pyongyang's links to a blood-soaked chapter of Zimbabwe's history that one was taken down almost immediately and the other has not been erected.

NATO confirms senior al-Qaida commander killed (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:45 AM PDT

British soldiers with the Royal Gurkha Rifles regiment patrol Helmand Province in June 2010. The commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan has said the Taliban are approaching the Afghan government and foreign forces about laying down arms after almost nine years of insurgency.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AP - A NATO air strike killed a senior al-Qaida commander in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, while Pakistan is investigating reports that a separate CIA drone-launched missile killed the insurgents' No. 3 commander in its territory.

Pentagon says US-China military ties restored (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:45 AM PDT

AP - China and the United States have agreed to resume normal military contacts after a period of estrangement over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew in hospital: report (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:37 AM PDT

Modern Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew, pictured in May 2010, was hospitalised late Wednesday for treatment of a chest infection, local media reported.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Modern Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew, was hospitalised late Wednesday for treatment of a chest infection, local media reported.

Indian mosque-temple town braces for Ayodhya verdict (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:32 AM PDT

Indian security personnel stand guard as an elderly man walks up to them in Ayodhya. Thousands of paramilitary police have been deployed around the Indian town of Ayodhya -- the focus of a court ruling Thursday on a religious dispute with a history of deadly communal violence.(AFP)AFP - Thousands of paramilitary police have been deployed around the Indian town of Ayodhya -- the focus of a court ruling Thursday on a religious dispute with a history of deadly communal violence.

Gates, Buffett dine with China's rich for charity (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:26 AM PDT

Bill Gates, left, and Warren Buffett, center, talk with some of China's richest people to promote philanthropy during a dinner and reception Wednesday Sept. 29, 2010 in Beijing. Although the two have said they will not be asking China's newly minted millionaires to give up their fortunes, there have been reports some invitees were reluctant to attend because they did not want to be pressured. Because of that concern, Gates and Buffett, who have campaigned to persuade American billionaires to give most of their fortunes to charity, issued a letter earlier this month saying they won't be pushing anyone to give up their fortunes but wanted to promote philanthropy. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Pang Xingdong) NO SALESAP - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said a meeting about charity he attended Wednesday with Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and dozens of China's super rich was "a tremendous success," despite earlier concerns that the country's newly minted millionaires would be pressured to give up their fortunes.

3 Japanese, Sherpa guide missing on Nepal peak (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 09:13 AM PDT

AP - An avalanche swept away three Japanese climbers and a Sherpa guide who were attempting to scale Mount Dhaulagiri in central Nepal, officials said Wednesday.

Vuvuzelas making a comeback, at Commonwealth Games (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 09:11 AM PDT

Indian Sports Minister M.S. Gill, left, blows a vuvuzela, as Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi looks on at a merchandise shop of the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - The Commonwealth Games could end up sounding an awful lot like the football World Cup.

Singapore's elder Lee hospitalized with infection (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 09:10 AM PDT

AP - Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew was hospitalized Wednesday with a chest infection, a news report said.

Fearing holy site unrest, India bans bulk texting (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 08:43 AM PDT

AP - India has imposed a nationwide ban on sending bulk text messages amid concerns that a potentially explosive court judgment on who should control a disputed holy site could spark unrest, a top official said Wednesday.

CIA chief Panetta meets Pakistani counterpart (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 07:59 AM PDT

AP - CIA director Leon Panetta is in Pakistan for talks with the head of the country's main spy agency.

Afghan gov't probes pay of officials' relatives (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 07:54 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2010 file photo, a U.S. Predator drone flies over the moon above Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan. European security officials said Wednesday Sept. 27, 2010, a terror plot to wage Mumbai-style shooting sprees or other low-budget attacks in Britain, France and Germany is still active and that sites in Pakistan — where the threat was intercepted — are being targeted for al-Qaida operatives. The Obama administration intensified the use of drone-fired missiles in Pakistan's border area, but this month there have been at least 21 attacks — more than double the highest number fired in any other single month. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)AP - The Afghan government announced Wednesday that it is investigating whether the relatives or close associates of high-ranking officials are receiving improper payments, kickbacks or bribes.

NKorea unlikely to alter strategy toward world (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 07:37 AM PDT

** ALTERNATE CROP OF TOK801 ** In this Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010 photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center, attends the ruling Workers' Party representatives meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) ** JAPAN OUT **AP - North Korea's ailing leader Kim Jong Il has laid the groundwork for a transition of power to his youngest son but it remains to be seen if the reclusive nuclear-armed regime will soften its combative stance toward the international community.

Indian security ramps up for Commonwealth Games (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 06:38 AM PDT

Police officers search a person entering the Commonwealth Games athletes' village, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - Indian authorities have deployed nearly 100,000 police officers in the streets of New Delhi, put fighter jets on standby and even brought in langur monkeys to help protect the largest international sporting event ever held in the country.

Train hits 2 buses in Bangladesh; 7 dead, 35 hurt (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 06:23 AM PDT

AP - A speeding train plowed into two buses at a busy crossing in Bangladesh's capital on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens, a police official said.

India issuing ID numbers to its 1.2 billion people (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 06:17 AM PDT

AP - India on Wednesday began the massive task of issuing unique identification numbers to its 1.2 billion people, many of whom don't have documents establishing their identity.
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