Friday, September 24, 2010

Russian-U.S. space crew aborts return to Earth (Reuters)

Russian-U.S. space crew aborts return to Earth (Reuters)

Russian-U.S. space crew aborts return to Earth (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:53 AM PDT

Reuters - Two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut aborted a return to Earth on Friday when their space capsule failed to separate from the International Space Station.

Japan releases Chinese boat captain amid dispute (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:50 AM PDT

File - In this Sept. 8, 2010 file photo, Zhan Qixiong, center, the 41-year-old Chinese captain of a Chinese fishing boat, is led by Japan Coast Guard personnel to disembark from a coast guard boat at a port on Ishigaki island, southwestern Japan. Japanese prosecutors said Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 they will release the captain of a Chinese fishing vessel involved in a collision near disputed islands. (AP Photo/Okinawa Times, Karii Matayoshi, File) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES **AP - Japan on Saturday morning released a Chinese fishing boat captain involved in a collision near disputed islands, following intense pressure from China in the worst spat between the Asian neighbors in years.

Japan frees skipper at centre of maritime row (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:47 AM PDT

A Chinese activist protests outside the Japanese consulate in Shanghai on September 18. Japan freed on Saturday the Chinese fishing boat captain whose arrest in disputed waters over two weeks ago sparked the worst row in years between the Asian giants.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Japan freed on Saturday the Chinese fishing boat captain whose arrest in disputed waters over two weeks ago sparked the worst row in years between the Asian giants.

US Congress to honor 'banker to the poor' Mohammed Yunus (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:19 AM PDT

Muhammad Yunus, Founder and Managing Director of Grameen Bank, is seen during the annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 21, in New York City. US lawmakers Friday approved a measure granting the Congressional Gold Medal to Nobel peace prize winner Yunus, a pioneer of micro-credit.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)AFP - US lawmakers Friday approved a measure granting the Congressional Gold Medal to Nobel peace prize winner Mohammad Yunus, a pioneer of micro-credit.

Japan releases China fishing boat captain: report (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 11:15 AM PDT

A Chinese fishing boat is inspected by Japan Coast Guard crew members after it collided with two Japanese coast guard vessels near the disputed islands in the East China Sea, known as the Senkaku isles in Japan and Diaoyu in China, September 7, 2010. REUTERS/Japan Coast Guard/HandoutReuters - Japan Saturday released a Chinese trawler captain at the center of a fierce row with China that has threatened ties between Asia's two biggest economies, Kyodo news agency reported.

Bomb blast in Bangkok wounds three people: police (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:11 AM PDT

Members of a Thai bomb squad inspect the scene of an explosion at bus stop in Bangkok on July 2010. A small bomb hidden in a rubbish bin exploded in a residential area of Bangkok on Friday wounding three people, the latest in a series of blasts to rattle the Thai capital, police said.(AFP/File/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)AFP - A small bomb hidden in a rubbish bin exploded in a residential area of Bangkok on Friday wounding three people, the latest in a series of blasts to rattle the Thai capital, police said.

Two Koreas again fail to agree over family reunions (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:06 AM PDT

A North Korean soldier looks to the south side at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in June 2010. North and South Korea on Friday again failed to agree on details for restarting a reunion programme for families separated by war 60 years ago, but consented to meet once more in a week.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - North and South Korea on Friday again failed to agree on details for restarting a reunion programme for families separated by war 60 years ago, but consented to meet once more in a week.

Pakistan angry over terror conviction in US (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:04 AM PDT

Pakistani protesters rally near to condemn the arrest of alleged Al-Qaida suspect Aafia Siddiqui on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 in Karachi, Pakistan. Siddiqui's strange legal odyssey began two summers ago in Afghanistan, where she turned up carrying evidence that — depending on the argument — proved she was either a terrorist or a lunatic.(AP Photo/Shakil Adil)AP - The country's leaders were quick to show their outrage at the sentence handed down to a Pakistani woman convicted of attacking U.S. agents, as were opposition politicians. By the time weekly prayers rolled round, protesters were battling police and the Pakistani Taliban had offered its support.

NATO frees two Al Jazeera cameramen (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:02 AM PDT

NATO and US soldiers stand guard in Kabul in January 2010. Two Afghan journalists working for Al Jazeera television were released Friday from a NATO-run prison in Afghanistan, days after being arrested over alleged links to the Taliban.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Two Afghan journalists working for Al Jazeera television were released Friday from a NATO-run prison in Afghanistan, days after being arrested over alleged links to the Taliban.

UN demands 180 mln dollars to feed Pakistan flood victims (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:59 AM PDT

A girl displaced by flooding is pictured at the Kalan relief camp, near Nowshera, northwest Pakistan. The United Nations on Friday called for 180 million dollars to feed six million flood victims in Pakistan till the end of this year.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - The United Nations on Friday called for 180 million dollars to feed six million flood victims in Pakistan till the end of this year.

Problems delay space station departure for a day (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:27 AM PDT

AP - The return of two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut to Earth from the International Space Station that was scheduled for Friday has been pushed back by a day because of problems encountered while undocking, the head of the Russian space agency said.

Thai court says ex-first lady must return land (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:16 AM PDT

AP - A Thai court on Friday ordered the ex-wife of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to return a valuable plot of land she bought from the government while her husband was the country's leader.

NATO says 3 detained Afghan journalists released (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 09:12 AM PDT

An Army carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Army Sgt. Marvin R. Calhoun of Elkhart Ind., upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del. on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. The Department of Defense says Calhoun was killed in a helicopter crash in Zabul province, southern Afghanistan on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - Three journalists picked up by coalition forces or the Afghan intelligence service for their suspected links to Taliban propaganda networks have been freed after brief detentions that prompted angry reaction from journalism advocates and President Hamid Karzai's call for their quick release.

Talks on split families' reunions held up (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 06:43 AM PDT

A bus carrying South Korean Red Cross chief delegate Kim Eyi-do and other officials waits to head to the North Korean city of Kaesong as South Korean soldiers and a United Nation Command soldier, right, stand guard at at the customs, immigration and quarantine office for North Korea, near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. Red Cross officials crossed into North Korea on Friday to discuss Pyongyang's proposal to resume the reunions of families separated by the Korean War in the latest sign of easing tensions on the Korean peninsula. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - Talks between the two Koreas were held up Friday after North Korea insisted that tours to its scenic Diamond Mountain resort be resumed before reunions of divided families can be held there, South Korea's Red Cross said.

Indian games head sees improvement in conditions (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:11 AM PDT

A British athlete arrives to participate in the Commonwealth Games, at the airport in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. In a boost for India's beleaguered preparations for the Commonwealth Games, two top international sports officials said Friday that conditions at the squalid athletes' village had greatly improved even as they said cleanup work should continue urgently. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - In a boost for India's beleaguered preparations for the Commonwealth Games, two top international sports officials said Friday that conditions at the squalid athletes' village had greatly improved, though they said cleanup work should continue urgently.

Malaysia hands over terrorist suspect to Singapore (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:38 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2003 file photo, terrorist suspect Mas Selamat Kastari is escorted by Indonesian Police officers into the Tanjung Pinang police station in Tanjung Pinang, on the Indonesian resort island of Bintan off the coast of Singapore. Malaysia deported the Singaporean terrorist suspect Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, nearly 18 months after he was captured while on the run after staging a dramatic escape from a high-security prison in the city-state. (AP Photo/Ed Wray, File)AP - Malaysia on Friday handed over to Singapore a terrorist suspect who had staged a dramatic escape 2 1/2 years earlier from a high-security prison in the city-state.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi allowed to vote in elections (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:16 AM PDT

AP - Detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be allowed to vote in November elections, although her name was not on an initial voter list, an official said Friday.

Beijing faces worsening traffic gridlock (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:01 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2010 file photo, a commuter sleeps inside a double-decker bus in a traffic jam during rush hour in Beijing, China. Beijing is now recording its worst traffic jams in years. An average of 1,900 new cars were sold each day this year, bringing the number of vehicles in Beijing to 4.5 million as of July. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)AP - It was a dubious record of sorts: Last week, it took taxi driver Liu Chunwang two hours to drive his passenger 4 miles (7 kilometers).

Moderate quake rocks New Zealand's North Island (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:56 AM PDT

AP - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has rocked New Zealand's North Island. No damage or injuries have been reported.

Philippine dad convicted of rape gets 14,400 years (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:44 AM PDT

AP - A Philippine court has sentenced a father to 14,400 years in prison after he was convicted of the near-daily rape of his teenage daughter over the course of a year.
Posted by Harshad at 11:24 AM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)