Saturday, October 9, 2010

British aid worker dies during rescue mission (AP)

British aid worker dies during rescue mission (AP)

British aid worker dies during rescue mission (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 10:38 AM PDT

In this undated black and white photo made available Saturday Oct. 9, 2010, from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) showing kidnapped British aid worker Linda Norgrove, who was being held by Afghan captors, who has been killed during a rescue attempt by NATO forces. The aid worker, identified as Linda Norgrove, was killed Friday Oct. 8, 2010, night by her captors during an operation to free her, Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a statement from London. (AP Photo / FCO) ** NO SALES **AP - A female British aid worker kidnapped nearly two weeks ago was killed when one of her captors detonated a bomb as NATO forces were trying to rescue her in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.

Singapore win men's team table tennis gold (AFP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 10:36 AM PDT

Singapore's table tennis player Gao Ning (2nd R) together with teammates Cai Xiaoli, Ma Liang, Pang Xue Jie, and Yang Zi celebrate after winning the gold medal against England at the table tennis men's team gold medal match at the Yamuna Sports Complex as part of the XIX Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.(AFP/Pedro Ugarte)AFP - Singapore won their first men's table tennis team gold at a Commonwealth Games with a hard-fought 3-1 win over England on Saturday.

Australia in semis, India, Pakistan set for tense duel (AFP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 10:30 AM PDT

India's Bharat Chiraka (L) fights for the ball with Scotland player Niall Stott (R) during the men's field hockey match at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium during the XIX Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. India beat Scotland 4-0.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)AFP - Defending champions Australia stormed into the Commonwealth Games men's hockey semi-final with a 1-0 victory against a spirited Pakistan here on Saturday.

India thrash Scots, face Pakistan for semi-final spot (AFP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 10:28 AM PDT

India's Bharat Chiraka (L) fights for the ball with Scotland player Niall Stott (R) during the men's field hockey match at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium during the XIX Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. India beat Scotland 4-0.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)AFP - Striker Dharamvir Singh hit a brace as India spanked Scotland 4-0 on Saturday to keep alive their hopes of making it to the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games men's hockey tournament.

Coutts' five golds highlight Australia at Commonwealth Games (AFP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 10:23 AM PDT

Australian swimmers (L-R) Emily Seebohm, Alicia Coutts, Leisel Jones and Jessical Schipper pose with their gold medals during the medal ceremony for the women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay final for The Commonwealth Games at the S.P. Mukherjee Aquatics Centre in New Delhi.(AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - Alicia Coutts on Saturday won her fifth gold of the Games and Leisel Jones took the 10th of her near flawless Commonwealth career, as Australia's women romped to relay victory in New Delhi.

China remains uncompromising in response to Nobel (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 10:21 AM PDT

** ALTERNATE CROP OF XAW801 ** In this photo taken in November, 2007 and released by Liu Xiaobo's friend Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, Liu poses during a gathering in Beijing. Imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, for using non-violence to demand fundamental human rights in his homeland. The award ignited a furious response from China, which accused the Norwegian Nobel Committee of violating its own principles by honoring 'a criminal.' (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to an imprisoned Chinese dissident sparked praise from Western governments, brought condemnation from Beijing and is exposing the difficulties fitting a powerful, authoritarian China into the international order.

With succession set, North Korea throws a party (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 10:08 AM PDT

North Korea dancers perform during a Arirang mass games to mark the 65th anniversary of the communist nation's ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010. Leader Kim Jong Il brought dancers at the Arirang mass games to tears Saturday by making a rare appearance at the festival on the second day of celebrations in the North Korean capital. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)AP - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il brought dancers at the "Arirang" mass games to tears Saturday by making a rare appearance at the dance extravaganza, accompanied by son Kim Jong Un, on the second day of celebrations of the ruling Workers' Party's 65th anniversary.

China's Zhou raps rich countries' policies at IMF (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 09:47 AM PDT

Reuters - China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan hit out at rich countries on Saturday, telling the International Monetary Fund that high debts, low interest rates and unconventional stimulus policies were a fundamental global problem and a headache for emerging nations.

Pakistan reopens main land route for NATO supplies (AFP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 09:33 AM PDT

Pakistani security personnel stand beside trucks carrying NATO supplies at Torkham, the main border crossing in Pakistan's Khyber district, on October 1. Pakistan's foreign ministry has announced the reopening of the main land route for NATO supplies crossing into Afghanistan from Torkham in the northwest AFP - Pakistan's foreign ministry on Saturday announced the reopening of the main land route for NATO supplies crossing into Afghanistan from Torkham in the northwest "with immediate effect".

North Korea's leader-in-waiting seen in public: report (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 09:12 AM PDT

North Korean students perform during the Arirang Mass Games in Pyongyang, October 9, 2010 in this picture released by North Korea's KCNA news agency early Sunday. North Korea's leader-in-waiting, Kim Jong-un, the youngest son of ailing ruler Kim Jong-il, made his diplomatic debut in the company of a high-ranking Chinese official on Saturday, Kyodo reported. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY) NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSReuters - North Korea's leader-in-waiting, the youngest son of ailing ruler Kim Jong-il, made his diplomatic debut in the company of a high-ranking Chinese official on Saturday, Kyodo news agency reported.

Pakistan to reopen border crossing used by NATO (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 09:10 AM PDT

Local residents look to burning oil tankers after a militant attack in Mithri, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) east of Quetta, Pakistan on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010. Gunmen armed with a rocket torched 29 NATO oil tankers in southwestern Pakistan before dawn Saturday, the latest attack on the supply line for international troops in Afghanistan since Pakistani authorities closed a key border crossing amid a dispute with the United States. (AP Photo)AP - Pakistan said Saturday it will reopen a key border crossing and allow convoys to resume delivering supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan, ending a 10-day blockade during which trucks were stranded on their way to the border and almost 150 were destroyed by attackers.

Commonwealth Games drug free, so far (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 07:32 AM PDT

Australia's Jared Tallent, left, kisses his wife Claire Tallent after winning the gold medal in the men's 20km walk during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010. Clair Tllent won silver in the women's 20km walk. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - The Commonwealth Games have been completely clean so far on at least one front: 500 athletes who have been tested for doping have all been given the all-clear.

Afghan president visits volatile southern province (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 07:03 AM PDT

Afghans listen to President Hamid Karzai in Argandab district of Kandahar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010. Karzai flew to southern Afghanistan to meet with more than 200 tribal elders and seek their support for his government's effort to extend its influence beyond Kabul. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)AP - President Hamid Karzai told Afghans in a volatile southern province Saturday it was their duty to return to their homes and help protect their villages in the Kandahar region where international troops are trying to rout insurgents.

Myanmar's junta-backed party announces platform (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 06:44 AM PDT

AP - Myanmar's junta-backed political party, almost certain to win the upcoming general election, issued its platform in state media, vowing to practice democracy and protect rights.

Kyrgyz leader hails new democratic era (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 06:30 AM PDT

A Kyrgyz policeman provides security at a polling station in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010. Of the 29 parties in the running in Sunday's elections, at least half a dozen are expected to make it into a newly strengthened parliament, as an intensely fought and often ugly campaign draws to an end. (AP Photo/Nina Gorshkova)AP - Kyrgyzstan's president vowed Saturday that this weekend's parliamentary elections will be held in a spirit of fairness and transparency, ushering in a new era of democracy in the former Soviet state.

17 dead, Bangladesh homes flooded after 3-day rain (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 05:16 AM PDT

AP - Three days of incessant rains in Bangladesh have left at least 17 people dead and 41 fishermen missing across the southern coast, news reports said Saturday.

China says Japanese suspected of filming is freed (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:05 AM PDT

AP - Chinese authorities Saturday freed the last of four Japanese contractors who were detained last month in a military restricted zone in another gesture to ease tensions from a spat over disputed islands.

Floods claim 62 in Vietnam, 20 still missing (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 09:47 PM PDT

AP - The death toll in devastating floods in central Vietnam rose to 62 as authorities rushed aid to about 100,000 people facing food shortages, officials said Saturday.

Little progress seen in climate talks in China (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:49 PM PDT

A worker moves a scenery billboard against a city skyline shrouded with haze in Beijing, China Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. U.N. climate talks being held in China this week are making limited progress as rich and poor nations remain divided on key issues, negotiators said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Hopes dimmed for progress at climate talks in China as negotiators moved into their final day Saturday with little consensus.

Taiwan's Ma congratulates Nobel laureate Liu (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:30 PM PDT

Pro-democracy protesters hold the picture of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo with Chinese words 'Release Liu Xiaobo' during a demonstration outside the China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for using non-violence to demand fundamental human rights in his homeland. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)AP - Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou has congratulated jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo for winning the Nobel Peace Prize and called on China to improve its human rights record.
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