Monday, October 25, 2010

India, Japan PMs confirm trade pact, discuss nuclear deal (AFP)

India, Japan PMs confirm trade pact, discuss nuclear deal (AFP)

India, Japan PMs confirm trade pact, discuss nuclear deal (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 11:00 AM PDT

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan following the signing of a bilateral agreement at the latter's official residence in Tokyo. India and Japan's premiers Monday said they had broadly agreed on a pact to step up trade between the population giant and the high-tech nation but needed time for a deal on civilian nuclear cooperation.(AFP/Pool/Everett Kennedy Brown)AFP - India and Japan's premiers Monday said they had broadly agreed on a pact to step up trade between the population giant and the high-tech nation but needed time for a deal on civilian nuclear cooperation.

Pakistan border region becomes terror epicenter (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 10:25 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 1998 file photo, Jalaluddin Haqqani, then Taliban Army Supreme Commander, talks to reporters in Miram Shah, Waziristan, Pakistan. Washington has stepped up its unmanned drone attacks against the Haqqani network. One Mir Ali resident told AP of two cemeteries in North Waziristan with the graves of 300 foreign fighters, most killed by drones. (AP Photo/Mohhammad Riaz, File)AP - It's a land of daunting mountains, crisscrossed with rugged paths. Tucked in the valleys, families live a subsistence existence in mud houses secluded behind 10-foot-high walls, cooking over open fires and sleeping under the sky. Dirt poor, uneducated, their only knowledge of the outside world comes from a crackling radio.

US signals urgency of U.S.-SKorea free trade deal (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 10:11 AM PDT

AP - A senior U.S. official said Monday that the United States and South Korea "cannot afford to fail" in talks meant to settle differences on a long-stalled free trade deal.

Major 7.5 quake strikes Indonesia (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 10:10 AM PDT

A major 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia Monday, seismologists said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties and an earlier tsunami warning was lifted.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AFP - A major 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia Monday, seismologists said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties and an earlier tsunami warning was lifted.

Dutch aid worker abducted in Afghanistan: officials (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 10:08 AM PDT

A German soldier secures a street near Kunduz during a patrol in September 2010. Gunmen have kidnapped a Dutch aid worker and his Afghan driver, travelling to Kunduz province, in the increasingly volatile north of Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Gregor Waschinski)AFP - Gunmen kidnapped a Dutch aid worker and his Afghan driver on Monday in the increasingly volatile north of Afghanistan, local officials said.

Karzai says his office gets cash from Iran, US (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:52 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai listens during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. Karzai told reporters that once or twice a year Iran gives his office $700,000 to $975,000 for official presidential expenses. He said the U.S. has known about the Iranian assistance for years and that Washington also gives the palace 'bags of money.' (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that once or twice a year, Iran gives his office $700,000 to $975,000 for official presidential expenses and that Washington also provides "bags of money" because his office lacks funds.

Coal India sale fetches government 3.4 billion dollars (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:44 AM PDT

Indian coal miners load coal into transporting tubs inside an underground tunnel of a mine owned by the Sinagareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) at Godavarikhani, some 250 kilometers east of Hyderabad, on October 19. India said Monday its biggest-ever share offer of stock in state-run Coal India will bring more than 3.4 billion dollars into government coffers.(AFP/File/Noah Seelam)AFP - India said Monday its biggest-ever share offer of stock in state-run Coal India will bring more than 3.4 billion dollars into government coffers.

U.S.-South Korea aircraft carrier drill delayed (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:24 AM PDT

The USS George Washington arrives in Busan, South Korea, July 21, 2010. REUTERS/Charles Oki/U.S. NavyReuters - The U.S. and South Korean militaries have postponed exercises in the Yellow Sea opposed by China, the Pentagon said on Monday, blaming the delay on scheduling snags and not protests from Beijing.

At least 27 dead after cyclone pounds Myanmar: state media (AFP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:21 AM PDT

A man walks in flooded streets as rain pours down in Yangon in 2009. At least 27 people were killed and 15 are missing after a powerful cyclone struck western Myanmar, leaving a trail of destruction in its path, official media reported late Monday.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - At least 27 people were killed and 15 are missing after a powerful cyclone struck western Myanmar, leaving a trail of destruction in its path, official media reported late Monday.

Cyclone kills 27 in western Myanmar; 15 missing (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 09:10 AM PDT

In this photo taken Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, storm victims walk on a road blocked by a fallen telephone poll after Cyclone Giri swept through the area, in Kyaukphyu township, Rakhine state in western Myanmar. (AP Photo)AP - A cyclone that struck Myanmar's western coast late last week killed at least 27 people, damaging thousands of buildings and displacing tens of thousands of people, state television reported Monday.

Gunmen kidnap Dutch aid worker and Afghan driver (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 08:39 AM PDT

US soldiers from L Trp 4/25CR, stand guard during a patrol on the outskirts of Kandahar City, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - Gunmen seized a Dutch aid worker and his Afghan driver in northern Afghanistan on Monday, a local government official said.

US monitor: 7.5-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 08:16 AM PDT

AP - A strong earthquake has hit off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island and triggered a tsunami watch.

Afghan parliamentary loser blocks road in protest (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 08:09 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai listens during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. Karzai told reporters that once or twice a year Iran gives his office $700,000 to $975,000 for official presidential expenses. He said the U.S. has known about the Iranian assistance for years and that Washington also gives the palace 'bags of money.' (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)AP - A losing parliamentary candidate and his supporters blocked a major transit route in eastern Afghanistan for a third straight day Monday, threatening to keep the road closed until election officials reinstate ballots for him that were thrown out for fraud.

Taiwan rescuers search for missing China tourists (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 07:30 AM PDT

Relatives of 19 Chinese tourists missing in Taiwan for four days after Typhoon Megi hit, arrive at the island's northern Taoyuan airport on October 25. Their arrival came as authorities stepped up their search for those still unaccounted for.(AFP/Patrick Lin)AP - Rescuers rappelled down a cliff Monday trying to trace 21 Chinese tourists whose bus is believed to have tumbled off a narrow coastal road in Taiwan as a fierce typhoon lashed east Asia last week.

Chile display spurs questions on China mine safety (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 07:27 AM PDT

** CORRECTS THE CAPSULE IS A BACKUP ONE ** Visitors stand by Phoenix 1, a backup for Phoenix 2 capsule which was used to rescue 33 trapped miners to the surface of Chile's San Jose mine, displayed at the Chilean Pavilion in the Shanghai Expo site Sunday October 24, 2010 in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - A display at the World Expo in Shanghai highlighting the rescue of 33 trapped Chilean miners has raised public questions about China's own mining industry, the world's deadliest.

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Posted: 25 Oct 2010 06:21 AM PDT

AP - Afghan official: Dutch aid worker and his Afghan driver kidnapped in northern Afghanistan.

Security tightened at schools in western China (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:55 AM PDT

Local students walk past a police car parked outside a school in Tongren in western China's Qinghai province Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. Security was tightened Monday at schools in western China following demonstrations last week by students who marched to protest reported plans to impose Chinese as the main language of instruction. (AP Photo/Ken Teh)AP - Security was tightened Monday at schools in western China following demonstrations last week by Tibetan students who marched to protest reported plans to impose Chinese as the primary language of instruction.

Bomb kills 5 people at Sufi shrine in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:28 AM PDT

Rescue workers go through the aftermath of a bomb explosion which targeted the shrine of Sufi Saint Fareed Shakar Ganj in Pak Pattan, located in Punjab province October 25, 2010. A bomb exploded at the gate of the Sufi shrine in Pakistan's eastern city of Pak Pattan on Monday, killing six people, a city government official said. REUTERS/Stringer (PAKISTAN - Tags: RELIGION CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)AP - A bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded at the gate of a famous Sufi shrine in central Pakistan during morning prayers Monday, killing at least five people, officials said.

SKorea to send 1st food aid to NKorea in 3 years (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:16 AM PDT

North Korean soldiers march during a massive military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the communist nation's ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. This year's celebration comes less than two weeks after Kim Jong Il's re-election to the party's top post and the news that his 20-something son would succeed his father and grandfather as leader. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)AP - South Korea prepared Monday to send 5,000 tons of rice to flood victims in North Korea in its first humanitarian rice shipment to its communist neighbor since a conservative, pro-U.S. government took office in 2008.

China tries to contain growing anti-Japan protests (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 03:13 AM PDT

A demonstrator raises a clenched fist during an anti-Japan protest on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010 in Lanzhou, northwestern China's Gansu province. Hundreds of people staged an anti-Japan protest in southwestern China on Saturday, even as school officials there ordered students to attend classes over the weekend in hopes of preventing a repeat of rowdy demonstrations over the past weeks. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA **AP - China's authoritarian leaders are scrambling to contain anti-Japan protests that flared in at least a half-dozen cities over the weekend, with more planned for Tuesday despite attempts to kill discussion of the rallies online.
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