Friday, October 8, 2010

Nobel prize will make China think twice: dissident author (AFP)

Nobel prize will make China think twice: dissident author (AFP)

Nobel prize will make China think twice: dissident author (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 11:19 AM PDT

Chinese dissident writer Yu Jie, seen in Beijing in July 2010. The author of a controversial book that criticizes Premier Wen Jiabao called Beijing authorities AFP - The Nobel Peace prize award to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo will make Beijing think twice about imprisoning critics in the future, a writer and friend of the new laureate said Friday.

US condemns bombing that killed Afghan governor (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 11:16 AM PDT

This undated picture shows Kunduz governor Mohammad Omar speaking at his office in Kunduz province. The United States on Friday condemned a bombing at a mosque in northern Afghanistan that killed an outspoken governor and 19 other people.(AFP/File)AFP - The United States on Friday condemned a bombing at a mosque in northern Afghanistan that killed an outspoken governor and 19 other people.

Intel: US missiles kill 9 in Pakistan tribal area (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:59 AM PDT

Pakistani firefighters try to extinguish burning NATO oil tankers following a Taliban attack in Nowshera on October 7, 2010. The US has apologised for a deadly helicopter strike on Pakistani soil in a move Washington hopes will encourage Islamabad to reopen a blocked NATO supply route to Afghanistan that has been repeatedly attacked by Taliban militants.(AFP/A. Majeed)AP - Two suspected U.S. missile strikes have killed nine people in a northwestern Pakistan tribal region along the Afghan border, Pakistani intelligence officials said Friday

US warns against 'provocations' amid N.Korea transition (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:38 AM PDT

This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il (R) together with his son Kim Jong-Un (2nd L-black suit) in Pyongyang. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday the United States expects Jong-Il to hand over power to his youngest son, but the effect of the succession remains unclear.(AFP/KCNA via KNS/File)AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday warned against "provocations" from North Korea as the country's ailing leader Kim Jong-Il prepares to hand over power to his youngest son.

Official says NKoreans will follow Kim Jong Un (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:33 AM PDT

FILE - In this undated file photo released on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010 by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's son Kim Jong Un, poses with North Korean soldiers at an undisclosed location in North Korea. A top official told broadcaster APTN on Friday that North Koreans will be honored to follow the youngest son of Kim Jong Il as the third-generation leader of the reclusive communist nation. A top official told broadcaster APTN on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 that North Koreans will be honored to follow the youngest son of Kim Jong Il as the third-generation leader of the reclusive communist nation. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service, File) ** JAPAN OUT **AP - A top official told broadcaster APTN on Friday that North Koreans will be honored to follow the youngest son of Kim Jong Il as the third-generation leader of the reclusive communist nation.

Governor among 20 killed in Afghan mosque blast (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:29 AM PDT

In this photo taken on April 12, 2010, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, and Kunduz Gov. Mohammed Omar attend a meeting with elders in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Omar was among many killed in a bomb blast at a mosque in Takhar province Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)AP - A provincial governor and at least 19 other people were killed by a massive bomb blast inside a packed mosque during Friday prayers in northern Afghanistan, where insurgents have stepped up violence amid intensified NATO-Afghan military operations.

Misbah named Pakistan Test captain (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:14 AM PDT

Pakistani batsman Misbah-ul-Haq smites a boundary during the World Twenty20 match against Australia in Saint Lucia in May 2010. Pakistan have appointed Misbah as test captain for upcoming matches against South Africa and retained Shahid Afridi as limited-overs skipper.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Pakistan Friday appointed Misbah-ul-Haq as Test captain for upcoming matches against South Africa and retained Shahid Afridi as limited-overs skipper.

Jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo wins Nobel Peace Prize (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:12 AM PDT

Norwegian Nobel Committee president Thorbjoern Jagland holds up a photograph of jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. The jailed dissident was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize for championing reform and human rights in a move that is certain to anger Beijing.(AFP/Scanpix/Aleksander Andersen)AFP - Jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, sparking a furious backlash from Beijing and renewed Western calls for his immediate release.

Nine killed in teen suicide attack at Pakistan shrine (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:01 AM PDT

Pakistani security officials cordon off the blast site at the entrance of a shrine to Sufi saint Abdullah Shah Ghazi in Karachi. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the Sufi shrine killing nine worshippers, including two children, as Pakistan battles a wave of violence linked to Taliban and Al-Qaeda extremists.(AFP/Rizwan Tabassum)AFP - Two teenage suicide bombers blew themselves up at a Sufi shrine in Karachi killing nine worshippers including two children, as Pakistan battles a new wave of Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked violence.

1 step forward, often 2 back at Commonwealth Games (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 09:38 AM PDT

In this photo taken Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, Australia's Sally Pearson reacts after the Women's 100m final during the Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex in New Delhi, India. Pearson crossed first in the 100 Thursday night at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, but she was disqualified hours later because of a false start. That was after she'd done a victory lap with the Australian flag flying behind her and almost made it to the medal podium because unofficial results were released, but later corrected and reclassified in yet another embarrassing glitch at the games. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - The pool water is clean, but the toilets in the aquatic venue are blocked. Ticket sales are on the increase but the stadiums still seem mostly empty. There was a "major communications blunder" at the track that nearly resulted in athletes being presented with their medals despite the race being under protest.

China highlights climate change efforts (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 09:35 AM PDT

AP - As the world's biggest greenhouse gas producer, China was widely seen as an obstacle in the Copenhagen climate summit last year. But while negotiations inched forward, Beijing poured $34.6 billion into clean energy in 2009, nearly double the U.S. investment.

Viktor Bout files new appeal against extradition (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 09:31 AM PDT

AP - Accused Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout filed a last-ditch appeal Friday to try to stall his extradition to the United States, where he faces terrorism charges.

Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:53 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 - Imprisoned Chinese democracy campaigner Liu Xiaobo on Friday won the Nobel Peace Prize รข€" an award that drew furious condemnation from the authoritarian government and calls from world leaders including President Barack Obama for Liu's quick release.

Japan minister apologizes for modeling inside Diet (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:39 AM PDT

FILE - in this June 8, 2010 file photo, new Administrative Reform Minister Renho arrives at the attestation ceremony for Japan's incoming Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The photogenic Japanese minister, now government revitalization minister, has come under fire for posing for a popular fashion magazine at a wrong place: inside parliament. Renho, a TV personality-turned popular lawmaker, appears in the Japanese version of Vogue, that hit stores Sept. 28, posing in designer dresses in photos shot inside the upper house. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)AP - A Japanese Cabinet minister apologized Friday for posing inside parliament for high-fashion photographs that opposition conservatives criticized as extravagant and a possible breach of rules.

Uzbeks avoid politics in Kyrgyz divided south (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 07:54 AM PDT

A boy looks on amidst piles of sand, gravel and bricks at the house destroyed in middle of June, when fighting between ethnic Kyrgyz and minority Uzbeks left hundreds dead, mainly Uzbeks, and displaced thousands in Osh, Southern Kyrgyzstan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Down the entire length of Navoi street in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, piles of sand moistened by early autumnal rain await use by homeless ethnic Uzbeks. Elsewhere, the country is in the grip of election fever as parties vie for seats in the newly empowered parliament in Sunday's vote, but the priority here is on rebuilding the houses destroyed during this summer's deadly ethnic clashes. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP - Down the entire length of Navoi street in this southern Kyrgyz city, piles of sand await use as construction materials by homeless ethnic Uzbeks.

Dalai Lama asks China to free Nobel laureate Liu (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 04:27 AM PDT

AP - The Dalai Lama has asked China to release imprisoned dissident Liu Xiaobo who has been awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.

Pakistan probes video of apparent army executions (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:25 AM PDT

Pakistani firefighters try to extinguish burning NATO oil tankers following a Taliban attack in Nowshera on October 7, 2010. The US has apologised for a deadly helicopter strike on Pakistani soil in a move Washington hopes will encourage Islamabad to reopen a blocked NATO supply route to Afghanistan that has been repeatedly attacked by Taliban militants.(AFP/A. Majeed)AP - Pakistan's army chief ordered an inquiry Friday into video clips that show men in soldiers' uniforms gunning down a group of bound and blindfolded detainees. The footage has raised concern over possible extrajudicial killings by a military that receives billions in U.S. aid.

Security raised after Pakistan Sufi shrine attack (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 01:47 AM PDT

A Pakistani mother mourns foor her two sons who are missing after suicide attacks on the shrine in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. Twin explosions rocked a famed Sufi shrine in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Thursday, killing many people and wounding scores, and sending a stark reminder of the threat posed by Islamist militants to this U.S.-allied nation.(AP Photo/Shakil Adil)AP - The streets of Pakistan's largest city were mostly quiet Friday as police stepped up patrols to prevent more violence after twin suicide attacks at a Sufi shrine sparked angry mobs to rampage through the southern Pakistani city.

Marines in Marjah face full-blown insurgency (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:56 AM PDT

In this Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010 photo, Lance Cpl. Wesley Samuels, of Winter Haven, Fla., with the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines' Echo Company, fires at Taliban insurgents during as gunbattle in Marjah, Afghanistan. Eight months on, the Taliban are still in Marjah in force, waging a full-blown guerrilla insurgency that rages daily across a bomb-riddled landscape of agricultural fields and irrigation trenches. (AP Photo/Todd Pitman)AP - The young Marine had a simple question for the farmer with the white beard: Have you seen any Taliban today?

Playboy Indonesia's former editor at large (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 09:31 PM PDT

AP - Prosecutors were searching for the former editor-in-chief of Playboy Indonesia on Friday after he failed to show up to begin his two-year jail sentence for publishing pictures of scantily clothed women.
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