Thursday, October 7, 2010

Sprint storm at Games as swimmers fall ill (AFP)

Sprint storm at Games as swimmers fall ill (AFP)

Sprint storm at Games as swimmers fall ill (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 11:08 AM PDT

Australia's Sally Pearson celebrates her win in the women's 100m final during the XIX Commonwealth games in New Delhi. Pearson thought she had become Australia?s first Commonwealth Games 100m champion in 36 years when she raced to victory in 11.28sec. But no medal ceremony was held after England lodged a protest claiming Pearson should have been penalised for a false start.(AFP/William West)AFP - Delhi's Commonwealth Games, already reeling from an epic series of bodyblows, was mired in more controversy Thursday when Australia and England clashed over the destination of the women's 100m title.

Two Germans killed in Vietnam fireworks blast (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:52 AM PDT

A firefighters' truck is seen next to one of two burned fireworks containers at the national stadium of My Dinh that killed four people in Hanoi on October 6. Two Germans were among four people killed when fireworks being prepared for Hanoi's millennium celebrations exploded, the foreign ministry in Berlin said Thursday.(AFP/File)AFP - Two Germans were among four people killed when fireworks being prepared for Hanoi's millennium celebrations exploded, the foreign ministry in Berlin said Thursday.

India to buy 250-300 fighter jets from Russia: minister (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:36 AM PDT

In this handout photograph provided by the Indian Defence Ministry, a Sukhoi SU-30MKI takes off from an airstrip in Bareilly in June 2010. India has agreed to buy up to 300 advanced stealth fighter jets from Russia that it will help jointly develop and manufacture, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Thursday.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - India has agreed to buy up to 300 advanced stealth fighter jets from Russia that it will help jointly develop and manufacture, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Thursday.

Alleged suicide bombs kill 8 at Pakistan Sufi site (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:27 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 - Two suspected suicide bombers attacked the most beloved Sufi shrine in Pakistan's largest city Thursday, killing at least eight people, wounding 65 others, and sending a stark reminder of the threat posed by Islamist militants to this U.S.-allied nation.

Karzai inaugurates Afghan peace council (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:23 AM PDT

Former Afghan leader Burhanuddin Rabani (L) talks with President Hamid Karzai during an inaugural meeting of the peace council in Kabul. Karzai has inaugurated a peace council appointed to broker an end to the war in Afghanistan amid mounting reports about secret peace talks as the conflict entered a 10th year.(AFP/Shah Marai)AFP - President Hamid Karzai on Thursday inaugurated a peace council charged with brokering an end to the war in Afghanistan, amid mounting reports of secret peace talks as the conflict entered a 10th year.

US missiles kill militants in Pakistan amid tense ties (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:21 AM PDT

A US 'Predator' drone passes overhead near Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2009. US missiles killed four militants in Pakistan's tribal regions, straining already tense ties between the anti-terror allies after a deadly NATO air assault last week.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - US missiles killed four militants in Pakistan's tribal regions Thursday, straining already tense ties between the anti-terror allies after a deadly NATO air assault last week.

EU offers trade-tied aid to Pakistan, suspends import duties (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:16 AM PDT

Pakistani children eat food at a makeshift camp in Karachi on October 6. Europe has offered a major trade boost to flood-ravaged Pakistan, proposing to lift duties on 75 Pakistani imports as part of an aid-linked package designed to ease recovery from the catastrophe.(AFP/File/Asif Hassan)AFP - Europe offered a major trade boost to flood-ravaged Pakistan on Thursday, proposing to lift duties on 75 of its imports as part of an aid-linked package designed to help recovery from the catastrophe.

At least seven killed in Pakistan shrine bombing: police (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:14 AM PDT

Pakistani security officials cordon off the blast site following two bomb explosions at the entrance of the shrine to Sufi saint Abdullah Shah Ghazi in Karachi. Two bomb blasts at a packed Sufi shrine in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi killed at least seven people late Thursday, a senior government official told AFP.(AFP/Rizwan Tabassum)AFP - Two bomb blasts at a packed Sufi shrine in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi killed at least seven people late Thursday, a senior government official told AFP.

House vote raised odds of Senate action on yuan (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 09:52 AM PDT

Reuters - The odds for Senate action on a bill to get tough on China's currency practices improved after a bipartisan vote last week in the House of Representatives, proponents said on Thursday.

Blasts kill at least 7 at Karachi shrine (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 09:47 AM PDT

Children, injured from suicide bomb blasts at a Sufi shrine, are brought to a hospital for treatment in Karachi October 7, 2010. REUTERS/Majid HussainReuters - Two suspected suicide bombers struck at a crowded Sufi Muslim shrine in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Thursday, killing at least seven people and wounding 65, police and hospital officials said.

Kyrgyz hopeful for fair elections (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 09:46 AM PDT

Kyrgyz boys walk past electoral posters in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. After months of political instability and violence, Kyrgyzstan is set to hold parliamentary elections Sunday Oct. 10. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)AP - Kyrgyzstan is set to hold parliamentary elections after months of political instability and violence in what many observers hope could be the first ever fair vote in Central Asia.

Warrants issued for 5 Pakistanis in Mumbai attacks (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 09:09 AM PDT

AP - Interpol notified its members on Thursday that India has issued arrest warrants for five Pakistani citizens, including two army officers, for alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, an official said.

Dialogue, tensions coexist in inter-Korean ties (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 08:18 AM PDT

This satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe and taken Wednesday Sept. 29, 2010 shows the Yongbyon nuclear complex in Yongbyon, North Korea. The Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security released a report Sept. 30 stating that this satellite image shows new construction activity in the area surrounding the nuclear reactor at Yongbyon. The Institute for Science and International Security said satellite images showed heavy construction and excavation equipment and trucks at the Yongbyon site and construction of two small buildings near the site of the destroyed cooling tower. Under a 2007 deal, North Korea agreed to disable the complex in Yongbyon in return for 1 million tons of fuel oil and other concessions and in June 2008 even blew up its cooling tower. But disablement came to halt as Pyongyang wrangled with Washington over how to verify its past atomic activities. (AP Photo/DigitalGlobe) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALESAP - There are signs of improving relations between North and South Korea, including plans for reunions of families divided by the Korean War and even talk of reviving a joint tourism venture, though prospects for a reduction in military and nuclear tensions remain uncertain.

German militants training in Pakistani border area (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 08:16 AM PDT

In this undated image made from a video by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, German speaker Mounir Chouka, who goes locally by the name Abu Adam al-Almani, 'Abu Adam the German', speaks from an unknown location. Between 15 and 40 Germans and a smaller contingent of other Europeans are believed to be getting militant training in Pakistan's lawless border region, intending to join the Taliban's fight against NATO forces in neighboring Afghanistan or return to Europe and strike at the soft underbelly of those countries. (AP Photo/Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan)AP - The video at first seems like many others filmed in Pakistan's tribal areas: The bearded militant sits cross-legged on the floor, an AK-47 propped against the wall behind him. But as he applauds his three companions' decision to join jihad, the words come out in fluent German: "Wir sind die Soldaten Allahs," he says — "We are the soldiers of Allah."

Dozens of Taliban killed as war enters 10th year (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 07:41 AM PDT

Afghan soldiers attached to Bravo Company 2-502 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, prepare lunch at an outpost near Forward Operation Base Howz-e-Madad, Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - Airstrikes and ground operations by NATO and Afghan troops killed dozens of insurgents, including a senior Taliban leader who spearheaded attacks against security forces, the alliance said Thursday as the war in Afghanistan entered its 10th year.

Voice of America reporter on trial in Uzbekistan (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 06:34 AM PDT

AP - A journalist for a U.S.-funded radio station went on trial Thursday in Uzbekistan on charges including slander and posing a threat to public order, an Uzbek rights group said.

Kyrgyz candidate warns of rent hike for US base (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 06:19 AM PDT

Former Kyrgyz Finance Minister and Ak-Shumkar leader Temir Sariyev listens to a question during his interview with the Associated Press in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. The head of a leading party running for election in Kyrgyzstan says an incoming government will likely sharply increase the rent for a U.S. air base in the country. Sariyev told The Associated Press on Thursday that a coalition government including his party would seek $100 million in annual rent for the Manas base, up from the current $60 million. (AP Photo/Romas Dabrukas)AP - The head of a leading party running for election in Kyrgyzstan said Thursday that an incoming coalition government would likely sharply increase the rent for a U.S. air base in the Central Asian country.

Afghan peace council holds inaugural session (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 06:06 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, second left, prays with members of the Afghanistan's new peace council, from left, Burhanuddin Rabbani, Pir Sayed Ahmad Gailani, and Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf during the inaugural session in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. Calling the meeting a 'source of hope' for the Afghan people, Karzai on Thursday hosted the inaugural session of the council set up to guide efforts to reconcile with the Taliban and other insurgent groups. (AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe)AP - Calling the meeting a "source of hope" for the Afghan people, President Hamid Karzai on Thursday hosted the inaugural session of a new peace council set up to guide efforts to reconcile with the Taliban and other insurgent groups.

Lawmakers scuffle with officials in Indian Kashmir (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 04:18 AM PDT

A Kashmiri protester holds a stone in his hand during a strike on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. Shops, businesses and most government offices were closed in Kashmir on a strike called by separatists fighting against Indian rule. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - The assembly in Indian-controlled Kashmir erupted in violence Thursday when opposition lawmakers scuffled with security guards to protest a suggestion that only a deal between India and Pakistan could bring peace to the region.

Floods continue to punish Asia, killing nearly 140 (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 03:09 AM PDT

In this Oct. 6, 2010 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers transfer residents to safe areas in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province. The worst flooding in southern China in nearly half a century forced the evacuation of 130,000 villagers, state media said Thursday, as the number of people killed this week by floods and landslides across Asia climbed to more than 130. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng) ** NO SALES **AP - Asia's death toll from vicious rains spiked Thursday to nearly 140 as disaster officials reached previously isolated areas in Vietnam, while the worst flooding in parts of southern China in nearly a half-century killed one person and forced 213,000 villagers to evacuate.
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