Thursday, October 7, 2010

Taliban commander, 7 others killed in NATO attack (AP)

Taliban commander, 7 others killed in NATO attack (AP)

Taliban commander, 7 others killed in NATO attack (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:27 AM PDT

Local residents meet with Afghan an US soldiers to discuss security at an outpost near Forward Operation Base Howz-e-Madad, Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - An airstrike and a raid by ground troops killed eight insurgents, including a senior Taliban leader who spearheaded attacks against Afghan security forces, NATO said Thursday as the war in Afghanistan entered its 10th year.

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

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:24 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 - The death toll from vicious flooding in central Vietnam nearly doubled to 48 on Thursday as rains continued to punish swaths of Asia, forcing some 130,000 from their homes in southern China and killing nearly 140 across the region this week.

Bill Clinton lobbies for earthquake aid to Haiti (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:28 PM PDT

Former president and UN special envoy to Haiti, Bill Clinton, arrives to visit people who were displaced by the earthquake at the Petionville Golf Club that is being used as a camp for the displaced in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday Oct. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - Former President Bill Clinton said desperately needed U.S. aid is coming to Haiti despite delays after listening on Wednesday to refugees in a sprawling homeless camp complain of a lack of food, jobs and housing nine months after a devastating earthquake.

Puerto Rico police swept up in US corruption probe (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:26 PM PDT

FBI agents escort Puerto Rico police officers after they were arrested in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday Oct. 6, 2010. U.S. Federal authorities arrested about 130 people, including nearly 90 law enforcement officers for allegedly aiding drug dealers in what authorities said was the national agency's largest-ever police corruption investigation. (AP Photo/El Nuevo Dia, Angel M. Rivera) PUERTO RICO OUT - NO PUBLICAR EN PUERTO RICOAP - Hundreds of FBI agents flew into Puerto Rico to round up dozens of police officers accused of aiding drug traffickers — one of the darkest days yet for a force tarnished by recent allegations of brutality, discrimination and incompetence.

Sea Shepherd, whaling protester in NZ public spat (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:25 PM PDT

In this Jan. 6, 2010 file photo provided by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the sheared off bow of the Ady Gil, foreground, a high-tech speed boat that resembles a stealth bomber is seen after a collision with a Japanese whaling ship, background, in the frigid waters of Antarctica. The skipper of a Sea Shepherd protest boat damaged in a collision with a Japanese whaling ship said Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010 that the head of the conservation group ordered him to let the vessel sink because it would help win public support. Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson denied the claim, saying the decision to scuttle the futuristic, high-tech protest boat Ady Gil early this year was made by the skipper, New Zealander Peter Bethune. Crew member Laurens De Groot, center, is seen on top of the vessel. (AP Photo/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, JoAnne McArthur)** NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT **AP - Sea Shepherd deliberately sank its own high-tech protest boat after a January collision with a Japanese whaling ship to gain sympathy, the former skipper alleged Thursday in a public spat with the conservation group's founder.

'The Wish and Will of the People Are Not Stoppable' (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:30 AM PDT

Time.com - On Oct. 3, Fareed Zakaria spoke to Premier Wen Jiabao on his CNN program Fareed Zakaria GPS. Excerpts:

S.Korea to seek parliamentary OK for EU trade deal (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:42 AM PDT

Employees of Ssangyong Motor company are seen at the South Korean auto-maker's factory in Pyeongtaek, near Seoul. South Korea is seeking parliamentary approval of a sweeping free trade pact with the European Union within the next few weeks, an official said Thursday.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - South Korea will seek parliamentary approval of a sweeping free trade pact with the European Union (EU) within weeks, an official said Thursday, as newspapers hailed the deal.

Israeli premier weighing new settlement curbs (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 04:40 PM PDT

A Palestinian man carries broken branches of an olive tree which farmers say was cut overnight by Jewish settlers, in the northern West Bank village of Hawara, near Nablus, Wednesday Oct. 6, 2010. Palestinian farmers say Jewish settlers from the nearby settlement of Yitzhar cut more than 50 olive trees overnight. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)AP - Israel's prime minister has been sounding out key Cabinet members on extending a freeze on new construction in West Bank settlements in hopes of keeping peace talks with the Palestinians alive, but he is encountering stiff resistance, Israeli officials said Wednesday.

Mexican leader sends bill to disband local police (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 07:47 PM PDT

A little girl cuts out a smiling sun during occupational therapy at the Ciudad Juarez branch of Mexico's DIF family development agency August 16, 2010. Neither Mexico's government nor the various independent groups studying organized crime keep track of the number of children dubbed AP - Mexican President Felipe Calderon has sent lawmakers a proposal to abolish Mexico's notoriously corrupt and ineffective municipal police forces.

Scientists find new species in Papua New Guinea (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:59 PM PDT

A photo provided by Conservation International shows a newly discovered katydid in Papua New Guinea in the Muller Range mountains, Rapid Assessment Program scientists Piotr Naskrecki and David Rentz found at least 20 new species. This pink-eyed Caedicia probably feeds on flowers of the forest’s tall trees. (AP Photo/Piotr Nasrecki/Conservation International)AP - A thumbnail-sized frog with a long snout, a brilliant green katydid with bright pink eyes and a mouse with a white-tipped tail are among 200 species scientists have discovered in the remote mountains of Papua New Guinea.

Japan's 'Shadow Shogun' vows to fight law suit (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:48 AM PDT

Former ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa is surrounded by reporters in Tokyo on October 7, 2010. Ozawa, facing an imminent criminal indictment over a money scandal, rejected opposition calls to quit, and reiterated his resolve to stay on as a lawmaker.(AFP/JiJi Press)AFP - Japanese ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa, facing a criminal indictment over a money scandal, on Thursday rejected opposition calls to quit and reiterated his resolve to stay on as a lawmaker.

Scientists find 200 new species in Papua New Guinea (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 02:33 AM PDT

A species of montane mouse documented during the Rapid Assessment Program biodiversity survey in the Nakanai Mountains, Papua New Guinea in April 2009. The beautiful long-tailed mouse was captured at a high elevation site (1,590m above sea level). Scientists on October 6, 2010 unveiled a spectacular array of more than 200 new species discovered in the Pacific highlands of Papua New Guinea(AFP/Conservation International /Ho/Stephen Richards)AFP - Scientists on Wednesday unveiled a spectacular array of more than 200 new species discovered in the Pacific islands of Papua New Guinea, including a white-tailed mouse and a tiny, long-snouted frog.

Mexico: Probe into Falcon Lake killing delayed by Tiffany Hartley's 'missing' complaint (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 02:11 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Six days after Mexican pirates on Falcon Lake allegedly shot an American tourist, Mexican officials said they expected Tiffany Hartley, the wife of the deceased, to formally file a complaint with Mexican authorities today.

The Real Challenge From China: Its People, Not Its Currency (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 12:30 AM PDT

Time.com - Forget that currency row. The real story is that China is now investing in its people

US trade official: American businesses should invest in Iraq – now (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:30 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The United States is hoping that a share of Iraqi reconstruction projects will help revive the US economy in an ambitious goal of doubling American exports globally in the next five years.
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