Monday, November 8, 2010

Bangladesh amends 'cruel' plans to control stray dogs (AFP)

Bangladesh amends 'cruel' plans to control stray dogs (AFP)

Bangladesh amends 'cruel' plans to control stray dogs (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:10 AM PST

Stray dogs play in a street of Dhaka. Bangladeshi health officials said Monday they would use AFP - Bangladeshi health officials said Monday they would use "humane" methods to cull stray dogs following criticism of previous attempts to control the animals which included beating them to death.

Rebels kill 14 Hindi-speaking people in northeast India (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:08 AM PST

Indian army soldiers patrol in Guwahati in 2005. Tribal separatists in northeast India shot dead at least 14 people in three attacks on Monday, police said, adding that the targets were Hindi-speakers.(AFP/File)AFP - Tribal separatists in northeast India shot dead at least 14 people in three attacks on Monday, police said, adding that the targets were Hindi-speakers.

Sri Lanka's war probe gets another six months (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:06 AM PST

Sri Lankan snipers parade during the victory day parade in Colombo in June 2010. Sri Lanka allowed six more months Monday for an investigation into the end of a three-decade ethnic conflict as rights groups said the commission lacked the power to investigate alleged war crimes.(AFP/File/Ishara S.Kodikara)AFP - Sri Lanka allowed six more months Monday for an investigation into the end of a three-decade ethnic conflict as rights groups said the commission lacked the power to investigate alleged war crimes.

All-rounder Kallis fires South Africa to series win (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 10:41 AM PST

South African batsman Jacques Kallis (L) plays a shot as Pakistani wicketkeeper Umar Akmal looks on during the fifth and last day-night international at the Dubai Cricket Stadium. Kallis scored a brilliant 83 to steer South Africa to 317-5 - one of four fifties - also completing 11,000 runs during the knock.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - All-rounder Jacques Kallis scored a brilliant half-century and took three wickets to guide South Africa to a commanding 57-run win over Pakistan in the fifth and final one-day international here on Monday.

N.Korea celebrate 'major' victory over S.Korea (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 10:37 AM PST

North Korean defender Ri Kwang-Chon, seen here in June 2010, scored the decisive goal for his country as they went to beat South Korea at the Asian Games.(AFP/File/Valery Hache)AFP - A confident North Korea was celebrating Monday after a "major" victory over arch-rivals South Korea at the Asian Games.

15,000 refugees flee Myanmar post-vote fighting (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 10:23 AM PST

An election official holds up a ballot paper at a vote counting centre in Yangon November 7, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunAP - Mothers carrying babies and grown men hoisting elders on their backs fled Myanmar with 15,000 countrymen Monday as ethnic rebels clashed with government troops a day after an election widely considered a sham to cement military power.

Myanmar army-backed parties set to sweep rare poll (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:56 AM PST

A man looks at the election material posted outside a polling station as others cast shadows in central Yangon November 7, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - The military will keep its grip on power after Myanmar's first election in 20 years, backed by parties that on Monday looked set to win a vote marred by fraud and denounced by President Barack Obama as stolen.

Pakistan investigate case of missing wicket-keeper Haider (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:38 AM PST

South African batsman David Miller (left) is bowled out as Pakistani wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider celebrates during the third day-night international match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Dubai Cricket Stadium on November 2. Pakistan cricket authorities said they will investigate after Haider left the team's Dubai hotel and did not come to the ground for Monday's One-Day International.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - Pakistan cricket authorities said they will investigate the case of wicket-keeper Zulqarnain Haider, who left the team's hotel in Dubai and did not come to the ground for Monday's One-Day International against South Africa.

Many flee Indonesia volcano amid fears of eruption (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:03 AM PST

Mount Merapi spews ash to the sky on November 8, 2010. International flights to Indonesia's capital Jakarta returned to normal on Monday, officials said, a day ahead of a visit by US President Barack Obama, after volcanic ash caused a weekend of travel chaos.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AP - Trains, buses and rented autos were crammed with Indonesians leaving a bustling, ash-choked city of 400,000 at the foot of Mount Merapi, which roared again Monday with explosions of volcanic gas and debris.

Violence breaks out in Myanmar after election (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:00 AM PST

Refugees from Myanmar sit in a temporary shelter set up by the Thai government inside a Buddhist monestary in Mae Sot, western Thailand. Deadly clashes have erupted between Myanmar government troops and ethnic minority rebels, prompting an exodus across the border in the wake of an election that the junta's proxies looked sure to win.(AFP/Kc Ortiz)AFP - Deadly clashes erupted on Monday between Myanmar government troops and ethnic minority rebels, prompting an exodus across the border in the wake of an election that the junta's proxies looked sure to win.

NATO says 900 trainers needed for Afghan forces (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 06:58 AM PST

AP - Without 900 more trainers, it will be difficult to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai's goal of having his police and soldiers take the lead in protecting and defending their country by 2014, the commander of NATO's training mission said Monday.

With staid Japan as host, no silly shirts for APEC (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 05:34 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2004, file photo President Bush, left, Thailand's Prime Minsiter Thaksin Shinawatra, center, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, wear Chilean ponchos as they arrive for the official APEC Leaders photo at La Moneda Palace, in Santiago, Chile. Over the years, one of the most memorable moments of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit has been what's come to be called the 'silly shirts' photo, often representing the host country's culture. But this year in Japan, the leaders were instructed to come in 'smart casual' for Saturday Nov. 13, 2010's photo, said a government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, citing department rules. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)AP - For some Pacific Rim leaders, this will surely come as a relief: No kimonos or other special attire for the annual group photo.

SKorean police arrest 4 people over G-20 protests (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 05:16 AM PST

AP - Police have arrested four people who scuffled with riot police during anti-globalization rallies ahead of this week's Group of 20 summit, a police officer said Monday.

Japanese authorities investigate boat video leak (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 05:05 AM PST

AP - Authorities launched a criminal investigation Monday into the leak of a video of a collision between Japanese coast guard vessels and a Chinese fishing boat that appeared on the Internet and raised concerns of renewed Japan-China tensions.

NATO-Afghan operation kills 15 insurgents in south (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 04:47 AM PST

Sgt. Freddia Cavasos, of Visalia, Calif., jumps over Lance Cpl. Andreas Padilla, of Los Angeles, both with India Company, 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, First Marine Division, as shots are fired at their patrol, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010 in Sangin, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)AP - Afghan and NATO forces targeted suspected insurgent strongholds in a joint operation in southern Kandahar province, killing 15 and capturing 13, an Afghan official said Monday.

Pentagon chiefs: Afghans can manage by 2014 (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 03:30 AM PST

Lance Cpl. Andreas Padilla, right, of Los Angeles, and Sgt. Freddia Cavasos, of Visalia, Calif., both with India Company, 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, First Marine Division , return fire during a patrol, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010 in Sangin, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)AP - Afghanistan should be ready to handle its own security by the year 2014, the top U.S. defense chiefs said Monday.

SKorean military on high alert ahead of G-20 (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 03:02 AM PST

South Korean special police officers patrol with their weapons near the venue for the upcoming G20 summit meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. South Korea's military is on high alert and scores of police are fanning out across Seoul as the city prepares to host the Group of 20 summit this week. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - The exchange of gunfire across the Koreas' tense border was brief, lasting just a few minutes. But it served as a stark reminder that the Korean peninsula remains a war zone as dozens of world leaders descend on Seoul this week for a global economic summit.

Clinton back on US soil after marathon Asia tour (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 02:46 AM PST

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is back on American soil after a marathon two-week trip to the Asia-Pacific during which the domestic U.S. political landscape dramatically changed.

China's future first lady already a big star (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 02:41 AM PST

In this photo taken April 10, 2007 and made available Tuesday Nov. 2, 2010, Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping performs in Luoyang in central China's Henan province. Xi is in line to take the country's top post in two years, setting up an unusual scenario: In a system where leaders' families are kept almost invisible, how will the ruling Communist Party handle a first lady who's arguably more famous than her husband? So far, the answer appears to be by making her disappear too. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - She's a glamorous singer with big hair, beloved by millions, and a major general in the People's Liberation Army to boot. He's a stiff policymaker, a suit with the bland public persona of most Chinese leaders.

Obama skips Peace Prize winners' meeting in Japan (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 01:40 AM PST

President Barack Obama answers a question during a joint news conference with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, not pictured, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama has declined an invitation to a meeting of Nobel Peace Prize winners on nuclear weapons that is taking place later this week in Hiroshima, when he will be in the country to attend a summit of Asian leaders.
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