Saturday, December 4, 2010

England trump Samoa to win Dubai sevens (AFP)

England trump Samoa to win Dubai sevens (AFP)

England trump Samoa to win Dubai sevens (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 10:47 AM PST

England's players celebrate after beating Samoa in their Dubai Rugby Sevens final match in the Gulf emirate. England produced two late tries to trump Samoa 29-21 and win the Dubai sevens on Saturday, the first tournament of the eight-leg IRB Sevens World Series.(AFP/Marwan Naamani)AFP - England produced two late tries to trump Samoa 29-21 and win the Dubai sevens on Saturday, the first tournament of the eight-leg IRB Sevens World Series.

Obama hails 'win-win' US-S.Korea trade deal (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 10:31 AM PST

US President Barack Obama said Saturday a sweeping US-South Korean free trade agreement that broke through a three-year deadlock was a AFP - President Barack Obama said Saturday a sweeping US-South Korean free trade agreement that broke through a three-year deadlock was a "win-win" for both countries.

Obama says SKorean trade deal will help US economy (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 09:55 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama says the newly sealed free trade deal with South Korea is a big victory for American farmers and ranchers, the aerospace and electronics industries, and U.S. automakers.

Afghan minister: WikiLeaks hurt US-Afghan ties (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 09:35 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures during a joint press conference with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, unseen, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, Dec 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - A leaked diplomatic cable has undermined the U.S. ambassador's relationships with key Afghan ministers at a time when ties between the two nations are already strained, a top adviser to President Hamid Karzai said Saturday.

US fights to open school in Taliban area (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 09:27 AM PST

In this photograph taken Sept. 10, 2010, Afghan soldiers eat a meal at their outpost beside the Pir Mohammed school, in Zhari district, Kandahar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Over the last six months, U.S. troops have wrested the school away from insurgents. They've hired Afghan contractors to rebuild it, and lost blood defending it. But the tiny school has yet to open, and nobody's quite sure when it will. (AP Photo/Adil Bradlow)AP - Over the last six months, U.S. troops have wrested the school away from insurgents. They've hired Afghan contractors to rebuild it, and lost blood defending it.

Afghanistan win the Intercontinental Cup (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 09:16 AM PST

Afghanistan batsman Karim Khan Sadeq plays a shot in November 2010. Afghanistan won the ICC Intercontinental Cup here on Saturday by defeating holders Scotland in the final.(AFP/File/Saeed Khan)AFP - Afghanistan won the ICC Intercontinental Cup here on Saturday by defeating holders Scotland in the final.

7 Afghan demining experts released by captors (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 08:37 AM PST

Postcards are pictured in a shop at the German armed forces Bundeswehr camp Marmal in Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, December 4, 2010. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT)AP - Seven Afghan demining experts have been released, two days after kidnappers ambushed them near the Pakistan border, the border police commander for eastern Afghanistan said Saturday.

Obama to push for South Korea trade approval (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 08:30 AM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday was expected to start building the case for approval of a free-trade agreement with South Korea that he says would boost U.S. annual exports of automobile, agricultural products and other goods and services by $11 billion.

Pakistan military says its supports government (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 08:05 AM PST

AP - Pakistan's military supports the country's civilian government, the army spokesman said Saturday in an apparent response to leaked U.S. diplomatic cables that show the country's top general had considered removing the president from power.

Cricketer Salman Butt's lawyer hits out at ICC official (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 06:45 AM PST

Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt walks back to the pavilion following his dismissal during a match against Sri Lanka in 2009. The lawyer for the suspended former Pakistan captain has lashed out at a top cricket official who said he would be AFP - The lawyer for suspended former Pakistan captain Salman Butt on Saturday lashed out at a top cricket official who said he would be "disappointed" if players in a spot-fixing case were acquitted.

Pakistanis return to tribal area after offensive (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:58 AM PST

AP - A handful of families returned to their homes in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region Saturday for the first time since a government offensive to clear the area of militants sent them fleeing more than a year ago.

Philippine leader says media ruining his love life (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:08 AM PST

FILE - In this May 7, 2010, file photo then-Presidential candidate Sen. Benigno Aquino III and his girlfriend Shalani Soledad raise their hands following his speech before thousands of supporters on his last campaign rally at Manila's Quezon city, in the Philippines. The Philippines' bachelor president has appealed for privacy, saying journalists' prying eyes are ruining his love life. Aquino III has been linked to several women after he broke up with girlfriend Shalani Soledad in October. One was his stylist. On Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, The Philippine Star had a front page picture of him with a stockbroker said to be his new romantic interest. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)AP - The Philippines' bachelor president has appealed for privacy, saying journalists' prying eyes are ruining his love life.

South Korea again vows retaliation against NKorea (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:07 AM PST

CORRECTS MONTH - Newly appointed Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin salutes during his inauguration ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - South Korea's new defense minister took office Saturday and vowed a strong military response that would force rival North Korea to surrender if it attacks the South again.

(AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 03:37 AM PST

AP - Afghan finance minister denies WikiLeaks claims and warns they will hurt US-Afghan relations.

Mongolian activist's son: China police took mother (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 01:31 AM PST

AP - Chinese police detained the wife of the co-founder of a Mongolian separatist movement and raided the family bookstore just days before the activist is to be released from 15 years in prison, his son said Saturday.

Pakistani minister condemns threat to Christian (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 11:05 PM PST

Supporters of Pakistani religious parties rally against Christian woman Asia Bibi in Multan, Pakistan on Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. Pakistan's president will not immediately pardon the Christian woman sentenced to die for insulting Islam but may do so later if an appeals court delays her case too long, an official said. Placard reads 'we are ready to die for the sanctity of Prophet.' (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)AP - Pakistan's minister for minorities has condemned a hard-line cleric for offering cash to anyone who kills a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy against Islam.

Obama, troops cheer each other in Afghan visit (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 10:08 PM PST

President Barack Obama greets troops at a rally during an unannounced visit at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - In a rousing holiday-season visit, President Barack Obama on Friday told cheering U.S. troops in Afghanistan they're succeeding in their vital mission fighting terrorism. But after he flew in secrecy for 13 hours to get here, foul weather kept him from nearby Kabul and a meeting to address frayed relations with Afghan President Hamid Karzai
Posted by Harshad at 11:12 AM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)