Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Pakistan crisis talks over cabinet resignations (AFP)

Pakistan crisis talks over cabinet resignations (AFP)

Pakistan crisis talks over cabinet resignations (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:59 AM PST

Farooq Sattar (R), leader of the political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) presents a shawl to Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in Karachi in 2008. Senior leaders in Pakistan's unpopular coalition government met for crisis talks on Tuesday after its second-largest partner announced its ministers were quitting the federal cabinet.(AFP/File/Rizwan Tabassum)AFP - Senior leaders in Pakistan's unpopular coalition government met for crisis talks on Tuesday after its second-largest partner announced its ministers were quitting the federal cabinet.

China cuts rare earth export quotas, U.S. concerned (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 11:24 AM PST

A worker shovels cast-off tailings out of a channel underneath a pipeline that transports crushed mineral ore containing rare earths to a disposal dam near Xinguang Village, located on the outskirts of the city of Baotou in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in this October 31, 2010 picture. REUTERS/David GrayReuters - China announced on Tuesday it will cut its export quotas for rare earth minerals by more than 11 percent in the first half of 2011, further shrinking supplies of metals needed to make a range of high-tech products after Beijing slashed quotas for 2010.

700 NATO soldiers killed in 2010; new firefights (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 10:13 AM PST

Afghan police inspect at the site of a suicide car bomb blast in Kandahar city December 27, 2010. A suicide car bomber killed at least three Afghan police officers on Monday as they lined up outside a bank to collect their salaries in the southern city of Kandahar, authorities said. REUTERS/Ahmad Nadeem(AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)AP - A coalition patrol fought off an insurgent attack in mountainous eastern Afghanistan Tuesday, on a day when two servicemen were killed in the country's troubled south, bringing the death toll for foreign troops in the country 2010 to 700, according to an AP count.

Thailand forces 166 back to Myanmar, UNHCR chides (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:43 AM PST

Reuters - Thailand forced 166 men, women and children back into Myanmar on Saturday even though they were fleeing fighting in their villages, prompting a reprimand from the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday.

2011 decisive for US strategy in Afghanistan-Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:25 AM PST

This photo taken on October 23, 2010 shows US soldiers carrying a wounded Afghan man towards a Blackhawk helicopter in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan. The US strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda and the Taliban tripled American troops fighting in Afghanistan and doubled missile strikes in Pakistan, but hangs in the balance after a year of record violence.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - US strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda and the Taliban tripled American troops fighting in Afghanistan and doubled missile strikes in Pakistan, but ushers in a make-or-break 2011 after a year of record violence.

Legal threat hits Blackburn's new Indian owners (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 09:12 AM PST

New Blackburn Rovers owners and directors of Venky's, Balaji Rao (L) and Venkatesh Rao (R), take to the pitch before an English Premier League football match in November, 2010. Venky's, are facing a claim for more than five million dollars for allegedly reneging on a proposed joint venture deal.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - The new owners of English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers, Indian poultry firm Venky's, are facing a claim for more than five million dollars for allegedly reneging on a proposed joint venture deal.

U.S. concerned about China rare earth restraints (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 08:55 AM PST

Reuters - The U.S. Trade Representative's office is "very concerned" about China's export restraints on rare earth materials and has raised its concerns with China, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

Japan's 'Shadow Shogun' to testify over funds scandal (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 08:47 AM PST

Ichiro Ozawa, ruling Democratic Party of Japan powerbroker, listens to a question during his press conference at the parliamentarians building in Tokyo. Ozawa announced that he would attend a political ethics panel next year over a campaign finance scandal, which has seen three of his former aides indicted and has led prosecutors to raid his offices.(AFP/JIJI PRESS)AFP - A veteran powerbroker of Japan's ruling centre-left party, Ichiro Ozawa, on Tuesday said he would testify before a parliamentary ethics panel over a political funds scandal.

Nasdaq looking at new foray into Japan: report (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 08:39 AM PST

Reuters - U.S.-based Nasdaq OMX Group is looking at having a second stab at setting up a market in Japan with the Osaka Securities Exchange (8697.OS), hoping to attract investors from emerging Asian economies, domestic media reported.

Laxman, bowlers put India on top in SA Test (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 07:46 AM PST

India's Venkatsai Laxman walks back dejected after his dismissal for 96 runs on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban. Laxman made a polished 96 before India's bowlers grabbed three wickets to give their side the advantage on Tuesday.(AFP/Alexander Joe)AFP - VVS Laxman made a polished 96 before India's bowlers grabbed three wickets to give their side the advantage on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Tuesday.

India ups security in cities fearing terror attack (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 06:30 AM PST

An Indian policeman stands guard as a city bus passes by, in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. India's Home Ministry has issued a countrywide alert after receiving information of a potential terror strike by a Pakistan-based militant group, an official said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)AP - India increased security in major cities across the country Tuesday after receiving information that a Pakistan-based militant group was planning an attack over New Year's weekend.

Pakistan govt in turmoil as party to quit Cabinet (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 04:42 AM PST

AP - A key party in Pakistan's ruling coalition said it would quit the cabinet on Tuesday, threatening the stability of the country's already shaky U.S.-allied government.

Intel: 3 suspected US strikes kill 17 in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 04:30 AM PST

A US 'Predator' drone passes overhead at a forward operating base near Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2009. A US missile strike targeting two militant compounds Tuesday killed five rebels in Pakistan's restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan, local security officials said.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AP - Three suspected U.S. missile strikes targeting a militant-riddled tribal region near the Afghan border killed 17 people Tuesday, including at least two who were retrieving bodies from the first attack, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

(AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 04:14 AM PST

AP - Pakistani intel officials say third suspected US missile strike in tribal area kills 9.

US man jumps to death in Manila after drug arrest (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 02:52 AM PST

AP - A U.S. Navy officer jumped to his death at Manila's airport after he was arrested with what was thought to be cocaine, Philippine officials said Tuesday, but tests later showed the white powder wasn't an illegal drug.

Chinese investigative reporter dies after attack (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 02:39 AM PST

AP - A Chinese journalist died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a gang beating that some say was linked to his investigative work, a colleague at his newspaper said.

China builds Sichuan earthquake museum (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 01:46 AM PST

AP - Chinese state media says construction has begun on a museum commemorating the nearly 90,000 people who died during a 2008 earthquake.

Official: 580 Chinese fugitives in other countries (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 12:19 AM PST

AP - Nearly 600 fugitives involved with economic crimes such as fraud and embezzlement have fled China and are hiding in other countries, a top security official said.

China moving toward deploying anti-carrier missile (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2010 12:14 AM PST

AP - China is moving closer to deploying a ballistic missile designed to sink an aircraft carrier, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Command said in newspaper interview published Tuesday.

SKorean activists rally against NKorean shelling (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 11:10 PM PST

Anti-North Korea protesters burn pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, left, and his youngest son Kim Jong Un, right, during a rally in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. North Korea could fire missiles at South Korea next year, analysts predicted Monday, as the isolated North's hostility toward the outside world deepens while it undergoes a hereditary transfer of power. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - Dozens of South Korean activists are rallying against North Korea, burning a flag and photos of the North's leaders to protest a deadly artillery attack.
Posted by Harshad at 11:28 AM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)