Thursday, February 24, 2011

LinkedIn site disrupted in protest-wary China (Reuters)

LinkedIn site disrupted in protest-wary China (Reuters)

LinkedIn site disrupted in protest-wary China (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 10:53 AM PST

Reuters - Access to the networking site LinkedIn was disrupted in China on Thursday, following online calls on other sites for gatherings inspired by protests against authoritarian regimes across the Middle East.

UN council highlights E. Timor police 'credibility' concerns (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 10:37 AM PST

Members of East Timor's national police force undergo training conducted by the Portuguese national guard under the auspices of the United Nations in Dili in 2010. The UN Security Council on Thursday called on East Timor to take action to strengthen the AFP - The UN Security Council on Thursday called on East Timor to take action to strengthen the "credibility" of its police force as it extended the stay of the UN mission in the fledgling Asian nation.

Afghan officials say NATO killed 62 civilians (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 10:16 AM PST

A wounded Afghan child receives treatment at a hospital in Kunar province on February 21. A recent NATO air strike in an eastern Afghanistan valley killed at least 62 civilians including women and children, an Afghan government investigation said Thursday.(AFP/File)AFP - A recent NATO air strike in an eastern Afghanistan valley killed at least 62 civilians including women and children, an Afghan government investigation said Thursday.

Sarah Palin Seeks Foreign Policy Credibility Through India Visit (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:55 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will be taking a trip to India in March according to Politico. She will be the closing keynote speaker at a huge event called the India Today Conclave in New Delhi. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh starts the two-day conference which includes Indian political leaders, entertainers and business people. Palin is the only American political figure who will be attending.

Hope dims for survivors of New Zealand quake (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:52 AM PST

Rescuers work amid the smoking ruins of the CTV building where 48 students and staff, including scores of Asian students, are feared buried in Christchurch. Rescuers refused to give up the hunt for quake survivors Thursday, despite hope fading for hundreds feared trapped two days after a disaster that has killed nearly 100.(AFP/Marty Melville)AFP - New Zealand rescuers refused to give up the hunt for quake survivors Thursday, despite hope fading for hundreds feared trapped two days after a disaster that has killed nearly 100.

US drone kills three in NW Pakistan: officials (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:34 AM PST

A map locating Datta Khel. A US drone strike in a Pakistani tribal area Thursday killed at least three militants, security officials said.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - A US drone strike in a Pakistani tribal area Thursday killed at least three militants, security officials said.

Afghan suicide blast kills agent, wounds 26 (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:30 AM PST

US soldiers at a camp located in Spin Boldak close to the Pakistan border in 2009. A suicide car bomb attack killed an intelligence agent and wounded 26 other people in an Afghan town on the Pakistan border Thursday, officials said, in the latest in a wave of blasts.(AFP/File/Romeo Gacad)AFP - A suicide car bomb attack killed an intelligence agent and wounded 26 other people in an Afghan town on the Pakistan border Thursday, officials said, in the latest in a wave of blasts.

Robot marathon kicks off in Japan (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:18 AM PST

This handout photo taken by Japanese robot venture Vstone shows a humanoid robot named AFP - The world's first full-length marathon for two-legged robots kicked off in Japan on Thursday, with the toy-sized humanoids were due to run 42.195 kilometres (26 miles) over four days.

South Africa crush West Indies in style (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:09 AM PST

South African cricketer Imran Tahir bowls against the West Indies during their match at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi . Tahir snared four wickets and AB de Villiers struck 107 not out as South Africa coasted to a seven-wicket win.(AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - Debutant leg-spinner Imran Tahir snared four wickets and AB de Villiers struck 107 not out as South Africa coasted to a seven-wicket win over the West Indies in the World Cup on Thursday.

S.Korea's top mobile operator to sell iPhone4 (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:03 AM PST

A woman passes in front of an advertisement for SK Telecom in Seoul. South Korea's top mobile operator will start selling the iPhone next month, a report said Thursday, in a break from Apple's practice of selling the smartphones via a single distributor in each major market.(AFP/File/Park Ji-Hwan)AFP - SK Telecom, South Korea's top mobile operator, will start selling the iPhone next month, a report said Thursday, in a break from Apple's practice of selling the smartphones via a single distributor in each major market.

Pakistani officials: US missiles kill 6 in NW (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 07:22 AM PST

A map locating Spin Boldak in Afghanistan. A suicide car bomb attack killed an intelligence agent and wounded 26 other people in an Afghan town on the Pakistan border Thursday, officials said, in the latest in a wave of blasts.(AFP/Graphic)AP - Suspected U.S. missiles hit a house and car in a village in northwest Pakistan close to the Afghan border Thursday, killing at least six people, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

(AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 06:47 AM PST

AP - Pakistani intelligence officials say 4 killed in US missile attack close to the Afghan border.

Thai prime minister admits he's also British (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 05:57 AM PST

AP - Thailand's prime minister has a confession to make: He is also British.

World's first robot marathon kicks off in Japan (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 05:05 AM PST

Robot 'Roovie-PC' of Team Vstone, center, leads a race during the world's first full marathon for robots in Osaka, western Japan, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Participating five robots must complete 422 laps around a 110-yard (100-meter) indoor racetrack to cover 26 miles (42 kilometers). Survivors of the nonstop race — except for battery changes and repairs — are expected to hit the finish line on Feb. 27, when their human counterparts run in the popular Tokyo marathon. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - The world's first robot marathon is under way in western Japan, with five two-legged participants racing on an indoor track.

Elephant tramples tourist to death in Thailand (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 04:32 AM PST

AP - Police in Thailand say an elephant trampled a Swiss tourist to death during what was supposed to be a peaceful ride through the jungle in the south of the tropical country.

Indonesian cleric denies terrorism charges (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 02:21 AM PST

Radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, center, speaks to the media from behind bars of a holding cell before the start of his trial at a district court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Indonesia's best-known radical Islamic cleric Bashir denied charges Thursday he helped set up a new terrorist cell and training camp that was preparing a series of high-profile assassinations and attacks on Western hotels and embassies. (AP Photo/Irwin Fedriansyah)AP - A radical Islamic cleric on trial in Indonesia defended violence against nonbelievers Thursday but denied charges he led a terrorist cell that was allegedly preparing high-profile assassinations and attacks on Western hotels and embassies.

Suicide bomber kills Afghan intelligence officer (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 02:04 AM PST

At the close of funeral ceremonies for Army Spc. Sean R. Cutsforth in Arlington National Cemetery, his father, Robert H. Cutsforth, left, of Gainesville, Va., walks away as Ashley Cutsforth, his widow, sits alone, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011, in Arlington, Va. Spc. Cutsforth, 22, of Radford, Va., died December 15, 2010, during a firefight in Afghanistan while on duty with 187th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - A suicide bomber blew himself up Thursday in southern Afghanistan, killing one Afghan intelligence service officer and wounding more than two dozen other people.

Marcos victims in Philippines to get compensation (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 12:40 AM PST

American lawayer Robert Swift, center, lead counsel in the class action on torture, summary execution and disappearances against the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, join hands with Filipino lawyers, from left, Rod Domingo, Rene Saguisag, Swift, Ruben Fruto, partly hidden, and Loretta Ann Rosales, chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights, after a press conference Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 in Manila's financial district of Makati, Philippines. Lawyers for victims of human rights violations under Marcos say more than 7,500 of them will receive compensation starting next week, 25 years after his ouster in a 'people power' revolt. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)AP - About 7,500 victims of human rights abuses during late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos' regime will receive compensation for their suffering starting next week, 25 years after a peaceful revolt forced Marcos into exile in Hawaii, their lawyers said Thursday.

Cambodian mother and baby die from bird flu (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:14 PM PST

AP - Health officials say a Cambodian mother and her 11-month-old son died from bird flu after preparing and eating meat contaminated by the deadly H5N1 virus.

Philippines: Marcos' victims to get compensation (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 10:49 PM PST

AP - Lawyers for victims of human rights violations under Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos say more than 7,500 of them will receive compensation starting next week, 25 years after his ouster in a "people power" revolt.
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