Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Turkey, Malaysia seek 'strategic' ties, sign deals (AFP)

Turkey, Malaysia seek 'strategic' ties, sign deals (AFP)

Turkey, Malaysia seek 'strategic' ties, sign deals (AFP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:29 AM PST

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (R) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan review the guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony in Ankara. Turkey and Malaysia said Tuesday they would pursue a AFP - Turkey and Malaysia said Tuesday they would pursue a "strategic" relationship as they signed several accords, among them a $600 million deal for armoured vehicles production.

England squeak home after Dutch scare (AFP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:24 AM PST

England captain Andrew Strauss plays a shot as Netherlands wicketkeeper Wesley Barresi ducks during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Group B match at The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur, central India, on February 22, 2011. England beat the Netherlands by six wickets with just eight balls to spare.(AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - The Netherlands' Ryan ten Doeschate scored a dazzling World Cup century against ragged England Tuesday but the three-times finalists fought back to win a nervy game.

Afghan peace council seeks Guantanamo visit (AFP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:04 AM PST

A group of detainees kneels during an early morning Islamic prayer in their camp at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 2009. Afghanistan's High Council For Peace wants to send a delegation to secure the release of Taliban prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay prison as part of reconciliation efforts, one of its members said Tuesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/John Moore)AFP - Afghanistan's High Council For Peace wants to send a delegation to secure the release of Taliban prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay prison as part of reconciliation efforts, one of its members said Tuesday.

Tensions rise over Afghan civilian deaths (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:01 AM PST

Soldiers stand at coffins holding the bodies of their comrades killed in Afghanistan on February 18, during a ceremony at Nuremberg airport, February 22, 2011. REUTERS/Handout/Bundeswehr/Dana Kazda (GERMANY - Tags: MILITARY OBITUARY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSAP - An investigation into claims that international troops killed scores of civilians in northeast Afghanistan escalated into a feud Tuesday between President Hamid Karzai and senior U.S. military officials who cited a report that Afghan parents have been known to discipline children by burning their hands and feet.

Dozens trapped by New Zealand quake that killed 65 (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:23 AM PST

People look at a damaged church after a powerful earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, Feb, 22, 2011. The 6.3-magnitude quake collapsed buildings and is sending rescuers scrambling to help trapped people amid reports of multiple deaths. (AP Photo/Layton Duncan)AP - Office workers trapped under their collapsed buildings sent messages to the outside as rescuers with dogs scrambled to save them and dozens of others following a powerful earthquake that killed at least 65 in one of New Zealand's largest cities.

Cricket: Error-strewn England trump Ten Doeschate (AFP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:21 AM PST

England captain Andrew Strauss plays a shot as Netherlands wicketkeeper Wesley Barresi ducks during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Group B match at The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur, central India, on February 22, 2011. England beat the Netherlands by six wickets with just eight balls to spare.(AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - Error-hit England survived a huge scare to get their World Cup bid off to a winning start with a six-wicket victory over the Netherlands Tuesday despite Ryan ten Doeschate's all-round heroics.

Japan ruling party suspends 'Shadow Shogun' (AFP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:00 AM PST

Former Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leader Ichiro Ozawa (L) leaves the DPJ headquarters after a meeting of the party's ethics committee in Tokyo. A split in Japan's centre-left ruling party deepened Tuesday as it suspended the membership of the premier's key rival, Ozawa, who faces charges over a funding scandal.(AFP/Jiji Press)AFP - A split in Japan's centre-left ruling party deepened Tuesday as it suspended the membership of the premier's key rival, faction boss Ichiro Ozawa, who faces charges over a funding scandal.

CIA employee case strains Pakistani government (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:47 AM PST

Women supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chant slogans during a rally against an American embassy worker Raymond Davis who shot dead two Pakistanis, in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. U.S.-Pakistan tensions are high over the killing of two Pakistanis by an American embassy worker. The U.S. says Davis, was acting in self-defense against robbers and qualifies for diplomatic immunity. But Pakistani authorities have refused to release Davis since the Jan. 27 shooting. The placard in center reads, 'Pakistani courts should punished killer Raymond Davis'. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - The fallout from the fatal shooting of two Pakistanis by an American CIA employee could prove to be the gravest threat yet to the survival of the weak, U.S.-allied Pakistani government, which has struggled to balance pressure from Washington to free the man with domestic desires to punish him.

Five-fold jump in profit for India's Ranbaxy (AFP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 07:57 AM PST

Indian laboratory researchers conduct tests at the Ranbaxy Laboratories in Bombay in 2003. Leading Indian drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories reported Tuesday a near five-fold jump in full-year net profit as demand for generic drugs overseas improved.(AFP/File/Sebastian D'souza)AFP - Leading Indian drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories reported Tuesday a near five-fold jump in full-year net profit as demand for generic drugs overseas improved.

Quake kills 65 in New Zealand's 'darkest day' (AFP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 07:55 AM PST

A heavily damaged building is seen in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on February 22, 2011. A powerful earth tremor has killed at least 65 people in New Zealand's second city, crushing buildings and vehicles and leaving dozens trapped and screaming for help.(AFP/Shaz Davis)AFP - Rescuers searched through the night for survivors after a powerful quake killed at least 65 people in New Zealand's second city Christchurch on Tuesday, crushing buildings and vehicles.

Tourists stay away from storm-battered Queensland (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:14 AM PST

In this Friday, Feb. 18, 2011 photo, hostel owner Robert Smith poses at the roof-top garden at the Jackaroo Hostel in Sydney's Kings Cross. Guests have extended their stays, sometimes for weeks, due to changes in plans for Queensland trips, and the hostel has been turning away up to 15 guests per day, Smith said, following Queensland state suffering deadly flooding and a massive cyclone. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)AP - Dream holiday destination Queensland has a new nightmare. The flood waters have receded, the cyclone's fury is long spent — the welcome mat is out again. But tourists are staying away in droves.

US woman testifies at her Hong Kong murder retrial (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 03:21 AM PST

AP - An American woman accused of drugging and bashing her husband to death in Hong Kong seven years ago testified at her retrial Tuesday that he physically and sexually abused her as their marriage deteriorated.

ASEAN to send monitors to Thai-Cambodia border (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:45 AM PST

In this Feb. 8, 2011 photo, a Cambodian soldier, right, stands near Cambodia's famed Preah Vihear temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Preah Vihear province, about 245 kilometers (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodian. Southeast Asian foreign ministers on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, are holding emergency talks about a deadly border dispute that broke out between Cambodia and Thailand near an 11th century temple. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)AP - Military observers will be sent to the Thai-Cambodian border to enforce an unofficial cease-fire in place since deadly clashes erupted near a disputed 11th century temple, Southeast Asian foreign ministers said Tuesday after emergency talks.

Battling US for huge deal, Eurofighter woos Japan (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:41 AM PST

In this Feb. 11, 2011 file photo released by the U.S. Navy, a variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C, conducts a test flight over the Chesapeake Bay. In a deal that could be worth billions of dollars and determine one of the primary fighter jets in Asia for decades to come, European aircraft makers are trying to convince Japan to do something it has never done before — snub America. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin, FILE)AP - In a deal that could be worth billions of dollars and determine one of the primary fighter jets in Asia for decades to come, European aircraft makers are trying to convince Japan to do something it has never done before — snub America.

Afghan peace delegation headed to Gitmo for talks (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:29 AM PST

An elderly Afghan man carry fire wood as he climbs back to his home in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb, 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)AP - Afghanistan's peace council will send a delegation to the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay to discuss the possible release of Taliban detainees as a goodwill gesture to boost reconciliation talks with insurgents.

NZ earthquake causes ice to break off glacier (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:16 AM PST

A group of people travel with Glacier Explorers to see one of the many icebergs that caved into Tasman Lake as a result of the 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The quake hit at the height of a busy workday, toppling tall buildings and churches, crushing buses and killing dozens of people in one of the country's worst natural disasters. (AP Photo/NZPA, Denis Callesen) NEW ZEALAND OUT, NO ARCHIVES, NO SALESAP - The earthquake that struck Christchurch has caused some 30 million tons of ice to break off from New Zealand's biggest glacier.

Beijing says most Chinese want political stability (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:14 AM PST

AP - The Foreign Ministry in Beijing has refused to comment directly on calls for a so-called 'Jasmine Revolution' in China but said nothing could shake the majority's desire for political stability and harmony.

India finds 31 guilty in deadly 2002 train burning (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:43 AM PST

AP - A court investigating one of India's worst outbursts of communal violence Tuesday found 31 Muslims guilty of setting fire to a train in which 60 Hindus were killed nine years ago.

China urges Libya to restore social stability (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:30 AM PST

AP - China's Foreign Ministry says it is worried about Chinese citizens and businesses in Libya and hopes the country can restore social stability as soon as possible.

Libyan Embassy in Malaysia condemns 'massacre' (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:38 PM PST

AP - The Libyan Embassy in Malaysia is distancing itself from Moammar Gadhafi's regime, and has condemned the "barbaric" killing of civilians protesting against him.
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