Thursday, April 7, 2011

Indian firm to halt sale of execution drug to US (AFP)

Indian firm to halt sale of execution drug to US (AFP)

Indian firm to halt sale of execution drug to US (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 11:03 AM PDT

Indian pharmaceutical company Kayem has vowed to stop supplying US prison authorities with a key drug used in the execution of death row prisoners, its managing director said on Thursday.(Kayem Pharmaceutical)AFP - An Indian pharmaceutical company has vowed to stop supplying US prison authorities with a key drug used in the execution of death row prisoners, its managing director said on Thursday.

NATO denies Al-Qaeda reviving in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 11:03 AM PDT

Afghan National Army soldiers stand on top of a blast wall trying to get mobile phone coverage at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Delaram on April 6. The NATO-led force in Afghanistan on Thursday denied a report that Al-Qaeda was staging a comeback in Afghanistan, saying the militants remained under pressure in the country's east.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - The NATO-led force in Afghanistan on Thursday denied a report that Al-Qaeda was staging a comeback in Afghanistan, saying the militants remained under pressure in the country's east.

Japan disaster zone hit by new powerful quake (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Tsunami survivors walk along the shore protection blocks in Sendai in Miyagi prefecture. A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake late on Thursday hit the same area of Japan that was ravaged by disaster a month ago, seismologists said, prompting a local tsunami alert that was later cancelled.(AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba)AFP - A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake late on Thursday hit the same area of Japan that was ravaged by disaster a month ago, seismologists said, prompting a local tsunami alert.

Few signs of life in Japan nuclear evacuation zone (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:49 AM PDT

An empty street runs through the deserted town of Minami Soma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, inside the evacuation zone, established for the 20 kilometer radius around the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear reactors Thursday, April 7, 2011. Hundreds of Japanese police and soldiers were mobilized Thursday to begin their first major search operation inside the evacuation zone. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - The Odaka neighborhood seems frozen in time since it was abandoned after the tsunami nearly a month ago: Doors were left hanging open and bicycles were abandoned. A lone taxi sits in front of the train station. Mud-caked dogs roam empty streets, their barking and the cawing of crows the only sounds.

Six die as Afghan ambulance bomb targets police (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:47 AM PDT

Smoke billows as Afghan security personal stand guard outside a police training centre near Kandahar. Six Afghan security personnel were killed Thursday as Taliban gunmen detonated a bomb hidden in an ambulance amid an attack on a police centre near the key southern city of Kandahar.(AFP)AFP - Six Afghan security personnel were killed Thursday as Taliban gunmen detonated a bomb hidden in an ambulance amid an attack on a police centre near the key southern city of Kandahar.

Major aftershock shakes Japan's ruined northeast coast (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:38 AM PDT

Greenpeace radiation team experts Rianne Teule checks crops for contamination at a garden in Fukushima City, 60 km (37 miles) from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant April 6, 2011. REUTERS/Christian Aslund/GreenpeaceReuters - A major aftershock rocked northeast Japan on Thursday and a tsunami warning was issued for the coast devastated by last month's massive quake and tsunami that crippled a nuclear power plant.

Seven dead as Philippine rebel resists arrest: police (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Philippine policemen patrol the southern island of Mindanao on April 3. Seven people were killed including a Philippine Muslim rebel on Thursday during a firefight with soldiers and police, officials said.(AFP/File)AFP - Seven people were killed including a Philippine Muslim rebel on Thursday during a firefight with soldiers and police, officials said.

Hunger strike focuses anger on Indian corruption (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:30 AM PDT

Indian social activist Anna Hazare smiles during his hunger strike against corruption, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, April 7, 2011. Hazare began his hunger strike Tuesday demanding for a stronger anti-graft bill which he says will prevent corruption in both the politics and bureaucracy of the world's second most populated nation. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)AP - A 73-year-old Indian activist harnessing the tactics of Mohandas K. Gandhi has galvanized public anger at rampant corruption with a high-profile hunger strike demanding the government adopt immediate reforms.

Another strong quake rattles tsunami-ravaged Japan (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:19 AM PDT

Members of a Japanese rescue team listen for news Friday, April 8, 2011 in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck offshore, late Thursday. The quake hit about 11:30 p.m. Thursday Japan time. It has rattled nerves nearly a month after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that flattened the northeastern coast. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - A magnitude-7.4 aftershock rattled Japan on Thursday night, knocking out power across a large swath of the northern part of the country nearly a month after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that flattened the northeastern coast.

Seafood radiation strikes Japan's culinary heart (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 09:40 AM PDT

Local brokers bid for fish to take to market in Tokyo at the Hirakata fish market in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki prefecture on April 6. The discovery of radiation in seafood has hit Japan right in its culinary heart, as the nation that brought sushi to the world contemplates having to change thousand-year-old eating habits.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - The discovery of radiation in seafood has hit Japan right in its culinary heart, as the nation that brought sushi to the world contemplates having to change thousand-year-old eating habits.

North Korea parliament praises progress on economy (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 08:44 AM PDT

In this undated photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo April 6, 2011, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center, along with his son Kim Jong Un, second right, visit a factory in Jagang Province, North Korea. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) JAPAN OUT UNTIL 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSIONAP - North Korea's parliament praised progress in building the economy and approved a handful of government appointments Thursday but state media made no mention of a major promotion for the son of leader Kim Jong Il.

Cambodia fishermen save tourists off capsized boat (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 06:57 AM PDT

AP - Cambodian police say fishermen rescued 92 foreign tourists whose boat capsized, apparently after drunken passengers started dancing and made the boat unstable.

Suicide attack kills 6 Afghan forces (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 06:44 AM PDT

Smoke billows from a police compound after it was attacked by insurgents in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, April 7, 2011. Insurgent suicide bombers and gunmen stormed an Afghan police compound Thursday, setting off explosions and firing assault rifles in a coordinated attack that killed six members of the Afghan security forces.(AP Photo/Khalid Sial)AP - Suicide bombers and gunmen stormed a police compound in southern Afghanistan Thursday, opening fire and setting off explosions in a coordinated attack that killed six Afghan security forces.

Pakistan rejects US assessment of its terror fight (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:55 AM PDT

Pakistani officials visit the site of bombing in Quetta, Pakistan on Thursday, April 7, 2011. A suicide car bomber targeted the residence of a senior police officer killing his guard and wounding eight others, police said. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)AP - Pakistan on Thursday rejected a White House report that criticized its efforts to defeat militants along the Afghan border, another sign of the uneasy nature of the Washington-Islamabad counterterrorism alliance.

Kyrgyzstan remembers 2010 uprising victims (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:54 AM PDT

AP - Memorial ceremonies were held across Kyrgyzstan on Thursday to mark the first anniversary of a bloody uprising that led to the ouster of the Central Asian nation's authoritarian leader.

China says famed artist faces economic charges (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:53 AM PDT

Human rights protesters hold a rally, carrying the picture of Ai Weiwei, one of its most famous contemporary Chinese artists with Chinese written 'Release Ai Weiwei' outside the China Liaison Office in Hong Kong Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Chinese police called more people in for questioning Tuesday as they expanded their investigation into avant-garde artist Ai Weiwei, who has not been heard from since being taken into custody over the weekend, friends said. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)AP - China confirmed Thursday that it has detained a renowned artist who had been missing for four days but insisted his case involves "economic crimes" and not human rights.

Filipino drug mule suspect arrested in Indonesia (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:12 AM PDT

AP - Indonesian authorities have arrested a Filipino woman who allegedly attempted to smuggle heroin at a Central Java airport. The arrest came days after China executed three drug traffickers from the Philippines.

Japan disaster complicates moves to clean energy (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 04:35 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 1, 2011 file photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co., workers for the company experimentally spray adhesive synthetic resin over the ground at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okumamachi, northeastern Japan. TEPCO expects the resin spraying to prevent dust exposed to radiation materials from spreading out of the premises. Worldwide calls to curb nuclear power amid Japan's plant crisis could be bad news for the environment unless nations finally go all-out to tap wind, solar and other clean, renewable energy, climate change negotiators and activists say. (AP Photo/Tokyo Electric Power Co., File) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Worldwide calls to curb nuclear power amid Japan's plant crisis could be bad news for the fight against global warming — unless nations finally go all-out to tap wind, solar and other clean, renewable energy, climate change negotiators and activists say.

Some SKorean schools shut amid radiation fears (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 04:09 AM PDT

South Korean students holding umbrellas wait their friends to go to homes amid fears that the rain may contain radioactive materials from the crippled nuclear reactors in Japan at Midong elementary school in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 7, 2011. More than 100 South Korean schools have canceled or shortened classes over the fears. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - More than 100 South Korean schools have canceled or shortened classes over fears that rain falling across the country may include radiation from Japan's stricken nuclear plant.

Vietnam detains 2 prominent dissidents (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 03:51 AM PDT

AP - Vietnam has detained two prominent pro-democracy activists who appeared outside a courthouse in support of another dissident who was being tried.
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