Friday, April 22, 2011

Kurdish protests calm down in southeast Turkey (AFP)

Kurdish protests calm down in southeast Turkey (AFP)

Kurdish protests calm down in southeast Turkey (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:38 AM PDT

Turkish riot police arrest a protestor at the entrance of the Bosphorus Bridge. Protests by Turkey's Kurds that had turned violent calmed down on Friday after the electoral board reversed a previous decision to disqualify several prominent Kurds from June polls.(AFP/Bulent Kilic)AFP - Protests by Turkey's Kurds that had turned violent calmed down on Friday after the electoral board reversed a previous decision to disqualify several prominent Kurds from June polls.

India's Modi ignored Muslim killings: report (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:33 AM PDT

A senior Indian police officer has accused Gujarat state chief minister Narendra Modi, pictured here on March 2011, of complicity in the massacre of Muslims during riots which swept the state in 2002, a report said Friday.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)AFP - A senior Indian police officer has accused Gujarat state chief minister Narendra Modi of complicity in the massacre of Muslims during riots which swept the state in 2002, a report said Friday.

Bomb kills four Afghan border police (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:27 AM PDT

Afghan men stand over the dead body of a man, killed in a NATO air strike, at a hospital in Khost province. Four border policemen were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan which also left two others wounded, officials said Friday.(AFP)AFP - Four border policemen were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan which also left two others wounded, officials said Friday.

India raises security concerns with Nepal (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:21 AM PDT

Nepalese police use tear gas to dispel crowds of protesters following clashes between Maoist supporters and police in Kathmandu in 2010. India's foreign minister on Friday urged Nepal to provide better protection to Indian diplomats as he wound up a three-day visit to the Himalayan nation.(AFP/File/Prakash Mathema)AFP - India's foreign minister on Friday urged Nepal to provide better protection to Indian diplomats as he wound up a three-day visit to the Himalayan nation.

Activists abandon oil rig after drilling protest (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:18 AM PDT

In this photo dated Friday, April 22, 2011 provided by Greenpeace, activists climb aboard the oil rig Leiv Eiriksson to prevent its departure for Greenland to begin drilling in the Arctic, in the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul, Turkey. The environmental group said Friday activists used speedboats to intercept and climb aboard the Leiv Eiriksson as it left Istanbul and were prepared to occupy the rig for days. (AP Photo/Greenpeace, HO) NO SALESAP - Greenpeace activists climbed aboard a huge oil rig off Istanbul on Friday in a bid to prevent it from reaching Greenland to begin deep-water drilling in the Arctic, but later abandoned their protest because of bad weather.

Gayle century fires Bangalore to win over Kolkata (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:17 AM PDT

Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Chris Gayle celebrates scoring a century during their IPL Twenty20 match against Kolkata Knight Riders at The Eden Garden Stadium in Kolkata. Gayle hammered an unbeaten 102 off just 55 balls to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to a nine-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday.(AFP)AFP - Chris Gayle hammered an unbeaten 102 off just 55 balls to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to a nine-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday.

US drone kills 23 after Taliban attack in Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:10 AM PDT

A Pakistani tribesman watching an alleged hideout of insurgents being blown up during a military operation near Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan in 2006. A US drone strike targeting Taliban in northwest Pakistan has killed 23 people including three civilians, officials said, after 16 security forces died in an insurgent attack.(AFP/File/Thir Khan)AFP - A US drone strike targeting Taliban in northwest Pakistan killed 23 people including three civilians on Friday, officials said, after 16 security forces died in an insurgent attack.

Japan announces $49 bn dollar quake budget (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:08 AM PDT

Workers clear away tsunami debris with heavy machines in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. Japan on Friday announced a $49 billion budget to help fund reconstruction after last month's earthquake and tsunami as Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the country was facing a AFP - Japan on Friday announced a $49 billion budget to help fund reconstruction after last month's earthquake and tsunami as Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the country was facing a "crisis within a crisis".

China accuses restive Tibetan monks of lewd actions (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:59 AM PDT

A Tibetan Buddhist temple is seen in Beijing 2010. Chinese authorities have accused monks at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of using prostitutes, getting drunk and gambling, state media said Friday, amid a security crackdown sparked by unrest there.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Chinese authorities have accused monks at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of using prostitutes, getting drunk and gambling, state media said Friday, amid a security crackdown sparked by unrest there.

Bollywood tribute to screen at Cannes: organisers (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:42 AM PDT

Indian dancers of Bollywood Show perform in 2009. A film celebrating the history of India's musical cinema, AFP - A film celebrating the history of India's musical cinema, "Bollywood -- the greatest love story ever told", will be screened at this year's Cannes Film Festival, organisers said on Friday.

NATO: Key figure from Qaida-linked group captured (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:38 AM PDT

Afghan boy collects trophy pieces of a destroyed car after an explosion which was used by a suicide attacker in Batikut district of Nangarhar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, April 20, 2011. The suicide car bomber targeted an international military convoy in Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - A militant who led operations in Afghanistan for an al-Qaida-linked terror group has been captured in the north where his fighters joined forces with the Taliban to step up attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, NATO said Friday.

Fear in Pakistani village dominated by Christians (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:06 AM PDT

In this April 17, 2011 photo, Pakistani Christians attend Palm Sunday service at a church in Khushpur village near Faisalabad, Pakistan. Khushpur is almost entirely Catholic, and for decades it has been an oasis for Christians in a nation where 95 percent of people are Muslim and Islamist extremism is spreading. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)AP - A church bell, not a mosque loudspeaker, calls people to prayer along the dung-lined streets and inside the crumbling houses of this village. The body of Pakistan's most recent Christian martyr is buried in its graveyard.

Penitents nailed to crosses in Philippine ritual (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:33 AM PDT

A crowd watches as Victor Caparas takes part in a reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday at Cutud village, San Fernando city, Pampanga province, northern Philippines, Friday, April 22, 2011. Several Filipinos were nailed to wooden crosses Friday to reenact Jesus Christ's suffering in an annual rite that has been rejected by Catholic church leaders but draws thousands of tourists on Good Friday. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - At least 24 Filipinos were nailed to crosses to re-enact Jesus Christ's suffering in a Good Friday rite rejected by Catholic church leaders but witnessed by throngs of believers and thousands of tourists.

Thai, Cambodian armies clash on border; 6 killed (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:06 AM PDT

A Thai soldier injured in a fighting with Cambodia is helped by his comrades and a nurse after arriving at a hospital in Phnom Dongrak district of Surin province, northeastern Thailand, Friday, April 22, 2011. Thailand and Cambodia exchanged artillery and gunfire for several hours along their disputed frontier Friday in a new flare-up of their long-running conflict. It was the first skirmish reported since the two Southeast Asian countries battled for four straight days in February at the 11th century Preah Vihear temple. (AP Photo) THAILAND OUTAP - Thailand and Cambodia exchanged artillery and gunfire for several hours Friday in a flare-up of a long-running border dispute, and their militaries said six soldiers were killed.

Truckers protest again over costs in China (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:04 AM PDT

A police officer stands guard near a port where a protest was held, Friday, April 22, 2011 in Shanghai. Truck drivers protested Friday for a third day over rising fuel costs and fees, disrupting the flow of goods in China's busiest port city. The protests that began Wednesday are the latest sign of rising public anger over surging inflation that communist leaders have failed to tame despite repeated promises. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - Truck drivers protested Friday for a third day over rising fuel costs and fees, disrupting the flow of goods in China's busiest port city.

Lenin's legacy totters in Central Asia (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 05:16 AM PDT

Russian communist supporters are reflected in a portrait of the Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin as they stand in a queue in Red Square, Moscow, to visit the Mausoleum to mark the 141st anniversary of Lenin's birth, Friday, April 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)AP - Workers began pulling down the largest statue of Vladimir Lenin in ex-Soviet Central Asia from its place of honor on Friday, earning outrage from die-hard communists celebrating the Russian revolutionary's 141st birthday.

Torn pieces of ancient Chinese painting reunited (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:59 AM PDT

This undated photo released by the Taiwan National Palace Museum, Friday, April 22, 2011, in Taipei, Taiwan, shows the main portion of 'Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains' by revered Chinese landscape painter Huang Gongwang. Two pieces of the torn 660-year-old Chinese painting held by Taiwan and mainland China will be reunited for the first time in centuries at an exhibit at Taiwan's national museum, in a sign of warming ties between the rivals. The other part of the 20-foot-long (6-meter-long) painting will be shipped from China's Zhejiang Provincial Museum for the 40-day exhibition opening June 2. (AP Photo/Taiwan National Palace Museum) NO SALES, NO ARCHIVES, EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Two pieces of a torn 660-year-old Chinese painting held by Taiwan and mainland China will be reunited for the first time in centuries at an exhibit at Taiwan's national museum, in a sign of warming ties between the rivals.

Philippine landslide buries mine tents; 21 missing (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:49 AM PDT

This photo released by Philippine Army shows the extent of a landslide at a mining camp of Compostela Valley on Mindanao region in southern Philippines, Friday, April 22, 2011. The landslide tore through the remote mining camp, killing three people and leaving dozens more missing as it buried shanties, tents and the entrances to illegal mine shafts. (AP Photo/Philippine Army) NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - A landslide buried shanties, tents and illegal mine shafts in a southern Philippines village Friday, killing three people and leaving at least 21 missing.

Militants wanted to film Indonesian church bomb (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:30 AM PDT

Armed paramilitary policemen walk outside the main cathedral before a Good Friday mass in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, April 22, 2011. Christians in Indonesia attended Good Friday celebrations under tight security after several bombs were found under a gas pipeline near a church outside the capital. (AP Photo/Irwin Fedriansyah)AP - Islamic militants involved in a plot to bomb an Indonesian church ahead of Easter celebrations wanted to film and broadcast the inferno, which would have occurred as thousands of people were arriving for services, police said Friday.

Mosque attack shows changes in Indonesia terrorism (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:10 AM PDT

CORRECTS PHOTOGRAPHER'S NAME - In this Monday, April 18, 2011 photo, a man is silhouetted by rays of morning sunlight at the village where Muhammad Syarif who blew himself at a mosque inside a police compound on April 15 used to live in Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia. Recent terror attacks in the world's most populous Muslim country have been carried by individuals or small groups, have been less deadly and have targeted local 'infidels' instead of Westerners, signaling the country's success in tamping down on its main underground terror networks, but also shows how radical groups still operating in the open remain potent breeding grounds where angry young men can turn into attackers. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)AP - Muhammad Syarif was by all accounts a hothead: He smashed up shops that sold liquor, argued about religion, kicked people he deemed lazy. Last week, he blew himself up in a mosque packed with police, injuring 30.
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