Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Obama talks to Karzai amid Koran row (AFP)

Obama talks to Karzai amid Koran row (AFP)

Obama talks to Karzai amid Koran row (AFP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 10:51 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures during a graduation ceremony in Kabul on March 2011. President Barack Obama held a video conference with Karzai amid violence in Afghanistan touched off by accounts of a US pastor burning the Koran, the White House said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - President Barack Obama held a video conference with President Hamid Karzai amid violence in Afghanistan touched off by accounts of a US pastor burning the Koran, the White House said Wednesday.

AP Exclusive: Voices behind China's protest calls (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 10:41 AM PDT

In this photo taken Sunday, April 3, 2011, a Chinese man who goes by the Internet alias 'Forest Intelligence' looks at the 'Jasmine Movement' website at a cafe in Seoul, South Korea. 'Forest Intelligence' is a member of one group spreading anonymous calls online for pro-democracy protests in China that have prompted the Chinese government to launch a sweeping campaign of repression to keep the 'Jasmine Revolution' from reaching the country. (AP Photo/Gillian Wong)AP - Strolling past hip cafes, the young Chinese man in a white sports jacket and faded jeans looks like any other university student in the South Korean capital. But the laptop in his black backpack is a tool in a would-be revolution in China.

Japan plugs leak from nuclear plant (AFP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 10:40 AM PDT

A boy that survived the tsunami plays in a toy car in front of a real car still balancing on its front end after being washed up by the March 11 tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture. Workers at Japan's crippled atomic power plant on Wednesday plugged a hole spewing highly radioactive water into the ocean, boosting efforts to contain the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.(AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba)AFP - Workers at Japan's crippled atomic power plant on Wednesday plugged a hole spewing highly radioactive water into the ocean, boosting efforts to contain the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

Democrats raise concern about Pennsylvania nuclear plant (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 10:33 AM PDT

Reuters - Democratic lawmakers warned a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant would be at risk of a meltdown in the case of a severe emergency, though top U.S. nuclear officials said the chances of such an event occurring were not likely.

Focus on preventing explosions at Japan nuke plant (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 10:06 AM PDT

A clerk waits for customers at a fish shop in Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo Wednesday, April 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)AP - After notching a rare victory by stopping highly radioactive water from flowing into the Pacific on Wednesday, workers at Japan's flooded nuclear power complex turned to their next task: injecting nitrogen to prevent more hydrogen explosions.

Al-Qaeda coming back to Afghanistan: report (AFP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 09:41 AM PDT

Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to head out to secure a bridge in the town of Delaram from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Delaram in southern Farah province in Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda militants are gradually returning to eastern Afghanistan and setting up bases for the first time in years, exploiting a withdrawal of US troops in the area, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Al-Qaeda militants are gradually returning to eastern Afghanistan and setting up bases for the first time in years, exploiting a withdrawal of US troops in the area, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Japan focuses on hydrogen buildup after nuclear leak (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 09:33 AM PDT

Reuters - Japan began pumping nitrogen gas into a crippled nuclear reactor, refocusing the fight against the world's worst nuclear disaster in 25 years on preventing an explosive buildup of hydrogen gas at Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

Activist group says Thailand used cluster shells (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 09:23 AM PDT

AP - An activist group accused Thailand of firing cluster shells into Cambodia during border clashes this year, becoming the first nation to use them since a treaty banning the munitions took effect eight months ago. A Thai government spokesman denied the charge.

Bob Dylan makes China debut (AFP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 09:22 AM PDT

American music legend Bob Dylan(R) performs with his band onstage during his first-ever concert in China at The Worker's Gymnasium in Beijing.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - Counter-culture legend Bob Dylan made his long-awaited China debut Wednesday after finally getting approval to bring his charged songs of protest and struggle to a nation where dissent is muzzled.

India airlines flying into stronger profits: study (AFP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 09:12 AM PDT

A Jet Airways plane approaches Ahmedabad airport in 2010. India's private airlines are set to post stronger profits this year and order up to 200 new aircraft as the economy rebounds from the global financial crisis, a study said on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)AFP - India's private airlines are set to post stronger profits this year and order up to 200 new aircraft as the economy rebounds from the global financial crisis, a study said on Wednesday.

Tsunami-hit towns forgot warnings from ancestors (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 08:38 AM PDT

In this March 31, 2011 photo, A centuries-old tablet that warns of danger of tsunamis stands in the hamlet of Aneyoshi, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan. Hundreds of such markers dot the coastline, some more than 600 years old. Collectively they form a crude warning system for Japan, whose long coasts along major fault lines have made it a repeated target of earthquakes and tsunamis over the centuries. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)AP - Modern sea walls failed to protect coastal towns from Japan's destructive tsunami last month. But in the hamlet of Aneyoshi, a single centuries-old tablet saved the day.

Armed tribesmen in Philippines abandon 13 hostages (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:14 AM PDT

Released hostages are presented to the media by local Crisis Management Committee led by Prosperidad Mayor Albin Magdamit (third from right seated) following their release by their kidnappers Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Prosperidad township, Agusan Del Sur province in southern Philippines. Armed tribesmen on Wednesday released 13 hostages they had held for six days in a jungle hide-out in the southern Philippines to demand the release of jailed relatives, police said. (AP Photo)AP - Armed tribesmen under pressure from Filipino troops abandoned 13 hostages they held six days to demand the release of jailed relatives, then escaped in the southern Philippine jungle Wednesday, officials said.

Afghan officials say suspects held in UN attack (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:11 AM PDT

In this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command (South), U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Mark I. Fox, commander, Navy Central Command, meets with sailors, Wednesday, April 6, 2011, during his first trip to Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy Ensign Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - Afghan officials say they have in custody at least two former insurgents suspected of involvement in the killing of seven U.N. workers during a riot last week in the northern city over Quran burning in the United States.

Gunmen torch 2 NATO oil tankers in SW Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:09 AM PDT

Pakistani females carry wood they collected to be used for cooking in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, April 6, 2011. The inflated prices of fuel and coal badly hit low income consumers. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)AP - Gunmen torched two NATO oil tankers Wednesday in southwestern Pakistan as they traveled to Afghanistan, police said.

Climbers launch expedition to clear Everest trash (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:00 AM PDT

CORRECTS NAME - Nepalese veteran mountaineer Apa, also known as Apa Sherpa, who has climbed Everest a record 20 times, waves to supporters at the airport before leaving for Mount Everest on an expedition to clear away tons of trash left on the world's highest peak, in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Apa led a team of mountaineers who plan to bring down 11,000 pounds (5,000 kilograms) of garbage during the spring climbing season. Since Everest was first conquered in 1953, thousands of people have climbed it, leaving behind the empty oxygen bottles, ropes, tents and other garbage that made their journey possible. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)AP - A team of mountaineers led by a veteran Sherpa guide flew Wednesday to Mount Everest on an expedition to clear away tons of trash left on the world's highest peak.

Developments in Japan's disasters, nuclear crisis (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 03:34 AM PDT

AP - • WORKERS STOP RADIOACTIVE LEAK. After several days of failed attempts, workers halt a leak of highly radioactive water into the ocean that had raised concerns about the safety of seafood. But officials do not rule out the chance of contaminated water still leaking into the sea from other points.

2 Vietnamese Falun Gong followers to face trial (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:47 AM PDT

AP - An attorney says two Falun Gong practitioners face trial in Vietnam for transmitting programs about the spiritual group into China.

China dismisses int'l concerns over missing artist (AP)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 01:04 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 - A state-run Chinese newspaper on Wednesday brushed aside international concerns over the fate of a prominent artist and activist missing since the weekend, calling him a maverick who lacks respect for the country's laws.

HK court rejects feng shui master's bid to appeal (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 11:52 PM PDT

AP - A feng shui master faced another setback Wednesday in his attempt to inherit the multibillion-dollar fortune of late developer Nina Wang.

Australian military investigates sex scandal claim (AP)

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 11:29 PM PDT

AP - Australia's defense force, already under fire for racist comments made by soldiers serving in Afghanistan, was rocked by another scandal Wednesday when a young woman accused a fellow cadet of secretly filming a sexual encounter between the pair and broadcasting it to his friends.
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