Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Dravid keeps India going despite wickets falling (AFP)

Dravid keeps India going despite wickets falling (AFP)

Dravid keeps India going despite wickets falling (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:00 AM PDT

Indian batsman Rahul Dravid hits a shot past West Indies wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh, during the third day of the first test match between West Indies and India at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. Dravid continued his dogged defiance, but India lost two wickets - both to Devendra Bishoo - in the last half-hour before lunch in the first Test against West Indies, sliding to 166 for six.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Rahul Dravid continued his dogged defiance, but India lost two wickets - both to Devendra Bishoo - in the last half-hour before lunch in the first Test against West Indies on Wednesday, sliding to 166 for six.

Obama to claim success for Afghan surge (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:59 AM PDT

US soldiers stand guard on a watch tower overlooking villages at Combat Outpost (COP) Sabari in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 21. President Barack Obama will order his promised US troop drawdown from Afghanistan in a prime time address Wednesday(AFP/File/Ted Aljibe)AFP - President Barack Obama will argue Wednesday his Afghan war surge strategy has forged substantial progress and a "position of strength" which allows thousands of US troops to come home, officials said.

Suu Kyi urges US effort for rights probe (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:47 AM PDT

Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, pictured on June 19, addressed the US Congress for the first time in a video message and urged support for a UN-led inquiry into human rights in her country.(AFP/File/Soe Than Win)AFP - Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, speaking Wednesday to the US Congress for the first time in a video message, urged support for a UN-led inquiry into human rights in her country.

Artist Ai Weiwei released by China, says he's fine (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:29 AM PDT

Activist artist Ai Weiwei, right, shakes hand with unidentified foreign journalists gathered outside his home in Beijing, China, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Chinese state media said Ai Weiwei has been released on bail after confessing to tax evasion, following three month in detention. Ai thanked reporters waiting outside his studio for their support but said under the conditions of his release he was not able to say more.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - Renowned artist Ai Weiwei, the most high-profile target of a sweeping crackdown on activists in China, returned home late Wednesday after nearly three months in detention. Looking tired and thinner, he said the conditions of his release meant he could not talk more.

Four Pakistani majors questioned over Islamist links (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:13 AM PDT

Reuters - The Pakistan army has extended an investigation into officers with links to the Hizb-ul-Tahrir, a spokesman said on Wednesday, in what analysts said was a long overdue move to root out sympathizers of the banned Islamist group.

Obama to unveil plan for Afghanistan troop withdrawal (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Returning to the U.S. for a two-week leave from combat duty in Afghanistan, Army Staff Sgt. Gilberto Serrano, of San Antonio, Texas, smiles as he is greeted by volunteers from “Welcome Home A Hero” program at Dallas-Fort Worth International airport in Grapevine, Texas, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. President Barack Obama is likely to bring home 10,000 forces from Afghanistan this year and up to 20,000 more by the end of 2012. (AP Photo/LM Otero)Reuters - President Barack Obama was set to unveil on Wednesday his plan to start bringing U.S. troops home from Afghanistan, a first step toward ending a decade-long war that is increasingly unpopular in the United States.

China releases artist Ai Weiwei on bail (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:04 AM PDT

Chinese police have released detained artist Ai Weiwei, seen here in 2010, on bail after he confessed to tax evasion and because he suffers from a chronic disease, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Police in Beijing have released high-profile Chinese artist Ai Weiwei on bail after he confessed to tax evasion and because he suffers from a "chronic disease", state media said Wednesday.

Fears of Islamist group infiltrating Pakistan army (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 09:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct 28, 2009 file photo, activists of Pakistan's banned religious outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir hold a banner condemning the visit of U. S Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Karachi, Pakistan. The revelation this week that a senior Pakistani army officer was detained on suspicion of ties to Hizb-ut-Tahrir has raised fresh concerns about the reach and influence of a group that has long vexed analysts and politicians worried about the spread of radical Islam. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil, File)AP - The revelation that a senior Pakistani army officer was detained on suspicion of ties to a radical Islamist group has raised fresh concerns about the reach and influence of an organization that has long vexed analysts and politicians.

China artist Ai stays quiet after freed on bail (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:13 AM PDT

Reuters - The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, whose detention in April ignited an international uproar, was released on bail on Wednesday under conditions likely to keep the outspoken critic of Communist Party controls silent for now.

Zheng through in straight sets (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 09:41 AM PDT

Chinese player Zheng Jie plays against Czech player Zuzana Ondraskova in a Women's Singles match at the 2011 Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club in London. Zheng, China's 2008 Wimbledon semi-finalist, made it through to the second round on Wednesday with a 7-5, 6-0 victory over Ondraskova of the Czech Republic.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Zheng Jie, China's 2008 Wimbledon semi-finalist, made it through to the second round on Wednesday with a 7-5, 6-0 victory over Zuzana Ondraskova of the Czech Republic.

Pakistan army asks 4 officers about extremist ties (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 09:37 AM PDT

Pakistani police officers display arms and ammunition they allegedly recovered from militants, in Peshawar, Pakistan on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Officials say Islamist militants have attacked a police checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, triggering a shootout that left 12 insurgents dead. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - The Pakistan army is questioning four more officers about suspected links with a banned extremist group that has called for the military to oust the country's government, the army spokesman said Wednesday.

Pakistan pledges more than 3 dozen CIA visas (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 09:34 AM PDT

Pakistanis look at a trained monkey standing on a goat, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, June, 22, 2011. AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - Pakistan has pledged to grant more than three dozen visas to CIA officers as part of confidence-building measures following the U.S. raid that killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden and humiliated Pakistan, officials from both countries said Wednesday, but the visas have not yet been issued.

Police, protesters clash in northeast India, 2 die (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:31 AM PDT

A protestor runs away after setting fire to a government bus in Gauhati, India, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. A protest march held against the eviction of people settled around the hills near Gauhati turned violent Wednesday after police resorted to baton charge and lobbed tear gas shells according to local news reports. (AP Photo/ Anupam Nath)AP - A protest against squatter evictions turned deadly in a northeastern Indian city on Wednesday as riot police fired tear gas and live rounds into the air to disperse thousands of stone-throwing protesters.

Japan utility paying $1B to nuclear plant evacuees (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:11 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 26, 2011 file photo, Japanese refugees rest inside their cardboard walled living spaces at a refugee center set up inside an arena in Koriyama, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the owner of Japan's tsunami-hit nuclear plant, said Wednesday, June 22, 2011, it is spending an estimated US$1 billion (88 billion yen) this quarter to compensate residents suffering from the disaster. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)AP - The owner of Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear plant will pay an estimated $1 billion (88 billion yen) to thousands of residents who evacuated homes near the radiation-leaking plant and don't yet know when they can return.

Afghanistan says its army ready for US drawdown (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:54 AM PDT

The lifeless body of a police officer is taken from an ambulance at the hospital in Ghazni, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. A local Afghan government official says insurgents killed six police officers in an attack in central Afghanistan on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Rahmatullah Nikzad)AP - Afghanistan's NATO-trained military is ready to take responsibility for fighting Taliban insurgents and securing key parts of the country that will be the first to transition as the U.S. begins a troop drawdown in July, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.

China restricts popular report-a-bribe websites (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT

Chen Hong shows his bribery webpage on his laptop computer at a cafe in Beijing, China Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Fed up with the endless payoffs and bribes endemic in China, public relations consultant Chen Hong ripped off an idea from India: set up a website to let people post anonymous tips on official bribery. It proved wildly popular — and short-lived. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Fed up with the endless payoffs and bribes endemic in China, public relations consultant Chen Hong ripped off an idea from India: set up a website to let people post anonymous tips on official bribery. It proved wildly popular — and short-lived.

China warns US to keep out of S. China Sea dispute (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:45 AM PDT

AP - China urged the United States on Wednesday to restrain other countries from provoking Beijing in disputes over contested territories in the South China Sea, warning that Washington risks becoming embroiled in an unwanted conflict.

China: Libyan rebels increasingly represent public (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:38 AM PDT

AP - China's foreign minister sought to bolster ties with Libya's rebels on Wednesday, telling the opposition leader that his Transitional National Council represents a growing segment of the Libyan public.

Manila: US obliged to defend Filipinos in Spratlys (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:04 AM PDT

AP - U.S. forces are obliged to help defend Filipino troops, ships or aircraft under a 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty if they come under attack in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, Philippine officials said, citing past American assurances.

No free ride home for penguin lost in New Zealand (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:00 AM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday June 21, 2011, a woman photographs an Emperor penguin lying on Peka Peka Beach of the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand. Emperor penguins typically spend their entire lives in Antarctica and almost never make landfall near humans, with the last sighting in New Zealand being more than 44 years ago. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUTAP - There will be no free ride back to Antarctica for a young penguin who defied the odds by swimming all the way to New Zealand. The trip could spread infections, authorities say, and there's no way to transport the animal this time of year.
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