Monday, June 6, 2011

Food, energy security on table at big Europe-Asia meet (AFP)

Food, energy security on table at big Europe-Asia meet (AFP)

Food, energy security on table at big Europe-Asia meet (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:40 AM PDT

Participants of 10th ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting for 48 Asian and European delegations pose for a family photo in the Baroque Hall of the Grassalkovich Royal Palace in Gododllo.(AFP/Attila Kisbenedek)AFP - Forty-six nations from Asia and Europe gathered here Monday eyeing ways of averting a global food crisis and fresh nuclear disasters, but looked set to diverge on human rights or a new boss for the IMF.

Obama to decide soon on U.S. troops in Afghan (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:31 AM PDT

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul June 4, 2011. REUTERS/Omar SobhaniReuters - President Barack Obama will decide relatively soon on how many U.S. troops to withdraw from Afghanistan in July to start a gradual pullout from that country, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Monday.

Obama, Karzai videoconference on Wednesday (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, pictured on May 31, will speak by videoconference with US President Barack Obama on Wednesday, the White House said.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - President Barack Obama will hold a videoconference with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai on Wednesday as the US administration weighs a calendar to pull out troops, the White House said.

Troops: What does terror chief's death mean to war (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:02 AM PDT

Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) shakes hands with US Army Lt Colonel Alan Streeter after awarding him the Purple Heart Medal for wounds he received in combat on May 30, 2011, during a ceremony at Combat Outpost Andar in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, Monday, June 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)AP - In encounters with troops in Afghanistan this past week, the question Defense Secretary Robert Gates heard more than any other was this: What does Osama bin Laden's death mean for the war?

US drone strikes kill 18 in Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:50 AM PDT

A Predator surveillance drone equipped with Hellfire missiles. US missiles have killed 18 militants in Pakistan's tribal district of South Waziristan, destroying compounds and a vehicle in the deadliest drone strikes for months, local officials said.(AFP/General Atomics/File)AFP - US missiles killed 18 militants in Pakistan's tribal district of South Waziristan on Monday, destroying compounds and a vehicle in the deadliest drone strikes for months, local officials said.

NATO service member killed in south Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:34 AM PDT

Food supplies for U.S. Marines hanging off small parachutes are dropped from a plane outside Forward Operating Base Edi in the Helmand Province of southern Afghanistan, Monday, June 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - A NATO service member was killed Monday in southern Afghanistan, where violence is increasing as the poppy harvest ends and the Taliban turns opium profits into payments for fighters.

India have West Indies batsmen in a spin (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:07 AM PDT

Indian bowler Harbhajan Singh (R) celebrates with captain Suresh Raina after taking the wicket of West Indies batsman Dwayne Bravo during the first ODI bewteen West Indies and India at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain. India's spinners, led by Singh, took their cue from Pakistan before them, and restricted West Indies to 214 for nine in the first One-day International on Monday.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - India's spinners, led by Harbhajan Singh, took their cue from Pakistan before them, and restricted West Indies to 214 for nine in the first One-day International on Monday.

Australians develop 'smart' bandage (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:05 AM PDT

An athlete puts on his crepe bandage during a training session in 2010. Australian researchers have developed a AFP - Australian researchers have developed a "smart" bandage that changes colour as a wound worsens or improves, potentially leading to the better treatment of ailments such as leg ulcers.

US weighs timeline on Afghan surge pullout: Gates (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:04 AM PDT

US army soldiers are reflected in the sunglasses of US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates as he addresses the crowd at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shank in Logar Province, Afghanistan. A looming US decision on troop drawdowns in Afghanistan could include a timeline for pulling out 30,000 AFP - A looming US decision on troop drawdowns in Afghanistan could include a timeline for pulling out 30,000 "surge" forces deployed last year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.

Gates warns against quick pullback in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:03 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates wrapped up an emotional farewell visit to military posts in Afghanistan on Monday warning against pulling troops out too quickly.

Pakistan minister confirms al-Qaida commander dead (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 08:34 AM PDT

A supporter of the Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami shouts during a rally against drone attacks Saturday, June 4, 2011 in Karachi, Pakistan. Ilyas Kashmiri, a top al-Qaida commander and possible replacement for Osama bin Laden who is accused of the 2008 Mumbai massacre, was killed in an American drone-fired missile strike close to the Afghan border, a fax from the militant group he heads and a Pakistani intelligence official said Saturday. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP - Pakistan's interior minister said Monday he was "100 percent" certain that wanted al-Qaida commander Ilyas Kashmiri was killed in a U.S. drone strike.

Ship sinks off Indonesia's Borneo, 18 dead (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 07:02 AM PDT

AP - An official says an overcrowded ship has sunk in strong winds off Indonesia's Borneo Island, leaving 18 people dead and 18 others missing.

Kids in Philippine village swim to school no more (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 05:58 AM PDT

AP - Dozens of dirt-poor children in a Philippine mangrove village no longer have to swim to school while straining to hold their books above the water.

Aftershock rocks quake-hit NZ city of Christchurch (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 05:00 AM PDT

AP - An aftershock has rattled the earthquake-ravaged city of Christchurch, New Zealand, but no serious damage or injuries were reported.

Radical Indonesia cleric rejects terrorism charges (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 03:36 AM PDT

Militant cleric Abu Bakar Bashir reads documents behind bars of a holding cell before the start of his trial at a district court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, June 6, 2011. Bashir facing life in jail on terrorism charges has claimed he is innocent and rejected his trial as outside Islamic law in a final court appearance before judges announce a verdict. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)AP - A radical Indonesian cleric facing life in prison on terrorism charges professed his innocence Monday and rejected the trial as outside Islamic law in a final court appearance before judges announce a verdict.

Bus plunges into ravine in Pakistan, 14 killed (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 02:17 AM PDT

AP - Pakistani police say a minibus has slid off a mountainous road and fallen into a ravine in the country's southwest, killing 14 passengers and injuring 10 others.

China busts cheating scams ahead of college exam (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 12:39 AM PDT

AP - China's Education Ministry says police have detained 62 people for selling wireless headphones, two-way radios and other electronic devices to cheat on this week's nationwide college entrance exam.

Gates continues Afghan farewell tour (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 12:28 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, left, talks with a U.S. Marine at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Dwyer, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 5, 2011. Gates is beginning two days of farewell visits to remote U.S. troop bases in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, pool)AP - Just days from retirement, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was bidding a final farewell on Monday to front-line U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

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Posted: 05 Jun 2011 11:44 PM PDT

AP - Pakistan intel officials: 3rd US missile strike of the day hits Afghan border area, kills 4.

Australia softens policy on child asylum seekers (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 11:17 PM PDT

AP - Australia said Monday that it has softened its policy on expelling unaccompanied children who sneak into the country to seek asylum, following criticism from U.N. agencies and activists.
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