Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Judges dismiss call to probe new KRouge case (AFP)

Judges dismiss call to probe new KRouge case (AFP)

Judges dismiss call to probe new KRouge case (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:42 AM PDT

Skulls of Khmer Rouge victims are displayed at the Choeung Ek killing fields memorial in Phnom Penh. Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes tribunal on Tuesday rejected demands to pursue a politically-sensitive new Khmer Rouge case that has divided the court.(AFP/File/Tang Chhin Sothy)AFP - Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes tribunal on Tuesday rejected demands to pursue a politically-sensitive new Khmer Rouge case that has divided the court.

Forced labour complaints up in Myanmar (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:37 AM PDT

Myanmar construction workers load baskets with stone during the construction of a road in Nay Pyi Taw in 2006. Myanmar has seen a AFP - Myanmar has seen a "dramatic" rise in complaints about forced labour owing to increased public awareness about the problem, a UN agency working in the country said Tuesday.

England and Sri Lanka draw second Test (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:33 AM PDT

England's Alastair Cook celebrates reaching 100 runs not out against Sri Lanka during the second innings on the fifth day of the second Test cricket match at Lord's in London. England and Sri Lanka drew the second Test at Lord's here on Tuesday, a result that left England 1-0 up in this three-match series.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Alastair Cook scored his third century in four Test innings but England had to settle for a draw in the second match of their series against Sri Lanka at Lord's here Tuesday.

Chicagoan called part of terrorist 'inner circle' (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:23 AM PDT

Sketch drawing of Tahawwur Hussain Rana (R) and Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan in Chicago. A US prosecutor accused Rana, a Chicago businessman, Tuesday of being part of the AFP - A US prosecutor accused a Chicago businessman Tuesday of being part of the "inner circle" of terrorists who plotted 2008's deadly Mumbai attacks as the government made its closing argument in a closely watched trial.

Indian graft campaigner prepares for new protest (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:18 AM PDT

Veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare breaks his AFP - A veteran Indian activist said on Tuesday he would hold a protest against corruption in New Delhi after police broke up a peaceful hunger strike in the city at the weekend.

Afridi files court petition against PCB (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:17 AM PDT

Suspended Pakistan cricket star Shahid Afridi, pictured in action in May 2011, filed a petition in court against sanctions imposed on him by the Pakistan Cricket Board.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Suspended Pakistan cricket star Shahid Afridi on Tuesday filed a petition in court demanding that sanctions imposed on him by the Pakistan Cricket Board be overthrown and calling for justice.

Politician found beheaded in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:14 AM PDT

Afghan police officials stand guard at the governor's house in the city of Charikar in Parwan province in April 2011 after it was damaged by protesters. Police found the beheaded body of a politician in Parwan on Tuesday, three days after he was abducted by suspected Taliban-linked militants.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Police found the beheaded body of a politician in central Afghanistan on Tuesday, three days after he was abducted by suspected Taliban-linked militants, a police commander said.

Libya FM in China, as Beijing talks to rebels (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:04 AM PDT

Libyan Foreign Minister Abdelati al-Obeidi, pictured here in 2008, was in China on Tuesday, the government said, after Chinese diplomats held more talks with rebels looking to wrest power from the oil-rich nation's leader Moamer Kadhafi.(AFP/File/Mahmud Turkia)AFP - Libya's foreign minister was in China on Tuesday, the government said, after Chinese diplomats held more talks with rebels looking to wrest power from the oil-rich nation's leader Moamer Kadhafi.

No 'crisis' in Asia, says top official (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:04 AM PDT

Asian football is not in AFP - Asian football is not in "crisis" and is running smoothly despite corruption allegations which have left its leader suspended from the sport, a senior official said Tuesday.

U.S. and Pakistan authorities dispute militant's death (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:04 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. and Pakistani officials disagree sharply over claims that senior al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri was killed in a recent missile strike, suggesting strains persist between the often uneasy allies.

Floods kill 21 people, leave 37 missing in China (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:27 AM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, vehicles are swept away by flood in Wangmo County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Monday, June 6, 2011. Continuous heavy rainfall hit Guizhou causing one dead and 15 missing as the midday of Monday, Xinhua said. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Huang Shilin) NO SALESAP - Rain-triggered floods in southwestern China have killed 21 people and left 37 others missing while damaging roads, bridges and thousands of homes, officials said Tuesday.

Coalition informant plays both sides of Afghan war (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 07:32 AM PDT

In this May 20, 2011 photo, U.S. Lt. Col. William Chlebowski checks a construction project funded by the U.S.-led coalition in Logar province eastern of Afghanistan. Chlebowski is based at Forward Operating Base Shank in Logar province where he meets frequently with an Afghan informant who tips coalition forces to the location of roadside bombs and weapons caches and shares information about what militants are doing and planning. (AP Photo/Deb Riechmann)AP - The Afghan man with a grizzled beard puts his life at risk every time he chats with U.S. Lt. Col. William Chlebowski.

Explosion burns 5 NATO oil tankers in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 07:13 AM PDT

A Pakistani woman laborer who makes mud bricks to earn a living, takes a break with her baby, in suburbs of Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)AP - A Pakistani government official says five NATO oil tankers burned after an explosion at the Afghan border.

Philippines freezes $23M tied to massacre suspects (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:37 AM PDT

AP - A Philippine court Tuesday froze $23 million in bank accounts and assets linked to suspects in the 2009 politically motivated massacre of at least 57 people.

UN could split Afghan Taliban, al-Qaida black list (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 06:29 AM PDT

Germany's permanent representative to the United Nations and the President of the U.N. Security Council for the month of July Peter Wittig gestures during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Wittig said the United Nations is considering whether to split its terrorism blacklist in two_ one for al-Qaida figures and one for the Taliban, a move that could be seen as a political gesture to promote peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)AP - The United Nations said Tuesday it is considering creating separate terrorism blacklists for al-Qaida and the Taliban, a political gesture that could spur possible Afghan peace talks.

NZ mourns death of Shrek the famously shaggy sheep (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 05:33 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 28, 2004 file, Shrek the 9-year-old merino wether is photographed before he has his fleece shorn at the Golden Gate Lodge in Cromwell, New Zealand. New Zealanders are mourning the loss of the country's most famous sheep. The shaggy icon named Shrek was renowned for avoiding being shorn for years. Shrek captured the public's imagination in 2004 after he evaded the annual shearing roundups for seven years by hiding in caves on his farm on the South Island. (AP Photo/FOTOPRESS, Ross Land, File)AP - New Zealanders were mourning the loss of the country's most famous sheep Tuesday, a shaggy national icon named Shrek who was renowned for avoiding being shorn for years.

Shelter life takes mental toll on Japan evacuees (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 04:57 AM PDT

In this Thursday May 26, 2011 photo, Japanese refugees line up for their dinner at an evacuation shelter in Koriyama, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan. Life in evacuation shelters is taking a severe psychological toll on those left homeless by Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami, a situation likely to get worse as tens of thousands face the prospect of spending at least the rest of the year in temporary housing.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - Life in evacuation shelters is taking a severe psychological toll on those left homeless by Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami, a situation likely to worsen as tens of thousands face the prospect of staying at least the rest of the year in temporary housing.

NKorean defector to get high-level SKorean post (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:33 AM PDT

AP - South Korea says it has decided to appoint a North Korean defector as head of a government research institute. It would be the highest South Korean government job that a North Korean refugee has ever taken.

Naked rower rescued off Australia after head cut (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:09 AM PDT

AP - An Irishman rowing naked across the Indian Ocean has been rescued off Australia after he hit his head in rough seas.

Einstein exhibition off Shanghai museum's calendar (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 02:49 AM PDT

AP - A plan to bring an Albert Einstein exhibition to Shanghai was shelved after the Chinese museum suggested merging it with one on Confucius, a Swiss museum director said Tuesday.
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