Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Evans pips Contador in Tour de France stage four (AFP)

Evans pips Contador in Tour de France stage four (AFP)

Evans pips Contador in Tour de France stage four (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:05 AM PDT

Stage winner, Australia's Cadel Evans (R) sprints on the finish ahead of Spain's three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador (L) and Russia's Alexandre Vinokourov (L) as he wins the 172.5 km fourth stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run between Lorient and Mur-de-Bretagne, western France.(AFP/Pascal Pavani)AFP - Two-time runner-up Cadel Evans of BMC held off a late charge from Alberto Contador to claim a prestigious victory on the fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday.

Vacationing Myanmar democracy leader draws crowds (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:02 AM PDT

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, center, talks to reporters during her visit to a pagoda along with her youngest son Kim Aris, standing behind her, in Myanmar's ancient historic city of Bagan, Myanmar, Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Suu Kyi visited the ancient city of temples and met with her son during her first trip into the countryside since her release from house arrest in Yangon in November. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)AP - Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was supposed to be on a private tour of the temple city of Bagan, but she drew crowds Tuesday in a test of the government's tolerance after it warned her against political appearances.

European duo keep up pressure on Pyeongchang Olympic bid (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:28 AM PDT

The two European candidates for the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics cranked up the pressure on front-runners Pyeongchang on Tuesday, on the eve of the decisive vote.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - The two European candidates for the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics cranked up the pressure on front-runners Pyeongchang on Tuesday, on the eve of the decisive vote.

Final Thai poll results confirm opposition victory (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 09:58 AM PDT

Yingluck Shinawatra, the leader of the Pheu Thai Party, talks to media before a meeting at the party headquarters on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. Shinawatra, Thailand's election winner, moved quickly Monday to shore up her party's already-resounding victory, forming a ruling coalition with four smaller parties and vowing to pursue national reconciliation after five years of instability and political violence over the military coup that ousted her brother. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - The party allied to ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra won Thailand's general election by a wide margin, the Election Commission confirmed from final results Tuesday.

China probes ConocoPhillips over oil spill (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 09:15 AM PDT

A worker's feet are stained with oil following a crude spill in China's northeastern Liaoning province in 2010. An oil spill off China's eastern coast kept hidden from the public for weeks has caused long-term environmental damage that will hurt the area's fishing industry, state media reported on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - China said Tuesday it was investigating US oil giant ConocoPhillips' role in a spill off its eastern coast that authorities kept hidden from the public for nearly a month.

Philippine leader to visit China despite tensions (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 09:13 AM PDT

Philippine President Benigno Aquino, seen here in June 2011, has said he would go ahead with a trip to China this year despite heightened tensions over territorial claims in the South China Sea.(AFP/File/Jay Directo)AFP - Philippine President Benigno Aquino said Tuesday he would go ahead with a trip to China this year despite heightened tensions over territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Malaysia street rally cancelled after king intervenes (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 09:11 AM PDT

Malaysia's King Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, pictured in June 2011, made a rare intervention in politics, pressuring an electoral reform group to call off Tuesday a planned street protest over fears it could spark riots.(AFP/File/Mohd Rasfan)AFP - Malaysia's king has made a rare intervention in politics, pressuring an electoral reform group to call off Tuesday a planned street protest over fears it could spark riots.

One dead, 20 hurt at Beijing metro station: state media (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 09:09 AM PDT

Chinese police cordon off the entrance to a subway station after an accident in Beijing. A 13-year-old boy was killed and over 20 others injured Tuesday when an escalator in a Beijing underground station suddenly reversed direction during the busy rush hour, state press said.(AFP)AFP - A 13-year-old boy was killed and over 20 others injured Tuesday when an escalator in a Beijing underground station suddenly reversed direction during the busy rush hour, state press said.

Thaksin's party in power talks after Thai vote win (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 09:02 AM PDT

Yingluck Shinawatra (C) raises her hands with Sanan Kachornprasart (L) chief adviser of the Chat Thai Pattana, and Yongyuth Wichaidit, the Puea Thai party leader during a press conference in Bangkok on July 4. Fresh from victory in Thailand's election, the party of fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra met to discuss the shape of the next government.(AFP/File/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)AFP - Fresh from victory in Thailand's election, the party of fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra met Tuesday to discuss the shape of the next government in the face of high expectations among voters.

WTO rules against China on raw materials (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 08:57 AM PDT

AP - The World Trade Organization ruled Tuesday that China was unfairly protecting its domestic manufacturers by limiting the export of nine raw materials that are used widely in steel, aluminum and chemical industries.

Indian state caught in debate on temple's treasure (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 08:49 AM PDT

Policemen change guard outside the 16th-century Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Trivandrum, India, Tuesday, July 5, 2011. A vast treasure trove revealed in recent days has instantly turned the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple into one of the wealthiest religious institutions in India. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)AP - A fierce debate brewed Tuesday about what to do with billions of dollars worth of treasures in a popular 16th-century Hindu temple in southern India, even as the trove of newly revealed riches was growing.

DNA tests determine stranded NZ penguin is a boy (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 07:46 AM PDT

Retransmission of graphic originally posted June 21, 2011; map locates penguin in New ZealandAP - It's a boy.

India health minister calls homosexuality disease (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 06:40 AM PDT

Indian Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad leaves his residence in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Azad has outraged activists by calling homosexuality a 'disease' and 'completely unnatural' during a conference on HIV/AIDS. Azad's description of homosexuality as a disease is regressive and hinders the country's fight against HIV and equal rights for gay people, rights activists said Tuesday.(AP Photo)AP - India's health minister derided homosexuality as an unnatural "disease" from the West at an HIV/AIDS conference, drawing outrage Tuesday from a U.N. official and activists who said the comments set back campaigns for gay rights and against HIV.

Strike demanding new state paralyzes south India (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:44 AM PDT

AP - Shops and businesses were shut and public transport was halted Tuesday as a two-day strike demanding the creation of a new state in southern India paralyzed the region.

Couple attacked with arrows in Papua New Guinea (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:21 AM PDT

This undated photo shows Matthew Scheurich, 28, of New Zealand, who was attacked, and injured by arrows, in Papua New Guinea, June 19, 2011. Scheurich and his girlfriend are recovering from a harrowing attack by a bushman who twice shot the man with arrows before trying to rape the woman.(AP Photo/NZ Herald) AUSTRALIA OUT, NEW ZEALAND OUTAP - A young couple who took a dip in a river in a remote part of Papua New Guinea are recovering from a harrowing attack by a tribesman who shot the man with arrows twice before attempting to sexually assault the woman.

Military: SKorean marine troubled before shooting (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:43 AM PDT

AP - A South Korean marine expressed anger about being shunned and slighted and showed signs of mental illness before he killed four colleagues at a front-line base, military officials said Tuesday.

Filipino officials ban Chinese diplomat amid spat (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:34 AM PDT

Police officers watch in the background as protest leader Elly Pamatong burns a mock Chinese flag during a brief Fourth-of-July protest at the US Embassy on Monday July 4, 2011 to call for US support in the Philippines' claim of the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea. The Spratlys, a chain of barren, largely uninhabited islands, reefs and banks in the South China Sea are claimed wholly by China, Taiwan and Vietnam and partly by the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei. The islands are believed to be atop vast oil and gas deposits. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - Philippine officials have banned a senior Chinese diplomat from meetings for alleged rude behavior, in the latest fallout from a feud over the potentially oil-rich Spratly Islands, officials said Tuesday.

Philippine court scraps stock for Aquino hacienda (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:19 AM PDT

AP - The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday scrapped a stock distribution plan for workers on a sugar estate owned by the president's relatives.

Malaysian protesters shift from streets to stadium (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 02:43 AM PDT

AP - Malaysian opposition-backed activists agreed Tuesday to move a planned rally for electoral fairness to a stadium instead of marching through the streets.

Cameron pledges Afghan aid despite British pullout (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 02:30 AM PDT

AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron is promising Afghanistan a surge in aid money even as British troops begin to withdraw from the war.
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