Friday, July 22, 2011

Pietersen double ton leaves England on top (AFP)

Pietersen double ton leaves England on top (AFP)

Pietersen double ton leaves England on top (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:30 AM PDT

Kevin Pietersen bats against India in the first test at Lord's. Pietersen's commanding unbeaten double century left England well on top against India at the close of the second day of the first Test at Lord's on Friday.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Kevin Pietersen's commanding unbeaten double century left England well on top against India at the close of the second day of the first Test at Lord's on Friday.

Divided Koreas resume talks (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:27 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministerial Meeting in Nusa Dua, Indonesia Friday, July 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)AP - The United States cautiously welcomed a thaw in tensions between North Korea and South Korea and also among China and its neighbors, while warning of more difficult diplomatic work ahead.

Epic Evans stays in Tour contention (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:37 AM PDT

Australia's Cadel Evans rides after the finish line at the end of the 109.5 kms nineteenth stage of the 2011 Tour de France. Evans maintained his chances of becoming Australia's first ever Tour de France champion thanks to another epic day of racing on the final mountain stage Friday.(AFP/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - Cadel Evans maintained his chances of becoming Australia's first ever Tour de France champion thanks to another epic day of racing on the final mountain stage Friday.

Dalai Lama says China demonization 'childish' (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:33 AM PDT

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) is silhouetted as he prays before blessing the Anacostia River in Washington during a ceremony marking the end of the annual Kalachakra on July 16. The Dalai Lama said that Chinese leaders show through their strident denunciations of him that they are AFP - The Dalai Lama said that Chinese leaders show through their strident denunciations of him that they are "childish" and lack their full brains, but he voiced hope that China will change in time.

Japan players seek extra Classic revenue (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:32 AM PDT

Members of team Japan celebrate on the mound after defeating Korea during the finals of the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Japanese players have vowed not to take part in the 2013 World Baseball Classic unless the two-time champions are guaranteed a bigger slice of its revenue, Kyodo news agency reported.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Stephen Dunn)AFP - Japanese players have vowed not to take part in the 2013 World Baseball Classic unless the two-time champions are guaranteed a bigger slice of its revenue, Kyodo news agency reported Friday.

Rare Korean talks offer nuclear hope (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:27 AM PDT

South Korea's top nuclear envoy Wi Sung-Lac (C) walks towards journalists after a meeting with his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong-Ho in Bali. North and South Korea have both said they want to revive six-nation efforts aimed at curbing Pyongyang's atomic programme, after their envoys held unexpected and rare talks in Indonesia.(AFP/Adek Berry)AFP - North and South Korea said Friday they wanted to revive six-nation efforts aimed at curbing Pyongyang's atomic programme, after their envoys held unexpected and rare talks in Indonesia.

Koreas agree to work toward resuming nuclear talks (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:08 AM PDT

AP - Top nuclear envoys from rivals North and South Korea agreed Friday to work toward a resumption of stalled nuclear disarmament talks, a significant breakthrough after more than a year of confrontation and escalating threats that have put the region on edge.

Panuphol grabs two-shot lead in Malaysia (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 09:50 AM PDT

This handout picture released and taken by the Asian Tour shows Panuphol Pittayarat of Thailand during the third round of the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters golf event at Kota Permai Golf and Country Club at Shah Alam. Pittayarat fired a five-under-par 67 to secure a two-shot lead after the third round of the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters.(AFP/HO/ASIAN TOUR/Khalid Redza)AFP - Thailand's rising star Panuphol Pittayarat fired a five-under-par 67 to secure a two-shot lead after the third round of the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters on Friday.

US praises Laos for suspending Mekong dam project (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 09:46 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a meeting of the Lower Mekong Initiative, with representatives from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand, during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the East Asia Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Friday, July 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton praised Laos as taking a "forward-leaning position" after the tiny, land-locked nation said it had no immediate plans to resume work on a dam across the Mekong River.

Cambodian PM denounces US-funded radio as unfair (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 09:45 AM PDT

AP - Cambodia's prime minister denounced two U.S.-funded radio stations Friday for what he described as inaccurate and unfair reports.

Protest swells in Indian Kashmir over alleged rape (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 09:01 AM PDT

Kashmiri villagers shout slogans during a protest in Kulgam, some 85 kilometers (53 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Friday, July 22, 2011. Thousands hurling rocks and shouting anti-India slogans protested in a remote village in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, after a woman told police she was abducted and raped by army soldiers stationed in the disputed Himalayan region. (AP Photo)AP - Thousands hurling rocks and shouting anti-India slogans protested in a remote village in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, after a woman told police she was abducted and raped by army soldiers stationed in the disputed Himalayan region.

US official: Decision on Taiwan F-16 sale by Oct. (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 07:04 AM PDT

AP - The United States will decide by Oct. 1 on Taiwan's long-mooted bid to buy F-16 fighter jets, a senior American official said Friday, and a Washington-based advocate of the deal suggested it would likely be rejected.

Sri Lankan gov't appeals for minority Tamil votes (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 06:07 AM PDT

A police officer accompanies a Sri Lankan polling official as he carries election material in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2011. Sri Lanka's former war zone will elect members for local bodies Saturday July 23, 2011 after a lapse of three decades. (AP Photo/ Eranga Jayawardena)AP - Minority Tamil candidates are hoping a weekend election in their heartland in northern Sri Lanka will give them a mandate to demand self-determination, but the nation's ruling coalition has campaigned with unexpected zeal.

Violence flares in Pakistan's largest city; 11 die (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 05:55 AM PDT

People condemn target killing in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, July 22, 2011. Authorities say a fresh wave of shootings has killed 11 people and wounded 18 in Pakistan's largest city. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP - Authorities say a fresh wave of shootings has killed 11 people and wounded 18 in Pakistan's largest city.

Thai army confirms 9 deaths from crashed chopper (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 05:09 AM PDT

AP - The Thai military has confirmed the deaths of nine people aboard an army helicopter that crashed on a mission to retrieve bodies from an earlier crash.

US Marines to visit New Zealand next year (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 04:07 AM PDT

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, left, greets John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, at an honor cordon to at the Pentagon Thursday, July 21, 2011 in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - U.S. Marines will visit New Zealand next year for the first time in at least 25 years, a sign of continuing thawing in the countries' military relations.

NATO says 50 insurgents killed in east Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 03:41 AM PDT

U.S. Army flight medic Pfc. Jonathan Chapman, right, from Santa Monica, Calif. along with others, carries a wounded Afghan National Army solider following a roadside bomb to a medevac helicopter from the U.S. Army's Task Force Lift 'Dust Off', Charlie Company 1-52 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Friday, July 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)AP - International and Afghan troops battled heavily armed insurgents holed up in caves and bunkers that served as a way station for foreign fighters crossing into the country from Pakistan, the U.S.-led coalition said Friday. The two days of fighting killed more than 50 of the militants, it said.

China considers ordaining 7 more bishops amid rift (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 03:37 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, a village woman shows a leaflet with a picture of Bishop Guo Jincai, which was distributed by worshipers after the bishop ordination ceremony at the Pingquan Church in Chengde city, northeastern Hebei province, China. The state-run China Daily newspaper reported Friday, July 22, 2011, China's state-controlled Catholic church is preparing to ordain seven more bishops in spite of a deepening rift with the Vatican over the recent ordinations lacking papal approval. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China's state-controlled Catholic church is considering ordaining seven more bishops, a senior official said Friday, in spite of a deepening rift with the Vatican over recent elevations lacking papal approval.

41 killed in bus fire in central China (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 01:48 AM PDT

AP - An overloaded double-decker bus burst into flames on a highway in central China early Friday, killing 41 people on board and injuring six, state media said.

Bangladesh floods kill 6, displace thousands (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 12:12 AM PDT

AP - Floods triggered by monsoon rains in southern Bangladesh have killed 6 people, displaced more than 10,000 and washed away shrimp farms close to the Bay of Bengal, authorities said Friday.
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