Thursday, August 25, 2011

Pakistani police deny kidnapped American freed (AP)

Pakistani police deny kidnapped American freed (AP)

Pakistani police deny kidnapped American freed (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:42 AM PDT

AP - A Pakistani police chief denied Thursday that a kidnapped development expert had been safely recovered, only hours after saying that officers had freed the American in an early morning operation.

Libya contact group urges Gaddafi to turn himself in (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:05 AM PDT

Reuters - The Libya Contact Group of international powers on Thursday urged Muammar Gaddafi to turn himself in to avoid further bloodshed in the North African nation.

Bomb planted in tricycle kills 8 in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:59 AM PDT

Pakistani children sit with free food they get during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday, Aug 25, 2011. Muslims around the world are observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan in which they refrain from eating, drinking, smoking from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)AP - A bomb planted in a child's tricycle exploded outside a shop in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least eight people and damaging several stores and hotels, police said.

Sri Lanka proposes end of wartime emergency laws (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:32 AM PDT

AP - Sri Lanka's president announced plans Thursday to lift wartime emergency laws that have curbed civil and political liberties for most of the past 30 years.

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Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:27 AM PDT

AP - Police say a bomb planted in a bazaar in northwest Pakistan has killed at least 8 people.

NATO coalition says 3 troops killed in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:06 AM PDT

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christian Seedorf, of 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3/4 Marines, returns fire from a machine gun post inside Patrol Base 302, during a firefight in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. The Marines living in austere conditions at PB302 exchange fire regularly with Taliban who attack from multiple directions. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - Roadside bombings have killed three NATO service members in southern Afghanistan.

Suspected US drone crashes in southwest Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 08:59 AM PDT

AP - A spokesman for Pakistan's paramilitary force says a suspected U.S. surveillance drone has crashed in a military area near the Afghan border.

UN envoy calls on Myanmar to release prisoners (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 08:53 AM PDT

Tomas Ojea Quintana , U.N. human rights envoy to Myanmar, talks during press conference at Yangon International Airport Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, in Yangon, Myanmar. Quintana says he has had 'fruitful meetings' with government ministers and representatives of political parties. His five-day visit to Myanmar is his first since a nominally civilian government took power in March. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)AP - The U.N. human rights envoy to Myanmar said Thursday at the end of his visit to the country its new government should release all political prisoners.

Sarkozy urges China to help in building free Libya (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 07:45 AM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to reporters during a press conference after a dinner with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. Sarkozy on Thursday tried to coax China over to his side about Libya's future, saying Paris would like Beijing to be a part of preparations for a 'free Libya.' (AP Photo/How Hwee Young, Pool)AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged a once reluctant China on Thursday to join Western nations in rebuilding Libya, inviting Beijing to a conference to discuss the North African country's future.

China says it supports Palestinians' statehood bid (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 07:32 AM PDT

AP - China says it supports a Palestinian plan to seek full membership in the United Nations next month.

Indian premier appeals to activist to end fast (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 06:48 AM PDT

India's anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare speaks to the crowd during his hunger strike in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seized control of a national anti-corruption debate Thursday, calling on Parliament to discuss protesters' reform proposals and appealing to the weakening 74-year-old activist to end his hunger strike. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)AP - India's prime minister seized control of a national anti-corruption debate Thursday, calling on Parliament to discuss protesters' reform proposals and appealing to a weakening 74-year-old activist to end his nine-day hunger strike.

Monsoon rains trigger floods, kill 16 in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 06:32 AM PDT

AP - Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept through a village in northwestern Pakistan, killing 16 people and leaving several others missing, disaster management officials said Thursday.

5 South Koreans indicted over alleged espionage (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 03:36 AM PDT

AP - Five South Koreans, including a former parliamentary aide, have been indicted for allegedly spying for North Korea, prosecutors said Thursday.

China replaces Tibet's hard-line party boss (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 03:23 AM PDT

AP - China on Thursday replaced Tibet's hard-line Communist Party boss under whom bloody rioting broke out in the Himalayan region three years ago.

Suharto's great granddaughter sent to drug rehab (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 03:08 AM PDT

AP - The great granddaughter of late Indonesian dictator Gen. Suharto is being sent to drug rehab.

Migrant kids in limbo as Beijing closes schools (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:58 AM PDT

AP - When Ying Dingfa isn't working odd jobs as a plumber or repairman, he's making sure his 10-year-old grandson gets to school on time since both of the boy's parents work around the clock to earn a living.

26 workers missing in flood in illegal China mine (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:28 AM PDT

AP - Twenty-six miners have been trapped for two days in a flooded coal mine in northeastern China and it could take several more days for rescuers to pump the shaft clear, state media reported Thursday.

China state news agency blasts US defense report (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:54 AM PDT

AP - China's state news agency on Thursday blasted a Pentagon report on the Chinese military as a smear that exaggerates the threat Beijing poses to the region.

Nepal to vote for new prime minister on Sunday (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:50 AM PDT

AP - A spokesman for Nepal's parliament says it will vote on Sunday for a new prime minister.

WikiLeaks: Ma sees Taiwan-China political talks (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:12 AM PDT

AP - Taiwan's president told the outgoing head of the United States Pacific Command that "activities" by China's People's Liberation Army could convince the island to enter into political talks with Beijing, according to an American diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.
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