Monday, October 3, 2011

Afghan president strikes softer tone on Pakistan (AP)

Afghan president strikes softer tone on Pakistan (AP)

Afghan president strikes softer tone on Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:43 AM PDT

Afghans watch TV as Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses the nation in a televised program in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday Oct. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)AP - Afghanistan's president said Monday that Pakistan has broken promises to help end the Taliban-led insurgency but that he hopes the two countries can work together like brothers — softening his rhetoric after days of tough talk in which he had suggested relations were about to break down.

Senate aims at China's yuan with eye on jobs (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:08 PM PDT

Reuters - Lawmakers will take aim at one of China's core economic policies Monday when the Senate begins debating a bill designed to press China to let its currency rise in value in the hope of creating jobs.

Angry Pakistan rejects Afghan charges on Rabbani (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:13 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan has angrily rejected allegations from Afghan officials that its intelligence agency masterminded the assassination of Kabul's chief peace negotiator with the Taliban.

Tibetan rights group says monk set himself on fire (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 09:05 AM PDT

AP - Another monk has set himself on fire to protest against China's tight grip over Buddhist practices in Tibet, an activist group said Monday.

Floods recede slowly in storm-battered Philippines (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 08:54 AM PDT

Residents wade through floodwaters while boats queue up to ferry others at Calumpit township, Bulacan province, north of Manila, Philippines Monday Oct. 3, 2011. Floodwaters slowly receded Monday in many parts of the northern Philippines after two typhoons that killed nearly 60 people, amid appeals for more boats to bring food and water to residents refusing to abandon inundated homes. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - Floodwaters slowly receded Monday in many parts of the northern Philippines after two typhoons that killed nearly 60 people, amid appeals for more boats to bring food and water to residents refusing to abandon inundated homes.

W.House still reviewing China currency bill: officials (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 07:46 AM PDT

Reuters - The White House is still reviewing a proposed Senate bill on China's currency and does not yet have a position to deliver on it, senior administration officials said on Monday.

Fifth Tibetan monk in China burns self in protest: group (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 07:15 AM PDT

Reuters - A Tibetan monk set himself alight in a market in mountainous western China Monday, extending a burst of immolation protests at a monastery that has become a center of defiance of Beijing, a group advocating self-determination for Tibet said.

India abandons poverty rate benchmark for social programs (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 06:59 AM PDT

Reuters - India's government said on Monday it would stop a controversial rate of 32 rupees ($0.65) a day being used as a benchmark for access to anti-poverty programs, a move which could raise the cost of its pro-poor agenda as it battles political storms.

`Overeager' employee photoshops Filipino officials (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 06:25 AM PDT

AP - The Philippine government has suspended an employee who posted a fake image on Facebook of three senior officials inspecting the typhoon-ravaged Manila Bay.

Dognappers spark deadly violence across Vietnam (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 06:17 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2011 file photo, dogs lie in the cage after they were intercepted and seized by Thai officials while being transported on pick up trucks in Nakhon Phanom province, northeastern Thailand. Thai authorities have arrested two men, a Thai and a Vietnamese, who tried to smuggle 120 dogs to Vietnam to be sold for human consumption. Fights have erupted across Vietnam, too, between dognappers who sell man's best friend to restaurants and fed-up villagers who have increasingly turned to vigilante justice to pursue culprits because there is little police will do. (AP Photo/File) THAILAND OUTAP - It was already too late when Nguyen Van Cuong heard a neighbor shout "Thief! Thief!" Two men on a motorbike had snatched up his beloved pet dog "Black" and were whizzing away.

4 dead, 6 missing as ship runs aground off Taiwan (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 05:34 AM PDT

A cargo ship is seen stranded on the rocky shore on the north east coast just outside of the port city of Keelung, Taiwan early Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. The Panama-registered cargo vessel ran aground in heavy seas off the northern Taiwanese coast. (AP Photo) TAIWAN OUTAP - Four crew members died Monday and six were missing after a cargo vessel ran aground in heavy seas off the northern Taiwanese coast, the coast guard said.

Filipino militants free US woman, still hold son (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:18 AM PDT

AP - Muslim militants freed a Filipino-American woman after 2 1/2 months of captivity in the jungles of the southern Philippines but are still holding her 14-year-old son and another relative, authorities said Monday.

Oil falls to near $78 amid weak demand picture (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:04 AM PDT

Nebraska state Sen. Annette Dubas, center, and others follow testimony at a public hearing on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, in Atkinson, Neb., Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. Supporters and opponents of a proposed Canadian oil pipeline flooded into the north-central Nebraska town of Atkinson on Thursday, hoping to sway the U.S. State Department before it decides whether to allow the $7 billion project to proceed. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP - Oil prices extended losses Monday as Europe's debt crisis continued to roil markets and falling personal incomes in the U.S. suggested slack demand for fuel.

Bangladesh indicts Islamic leader for war crimes (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:27 AM PDT

AP - A senior leader from Bangladesh's largest Islamic party was charged Monday with war crimes for allegedly leading groups that took part in killing, looting, arson and rape during the country's 1971 independence war against Pakistan.

Malaysian leader launches security law overhaul (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:20 AM PDT

AP - Malaysia's prime minister launched moves in Parliament on Monday to revoke strict security laws as part of his new pledge to protect civil liberties.

Tiny nation Tuvalu declares fresh water emergency (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 11:37 PM PDT

AP - The tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has declared a state of emergency due to a severe shortage of fresh water, with officials saying Monday that some parts of the country may only have a two-day supply.

Floods kill 11 in Vietnam's Mekong Delta (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 09:16 PM PDT

AP - The government says the worst seasonal flooding in more than a decade has killed 11 people, including five children, over the past week in Vietnam's southern Mekong Delta.

Indian minister pushes campaign for public hygiene (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 08:48 PM PDT

AP - India's rural development minister is pushing a campaign on public hygiene, after a recent survey revealed that India accounts for 58 percent of the world's population practicing open defecation.

Asian markets sharply down on recession fears (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 07:50 PM PDT

Benjamin Hider, of Portland, Maine, center, of Portland, Maine,wears a mask and holds up a sign during a protest in Portland, Maine, on Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. A group calling itself 'Occupy Maine' that joined in solidarity with Wall Street protesters in New York is wrapping up its 3-day demonstration against corporate greed and other issues.(AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)AP - Asian markets tumbled sharply in early trading Monday, hurt by data suggesting debt-strapped Greece's attempts at austerity were not yielding results and a weakening economic picture in Europe.
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