Sunday, November 27, 2011

US to investigate deadly NATO airstrike (AP)

US to investigate deadly NATO airstrike (AP)

US to investigate deadly NATO airstrike (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 11:05 AM PST

A Pakistani boy, bottom, shouts slogans along with other protestors during a rally to condemn NATO helicopters attacks on Pakistani troops, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011. Pakistan on Saturday accused NATO helicopters and fighter jets of firing on two army checkpoints in the country's northwest and killing 24 soldiers. Islamabad retaliated by closing the border crossings used by the international coalition to supply its troops in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - The U.S. plans its own investigation into NATO's deadly airstrikes in Pakistan, while two senior lawmakers called for a harder line after Islamabad closed parts of its border to supply convoys into Afghanistan and demanded the U.S. vacate a drone base.

Afghan officials: Fire from Pakistan led to attack (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 09:51 AM PST

Afghanistan-bound trucks carrying supplies for NATO forces parked as authorities close border at Torkham border post in Pakistan on Sunday, Nov 27, 2011. Pakistan on Saturday accused NATO helicopters and fighter jets of firing on two army checkpoints in the country's northwest and killing 24 soldiers. Islamabad retaliated by closing the border crossings used by the international coalition to supply its troops in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Qazi Rauf)AP - Afghan troops and coalition forces came under fire from the direction of two Pakistan army border posts, prompting them to call in NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, Afghan officials said Sunday. The account challenges Islamabad's claims that the attacks, which have plunged U.S.-Pakistan ties to new lows, were unprovoked.

Karzai adds restive areas to next security transfer (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 09:20 AM PST

Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday two districts in southern Helmand province that have seen some of the heaviest fighting between NATO-led forces and insurgents would be among those handed over to Afghan forces in coming months.

Rage grips Pakistan over NATO attack (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 08:54 AM PST

Reuters - Fury spread in Pakistan on Sunday over a NATO cross-border air attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and could undermine the U.S. effort to wind up the war in Afghanistan.

Karzai: Afghan forces to take lead in more areas (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 08:03 AM PST

People offer funeral prayers of Saturday's NATO attack victims in Peshawar, Pakistan on Sunday, Nov 27, 2011. Pakistan on Saturday accused NATO helicopters and fighter jets of firing on two army checkpoints in the country's northwest and killing 24 soldiers. Islamabad retaliated by closing the border crossings used by the international coalition to supply its troops in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that the nation's forces will soon take charge of security in areas of the country that are home to half of Afghanistan's population.

NATO came under fire from Pakistan before attack: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 05:40 AM PST

Reuters - NATO and Afghan forces came under fire from across the border with Pakistan before NATO aircraft attacked a Pakistani army post, killing 24 soldiers, a Western official and a senior Afghan security official said on Sunday.

Thousands protest at U.S. consulate in Pakistan against attack (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 04:36 AM PST

Reuters - Thousands of people gathered outside the U.S. consulate in the city of Karachi on Sunday to protest against a NATO cross-border air attack that killed 24 Pakistani troops.

China's premier vows improved school safety (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 04:15 AM PST

AP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has pledged more support for school safety following the crash of a bus earlier this month that killed 19 children.

40 people missing after Indonesia bridge collapse (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 02:54 AM PST

AP - Police say rescuers are searching for about 40 missing people after a bridge collapsed in central Indonesia, sending two buses, cars and motorcycles crashing into a river below. At least four people are confirmed dead.

Car salesmen sell a dream to small-town India (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 02:26 AM PST

In this Sept. 28, 2011 photo, Sanjeev Sahay and his family get ready to roll out with their new car at Lucknow, India. Little is changing modern India more than the spread of cars, a four-wheeled reflection of India's economic transformation and a window into the aspirations of the new Indian middle class. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - Out on the edge of town, a few steps from the railroad tracks and across the street from an emerald-green field that stinks of sewage, Sanjeev Saxena sits inside a signpost of a new Indian era. Occasionally, he glances up from his desk to see if anyone is coming through the door.

Filipino Muslim rebel faction leader falls ill (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 01:30 AM PST

AP - A hard-line leader of a breakaway Muslim rebel faction who has been linked to al-Qaida-affiliated militants has fallen ill, raising doubts about the future of his 200-strong armed group in the southern Philippines, military officials and former comrades said Sunday.

Receding floods reveal crocs lurking in Bangkok (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 12:17 AM PST

In this photo taken Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, residents carry a crocodile on their shoulders after they caught and killed the reptile at a flooded residential area in Bangbuatong district of Nonthaburi province, north of Bangkok, Thailand. Murky floodwaters are receding from Bangkok's inundated outskirts to reveal some scary swamp dwellers who moved in while flooded residents were moving out, including crocodiles and some of the world's most poisonous snakes. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - Murky floodwaters are receding from Bangkok's inundated outskirts to reveal some scary swamp dwellers who moved in while flooded residents were moving out — including crocodiles and some of the world's most poisonous snakes.

All 3 kidnapped SKoreans now free in Philippines (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 11:50 PM PST

AP - Kidnappers abandoned two South Korean businessmen in the restive southern Philippines after troops closed in and the gunmen panicked, an army general said Sunday.

Malaysia pressured to scrap law against rallies (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 09:03 PM PST

AP - Malaysia's government faced mounting pressure Sunday to scrap plans for a law that would ban street protests, despite agreeing to ease other restrictions on rallies that activists have called repressive.
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