Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Afghan president says attack came from Pakistan (AP)

Afghan president says attack came from Pakistan (AP)

Afghan president says attack came from Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 08:22 AM PST

Afghans carrying a body on a bed for funeral, who was killed on Tuesday's suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. A suicide bomber slaughtered 56 Shiite worshippers and wounded more than 160 others Tuesday outside a shrine where hundreds had gathered to commemorate the holiday of Ashoura, which honors the death of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in 680 A.D. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai confronted Pakistan on Wednesday, saying a militant group based there was behind a suicide bombing at a Shiite shrine in Kabul that killed 56 people during commemorations of a holy day.

Pakistani president's medical trip fuels rumors (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 08:08 AM PST

In this picture taken on Aug. 15, 2010, Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari listens to a reporter at a press conference in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Zardari traveled to Dubai for medical tests on his heart after falling ill, officials and associates said on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, describing his condition as not life-threatening. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)AP - President Asif Ali Zardari was having tests related to a heart condition in a Dubai hospital Wednesday but is expected to return to Pakistan within days, officials said, denying rumors that the embattled and unpopular leader may be stepping down.

Gates discussing new nuclear reactor with China (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 07:52 AM PST

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates leaves after he delivered a speech at the Ministry of Science and Technology in Beijing Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Gates confirmed Wednesday he is in discussions with China to jointly develop a new kind of nuclear reactor. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed Wednesday he is in discussions with China to jointly develop a new and safer kind of nuclear reactor.

Japan FM feels 'deep emotion' about Pearl Harbor (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 07:36 AM PST

AP - Japan's foreign minister says he feels "deep emotion" about the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

China tries to mediate Sudan oil impasse (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 07:28 AM PST

AP - China inserted itself into the fight over oil between Sudan and its former territory South Sudan on Wednesday, sending a special envoy to try to break a deadlock between two rivals who often appear on the brink of renewed conflict.

India backtracks on plan to let in foreign retail (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 08:39 AM PST

An Indian man shops for vegetables at a market in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. India on Wednesday suspended its plan to open its huge retail sector to foreign companies such as Wal-Mart in a reversal seen as a major capitulation to political opponents that further weakens the administration.(AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)AP - India on Wednesday suspended its plan to open its huge retail sector to foreign companies such as Wal-Mart in a reversal seen as a major capitulation to political opponents that further weakens the administration.

China rescues 178 children in trafficking bust (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 06:57 AM PST

AP - Chinese police arrested 608 suspects and rescued 178 children in busts of two separate child trafficking networks, authorities said Wednesday.

SKS moves away from microloans, boosts other areas (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 06:23 AM PST

AP - The future of microfinance may not lie in small loans alone.

Afghan President Karzai blames Pakistan group for attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 05:38 AM PST

Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday blamed a Pakistan-based group for bomb attacks in three Afghan cities that killed at least 59 people on Tuesday, an allegation that could stoke new tensions with Islamabad.

Nepal Buddhists protest against Maoist chief (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 05:12 AM PST

Nepalese Buddhist monks and nuns take out a protest in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Hundreds of Buddhists demonstrated in Nepal's capital to protest the appointment of Maoist party chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal to head a project to develop the area where Buddha was believed born in southern Nepal. The protestors demanded that there should not be any political involvement in the project to develop Lumbini, located 150 miles (240 kilometers) southwest of Katmandu. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)AP - Hundreds of Buddhists demonstrated in Nepal's capital to protest the appointment of Maoist party chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal to head a project to develop the area where Buddha was believed born in southern Nepal.

Fugitive 'Red Shirt' leader surrenders in Thailand (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:43 AM PST

Arisman Pongruangrong, center, a 'Red Shirt' hard core leader who is accused on terrorist charge, is greeted with flowers by supporters as he surrenders himself to authorities at the Department of Special Investigation in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Arisman have fled the country after the 'Red Shirt' movement was suppressed by the government in May 2010. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - A fugitive leader of Thailand's "Red Shirts" protesters who escaped a police raid by rappelling down a hotel facade in a scene captured by network news teams surrendered Wednesday after 20 months on the run.

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Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:26 AM PST

AP - Afghan president Karzai vows to confront Pakistani government over Kabul suicide bombing.

Pakistan: Militant violence down, but fear remains (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 02:10 AM PST

In this picture taken on Nov 21, 2011, a Pakistani woman walks near the Peshawar's women's Mina Bazzar which was attacked by alleged militants, in Peshawar, Pakistan. The number of people killed in suicide attacks in Pakistan in the first 11 months of 2011 has dropped almost 40 percent compared to the same period last year, according to data compiled by the Pak Institute for Peace Studies, allowing people to rebuild their lives, but terrorism is still rife in the area and still exacts a large human toll. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - Mohammed Hasib lost his older brother in a car bombing two years ago that destroyed their small shop selling woman's accessories and killed more than 100 people. He has since rebuilt and business is improving, thanks to a significant drop in militant violence in Pakistan this year.

In South Korea, praising North Korea is illegal (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 01:53 AM PST

In this photo taken on Feb. 24, 2011, South Korean civic group members and family members of prisoners shout slogans during a rally denouncing the national security law in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Since a conservative government took power in 2008, indictments have shot up under the law that makes it a crime to praise, sympathize or cooperate with North Korea. The banner read '(Abolish) National Security Law.' (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - After seven police officers carted off his books and computer disks, Kim Seung-kyu endured eight marathon interrogation sessions with chain-smoking investigators. His alleged crime: glorifying North Korea.

Oil rises to near $102 amid mixed US demand signs (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:17 AM PST

Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., center, makes a statement to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, before the House Energy and Power subcommittee hearing on the construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL crude oil pipeline that would transport millions of barrels of Alberta oilsands crude through six U.S. states, including Nebraska, to Gulf Coast refineries from Canada. He is joined by Bruce Burton, representing the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, left, and Brent Booker, director of construction for the Laborers’ International Union of North America. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Oil prices rose to near $102 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a crude supply report showed mixed signs about U.S. demand strength.

US cancels Nepal travel warning (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:02 AM PST

AP - The United States says it has canceled a warning issued against travel to Nepal earlier this year because of the improved political situation in the Himalayan nation.

Chinese, US officials in risk reduction talks (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:29 PM PST

AP - Chinese and U.S. defense officials met in Beijing on Wednesday to talk about reducing the risk of confrontation after recent friction over arms sales to Taiwan and a stepped-up American military presence on China's edges.

Philippines, rebels renew truce monitors' stay (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:37 PM PST

AP - The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group have extended the mandate of international cease-fire monitors until 2013.

Australian sentenced to 500 lashes in Saudi Arabia (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:49 PM PST

AP - An Australian man has been sentenced to 500 lashes and a year in a Saudi Arabian jail after being convicted of blasphemy, officials said Wednesday.

Decision looms on first Mekong mainstream dam (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 08:57 PM PST

In this Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011 photo released by Network of Thai People in 8 Mekong Provinces, villagers from eight Mekong provinces gather to protest against the Xayaburi dam in Nongkhai, northeastern Thailand. Impoverished Laos is poised to erect the first dam across the Mekong River's mainstream as it pursues its goal of being Asia's battery despite intense opposition from downstream countries and environmental groups. A regional river management forum is expected Thursday to approve, reject or postpone a decision on the $3.5 billion Xayaburi dam during a meeting in Cambodia of four Southeast Asian nations through which the mighty, 3,000-mile-long (4,900-kilometer-long) river flows. (AP Photo/Network of Thai People in 8 Mekong Provinces) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Impoverished Laos is poised to erect the first dam across the Mekong River's mainstream as it pursues its goal of being Asia's battery despite intense opposition from downstream countries and environmental groups.
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