Saturday, January 7, 2012

Afghan commission alleges US detainee abuse (AP)

Afghan commission alleges US detainee abuse (AP)

Afghan commission alleges US detainee abuse (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 09:20 AM PST

Gul Rahman Qazi , center, head of an Afghan investigative commission speaks during a media conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. Afghan President Karzai had charged the commission with investigating the detention of some hundreds of suspected militants and the investigative commission has accused the U.S. military of abusing detainees at its largest prison, and says those held without evidence should be freed.(AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - An Afghan investigative commission accused the American military Saturday of abusing detainees at its main prison in the country, saying anyone held without evidence should be freed and backing President Hamid Karzai's demand that the U.S. turn over all prisoners to Afghan custody.

Former Pakistani President Musharraf faces arrest (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 08:29 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2010 file photo, Pervez Musharraf, the former President of Pakistan, talks during the launch of his new political party, the 'All Pakistan Muslim League' in central London. Musharraf will be arrested in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto if he returns to the country, a government prosecutor said Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)AP - Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will be arrested in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto if he returns to the country, a government prosecutor said Saturday.

Cargo drone makes debut in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 08:11 AM PST

This Dec. 17, 2011 photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps shows a K-MAX pilotless freight helicopter, a detachment from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 in Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.S. military is testing a revolutionary new freight drone for its arsenal - a pilotless helicopter intended to fly cargo missions to remote outposts where frequent roadside bombs threaten access by road convoys. (AP Photo/U.S. Marines, Justin M. Boling)AP - The U.S. military is testing a revolutionary new drone for its arsenal, a pilotless helicopter intended to fly cargo missions to remote outposts where frequent roadside bombs threaten access by road convoys.

China 2011 insurance premiums up 10 percent: report (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 06:29 AM PST

Reuters - China's total insurance premiums rose 10 percent to 1.43 trillion yuan ($226.64 billion) in 2011 from a year earlier, state media quoted the country's industry regulator as saying on Saturday.

Police: Pakistani Taliban leader dies in shootout (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 04:28 AM PST

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari gestures after arriving at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow in this May 11, 2011 file photo. Zardari has said on January 7, 2012, leaving office is not an option and that no one has asked him to resign, responding to speculation that the powerful military wanted his departure. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin/Files (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)AP - Pakistani police say they have killed a local Taliban commander and arrested his associate after a shootout in a southern port city.

Japan plans to scrap nuclear plants after 40 years (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 03:22 AM PST

CORRECTS DATE WHEN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TO JAN. 6, 2012 - FILE - This Nov. 12, 2011 photo shows a view of the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Japan. Japan said Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 it will soon require atomic reactors to be shut down after 40 years of use to improve safety following the nuclear crisis set off by the March 11, 2011 tsunami. Concern about aging reactors has been growing because the three units at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant that went into meltdown following the tsunami were built starting in 1967. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, Pool, File)AP - Japan says it will soon require atomic reactors to be shut down after 40 years of use to improve safety following the nuclear crisis set off by last year's tsunami.

Shades of NKorea's founder in its young new leader (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 03:21 AM PST

This undated photo copy released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 shows a commemorative postage stamp featuring Kim Jong Un, left, and his late father Kim Jong Il. Kim Jong Un made his debut on the postage stamp: a 70-won stamp, equivalent to 50 U.S. cents at official exchange rates. The words on the top read: 'The great leader comrade Kim Jong Il will always be with us.' (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) JAPAN OUT UNTIL 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSIONAP - The resemblance is striking: the full cheeks and quick smile, the confident gait, the habit of gesturing with both hands when he speaks.

Pakistan ties with Israel? Why not, asks Musharraf (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 02:46 AM PST

Reuters - Pakistan should consider establishing ties with Israel, said exiled former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, remarks likely to anger many in the Muslim-majority country where he hopes to make a political comeback.

Hot air balloon hits power lines in NZ; 11 dead (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 01:07 AM PST

This aerial photo shows the area where a hot air balloon crashed after it caught on fire in Carterton, north of the capital, Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. The hot air balloon crashed and killed all 11 people aboard near the rural New Zealand town some 94 miles (150 kilometers) north of the capital, Wellington, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/Wairarapa Times, Lynda Feringa) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUT, MANDATORY CREDITAP - A hot air balloon carrying 11 people turned into a tower of "sheer flame" Saturday after hitting power lines in a rural area of New Zealand, killing everyone aboard and horrifying residents.

Key dates in the rise of North Korea's Kim Jong Un (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 11:18 PM PST

AP - Key dates in the rise of North Korea's young new leader, Kim Jong Un:

Whales strand in New Zealand; 7 dead, 18 refloated (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 09:19 PM PST

AP - Seven long-finned pilot whales died after being beached in New Zealand, but rescuers were confident Saturday they had saved the other 18 marine mammals that stranded.

Tibet group says 2 set themselves on fire in China (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 07:41 PM PST

AP - A Tibet activist group says two people have set themselves on fire in southwest China in the latest in a series of apparent self-immolation protests against Chinese rule.
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