Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Myanmar's clemency falls short of expectations (AP)

Myanmar's clemency falls short of expectations (AP)

Myanmar's clemency falls short of expectations (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 08:58 AM PST

A woman hugs her son who came out of Myanmar's Insein prison in Yangon, Myanmar ,Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. Myanmar's government announced Monday that it is reducing the sentences of many prisoners, but stopped short of declaring an amnesty that had been expected by many people. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)AP - Myanmar began releasing some prisoners on Tuesday, but activists and relatives said a government clemency fell short of national reconciliation promises and showed that political prisoners may remain behind bars for a long time.

Coalition to pull $30B in gear from Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 08:43 AM PST

U.S. soldiers walk with their Afghan translator near the scene of a suicide attack in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. A suicide bomber driving a motorcycle killed four civilians and a police officer in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar city on Tuesday, police said. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)AP - As the pace of the drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan picks up in 2012, military planners are trying to figure out how to ship huge quantities of alliance vehicles, weapons and other equipment out of the mountainous, landlocked country.

Taliban strike deal with Qatar on office there (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 08:16 AM PST

Afghan victims of a suicide attack are seen on beds at the hospital in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. A suicide bomber driving a motorcycle killed four civilians and a police officer in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar city on Tuesday, police said. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)AP - The Afghan Taliban said Tuesday that they have reached a preliminary deal with the Gulf state of Qatar to open a liaison office there, in what could be a step toward formal, substantive peace talks to end more than a decade of war.

NKorea holds rally, shows young Kim meeting troops (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 08:13 AM PST

Thousands of North Koreans gather in Pyongyang at Kim Il Sung square to hold a mass rally in support for their country's policies and new leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. (AP Photo)AP - Pumping their fists and chanting, tens of thousands of North Koreans packed the snowy main square of the capital Tuesday to pledge their loyalty to new leader Kim Jong Un as the campaign to consolidate his power deepened.

Turkey: Former president indicted for 1980 coup (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 07:42 AM PST

AP - The ailing, 94-year-old former Turkish president who came to power in a 1980 military coup could face life imprisonment for the military takeover, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

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Posted: 03 Jan 2012 07:41 AM PST

AP - Third bomb hits Afghan city of Kandahar, raising day's death toll to 13.

US envoy visits China after Kim Jong Il's death (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 06:22 AM PST

U.S. Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Kurt Campbell, walks out from the arrival hall at Beijing airport Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012 in Beijing, China. Campbell arrived in China on a tour that will also take him to South Korea and Japan to discuss developments in North Korea after the death of Kim Jong Il. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - The United States' top diplomat for Asia arrived Tuesday in China on a tour that will also take him to South Korea and Japan to discuss developments in North Korea after the death of Kim Jong Il.

Iran seeks release of border guards in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 05:59 AM PST

AP - The commander of Iran's border guards says Iran is negotiating Pakistan to release three of its border guards held there.

Philippines: 5 foreign terror suspects in south (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:48 AM PST

AP - At least five foreign extremists have been hiding on a remote southern Philippine island and could help link Filipino radicals to potential overseas financiers and combat trainers like the al-Qaida terrorist network, a military commander said Tuesday.

Philippine rebels resume attacks after cease-fire (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 04:34 AM PST

AP - The Philippine military says communist guerrillas have resumed attacks after a self-imposed Christmas cease-fire.

Indonesians have new symbol for injustice: sandals (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:55 AM PST

An Indonesian activist line up pairs of sandals in solidarity for a 15-year-old boy who is being prosecuted for lifting an old pair of sandals in Central Sulawesi province while helping at the office of Indonesian Commission for Child Protection in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. Thousands of Indonesians have dumped flip-flops and other old sandals at police stations and prosecutor offices to show support for the boy who could face up to five years in prison if found guilty, the same sentence given to many terrorists, drug pushers and rapists. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)AP - Indonesians have found a new symbol for their growing frustration at uneven justice in their young, democratic nation: cheap, worn-out flip-flops.

Pakistanis clash with police over gas shortages (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 03:12 AM PST

People thread their way through concrete slabs used by protesters to block the main highway in Peshawar, Pakistan, to protest against the lack of transport on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. Countrywide protests and strikes caused disruption across many cities as people protested against price hikes in gas and petroleum products. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - Pakistanis angry at gas shortages blocked a major highway and clashed with police for the second day on Tuesday, adding pressure on a government bogged down by scandal, near economic collapse and militant violence.

Asian markets rise on eurozone factory data (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 01:27 AM PST

Traders await the start of the trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange December 15, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidAP - World stock markets rose Tuesday, as market confidence grew after the release of manufacturing data that showed improvement in Europe.

13 killed, 41 injured in central China crash (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 01:15 AM PST

AP - Thirteen people died and 41 others were injured when a truck collided with a bus in central China.

Hu: Hostile forces seek to westernize, split China (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 12:42 AM PST

AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao has told Communist Party members that hostile forces abroad are trying to westernize and divide the country with their cultural influence and that officials must remain vigilant against such efforts.

New Hong Kong government office contaminated (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 12:17 AM PST

AP - Bacteria that cause Legionnaire's disease have been found throughout Hong Kong's brand new, $670-million government headquarters.

Oil jumps to near $101 amid rising Iran tensions (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 09:52 PM PST

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA and according to them, flames raise from a gas pipeline caused by an explosion attack, near the town Rastan in the restive Homs province, Syria, on Tuesday Jan. 3, 2012. An explosion struck a gas pipeline in central Syria in an attack the government blamed on terrorists, the state-run news agency said. There were no casualties. The pipeline feeds two power stations. French President Nicolas Sarkozy says the Syrian regime is committing massacres and he is calling on President Bashar Assad to leave power. (AP Photo/SANA) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Oil prices jumped to near $101 a barrel Tuesday in Asia amid concerns that rising tensions between Western powers and Iran could lead to crude supply disruptions.

Taiwan president race darkened by spying charges (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 08:37 PM PST

Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party 2012 presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen gives thumbs up sign to supporters as she travels through neighborhoods in Taipei County, Taiwan, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. Taiwan will hold its presidential election on January 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP - Taiwan's presidential campaign has taken a dark turn, with the opposition challenger accusing intelligence services under the control of incumbent President Ma Ying-jeou of tracking her campaign events for political advantage.

South Korea says 'new era' possible for Koreas (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 07:58 PM PST

People watch a TV screen reporting about North Korea's next leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. South Korea's president opened the door Monday to possible nuclear talks with North Korea and warned the neighboring country to avoid any provocations, saying the Korean peninsula is at a crucial turning point.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - South Korea's president is urging rival North Korea to use the transition of leadership after Kim Jong Il's death to usher in a new era of peace on the tense Korean peninsula, even as he warned the North against any provocations.
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