Sunday, January 15, 2012

Oil-rich Kazakhstan votes in parliamentary polls (AP)

Oil-rich Kazakhstan votes in parliamentary polls (AP)

Oil-rich Kazakhstan votes in parliamentary polls (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 11:00 AM PST

AP - Voters headed to polling stations in large numbers Sunday in the oil-rich Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan in elections that look to have slightly broadened democratic representation in parliament's rubber-stamp lower house.

Pakistan Taliban leader believed dead: intelligence officials (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 11:02 AM PST

Reuters - The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, the militant movement that poses the gravest security threat to the country, was believed killed by a U.S. drone strike, four Pakistan intelligence officials told Reuters on Sunday.

Chinese Premier Wen takes aim at land seizures (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:09 AM PST

Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has called for farmers' land rights to be protected and criticized a widespread policy of moving villagers into apartment blocks so their land can be merged into larger blocs or developed.

Pakistani government faces critical day in court (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 08:41 AM PST

In this Monday, Dec. 5, 2011 photo, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani pauses during an interview with the Associated Press at his residence in Lahore, Pakistan. A political crisis gripping Pakistan could take a decisive turn Monday when its embattled government appears before the Supreme Court, which is ordering it to reopen a stalled graft probe against the president or face dismissal. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - A political crisis gripping Pakistan could take a decisive turn Monday when its embattled government appears before the Supreme Court, which is ordering it to reopen a stalled graft probe against the president or face dismissal.

Pakistan PM won't retract criticism of military (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 08:05 AM PST

Pakistanis gather at the site of a bomb blast in Khanpur, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. A bomb blast ripped through a religious procession in eastern Pakistan, killing 14 people and wounding at least 20 in the latest sectarian attack in the volatile country, police said. (AP Photo)Reuters - Pakistan's prime minister on Sunday rejected a demand by the country's powerful army chief that he clarify or retract his criticism of the army and the spy agency last week, likely raising tensions further in a festering row with the military.

Pakistan Taliban leader reported dead in US strike (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 07:04 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2009 file photo, Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud arrives to meet with media in Sararogha of Pakistani tribal area of South Waziristan along the Afghanistan border. Pakistani intelligence officials said on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2012 they have intercepted militant radio communications indicating the Pakistani Taliban's leader Mehsud may have been killed in a recent U.S. drone strike in northwest Pakistan. (AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mehsud, File)AP - Intercepted militant radio communications indicate the leader of the Pakistani Taliban may have been killed in a recent U.S. drone strike, Pakistani intelligence officials said Sunday. A Taliban official denied that.

Soldier faces hearing at Afghan base over suicide (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 06:38 AM PST

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Pvt. Danny Chen,19, who was killed Monday, Oct. 3, 2011 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. An American soldier charged with abuse that led to the suicide of a 19-year-old fellow soldier in Afghanistan is facing a preliminary hearing Sunday on a base in the country, the military said. Spc. Ryan J. Offutt is charged with offenses including maltreatment, involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide in the death of Pvt. Danny Chen, the military statement said. Offutt is one of eight infantrymen charged in connection with the suicide. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, File) (AP Photo/U.S. Army, File)AP - An American soldier charged with abuse that led to the suicide of a 19-year-old fellow soldier in Afghanistan is facing a preliminary hearing Sunday on a base in the country, the U.S. military said.

Kazakhstan votes after deadly oil town riots (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 06:36 AM PST

A serviceman registers before voting at the Frontier Academy under the National Security Committee during parliamentary elections in Almaty January 15, 2012. REUTERS/Pavel MikheevReuters - Kazakhstan voted on Sunday in an election that will admit a second party to parliament, in a small concession to democracy by President Nursultan Nazarbayev after deadly clashes in a mutinous oil town shook the country's stable image.

84-year-old Thai king treated for abdominal pain (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 06:30 AM PST

AP - Thailand's 84-year-old king has been treated with intravenous antibiotics after experiencing abdominal pain.

2 giant pandas arrive in their new French home (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 06:03 AM PST

AP - Two giant pandas have arrived from China aboard a special plane and are heading to their new home amid the chateaux of central France.

Central Asia's largest mosque ravaged by fire (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 04:32 AM PST

AP - Emergency officials say at least one person has died in a fire at the largest mosque in Central Asia, in the capital of Kazakhstan.

2 road accidents in China kill 14 people (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 03:49 AM PST

AP - Two road accidents in China have killed 14 people in one day.

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Posted: 15 Jan 2012 02:43 AM PST

AP - Police say a bomb has struck a religious procession in eastern Pakistan, killing 13 people.

Huge gathering of Muslims ends in Bangladesh (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 11:57 PM PST

Bangladeshi Muslim pilgrims stand on boats and offer Friday prayer on the banks of the River Turag in Tongi, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. The three-day long annual Islamic congregation began here Friday. (AP Photo/ Pavel Rahman)AP - One of the world's largest Muslim gatherings has ended outside the Bangladeshi capital with a call for peace and the revival of Islamic tenets.

SKorean ship partially sinks; 5 crewmen die (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 11:53 PM PST

In this undated photo released Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 in Tokyo by the Korea News Service, North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un, right, inspects the Pyongyang Folk Park under construction in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) JAPAN OUT UNTIL 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSIONAP - A South Korean cargo ship was rocked by an explosion off the country's west coast Sunday, leaving five people dead and six others missing, officials said.

Japan PM lags in polls despite Cabinet reshuffle (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 11:10 PM PST

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda listens to a reporter's question during a press conference in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. Noda replaced five members of his Cabinet on Friday in a bid to win more cooperation from the opposition to raise the sales tax and rein in the country's bulging fiscal deficit. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's recent Cabinet reshuffle has failed to lift his public support ratings, newspaper polls showed Sunday.

Groups: Clashes after Tibetan sets self on fire (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2012 07:04 PM PST

AP - Security forces clashed with angry Tibetans in southwestern China, shooting one person, after a man set himself on fire in the latest protest against Chinese rule, activist groups said.
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