Friday, January 27, 2012

Pakistani family wants justice in CIA killing (AP)

Pakistani family wants justice in CIA killing (AP)

Pakistani family wants justice in CIA killing (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:17 AM PST

An activist of Justice Students Federation shouts anti-American slogans at a rally demanding compensation for the family of a man killed by an American vehicle rushing to the scene to help CIA contractor Raymond Davis, in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. One year after CIA contractor Davis shot to death two Pakistanis in an incident that battered U.S.-Pakistani ties, relatives of the victims are enjoying generous compensation they received as part of a deal to free the American. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)AP - One year after a CIA contractor shot to death two Pakistanis, relatives of the victims are living off generous compensation they received in a deal that led authorities to free the American.

France, Karzai want faster NATO Afghanistan exit (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:45 AM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, welcomes Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Friday Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)AP - France and Afghanistan will ask NATO to hand over all combat missions to the Afghan military in 2013, a year earlier than planned, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday.

Irish may try IRA veteran over North Korean scam (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:08 AM PST

AP - An Irish Republican Army veteran long accused of laundering counterfeit U.S. $100 bills on behalf of North Korea could face trial in Ireland, a Dublin judge announced Friday.

Nintendo chief promises to do Wii U launch right (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 07:50 AM PST

Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata speaks during a press conference in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Nintendo, a Japanese video game machine maker, sank to losses for the April-December period, battered by a price cut for its 3DS handheld, a strong yen that erodes overseas earnings and competition from mobile devices such as the iPhone that offer games-on-the-go. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Nintendo's chief is determined to get right the launch of its next game machine, Wii U, set for this year's holiday shopping season, and acknowledged Friday some mistakes with selling its 3DS handheld.

Obama officials back bill to hit China subsidies (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 07:07 AM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama's administration is pressing Congress to restore an important weapon in the U.S. arsenal against subsidized imports from China by quickly passing legislation to undo a recent federal appellate court ruling.

Japan prices fall, mild deflation to persist (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 06:36 AM PST

A man uses a mobile phone among advertisements of a department store in Tokyo January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - Japan's core consumer prices fell for the third consecutive month in the year to December, and mild deflation is expected to persist this year as energy prices stabilize and worries about Europe's debt crisis suppress wage growth and economic activity.

Group: Chinese police clash with Tibetans, 1 dead (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:14 AM PST

AP - Chinese security forces fired at Tibetans, killing one and wounding several others, an activist group said Friday, in the third reported deadly clash in a politically sensitive Tibetan region in a week.

Govt failed to keep records of key nuke meetings (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 03:39 AM PST

AP - Japan's deputy prime minister acknowledged Friday that the government failed to take minutes of 10 meetings last year on the response to the country's disasters and nuclear crisis and called for officials to compile reports on the meetings retroactively.

Philippines studying U.S. offer to deploy spy planes (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 02:44 AM PST

Reuters - The Philippines is considering a U.S. proposal to deploy surveillance aircraft on a temporary, rotating basis to enhance its ability to guard disputed areas in the South China Sea, the Philippine defense minister said on Friday.

South Korea allows group to deliver aid to NKorea (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 02:17 AM PST

A South Korean soldier looks at a truck loaded with sacks of flour leaving for the North Korean city of Kaesong at the Unification Bridge near the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. The food aid, that was allowed by South Korea's Unification Ministry, is from a group of civilians. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - South Korea allowed members of a private group to accompany aid to North Korea for the first time Friday since leader Kim Jong Il died last month.

AP Exclusive: New taste for Thai elephant meat (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 12:52 AM PST

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 file photo, elephants are fed with fresh sugarcanes at the elephant camp in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand. Thailand's revered national symbol, the elephant, may face a new threat of extinction: being poached not just for their tusks, but for their meat. Two wild elephants were found slaughtered in December 2011 in a national park in western Thailand, alerting authorities to the new practice of consuming elephant meat. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)AP - A new taste for eating elephant meat — everything from trunks to sex organs — has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species.

Australian gov't, activists trade blame for clash (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:49 PM PST

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard, second from left, is escorted out for safety by body guards and police through a crowd of rowdy protesters following a ceremony to mark Australia's national day in Canberra, Australia, Thursday Jan. 26, 2012. Some 200 supporters of indigenous rights surrounded a Canberra restaurant and banged its windows on Thursday while Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbott were inside officiating at an award ceremony. (AP Photo/Lukas Coch) AUSTRALIA OUTAP - Authorities and indigenous-rights protesters blamed each other Friday for a heated clash in which bodyguards had to rush Prime Minister Julia Gillard out of an event marking the anniversary of British colonization.

Thousands battle forest fire in southwestern China (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:22 PM PST

AP - Thousands of fire fighters are battling a blaze in the forest near the famed southwestern Chinese tourist town of Lijiang.

Papua New Guinea mutineers demand pardon (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:53 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2011 file photo, veteran leader Sir Michael Somare, second right, attends a press conference after claiming to have been reinstated as Papua New Guinea's prime minister in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Rebel soldiers seized the military's headquarters Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 and replaced Papua New Guinea's top defense official with their own leader, who gave Prime Minister Peter O'Neill a week to step aside for his ousted predecessor. The self-proclaimed new leader of the country's defense forces, retired Col. Yaura Sasa, insisted he was not mounting a coup. But he warned that the military will take unspecified action unless O'Neill stands down and former prime minister Somare, is reinstated, as the national Supreme Court ordered last month. (AP Photo/Post-Courier, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - A day after a retired colonel seized Papua New Guinea's military headquarters in an attempt to force out the prime minister, the ex-soldier was holed up in a nearby barracks on Friday, demanding a pardon for himself and his supporters.

Pakistan: Rocket attack near bin Laden's compound (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:33 PM PST

After a service mourners walk away from the grave side ceremony for Army Spc. Keith D. Benson a medic from Norwood, Mass., who died in the Paktika province of Afghanistan, near the Pakistan boarder, and is being buried at the National Cemetery in Bourne, Mass., Friday Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - Unknown assailants fired rocket propelled grenades at the military academy near Osama bin Laden's compound in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad early Friday morning, causing damage but no casualties, police said.
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