Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Commonwealth urges early election in Maldives (AP)

Commonwealth urges early election in Maldives (AP)

Commonwealth urges early election in Maldives (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 11:24 AM PST

AP - The Commonwealth called Wednesday for early presidential elections in the Maldives, along with an international investigation into the ouster of the Indian Ocean archipelago's president earlier this month.

Afghans, US may defer issues in strategic deal (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 10:59 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in New York. President Barack Obama has spoken to Afghan President Hamid Karzai to discuss efforts to reconcile with elements of the Taliban, including his meeting last week with Pakistani and Iranian leaders. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - The U.S. and the Afghan governments are considering pushing through a long-delayed partnership agreement by moving the contentious issues of night raids and control over detainees to separate negotiations, officials from both countries said.

Official: Findings in Quran burning probe due soon (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 09:55 AM PST

AP - A spokesman for the international military force in Afghanistan says findings from an investigation into the burning of Muslim holy books at a NATO base may come out as early as Wednesday.

7 killed as Afghan Quran protests turn violent (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 09:29 AM PST

Afghan policemen march towards protesters during a protest near a U.S. military base in Kabul February 22, 2012. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodAP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed for calm Wednesday after clashes in several cities between Afghan security forces and protesters furious over the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. military base left seven people dead.

Karzai urges calm as six die in Afghan Koran protests (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 09:07 AM PST

Afghan men stand near pieces of wood and tyres which they set on fire during a protest outside the U.S. military base in Bagram, north of Kabul February 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mohammad IsmailReuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed for calm Wednesday after officials said six people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests over the burning of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, at NATO's main base in the country.

For Syrian children, a picture tells a thousand words (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 08:36 AM PST

Reuters - A man lies on the street, bleeding from a gunshot wound to his chest, clutching a single red rose. In the foreground, a soldier fires a shot from the hatch of his tank, a red flame bursting from the barrel of his gun. A second man flails his arms as he too is shot in the chest.

Thai detention of Iranian bomb suspect extended (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 08:18 AM PST

In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, an Iranian bomb suspect Mohammad Kharzei, right, listens to a Thai police officer as he is taken to verify the house where he and other Iranian compatriots rented in Bangkok, Thailand. One week after three Iranians were arrested in an apparently botched terror plot allegedly aimed against Israeli diplomats, profound questions remain unanswered about who was behind it. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - A Thai court on Wednesday allowed police to continue to detain one of five Iranian suspects in an alleged terror plot that was exposed by an accidental blast in a residential Bangkok neighborhood.

Pakistan vows to support not lead Afghan peace drive (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 08:15 AM PST

Reuters - Pakistan will give its full support to any clear effort by the Afghan government to achieve a political settlement with the Taliban but does not want to lead a peace process that would impose a solution, its foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Pakistan lashes out at US congressman's resolution (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 07:22 AM PST

AP - A U.S. congressman has sparked outrage in Pakistan by calling for the secession of the country's largest province, further complicating Washington's efforts to resuscitate its vital anti-terrorism alliance with Islamabad.

Festival banned 20 years returns to Myanmar pagoda (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 07:12 AM PST

Myanmar's women in ancient dresses take part in the 2,600th anniversary celebrations of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Gongs chimed as thousands of people in ceremonial costumes walked barefoot Wednesday through the marble walkways of Myanmar's most sacred Buddhist shrine in an annual festival that was banned for more than 20 years under the former military government. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - Amid the towering golden spires of Myanmar's grandest Buddhist shrine there was talk of politics and hope for the future as thousands came Wednesday for the return of an annual festival that was banned for more than 20 years by the former military regime.

Pakistan health workers linked to CIA scheme fired (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 06:34 AM PST

Boys recite verses from the Koran at Madrassa Arabia Taleem-ul-Quran, a religious seminary, in Lahore on February 22, 2012. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION)AP - A Pakistani government official says 17 health workers have been fired for allegedly participating in a CIA scheme to confirm the presence of Osama bin Laden in a northwestern town.

As China clamps down, Tibet struggle grows radical (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 06:20 AM PST

In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, police officers patrol after a religious ceremony at a monastery in Jiuzhaigou, in northwestern China's Sichuan province. Smothering security has become an intrusive fact of life in China's Tibetan areas, from police stationed around monasteries to document checks at roadblocks. The Intense security is one reason Tibet's exiled government in India called on Tibetans this year to shun celebrations for their traditional new year, which started Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Instead, Tibetans are urged to pray for those living under Chinese rule. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Police don't travel far to monitor the goings-on at the Gami Temple at the edge of the Tibetan plateau. The police station sits inside the monastery, just outside the gates to the main prayer hall.

US, NKorea to hold first post-Kim Jong Il talks (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 06:14 AM PST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (L) looks at food at a kitchen of a mess hall as he visits the Korean People's Army Unit 842 in an undisclosed location, in this undated picture released by the North's KCNA news agency in Pyongyang February 22, 2012. KCNA did not state precisely when the picture was taken. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORSAP - The U.S. and North Korea reopen nuclear talks Thursday that will provide a glimpse into where Pyongyang's opaque government is heading after Kim Jong Il's death and test its readiness to dismantle nuclear programs for much-needed aid.

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Posted: 22 Feb 2012 06:05 AM PST

AP - Afghan Interior Ministry says total of 7 people killed in anti-American protests nationwide.

Aussie foreign minister resigns in leadership rift (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 04:34 AM PST

AP - Australia's foreign minister resigned Wednesday in a bitter rift with Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who may poll party lawmakers next week on who should lead the country.

Police restore order at Indonesian resort prison (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 03:12 AM PST

Prison inmates occupy the guard's watch tower inside the Kerobokan prison in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 during a negotiation process after soldiers and policemen controlled most of the prison following a raid. Security forces stormed the prison on Wednesday after rioting inmates temporarily took control of the facility, setting fires and throwing rocks at guards. (AP Photo)AP - Indonesian security forces stormed a resort island prison where inmates were rioting and restored order Wednesday after several hours of violence that injured a policeman and three inmates.

Nepal man, 72, hoping to be named world's shortest (AP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 01:50 AM PST

A relative carries Nepalese Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, who claims to be only 22 inches (56 centimeters) tall, in Nepalgunj, Nepal, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Dangi is hoping to prove to Guinness World Records that he's the world's shortest man. Guinness World Records currently recognizes Junrey Balawing of the Philippines, who is 23.5 inches (60 centimeters) tall, as the shortest man in the world. (AP Photo/Subrot Neupane)AP - Guinness World Records officials will arrive in Nepal this weekend to measure a 72-year-old man who says he's only 22 inches (56 centimeters) tall and hopes to be declared the world's shortest man.

Malaysia bans British author's sex education book (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:17 PM PST

AP - Malaysia has banned a nearly 40-year-old sex education book written by a British author following complaints by Muslim activists that it is obscene.

SKorean president says Seoul open to NKorea talks (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:48 PM PST

People watch a live TV reporting about South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's speech, marking the fourth anniversary of his inauguration, at Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - South Korea's president says Seoul is open to talking with an "open heart" if North Korea shows a willingness to improve ties.

Ties to Knicks' Lin peck at Taiwan bookishness (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:19 PM PST

New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin, right, handles the ball as he is guarded by New Jersey Nets' Deron Williams during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Nets defeated the Knicks 100-92. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)AP - In achievement-oriented Taiwan, where studying is a pastime sport among young people, the outdoor complex of basketball courts near National Taiwan University is normally a pretty lonely place, more used to hosting raindrops and discarded food wrappers than pivoting feet and jump shots.
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