Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Xi wraps up highly scripted visit to US capital (AP)

Xi wraps up highly scripted visit to US capital (AP)

Xi wraps up highly scripted visit to US capital (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 10:40 AM PST

China's Vice President Xi Jinping speaks to the US-China Business Council in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, in line to be China's next leader, said Wednesday that Beijing welcomes U.S. efforts to assert influence in the Asia-Pacific region, but that Washington must also respect the interests and concerns of China in its own neighborhood.

U.S., China must respect each other's interest: Xi (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 10:16 AM PST

Reuters - China welcomes the United States playing a "positive role" in the Asia Pacific, but the world's two biggest economies must respect each other's "core interests and major concerns," Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday.

Apple iPad plant conditions better than the norm: agency (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 07:52 AM PST

Reuters - Working conditions at Chinese manufacturing plants where Apple Inc's iPads and iPhones are made are far better than those at garment factories or other facilities elsewhere in the country, according to the head of a non-profit agency investigating the plants.

Taliban says the U.S. to repeat Soviet defeat in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 07:28 AM PST

Reuters - The Taliban used the 23rd anniversary of the humiliating Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan on Wednesday to taunt the United States that it would suffer the same fate as preparations to hand over security to a shaky government are underway.

NATO: Afghan drawdown to cloud detainee monitoring (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 07:05 AM PST

Afghan girls carry water in plastic containers on their heads in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)AP - The drawdown of NATO forces in Afghanistan will make it increasingly more difficult to find out if prisoners transferred to Afghan authorities are being tortured, officials with the international military coalition said Wednesday.

Sirens wail in quake drill across Indian capital (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 07:01 AM PST

Indian schoolgirls lie low under their desks during a disaster drill checking the alertness and preparedness of various agencies in the event of a major earthquake, at the N.P Bengali Girls School in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Ambulance sirens screamed across New Delhi as the Indian capital held a major disaster drill amid fears that a major earthquake could topple many buildings and homes. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)AP - Ambulance sirens screamed, firefighters rescued pretend victims and children dove under school desks for cover during a citywide disaster drill Wednesday in India's congested, quake-vulnerable capital of 16.7 million people.

Sri Lanka police fire on fuel-cost protest; 1 dead (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 06:58 AM PST

Members of Sri Lanka's People's Liberation Front brave police water cannons during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 . A wave of protests have swept across the country after the government increased fuel prices from Saturday night. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)AP - Sri Lankan police fired on fishermen protesting fuel price increases Wednesday, killing one person and wounding three, a witness and a doctor said.

Analysis: New China landing vessels point to Pacific rivalry (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 06:56 AM PST

Reuters - As looming budget cuts force the Pentagon to plan for a smaller U.S. navy, China is accelerating the launch of new, increasingly capable warships as part of a sustained drive to become a major maritime power.

Japan's nuclear safety standards called flawed (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 06:34 AM PST

Nuclear Safety Commission chairman Haruki Madarame speaks during an inquiry investigating the meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant caused by the March 11 tsunami, at Parliament in Tokyo Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Madarame said Japan's regulations were flawed, outdated and below global standards and he apologized for their failure to provide better protection. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP - Japan's nuclear safety chief said Wednesday the country's regulations are flawed, outdated and below global standards, and he apologized for their failure when a tsunami crippled one plant last year.

Israel: Thai bombs similar to those in India blast (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 06:11 AM PST

AP - Israeli officials ramped up accusations Wednesday that Iran was launching covert attack plots, saying "sticky" bombs found in a Thai house rented by Iranians were similar to devices used against Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia.

NKorea marks late leader's birthday by backing son (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 02:47 AM PST

A North Korean stands at attention as others cheer during the unveiling of a new bronze statue depicting the late leader Kim Jong Il and his father Kim Il Sung at Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. As North Koreans prepare for what would have been the 70th birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il this week, the country's state media have gone to great lengths to build up the man who led the nation for 17 years until his death in December. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - Senior North Korean officials are pledging loyalty to new leader Kim Jong Un ahead of what would have been his late father Kim Jong Il's 70th birthday.

NATO regrets airstrike that killed 8 young Afghans (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 02:07 AM PST

Mike Wigston, right, director of air operations of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) joint command speaks, as U.S. Brig. Gen. Lewis Boone, director of public affairs for coalition forces listens during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. The U.S.-led military coalition has taken responsibility for an airstrike that killed eight Afghan civilians in eastern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)AP - The U.S.-led military coalition said Wednesday that it regrets the killing of eight civilians in a NATO airstrike this month in eastern Afghanistan.

Philippines arrest Abu Sayyaf suspect in kidnap (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 01:54 AM PST

AP - Philippine troops have arrested an alleged Abu Sayyaf militant suspected of involvement in numerous kidnappings, including those of American and European tourists, police said Wednesday.

Oil rises above $101 as Middle East tensions rise (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 12:55 AM PST

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, black smoke rise from an oil pipeline, in Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria, on Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. Activists accused regime forces of hitting the pipeline. It runs through the rebel-held neighborhood of Baba Amr, which has been shelled by regime troops for the past 12 days, according to two activist groups, the Local Coordination Committees and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The state news agency, SANA, blamed 'armed terrorists' for Wednesday's pipeline attack. It said the pipeline feeds the tankers in the Damascus suburb of Adra, which contribute in supplying gasoline to the capital and southern regions. (AP Photo/ SANA)AP - Oil rose above $101 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as escalating tensions in the Middle East outweighed lingering concerns about Greece's ability to implement austerity measures to resolve its debt crisis.

Japan planned review of tsunami risk, but too late (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 12:11 AM PST

FILE - In this March 11, 2011 file photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), tsunami waves gush into a complex near the Unit 4 reactor at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex in Okuma twon, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Just four days after a meeting by Japan's government regulators and utility officials about a worst-case scenario, the towering tsunami swept across the plant, destroying backup generators, sending reactors into meltdown and setting off the world's nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. (AP Photo/Tokyo Electric Power Co., File) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Four days before a tsunami devastated a Japanese nuclear plant, its operator promised a fuller assessment of the risk of such a disaster — but not for seven months.

China taps law enforcer to run uneasy Tibetan area (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 10:51 PM PST

AP - A career law-and-order official has been tapped to run a Tibetan area at the center of protests against Chinese rule, and is calling for his subordinates to take a hard line against unrest while trying to raise local living standards.

Muslim group boss: No Syria military intervention (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 10:07 PM PST

AP - The international community must rule out military intervention as a solution to the Syrian crisis, the leader of a global Islamic group said Wednesday.

New statue depicts late NKorea leader on horseback (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 05:32 PM PST

North Koreans leave the grounds of the Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang after watching the unveiling of a new bronze statue depicting the late leader Kim Jong Il and his father Kim Il Sung on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. As North Koreans prepare for what would have been the 70th birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il this week, the country's state media have gone to great lengths to build up the man who led the nation for 17 years until his death in December. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - Coat flying open, reins in hand, Kim Jong Il is depicted astride a galloping horse in a larger-than-life statue unveiled as part of birthday celebrations for the late North Korean leader.
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