Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Afghan bomb kills at least 10, including 3 GIs

Afghan bomb kills at least 10, including 3 GIs

Afghan bomb kills at least 10, including 3 GIs

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Wounded U.S. soldiers lie on the ground at the scene of a suicide attack in Maimanah, the capital of Faryab province north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. A suicide bomber blew himself up, killing at least 10 people, including three NATO service members, officials said, the latest in a string of attacks as spring fighting season gets under way. A senior U.S. defense official has confirmed that two U.S. soldiers were among three NATO forces killed in a suicide bombing in northern Afghanistan.(AP Photo/Gul Buddin Elham)A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed at least 10 people, including three American soldiers, at a park in a relatively peaceful area of northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, part of an increase in violence at the start of the spring fighting season.

Pakistan LeT founder goads US over $10 mln bounty

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The founder of the Pakistani militant group blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks goaded the United States on Wednesday in a defiant public appearance mocking his $10 million US bounty.

Imperial Chinese bowl fetches $27 million

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The Ruyao Washer has set a new world record for a piece of ceramic from the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)An extremely rare Chinese porcelain bowl fetched nearly $27 million on Wednesday, smashing pre-sale estimates by about three times, as Sotheby's wrapped up its season's sale in Hong Kong.

Japan's Kameda retains WBA bantamweight title

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Koki Kameda (R) throws a right to Nouldy ManakaneJapan's Koki Kameda successfully defended his World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight title on Wednesday, winning a unanimous decision victory over Nouldy Manakane of Indonesia.

Malaysia poll critics call for nationwide rally

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Ambiga Sreenevasan (front row, 2nd R), the leader of electoral reform pressure group Bersih 2.0 poses with other membersCritics of Malaysia's electoral system called Wednesday for a nationwide protest this month to press for thorough reform before upcoming polls that they warned could be "the dirtiest yet".

Nobel laureates urge China to talk to Dalai Lama

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The coffin of Jamphel Yeshi, who died after self-immolation on March 28 in New Delhi, is carried for cremationTwelve Nobel laureates including South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu have written to China's president urging him to open talks with the Dalai Lama after a series of self-immolations by Tibetans.

Jeonbuk halt dream Buriram run

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' Lee Dong-GookFormer title-holders Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors halted Buriram United's dream run 2-0 Wednesday as the unheralded Thai outfit suffered their first defeat of the AFC Champions League.

Taiwan delays cuts to armed forces: lawmaker

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Recruits take part in a drill at a base in northern Taiwan in 2011Taiwan's plan to cut its armed forces by a fifth has been held up by political wrangling, a lawmaker said Wednesday, delaying by a year a military reduction driven by improved ties with China.

Indonesia justice ministry backs jailed Australian's appeal

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Australian Schapelle Corby in 2008Indonesia's justice ministry said Wednesday it had recommended granting clemency to an Australian drug trafficker, whose lawyers argue she went insane after being jailed in a notorious Bali prison.

Afghan bomb kills at least 10, including 2 GIs

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Wounded U.S. soldiers lie on the ground at the scene of a suicide attack in Maimanah, the capital of Faryab province north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. A suicide bomber blew himself up, killing at least 10 people, including three NATO service members, officials said, the latest in a string of attacks as spring fighting season gets under way. A senior U.S. defense official has confirmed that two U.S. soldiers were among three NATO forces killed in a suicide bombing in northern Afghanistan.(AP Photo/Gul Buddin Elham)A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed at least 10 people, including two American soldiers, at a park in a relatively peaceful area of northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, part of an increase in violence at the start of the spring fighting season.

AFP Kashmir bureau chief Izhar Wani dies

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Wani was a well-known and deeply respected figure in the Kashmiri journalistic communityIzhar Wani, Agence France-Presse (AFP) bureau chief in Indian Kashmir, who reported on the separatist conflict in the region for more than two decades, died Wednesday of cancer. He was 46.

First 200 US Marines land at Aussie training hub

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In this photo released by Australian Department of Defence, Regimental Sergeant Major Dale DeKock of 5th Battalion (Mechanised) Royal Australian Regiment is on parade before the United States Marine Corps personnel during the Australian Minister for Defence's official welcome ceremony at Robertson Barracks in Darwin, Australia, Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Approximately 200 Marines of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, arrived at RAAF Base Darwin to begin the lead up to moving out field and commencing exercises in some of the Australian Defence Force's premier training areas in Northern Australia. (AP Photo/CPL Chris Dickson) NO SALES, EDITORIAL USE ONLYThe first detachment of 200 U.S. Marines has arrived in northern Australia, where a permanent joint training hub is taking shape as part of a U.S. shift of military strength in the Asia-Pacific region.

Pakistani militant leader thumbs nose at US bounty

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Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, right, chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawwa and founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, addresses a news conference with anti-American cleric Sami ul Haq in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Saeed, one of Pakistan's most notorious extremists mocked the United States during a defiant media conference close to the country's military headquarters, a day after the U.S. slapped a $10 million bounty on him. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)One of Pakistan's most notorious extremists taunted the United States during a defiant news conference close to the country's military headquarters Wednesday, a day after the U.S. slapped a $10 million bounty on him.

Pakistan rebuffs US bounty for militant leader

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Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, right, chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawwa and founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, addresses a news conference with anti-American cleric Sami ul Haq in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Saeed, one of Pakistan's most notorious extremists mocked the United States during a defiant media conference close to the country's military headquarters, a day after the U.S. slapped a $10 million bounty on him. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)Pakistan says the U.S. must provide "concrete evidence" if it wants Islamabad to act against a militant leader Washington has placed a $10 million bounty on.

Strauss fights back for England in Sri Lanka

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Cook (L) was unbeaten on 77 at stumps after captain Andrew Strauss (R) was dismissed for 61Under-pressure skipper Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook hit gutsy half-centuries as England made a confident reply to Sri Lanka's 275 in the second Test in Colombo on Wednesday.

Suicide bomber kills 12 in northern Afghanistan

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Police inspect the scene of the blastA suicide bomber attacked foreign military forces in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people including three international troops, officials said.

Afghan bomb kills 3 NATO troops, including 2 US

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An Afghan street vendor passes a building, damaged during the 1990s civil war, as he carries a sack containing used clothes to sell in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)A suicide bomber blew himself up at a park Wednesday in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 10 people, including two U.S. soldiers, officials said, the latest in a string of attacks as spring fighting season gets under way.

Thailand bans 'Macbeth' adaptation

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In the play, a power-hungry general kills the King of Scotland to take the throne for himselfThai censors have banned a film based on William Shakespeare's "Macbeth", saying the tale could sow "disunity" in the politically divided kingdom.

Vietnam craves rhino horn; costs more than cocaine

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In this photo taken on 13 March 2012, an African rhinoceros is seen at a private zoo of Bao Son Paradise Park in Hanoi, Vietnam, which has 24-hour security to protect against potential poachers. Wildlife conservationists warn that Vietnam's surging demand for rhino horn, which is believed to treat everything from hangovers to cancer, is threatening to wipe out the world's remaining rhino populations. Illegal killings in Africa hit a record high in 2011 and are expected to worsen this year. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)Nguyen Huong Giang loves to party but loathes hangovers, so she ends her whiskey benders by tossing back shots of rhino horn ground with water on a special ceramic plate.

Pakistan upset by India field hockey snub

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India will not take part in the hockey event in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore from April 9-13Pakistan expressed disappointment Wednesday after India refused to take part in a field hockey event that organisers hoped could revive sporting ties between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

Aussie cyclists stun France to win world sprint gold

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Australia's Steve Perkins (3L) celebrates gold with teammates Scott Sunderland (3R) and Matthew Glaetzer (2R)Hosts Australia set a new national record on their way to stunning team sprint specialists France to win gold in the men's final at the track cycling world championships Wednesday.

Protests called over US bounty on Pakistan militant

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Pakistani right-wing, religious and extremist groups on Wednesday called for nationwide protests to denounce a US bounty on the man who founded the group blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Stocks hit by Fed's wait-and-see stance

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A man walks in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index fallen 135.95 points to 9914.44 in Tokyo Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Asian stock markets on Wednesday followed Wall Street into negative territory after the Federal Reserve voiced concern about U.S. job growth but appeared to refrain from taking steps to prop up the economy. The Nikkei index briefly slipped to 9,886.34, its lowest level in a month. Markets in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan were closed for public holidays. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)Stocks around the world took a big hit Wednesday, a day after minutes to the last rate-setting meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated that a further monetary stimulus was unlikely.

Storm with typhoon-strength winds kills 4 in Japan

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A woman reacts to a gust outside Tokyo train station in Tokyo Tuesday afternoon, April 3, 2012. A powerful rainstorm battered Japan Tuesday, paralyzing traffic and leaving thousands of homes without electricity. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCEA powerful storm with typhoon-strength winds and heavy rain halted air and train traffic in Tokyo and killed four people around the country, officials said.

Indian government, army deny 'coup fears' report

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Relations between the army and government are strainedIndia's government and the army furiously denied on Wednesday an "alarmist" front-page newspaper report detailing how troop movements towards the capital in January had spooked the cabinet.
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