Thursday, June 7, 2012

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in first ODI

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in first ODI

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in first ODI

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 10:51 AM PDT

Pakistan cricket captain Misbah-ul-Haq (C) and teammate Mohammad Hafeez (R)Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the opening one-day international in Pallekele on Thursday to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

Oil gives up gains without signs of Fed move

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 10:33 AM PDT

FILE- In this Thursday, June 7, 2012, file photo Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Joint Economic Committee hearing on the health of nation's economy, the slumping recovery, and the European debt crisis. Bernanke took the air out of a rally in the price of oil Thursday when he gave no signal of imminent action to help the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke took the air out of a rally in the price of oil Thursday when he gave no signal of imminent action to help the U.S. economy.

Bombing at seminary kills 14 in southwest Pakistan

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 09:54 AM PDT

A bomb attached to a bicycle exploded outside a seminary in southwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 14 people, police said.

Surveillance ends at blind China activist village

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 09:41 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2010 file photo, unidentified men block a journalist's vehicle from entering Dongshigu Village, Yinan county, China. Suddenly the guard posts came down and the hired toughs who manned them melted away, restoring an air of freedom this week to the village that authorities turned into a prison to keep blind activist Chen Guangcheng under house arrest for nearly two years. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)Suddenly the guard posts came down and the hired toughs who manned them melted away, restoring an air of freedom this week to a village that authorities turned into a prison to keep blind activist Chen Guangcheng under house arrest for nearly two years.

Condemned Pakistan wedding women alive

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 08:44 AM PDT

Strict tribal customs separate men and women at weddings in parts of PakistanA group of Pakistani women who were sentenced to death for purportedly mingling with men and singing at a village wedding are alive and well, the Supreme Court was told Thursday.

Australia to lift remaining Myanmar sanctions

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 07:42 AM PDT

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr met opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon on TuesdayAustralia will lift remaining sanctions against Myanmar and more than double its foreign aid to encourage democratic reforms, the country's foreign minister said Thursday after talks with the government.

Afghan leader: NATO airstrike killed 18 civilians

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 07:24 AM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, center right, speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, second right, and the head of NATO coalition forces in Afghanistan Gen. John Allen, center left, upon his arrival at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan Thursday, June 7, 2012. Panetta arrived in Afghanistan on Thursday to take stock of progress in the war and discuss plans for the troop drawdown, even as violence spiked in the south. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)The Afghan president said Thursday that 18 people killed in a NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan a day earlier were all civilians.

US warns running out of patience with Pakistan

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 06:07 AM PDT

US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is visiting Afghanistan as part of an Asian tourDefense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Pakistan on Thursday Washington is losing patience over its failure to eliminate safe havens for insurgents who attack US troops in neighbouring Afghanistan.

China, Russia repeat stance on Syria intervention

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 05:48 AM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao during a signing ceremony at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Thursday, June 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Ralston, Pool)Ahead of U.N. discussions on Syria, a conference of Central Asian nations Thursday rejected outside military intervention to end the violence there and called for a domestic resolution.

Oil up to near $86 on interest rate cut in China

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 05:39 AM PDT

The price of oil rose to near $86 a barrel Thursday after the Chinese central bank cut its interest rates to help the slowing economy, raising hopes for higher crude demand. The move further buoyed market sentiment, which had earlier brightened on hopes the Federal Reserve might offer new stimulus to the U.S. economy and Spain might get a European rescue package.

Bomb kills eight at Pakistani madrassa

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 05:00 PM PDT

The bomb went off outside a Sunni Muslim seminary in QuettaA bomb attack killed at least eight people and wounded more than 20 others outside a Pakistani madrassa in the troubled southwestern city of Quetta on Thursday, police said.

China's Syria policy guided by principle: analysts

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 04:32 AM PDT

Beijing has steadfastly maintained that its ally Assad must not be forced from power, resisting Western pressureChina has stuck by the Syrian regime through nearly 15 months of bloody revolt, a position analysts say stems largely from its principle of not getting involved in other countries' affairs.

Panetta: Patience with Pakistan 'reaching limits'

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 04:27 AM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, center right, speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, second right, and the head of NATO coalition forces in Afghanistan Gen. John Allen, center left, upon his arrival at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan Thursday, June 7, 2012. Panetta arrived in Afghanistan on Thursday to take stock of progress in the war and discuss plans for the troop drawdown, even as violence spiked in the south. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday pressured Pakistan to do more to root out the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani terrorist network, saying American officials are "reaching the limits of our patience."

Russia, China-led bloc opposes Syria intervention

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 03:50 AM PDT

Russia and China have vetoed two Security Council resolutions against Assad's regimeA regional group led by Russia and China said Thursday it opposed military intervention in the Middle East, a day after the Syrian opposition accused forces loyal to the regime of massacring 100 people.

'Kingpin people-smuggler' flees Australia

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 03:31 AM PDT

The issue of asylum-seekers is a political hot potato that dominated Australian national electionsAustralian police said Thursday an alleged people-smuggling kingpin who was granted a refugee visa fled the country this week after a television expose, and they were powerless to stop him.

Global shares rise on Spanish banks, U.S. stimulus hopes

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 02:45 AM PDT

A trader watches screens at his desk at the Frankfurt stock exchangeLONDON (Reuters) - World shares traded at their highs for the week on Thursday and the euro rose on signs policymakers in Europe were taking urgent action to help stem Spain's banking crisis and that the United States might embark on monetary stimulus.

Chinese team calls off Philippine 'friendly' games

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 02:37 AM PDT

The Shanghai Sharks, which is partly owned by Yao Ming, were scheduled to play two games in Manila this monthA Chinese basketball team has called off friendly games in the Philippines amid a tense territorial dispute between the two countries, a sports official organising the events said Thursday.

India's Reliance to invest $18 bn in coming years

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 02:35 AM PDT

Mukesh Ambani (right) says he has faith that India will beat its woes to "emerge stronger"India's largest private company, Reliance Industries, said Thursday will invest $18 billion over the next four to five years to expand in the country and more than double operating profit.

Drastic measures as China students sit exams

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 02:35 AM PDT

China police have busted over 100 gangs suspected of selling exam cheating equipment, rounding up 1,500 peopleMore than 9 million students sat China's notoriously tough college entrance exams on Thursday, with "high-flyer" rooms, nannies and even intravenous drips among the tools being employed for success.

Karzai condemns NATO air strike on civilians

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 02:29 AM PDT

Karzai "is deeply grieved" over the deaths of civilians in the NATO strikeAfghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday condemned as unacceptable a NATO air strike that killed 18 civilians and plans to cut short a trip to Beijing to return home, his office said.

Oil hovers above $85 ahead of Bernanke comments

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 01:24 AM PDT

Oil hovered above $85 a barrel Thursday in Asia amid speculation the U.S. may implement stimulus measures to boost a flagging recovery.

Myanmar opens probe into Muslim killings

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 01:37 AM PDT

Muslims are considered foreigners in Myanmar despite a decades-long presence thereMyanmar's reformist government has launched an official probe into a flare-up of sectarian violence in the west of the country, state media said Thursday, pledging to punish those responsible.

Panetta visits Afghanistan as violence spikes

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 01:23 AM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, center right, speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, second right, and the head of NATO coalition forces in Afghanistan Gen. John Allen, center left, upon his arrival at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan Thursday, June 7, 2012. Panetta arrived in Afghanistan on Thursday to take stock of progress in the war and discuss plans for the troop drawdown, even as violence spiked in the south. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is keeping the pressure on Pakistan, but says the U.S. is reaching its limit of patience to root out the terrorist Haqqani network.

Central Asia group admits Afghanistan as observer

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 12:41 AM PDT

Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Thursday, June 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Ralston, Pool)China, Russia and four Central Asian states granted Afghanistan observer status in their regional group Thursday, moving to consolidate ties with the impoverished, war-torn nation before most foreign combat troops depart by the end of 2014.

Afghan war at 'turning point': US defence chief

Posted: 07 Jun 2012 12:33 AM PDT

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has arrived in the Afghan capital on an unannounced tripUS Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told troops in Afghanistan on Thursday that the decade-long war was at "a turning point", as Kabul reacted with fury to a NATO air strike that killed up to 18 civilians.
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