Tuesday, June 5, 2012

US confident it killed Al-Qaeda number two

US confident it killed Al-Qaeda number two

US confident it killed Al-Qaeda number two

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 10:41 AM PDT

This video grab, released by Al-Qaeda's as-Sahab Media in 2007, shows Abu Yahya al-LibiThe United States is confident that Al-Qaeda Number two Abu Yahya al-Libi was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan, in what an official described as a "major blow" to the group's leadership.

US ends funding for Pakistan's 'Sesame Street'

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 10:12 AM PDT

FILE - In a Oct. 13, 2011 file photo, a Pakistani artist, left, gives final touches to characters of Pakistani Sesame Street in Lahore, Pakistan. The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan says it terminated funding for a $20 million project to develop a local version of Sesame Street amid reports of corruption. Embassy spokesman Robert Raines said Tuesday, June 5, 2012, the U.S. terminated funding but declined to provide details. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary, file)The U.S. has terminated funding for a $20 million project to develop a Pakistani version of "Sesame Street," the U.S. Embassy said Tuesday. The decision came as a Pakistani newspaper reported allegations of corruption by the local puppet theater working on the initiative.

A look at recent US drone strikes in Pakistan

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 10:13 AM PDT

The U.S has carried out a flurry of drone strikes recently after a lull, and officials are trying to determine whether the latest hit killed al-Qaida's second-in-command. Here is a look at drone strikes over the past month and the tolls from them, according to Pakistani intelligence officials.

US terminates funding for Pakistan 'Sesame Street'

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 09:51 AM PDT

FILE - In a Oct. 13, 2011 file photo, a Pakistani artist, left, gives final touches to characters of Pakistani Sesame Street in Lahore, Pakistan. The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan says it terminated funding for a $20 million project to develop a local version of Sesame Street amid reports of corruption. Embassy spokesman Robert Raines said Tuesday, June 5, 2012, the U.S. terminated funding but declined to provide details. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary, file)The U.S. has terminated funding for a $20 million project to develop a Pakistani version of "Sesame Street," the U.S. Embassy said Tuesday. The decision came as a Pakistani newspaper reported allegations of corruption by the local puppet theater working on the initiative.

Panetta to encourage India for larger role in war

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 09:59 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, right, shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy Powell upon his arrival in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is urging leaders of India to play a more robust role in Afghanistan, as U.S. tensions with Pakistan, India's arch-rival, continue to churn.

Myanmar state press lauds Suu Kyi's cooperation

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 09:03 AM PDT

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi sits in a car after arriving at Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, June 3 2012 after returning from Thailand. Suu Kyi completed her first trip out of Myanmar in 24 years on Sunday, a tour that highlighted her new freedom to explore the world - and to return home. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)Myanmar's once-hostile state-run press offered unprecedented praise Tuesday to Aung San Suu Kyi, lauding the opposition leader for working with President Thein Sein for the country's benefit and calling the pair "the hope of Myanmar."

United agree Kagawa deal

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 09:54 AM PDT

Shinji Kagawa is set to become Manchester United's first summer signingJapan international Shinji Kagawa is set to become Manchester United's first summer signing after the Premier League club confirmed Tuesday they have "reached agreement" with his club Borussia Dortmund.

Nine-man Philippines hold Indonesia

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 09:28 AM PDT

James YounghusbandSubstitute James Younghusband scored a superb goal and set up another as nine-man Philippines came back from a goal down twice to salvage a draw against Indonesia in a friendly Tuesday.

Clarification: Panetta-Vietnam story

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 07:40 AM PDT

In a story about an exchange of soldiers' belongings between the United States and Vietnam, The Associated Press reported that it was the first such exchange between the two countries. Rather, it was the first time a Vietnamese defense minister and an American secretary of defense had ceremonially exchanged such artifacts. There have been several other exchanges between the two countries.

China tells US to stop tweets on Beijing's bad air

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 08:09 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2012 file photo, a man rides an electric bike crossing a street shrouded by haze in Beijing. A senior Chinese environmental official told foreign embassies on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 to stop publishing their own reports on air quality in China, a clear reference to a popular U.S. Embassy Twitter feed that tracks pollution in smoggy Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)China told foreign embassies Tuesday to stop publishing their own reports on air quality in the country, escalating its objections to a popular U.S. Embassy Twitter feed that tracks pollution in smoggy Beijing.

US wants 'more active' India in Afghanistan

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 07:44 AM PDT

Pentagon chief Leon Panetta (2nd left) speaks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a meeting in New DelhiUS Defense Secretary Leon Panetta encouraged India to play a "more active role" in Afghanistan during talks Tuesday in New Delhi, US officials said.

Pakistan conducts fifth missile test in weeks

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 11:01 PM PDT

Pakistan's Hatf VII cruise missile has a range of 700km (440 miles)Pakistan on Tuesday tested a fifth nuclear-capable missile since India launched a new long-range weapon capable of hitting China just over six weeks ago.

China tells US to stop reporting Beijing's bad air

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 07:07 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2012 file photo, a man rides an electric bike crossing a street shrouded by haze in Beijing. A senior Chinese environmental official told foreign embassies on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 to stop publishing their own reports on air quality in China, a clear reference to a popular U.S. Embassy Twitter feed that tracks pollution in smoggy Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)China told foreign embassies Tuesday to stop publishing their own reports on air quality in the country, escalating its objections to a popular U.S. Embassy Twitter feed that tracks pollution in smoggy Beijing.

China, Russia vow to tighten UN partnership

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 06:54 AM PDT

Chinese President Hu Jintao (right) stands next to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a ceremony in BeijingChina and Russia pledged Tuesday to increase their cooperation in the United Nations, as the giant neighbours try to resist mounting pressure for international action to stop the bloodshed in Syria.

US terminates funding for Pakistani Sesame Street

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 06:50 AM PDT

FILE - In a Oct. 13, 2011 file photo, a Pakistani artist, left, gives final touches to characters of Pakistani Sesame Street in Lahore, Pakistan. The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan says it terminated funding for a $20 million project to develop a local version of Sesame Street amid reports of corruption. Embassy spokesman Robert Raines said Tuesday, June 5, 2012, the U.S. terminated funding but declined to provide details. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary, file)The U.S. has terminated funding for a $20 million project to develop a Pakistani version of Sesame Street, the U.S. Embassy said Tuesday. The decision came as a Pakistani newspaper reported allegations of corruption by the local puppet theater working on the initiative.

US Navy hopes stealth ship answers a rising China

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 12:59 AM PDT

FILE - This file image released by Bath Iron Works shows a rendering of the DDG-1000 Zumwalt, the U.S. Navy's next-generation destroyer, which has been funded to be built at Bath Iron Works in Maine and at Northrop Grumman's shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. The super-stealthy warship that could underpin the U.S. navy's China strategy will be able to sneak up on coastlines virtually undetected and pound targets with electromagnetic "railguns" right out of a sci-fi movie. (AP Photo/Bath Iron Works, File)A super-stealthy warship that could underpin the U.S. navy's China strategy will be able to sneak up on coastlines virtually undetected and pound targets with electromagnetic "railguns" right out of a sci-fi movie.

Biting spiders panic northeast India after 2 die

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 06:31 AM PDT

In this May 30, 2012 photo, a man displays a spider suspected to be a new species of tarantula in Tinsukia, Assam state, India. The hairy spiders were first noticed about a month ago across Tinsukia district's grassy plains and dense jungle forests north of the Brahmaputra River. Colonies of giant, biting spiders are attacking villagers and causing painful swelling that frightened victims are dangerously draining themselves with razor blades in remote northeast India, officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo)Large biting spiders have sparked panic in remote northeast India, but health authorities fear primitive treatment of the bites' painful swelling may be more dangerous than the spiders themselves.

Japan agency sorry for comparing radiation to wife

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 05:42 PM PDT

A journalist checks the radiation level at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in February 2012A government-backed nuclear research agency has apologised for comparing radioactive material on its website to an "angry wife" in a quarrel with her husband, news reports said Tuesday.

Kazakh soldier detained after mass border deaths

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 05:23 AM PDT

Kazakhstan's interior minister says a border guard who went missing after the death of 14 fellow soldiers at a remote frontier outpost last week has been detained and is being questioned.

Blasts kill 4 Afghan police, 1 civilian

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 04:33 AM PDT

Afghan authorities say two separate roadside bomb blasts have killed five people including four policemen in the east of the country.

Monsoon arrives in India, cheering farmers

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 04:01 AM PDT

The monsoon rains normally start on June 1 and last until the end of SeptemberThe annual monsoon, crucial to India's food production and economic growth, arrived Tuesday on the southwest coast four days behind schedule, the meteorological department said.

Oil hovers below $84 near 8-month low

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 01:52 AM PDT

Oil hovered below $84 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, wavering near an eight-month low as doubts remain whether European leaders can contain the continent's debt and economic crisis.

Australia probes people-smuggling ring

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 03:05 AM PDT

A total of 49 boats carrying 3,749 asylum seekers have reached Australia so far this yearAustralia said Tuesday it may revoke the visas of an alleged people-smuggling kingpin and six of his associates after reports they were granted asylum and continued arranging boat trips.

Euro, shares dip as action on Europe awaited

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 02:52 AM PDT

Traders look at computer screens at Madrid's bourseLONDON (Reuters) - European shares and the euro fell on Tuesday as finance chiefs from the world's major nations prepare to push Europe for faster action on its growing debt crisis and Spain said the euro zone's fourth biggest economy was shut out of the credit markets.

Giant hairy spiders spark panic in northeast India

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:30 AM PDT

Officials say colonies of giant biting spiders have attacked villagers and sparked panic in remote northeast India. But they say locals' attempts to treat the painful swelling caused by the bites may be more dangerous than the spiders themselves.
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