Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Austrian police identify global paedophile ring

Austrian police identify global paedophile ring

Austrian police identify global paedophile ring

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 08:51 AM PDT

The operation called "Carole" began almost a year agoHundreds of paedophiles prowling on the Internet have been identified in an operation in 141 countries, Austrian federal police said Wednesday.

NATO troop supplies set to resume via Pakistan

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 08:51 AM PDT

Pakistani men paint an oil tanker, which was used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, while parked with other tankers in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. The Obama administration said Tuesday that Pakistan was reopening its supply lines into Afghanistan, after the U.S. belatedly issued an apology for the November killing of 24 Pakistani troops in a NATO airstrike. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)Trucks carrying NATO supplies will resume their routes through Pakistan to Afghanistan on Thursday, following Islamabad's agreement to end its seven-month blockade, security officials said.

Why the corrupt haunt Pakistan cricket

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 07:54 AM PDT

Pakistani cricketer Danish KaneriaWhen Pakistan's leg-spinner Danish Kaneria was banned for life for fixing, many were baffled as to why Pakistanis were so talented at cricket yet so susceptible to the lure of corruption.

Fresh tensions cloud India, Pakistan peace talks

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 07:46 AM PDT

Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani (left) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Ranjan MathaiTop Indian and Pakistani foreign ministry officials met Wednesday to bolster a fragile peace dialogue undermined by fresh tensions over the 2008 Mumbai attacks and political flux in Pakistan.

French army hands over key province to Afghan forces

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 07:09 AM PDT

France has around 3,500 troops deployed in AfghanistanThe French military Wednesday handed over a key Afghan province to local forces, completing an important stage in France's accelerated withdrawal from the war-torn country.

Air India, pilots to start talks this week

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 07:11 AM PDT

The stoppage disrupted the airline's international operationsIndia's state-run flagship carrier Air India is to start "conciliatory" talks with pilots this week after they ended a near two-month strike, the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) said Wednesday.

Myanmar hardliners face axe in 'reshuffle'

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 07:07 AM PDT

Myanmar Vice President Tin Aung Myint Oo became a monk in MaySeveral hardliners will leave Myanmar's top leadership in an imminent reshuffle, officials said Wednesday, as the reformist regime welcomed the parliamentary debut of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition.

Heartbreak for Sangakkara in drawn Test

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 06:58 AM PDT

Sangakkara was dismissed for 192Kumar Sangakkara missed a double-century for the second successive match as the rain-hit second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka ended in a dreary draw in Colombo on Wednesday.

China's Three Gorges Dam 'at full capacity'

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 06:20 AM PDT

The dam first went into operation in 2003 at a cost of $22.5 billionThe giant and controversial Three Gorges Dam on China's Yangtze River started Wednesday working at full capacity as the last of its 32 generators went into operation, state news agency Xinhua said.

S&P raises Philippines credit rating

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:21 PM PDT

S&P's action put the Philippine government within one step of its bid for investment-grade statusStandard & Poor's raised the Philippines' long-term foreign currency credit rating to within one rung of investment grade on Wednesday, citing the government's improving finances.

South Korea anthem talk draws disloyalty claims

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:02 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, a farmer grabs Lee Seok-ki, right, a lawmaker of the Unified Progressive Party during a rally to oppose the free trade agreement, or FTA, with the China in Seoul, South Korea. Lee's suggestion to replace the national anthem with a folk song popular in both Koreas has ignited a political and media firestorm from conservatives who are demanding that he be tossed out of parliament. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Park Ji-ho) KOREA OUTA South Korean lawmaker's suggestion to replace the national anthem with a folk song popular in both Koreas does not at first glance seem like an act of disloyalty.

Australia trying to help migrant boat in distress

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:58 AM PDT

In this photo released by the Indonesian National Search And Rescue Agency, a wooden boat which is believed to have up to 180 asylum seekers on board floats on the waters off Christmas Island, Australia, Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Australian rescuers were trying to help the boat in bad weather and rough seas off Indonesia on Wednesday, a day after the countries agreed to strengthen maritime ties to combat people smuggling. (AP Photo/Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency)Australian rescuers were trying to help a migrant-filled boat in bad weather and rough seas off Indonesia on Wednesday, a day after the countries agreed to strengthen maritime ties to combat people smuggling.

China last emperor jewellery gets first Taiwan show

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:49 AM PDT

China's last emperor Puyi's pocket watch is on display in the National Palace Museum in TaipeiPriceless jewellery belonging to China's last emperor Puyi and his wife Wanrong on loan from China are on display in Taiwan for the first time, a Taiwanese museum said Wednesday.

Blast at Bangkok oil refinery triggers huge blaze

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:33 AM PDT

A burnt out section (center L) of the Bangchak oil refinery in Bangkok after a blast started a fire at the facilityAn explosion at an oil refinery in an industrial area of Bangkok sparked a massive fire early Wednesday, sending a thick column of smoke into the air that could be seen across the Thai capital.

Asylum boat found in rough seas off Indonesia

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:18 AM PDT

Boat in distressAustralian authorities Wednesday found a boat believed to be carrying up to 180 asylum-seekers off Indonesia but said they were unable to board the stricken vessel because of the rough conditions.

Man in Afghan uniform wounds five NATO soldiers

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:59 PM PDT

A man in Afghan army uniform has opened fire on NATO soldiers at a military base near Kabul, wounding fiveA man in Afghan army uniform opened fire on NATO soldiers at a military base near Kabul, wounding five, the coalition said Wednesday, the latest in a series of so-called "green-on-blue" attacks.

Australia, Indonesia try to help boat in distress

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:59 PM PDT

Australian and Indonesian rescuers were trying to help a migrant-filled boat taking on water in bad weather and rough seas off Indonesia on Wednesday, a day after the countries agreed to strengthen maritime ties as a way to combat people smuggling.

NATO: man in Afghan uniform shoots, wounds troops

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:53 PM PDT

A man in an Afghan army uniform shot and wounded a number of coalition troops in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led NATO coalition said on Wednesday.

Indonesian court upholds clemency for trafficker

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:49 PM PDT

Schapelle Corby, who turns 35 next week, was convicted in Indonesia in 2005 of smuggling 4.1 kilograms of marijuanaAn Indonesian court on Wednesday threw out an anti-drug group's legal challenge against a presidential decision to slash the jail term of Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby.

Bangladesh mutiny suspects tortured: rights group

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:40 PM PDT

A Bangladeshi soldier stands guard as handcuffed troops walk to a special mutiny court in Dhaka in 2010A leading rights group on Wednesday accused Bangladeshi authorities of abusing and torturing many of the 6,000 border guards held over a mutiny in 2009 and denying some of them a fair trial.

China scraps factory plan after protests

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:30 PM PDT

Chinese police guard the government offices in Shifang in Sichuan province following violent protests in the cityPolice stood guard over hundreds of people in a tense Chinese city Wednesday, a day after authorities bowed to violent protests and cancelled plans to build a controversial metals factory.

Expedition hopes to solve Earhart’s mystery 1937 crash

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:04 PM PDT

American aviator Amelia Earhart at the controls of her planeAn expedition to test the theory that aviatrix Amelia Earhart survived the crash of her airplane 75 years ago and died a castaway on a desert island left Hawaii on Tuesday.

Huge China art gift boosts Hong Kong culture district

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:42 PM PDT

The West Kowloon waterfront where the cultural development known as the West Kowloon Cultural District will be builtThe donation of a major collection of Chinese art has breathed new life into plans for a cultural development on Hong Kong's waterfront that more than once appeared to be on the brink of collapse.

US sending Ospreys to Japan despite local protests

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:41 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, June 10, 2012 file photo, a Marine MV-22 "Osprey" tilt-rotor aircraft lands at Voinovich Park in downtown Cleveland. The United States is going ahead with a plan to deploy its Osprey military transport aircraft to Japan despite strong opposition from residents over safety issues. A city official in Iwakuni, where the aircraft are to be briefly stationed before their deployment on the southern island of Okinawa, said Wednesday, July 4, 2012, the first 12 Ospreys have left port in San Diego and are expected to arrive by the end of the month. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)The United States is moving ahead with plans to deploy its first Osprey military transport aircraft to Japan, despite strong opposition from residents over safety issues following two recent crashes, officials said Wednesday.
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